AIs and seeing rope arrows

[GUFF]

I noticed this before but it slipped my mind until I was playing an FM a couple hours ago, but there seems to be no check as to whether an AI can actually see a rope arrow's rope.

 

It seems that even in complete darkness when there's no way they can see a player in the same light level, they'll still see a rope arrow and be alerted.

 

Also, even non-intelligent AIs like zombies and spiders will also see and react to rope arrows like this, even in darkness.

[Springheel]

That doesn't sound right.

[RJFerret]

I just tried this in a section of my WIP that's unlit. Rope arrows were noticed without any light. (Let's add this feature as an alternative absence_marker!) ;-)

 

r_showlights 2 confirmed no light volumes reached it, and I also made sure the part dangling into lower areas was not lit either.

 

Bugged: http://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=3672

Edited February 7, 2014 by RJFerret

[AluminumHaste]

Did the AI bump into the rope?

[RJFerret]

No (I thought of that too, so tested three circumstances, two distinctly had the rope out of the way).

[GUFF]

No. They saw it in complete darkness from a distance and went alert and approached it. This also applied to zombies and spiders in similar conditions.

 

I think I first noticed it while playing Knighton Manor, but Solar Escape was the mission I was playing around in when I was reminded of it and thought something was off. RJFerret confirmed it.

[grayman]

I need a test map for this.

 

I can't reproduce the problem, as I noted in the issue.