Ships disappear?

[Bosh]

For some reason, randomly whenever I see or get near a neutral ship (one that doesn't attack you immediately) they just vanish. Is this a glitch or is it related to terror in some way?

[ks]

That terror idea would actually be interesting, but I'm afraid it's a glitch.

[Conan, Cimmerian]

Happens a lot. Always seems to be the same type of ship though, with 130 hull. Or maybe that was just coincidence. Will try to make a note of the vessel type next time it happens...
It´s not even as bad as it should be, seems kinda mysterious... fitting for this game, kinda.

[Conan, Cimmerian]

Just happened again, I was fighting a ship(though it didn´t see me, kept out of sight with Memento´s range) and suddenly it vanished. However, it re-appeared a short distance away, so it actually teleported. Also it then changed course and instead of patrolling the area it stubbornly sailed north.

[Conan, Cimmerian]

Seems like it´s only the neutral ship this happens with, like the tramp steamer

[ks]

Originally posted by blaa:

Seems like it´s only the neutral ship this happens with, like the tramp steamer

Yes, as mentioned in the very first post :P

[Happyscientist]

actually I believe it is just how the game handles encounters. something spawns somewhere something else has to despawn. I've seen Auroral Megalops and Jillyfleur despawn as well.

[Conan, Cimmerian]

@ks: oops ^^

@happyscientist: Then at least once I witnessed a tramp steamer despawn just so another one could spawn a very short distance away... which would still be pretty weird behaviour.
Despawns shouldn´t happen when something is in sight

[Zehm]

I've seen it teleport onto land and continue to sail as if it was still in water.

[ks]

Sounds like it had a bit too much mushroom wine, and needs to go back to its lodgings.

[Happyscientist]

Originally posted by blaa:

@ks: oops ^^

@happyscientist: Then at least once I witnessed a tramp steamer despawn just so another one could spawn a very short distance away... which would still be pretty weird behaviour.
Despawns shouldn´t happen when something is in sight

I like it when that happens. It adds to the creepy "was it ever really there ? was it a ghost?" feel

Originally posted by Djinn8:

I've seen it teleport onto land and continue to sail as if it was still in water.

Havent seen that happen but that would be where I draw the line and say glitch

[DrexelDooley]

The tramp steamers are trading at ports (dock, then disembark again, similar to as if a player were just trading/exploring.) I would not consider it a glitch. I have never seen one disappear when not near a port. Granted, they don't have to be immediately on the port like the player has to be.

[Hekatonkheires]

I usually see the neutral ships driving in endless circles, but have also seen them vanish in the middle of a turn.

[brynethp]

This one seems to have got itself in a bit of bother... https://www.dropbox.com/s/etk6esow2uoxrxu/Screenshot%202015-06-03%2021.15.03.png?dl=0

[Rax Savvage]

i was attacking a steam tramp then a jelly fish turned up and tore into me before i realised what was happens.

anyway to make the font bigger?

[1+1=10]

Same here.
Are there any infos about that?