"Attacking Troublemakers..." what is that?

[Tristar Union]

Can anyone define what this NPC action means? What is the definition of a "troublemaker" in this game?

I have setup base inside the Western Hive area (right near the "red" pond and the Hive Store *so i can mine and sell them their own copper ore) It was working OK for a while. However, the Hive soldiers have now started attacking my workers, with the action: "Attacking trouble makers" as the excuse.

I've been very careful not to upset any AI so far. No Unprovoked Attacking, stealing, no bounties, etc. But I'm not sure if I'm inadvertently upsetting them, in some other way.

Is this a bug, or am I not understanding something about my situation? Any thoughts? I'm using the latest Experimental version, btw.

[TallestDavid]

its random. guards beat my nekochan til a pulp when just standing by a fire in town :(

[Tristar Union]

Yeah, I noticed it was random. If it's WAD, then I guess I need to work around it. They only seem to attack a group of my workers which are close to their "barracks". So maybe they consider me too close.

[Captain Deathbeard]

Its from committing a crime, possibly tresspassing or wearing stolen uniforms can trigger it, or being an ex-slave, having a bounty.

[=(e)= Lemonater47]

Originally posted by Captain Deathbeard:

Its from committing a crime, possibly tresspassing or wearing stolen uniforms can trigger it, or being an ex-slave, having a bounty.

Yeah but hivers? What are they worried about. Don't even think you can trespass in the hiver buildings. And they don't care about slaves and don't place bounties. Do they even have a faction uniform?

[Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner]

Originally posted by =(e)= Lemonater47:

Originally posted by Captain Deathbeard:

Its from committing a crime, possibly tresspassing or wearing stolen uniforms can trigger it, or being an ex-slave, having a bounty.

Yeah but hivers? What are they worried about. Don't even think you can trespass in the hiver buildings. And they don't care about slaves and don't place bounties. Do they even have a faction uniform?

Don't really know if it's true about hivers, but any shek or human policeman is so-o-o-o easily provoked.

They may attack if you somehow managed to hit one of them in a fight with some bandits/fauna/whatever (hivers do it too, one or twice they swarmed and killed my guys when i decided to help them fight hungry bandits). Although i can't say how this is possible in a first place, granted they are all considered neutral (or better) to my faction. Crossbows maybe?

They also sometimes attack if you for god knows what. Hitting someone on a street (tried to help UC with some random cannibals wandering the streets, ended up beaten and in prison), standing near a closed door at night (yeah, i guess standing at a front door of your fav shop at 5:56 am is a major felony) or doggy eating food from someone's basket. But robbing unconscious people or stealing criminals (or rather their bodies) literally under guard's nose to haul them for bounty is A-ok.

[TallestDavid]

i wass an ex slave... they got me for following gurads. i was waitin for them to kill something or someone.