How does the AI use Precognition ?

[Percussigant]

I recently recruited Elder Irudad in my party. Wiki says he has Precognition and I was curious how he would use it. If he pops it only when he is on the brink of death, I might have to reconsider my follower choice.

[glass zebra]

tv tropes says:

For obvious gameplay and programmability reasons, the few NPC's who have and use Precognition don't make saves instead merely receive a full healing effect when they invoke it. Not equal but relatively fair compensation.

(source)[tvtropes.org]

I've never tested it.

[Percussigant]

Great ! Thanks.

[Pixel Peeper]

Huh... actually potentially better.

While a player using Precognition gets information out of it, it's possible that this information is "Yeah, there's really no way out of this situation, I just get to see myself die twice instead of once".

A full heal doesn't give you any information but it might actually provide enough of a positive benefit to survive the situation.

[Lolpingu]

Aha... that makes sense.

Past a certain point, all the psychic predators I fought received an abrupt full heal when I got their health low enough, and I wondered what the hell that was. I guess I have my answer now.

[Bonesauce]

The players Precognition is is the real deal, time revolves around you resetting the world. Everyone else just gets a extra life back to when they first used it.