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Bots Collision Issue with their Seeker Drones

Dechs Kaison

By Dechs Kaison,
Posted on: 2009-05-25 20:57 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

Posted

About a few weeks ago, I read a posting somewhere, I think it was here in tech issues and bugs but not sure? Anyways, the problem that was brought up in that particular posting mentioned that some of the Bots, mostly Protector Bots, where constantly running into their own Seeker Drones and constantly getting stuck behind them and thus could not follow you or your other Bots.

Apparently, in that posting I read, they mentioned that the dev's where aware of this collision issue but not sure if it can be fixed or even if they were working on trying to fix it. I bring this up again as my MM Bots/Traps is approaching level 40 and it seems that in 1 out of every 4 or 5 missions, they will get stuck behind their Seeker Drones since they cannot "pass" through them and in doing so, I am forced to "dismiss them" and then "re-spawn" them again, which can be a pain in the butt during the heat of battle.

If anyone else out there can shed some more light on this and know if the dev's are actively seeking to fix this bug, that would be great!

Image enclosed of stuck Bot






 

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Yeah that's been ongoing for well over a year now:
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Known Issues List
Pathing: Protector Bots get stuck on their own Seeker Drones

[/ QUOTE ] I'm not sure why nothing has been done yet. lol

Unfortunately, most people are forced to work Recall Friend into their build, just to unstick their bots when it happens. lol

 

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One thing I just thought of, but haven't tried yet, is this: Try telling the bot to "say" /stuck?

[/ QUOTE ] That wouldn't work. You can't get your pets to issue slash commands.

Even if YOU typed: /say /stuck, you would just see "/stuck" above your head.

 

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Over in the MM forum, NeoSporin posted this.

Basically, they PM'd BackAlleyBrawler, and suggested Oathbound's idea that collision detection be removed from the Seeker Drones, and he (BaB) replied that he thinks it's doable.

Now, that doesn't mean it will happen, either soon or at all, but it sure would be nice.



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It would be great to have a fix for this. Bots is my favorite MM primary so far, but occasionally I have to switch to a different character out of frustration due to glitches like this.

I'd like to see collision just disabled for everyone on the same team. I frequently team with another MM, and narrow hallways/doorways can be a pain. One pet will block the passage, and no other pets can get by, let alone the other player (since you only walk through your own pets, not a teammates pets).

 

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Looks like they got this included with the I15 Beta that is on Test.

From the Release Notes

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Protector Bot Seeker Drones no longer have any collision at all.



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Woohoo!

Er... Shhh. I should be quiet in case something hears...

 

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Yup. I would say that the stuck Protector Bots are getting very monotonous in their nature. As my original posting stated, was getting my Protector Bots stuck every 4 to 6 mish'es, now, it's EVERY mish. I've enclosed another picture for all to adore as my Bot just stands there helplessly like a loaf of bread behind his Seeker Drones.

Let's hope that in this next issue all of this will be a thing of the past.

Stuck in the mud!