On foot CZ's broken - Enemy NPC stuck inside a wall

[[Cancelled Consoleer] boppa_]

In a conflict zone, there is often an NPC stuck inside a wall. He can fire out, but you cannot fire in. Thus, this wall-glitching-ninja-rambo wins the CZ all by himself.
A warning to others then: on foot CZ's are broken and therefore a waste of time.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE​

1. Go to a conflict zone
2. Join the conflict
3. Maybe there's an NPC in the wall...
4. Lose CZ due to invincible wall dweller
5. Esc. Quit to Desktop.

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[TheMachine1327]

I just got this glitch too. I think he got in there when he respawned and dropped from a dropship. I just ran out of the conflict zone and called an Apex shuttle to take me back to the space station.

 

[Bottom Hat]

This has been threaded loads of times on here, so I imagine there are a huge number of open bug tickets about it. I haven't looked, but it seems to come up as a new thread most weeks.

 

[[Cancelled Consoleer] boppa_]

I just got this glitch too. I think he got in there when he respawned and dropped from a dropship. I just ran out of the conflict zone and called an Apex shuttle to take me back to the space station.

Time well spent though, right?

The issue tracker entry is apparently "Acknowledged". That's working well, then.

 

[SENA-]

I will add more cherry: is NOT JUST IN CZ ! Happen to me twice, in missions to reactivate ! Scav stuck in the walls, able to hit me and, to be more frustrating, my return fire did zero dam, so he was invulnerable there... bugs and more fraking bugs...

NPC get stuck in the walls, or levitate, or materialize half on the ground, half underground... also, when you disembark from srv, after you killed a dozen of scavs, 10 of them disappear .... Not to mention the Adder shuttle constantly getting stuck on the station mail slot, forcing you to re-log in order to have the AI to work properly...
Marvels of a 2022 video game codded in the kitchen...

 

[The Roofus]

I'm confused - the issue's been reported since May 2021, the devs are aware of it and are trying to fix it....why does this thread exist?

 

[Rat Catcher]

I'm confused - the issue's been reported since May 2021, the devs are aware of it and are trying to fix it....why does this thread exist?

The art of necromancy is not dead...

 

[Factabulous]

Haven't had this for months. OTOH I did have my first 'NPCs won't move at all' CZ today - which was fun - big payouts

Strange how it's 'the usual suspects' who always have these issues, isn't it

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Done about a dozen CZ, never once happened to me.

Suspect its linked to location, with some bases more likely to have it happen then others. If it happens at once, try a different CZ base next time.

 

[CMDR Von Abrahart]

Mmm necromancy

 

[MrDVS]

Done about a dozen CZ, never once happened to me.

Suspect its linked to location, with some bases more likely to have it happen then others. If it happens at once, try a different CZ base next time.

I think animation might also play a part in it, when the NPCs shield breaks, they usually do a "shimmy" animation, I think this lets them clip through the wall/container. Happened twice to me, both in Low CZ (trying to unlock Hero since I found out High CZ doesn't count :S)

 

[Cmdr Aos_Si]

On foot Czs are still broke. I did one last week and all the NPCs just stayed in the place where they landed from the dropship. This has been identified and reported months ago so its difficult to imagine why its still happening. It can be fun to practice novel grenade attacks but even that gets old by the end of the battle.

 

[Lugh]

If you kill everyone except that last guy. Leave the settlement and call Apex back to the station it still counts as a win

 

[Ned Flandalorian]

Suspect its linked to location, with some bases more likely to have it happen then others. If it happens at once, try a different CZ base next time.

The times I've seen it happen is when I throw a grenade and the NPCs dodge out of its range. They are so panicked that they temporarily forget to obey the laws of physics.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

The times I've seen it happen is when I throw a grenade and the NPCs dodge out of its range. They are so panicked that they temporarily forget to obey the laws of physics.

Interesting. Never had them clip into objects yet. I only throw grenades though when they are bunched up.

 

[Sofica]

In a conflict zone, there is often an NPC stuck inside a wall. He can fire out, but you cannot fire in. Thus, this wall-glitching-ninja-rambo wins the CZ all by himself.
A warning to others then: on foot CZ's are broken and therefore a waste of time.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE​

1. Go to a conflict zone
2. Join the conflict
3. Maybe there's an NPC in the wall...
4. Lose CZ due to invincible wall dweller
5. Esc. Quit to Desktop.

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It's not only in conflict zones.These can be found in settlements while killing scavengers.

 

[Vurrath]

If you kill everyone except that last guy. Leave the settlement and call Apex back to the station it still counts as a win

Thanks for the suggestion, but you're over-optimistic about how RELIABLE it is.

it does not always work ;
I tried it just now, my CBs were 907,802 when leaving the CZ on foot and getting the taxi,..
and then 907, 802 when i handed it in,..

and no-where along the line, did i see any "BATTLE WON" in the blue HUD messages.

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what makes you so-sure?