VIP abduction bug

[Dogen]

I was just doing a vip kidnap/neutralize mission, and my last soldier still in play lifted out with the VIP. I got an audio cue saying the VIP was killed (central on the radio), which I thought was weird. Then I see the VIP back at base in cuffs, and I thought well that was just a weird miscue, but then I got no intel and was told "we can't get intel from a corpse." So I reloaded my last autosave, from the last turn of the mission, and lifted off the VIP first- no problem.

Seems like a bug to me?

[Dragon32]

This is in the Evac All change log:
Fix the bug in Neutralize Target missions causing the VIP to be killed if the soldier carrying the VIP is extracted on the last action of the mission.

So... you can install its latest version (changes the mission definition, so conflicts with other mods which edit XComMissions.ini) or not evac the VIP last and wait for Firaxis to patch things.

[Dogen]

Ah, I'm not using evac all, but it sounds like a known bug in the underlying game- good to know. Thank you.

[SamBC]

Not heard of it in unmodded games before now. Running any mods?

[Dragon32]

Originally posted by SamBC:

Not heard of it in unmodded games before now. Running any mods?

Apparently this was introduced into the vanilla game by the Shen's Last Gift patch.

[Wintermute]

Originally posted by SamBC:

Not heard of it in unmodded games before now. Running any mods?

No, and it happened. had some other guy with the same problem some time ago. When evaced last, VIP will be counted as dead.

[Dogen]

Originally posted by Dragon32:

Originally posted by SamBC:

Not heard of it in unmodded games before now. Running any mods?

Apparently this was introduced into the vanilla game by the Shen's Last Gift patch.

Makes sense. I haven't played since before alien hunter.

[andyleslie81]

This has happened to me today so this bug is still not fixed. Im playing ironman mode as well so there's 4 hours down the toilet :(

[le³]

Originally posted by andyleslie81:

This has happened to me today so this bug is still not fixed. Im playing ironman mode as well so there's 4 hours down the toilet :(

Me too. Unmodded game as well. Very disappointing.

[Eelectrica]

Had that same thing happen to me in my current game. Only mods installed are voicepacks.
My Ranger made it back to evac with the VIP on literally the last move before the clock ran out.
After the mission I had a screen showing the bound VIP, but the voice said no intel from dead VIPS.

Hopefully it gets fixed in the patch with the expansion pack.

[76561198322429733]

Check if you guys evac'd under a lamp post. Some times (especially with the evac all mod) your soldiers do not properly evac when under one of those over hanging things even if the evac says it's ok.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by andyleslie81:

This has happened to me today so this bug is still not fixed. Im playing ironman mode as well so there's 4 hours down the toilet :(

This game has plenty of bugs left in it

I suggest making manual saves even when playing ironman. Simply decide how often you are willing to make a backup copy (I do them personally at 1 per in game month)

Then do not use them unless the game bugs out

[Tschoob]

Sadly this bug is still present in wotc, no mods no nothing, every time the subdued vip is getting killed on extraction. I can't recall encountering this bug prior to wotc expansion. It's really annoying on ironman....

[red255]

if you evac your squad before the VIP then the VIP is lost.

evac the VIP first. your squad is your owned soldiers not resistance members or advent that may have joined your team for the mission.

[Eelectrica]

Originally posted by red255:

if you evac your squad before the VIP then the VIP is lost.

evac the VIP first. your squad is your owned soldiers not resistance members or advent that may have joined your team for the mission.

They're talking about the one where you knock the VIP out and have one of your soldiers carry him/her to evac.

[Mr. Nice]

Same thing though, don't evac the VIP last, if they are carried or under their own steam.