Weapon Family Overlap Bug

Fyron · #1 January 6th, 2004, 08:52 PM

Mental Flailer and Allegiance Subverter have the same weapon family number (35). This bug has been emailed to MM.

Baron Munchausen · #2 January 6th, 2004, 11:34 PM

I pointed this out many times in the past. Since it was never changed I can only assume that MM doesn't consider it a bug, even though it results in the AI switching to the 'one shot per combat' AS and dropping the Flailer.

Fyron · #3 January 6th, 2004, 11:47 PM

Point it out again. Maybe he will change his mind if more people complain about it?

Krsqk · #4 January 7th, 2004, 04:41 AM

Perhaps the intent is to make sure the AIs have a (psychic) weapon to use during the early stages of research. Obviously, there is some room for debate over whether that's a worthwhile weapon to use over any standard secondary weapon.

Andr�s · #5 January 7th, 2004, 05:22 AM

Of course all this can be easily fixed by modding data files and adjusting AI files accordingly.

Maybe someone should send him the edited data files + edited stock psychic AI so all he has to do is include them in next patch.

Fyron · #6 January 7th, 2004, 07:24 AM

Easily fixed means it should be fixed in the stock game... you should not be required to mod a game to fix minor bugs, they should get fixed in the stock game.