NPCs and settlement data consoles.

[TheWebmage]

I've been trying to practice stealthy settlement missions, and ended up with what I thought was going to be a nice, quiet, upload spyware mission. Except that the console was in the middle of the main hab building, in a bar, surrounded by 5 NPCs at all times. I tried luring them away by turning off the building air, but they just drew weapons and put on helmets before going back to normal. I tried luring them away by heading down a wing of the building, tossing out a frag grenade and shooting my pistol before ducking out a side door and looping around to the main entrance. Again, zero reaction.

Is there any non-murderous way to lure off NPCs that are patrolling near a data console? Or failing that, turning off alarms on the consoles?

 

[Factabulous]

No need to lure them away normally - just start the upload and run out of the building and get on the roof while the upload completes. By the time they find you it should be done. No need to fire a shot. You could also turn off the alarms, I can't say I bother if I don't need to.

 

[Jack Winter]

AFAIK, you'd have to turn off the settlement alarms and then stay out of direct sight while uploading.

I suppose it might be possible to turn on shields and play hide and seek while the data uploads.

 

[Schmack]

No alarms = stealth achieved. Either kill or run. It's not murder if it's self defense. Not to me anyhow.