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NPC Balabri and other NPC Bots

Dec 09, 2003 Pyroman_Ace link
Has anyone else noticed that the NPC Balabri has been closely buzzing the s12 station. I have had to remove the bot every 10-15 minutes and other SDF and Serco pilots have been blasting the thing off. Carmen Ibanez destroyed the bot inside the s12 docking bay attempting to turn around.

Also, other NPC bots have been appearing right on my tail even though they dont appear on approach at all on my Radar. I've had to run to friendly ships to have them blast them off of me.

Is this all supposed to be happening, I know the Radar thing is a problem but as for the Balabri...
Dec 09, 2003 Zeplin link
Probably has to do with the lag spikes the bots sudenly being on your tail. Happens a lot to me, Ill be moving into a hostile area, it will look like im clear of the bots and suddenly ill be taking damage from a bot that I carnt even see on the radar.
Its Name then apears on the screen as my remnants are scattered in an explosion =)
Dec 19, 2003 Atom link
But the bots being at the station shouldn't be because of lag spikes, should it? I've noticed that also, and have killed several bots who sure looked like they were trying to dock at s12. I thought it was because people were going and attracting them to the station by running away when they got shot.
Dec 22, 2003 spectre_c_me link
i get long periods of time when the bots in s6 wont even attack me, i will sit in the bot path and the bots will go around me and not shoot even when i shoot them, they dodge very well when they are not facing you or when they are not attacking you, at least they do that to my tri-gauss maud