The weapon operator bot is an idiot...

[Matus]

Recently i installed the game since a lot of time and now, when i start a new game and i add bots, the weapons operator sometimes shoot what-only-he-know, just in empty space. I looked in the A.I. screen but i don't understand what it's the problem.

[Feline Entity]

Yeah he just shoots randomly, no idea why.

[obvious]

Some asteroids have mines around/behind them that are hard to spot. Is that maybe what it was shooting at? If you switch bach to green alert it should stop shooting.

[Matus]

No, he just shoot no target, (any states of alert). For example, i start a new game, i spawn in a peaceful system near a station and when i add bots he\she start to shoot in empty space. Only in a fight the bot work correctly.

[obvious]

maybe try to manually reset the AI. That solved issues for many people.

[obvious]

By any chance... is the thing you are complaining about a green "bullet" like thing?
That would be a probe from science-bot. Not a weapon from Weapbot! Scibot does it to scan the sector.

[Matus]

Originally posted by obvious:

By any chance... is the thing you are complaining about a green "bullet" like thing?
That would be a probe from science-bot. Not a weapon from Weapbot! Scibot does it to scan the sector.

Oh... Yes it's a green shoot, but the sound is like a weapon one.

[obvious]

It does, but it is just a probe meant to increase your ships vision. So, no worries :D Weapbot is fine!

[Matus]

Originally posted by obvious:

It does, but it is just a probe meant to increase your ships vision. So, no worries :D Weapbot is fine!

Oh... Ok, despite it's annoying. Thank you.

[Bamboot]

I had the same first reaction on my first game (minutes ago). Added bots, and the "shooting" immedately started. I even went back to the weapons room to try and figure out wth was going on... finally figured out it was the sensor dish, which totally needs like a sonar ping sound effect instead of something that sounds like shooting lol...But I feel ya.