Last patch changed AI.
Now NPC can do two things - drop mines, and that cool. And jump away when it takes damage - not so cool.
I can kill running away NPC, but what about piracy? How can I stop NPC for milking?
Wait... What? What kind of NPCs are we talking about - Cargo ships? Passenger ships?Last patch changed AI.
Now NPC can do two things - drop mines,
Wait... What? What kind of NPCs are we talking about - Cargo ships? Passenger ships?
Do they run instead of trying to fight like Viper pilots? Dropping mines as they run? Please say "yes",please say "yes", please say "Yes!"
Kill FSD, kill drives + bump to stop.
They reboot ship.
I'm guessing you're not going to like what I'm about to type, but this is exactly what I've been asking for!!! Now I'm not ready to believe you 100% until I see it for myself (which won't be until after the next update), but if this is truly true then:
Ask the griefers, they know how to stop players from escaping, surely the same tactics will work here.
Not all griefers. I "milk" in PvP, and I've used hatch breakers and FSD Disrupters to great effect. Most PvPers don't drop mines, so this will be an extra challenge. I actually think this makes piracy exciting again. I can't wait to try it out!Griefers don't milking ships, they destroy them.
I'ts nice to see how some people can bring some ridiculus solutions to a issue that are created now because the changes.
"Bumb the ship".
OMG dude, please, go to a doctor you are probably not okay if you really do this.
For me it's new, but perhaps that's because I pirated mostly in HazRes. Though as I recall, I've "pulled over" Belugas that go all Tom Cruise and flip the whale around and open fire with serious weapons, popping SCBs, and all the other stuff I never expected an NPC Beluga to do. Now a Beluga running while dropping mines behind it - that would be totally awesome and realistic.Mind you this is nothing new, NPC were already running away before the update most of the time, have been for the past 4 years. They only turned around and fought if they thought they had a chance (ie it's mostly a matter of ship and rank).
Don't worry, Frontier is working on an Autopirate for noobies like yourself. Get it - Auto "Pirate".. ......Yeah, really fun. Now you need to cover a 8km radius to catch the cargo that the npc dropped, stoping every time a collector are close otherwise he will blow the cargo. Yay! NOICE!
Don't worry, Frontier is working on an Autopirate for noobies like yourself. Get it - Auto "Pirate".. ......
You can't even catch an unengineered NPC in a slow ship, so how do you plan on catching me?IN the meantime, i can show you the "auto rebuy screen" at any time. Noob.