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It seems sometimes Bitters start attacking rocks instead of player

Thanks for the report however that is working as intended. They will attack anything that is not their own that's in the way. In this case the rock got in the way so they will remove it.

Rseding91 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:44 pm Thanks for the report however that is working as intended. They will attack anything that is not their own that's in the way. In this case the rock got in the way so they will remove it.

Got the same issue. Shouldn't they switch to a character if passing nearby? I got a busy biter that completely ignores me.

It seems the devs stop responding once topic has been moved to "not a bug"

There's nothing else to respond to.

Rseding91 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:50 pm There's nothing else to respond to.

coppercoil wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:48 pm Shouldn't they switch to a character if passing nearby?

I think that an uncovered character standing next to a biter is a higher priority target than rock. Could you respond whether this statement is meaningful when describing behavior of the biters.

coppercoil wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 6:40 pm

Rseding91 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:50 pm There's nothing else to respond to.

coppercoil wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:48 pm Shouldn't they switch to a character if passing nearby?

I think that an uncovered character standing next to a biter is a higher priority target than rock. Could you respond whether this statement is meaningful when describing behavior of the biters.

Do biters ever switch targets unless they are attacked or their current target dies? It might be an issue if they get stuck on a target with resistance that takes 0 damage, so they never finish killing it.

Once a target has been acquired it sticks to it until dead or no longer valid. To do anything else would mean constant scanning for new targets which will waste CPU time in 99%+ of the cases.

Rseding91 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:06 pm Once a target has been acquired it sticks to it until dead or no longer valid. To do anything else would mean constant scanning for new targets which will waste CPU time in 99%+ of the cases.

No need to scan for new targets, the character can emit a signal "wake up, im here" for enemies within a small radius.