Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

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Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by tenshar » 31 Dec 2016, 23:00

Bug Description:
Had a young drone on the sulico for a while, about 20 minutes in a mother scan occurred and instead of showing the presence of an alien on the sulico, it gave the all clear.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Have an alien crawling through a vent on the sulico
2. Activate a Mother Scan
3. Results will show no lifeforms detected on the ship.

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Re: Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by Rain7x » 31 Dec 2016, 23:01

Can confirm, I talked to tenshar in game and watched it myself
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Re: Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by Nightwolf901 » 31 Dec 2016, 23:01

Its because when a Xeno is in a vent It's Considered Dead for Xenos who want to stay hidden in the Sully to delay
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Re: Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by Karmac » 31 Dec 2016, 23:06

Unsure if it's intentional or a bug, it could lean either way at this point, probably something to ask a higher-up about.
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Re: Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by Joe4444 » 01 Jan 2017, 10:12

yeah...mother scans don't count dead things and things in vents are considered dead,like people in lockers.

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Re: Aliens in Sulico Vents don't show on Mother scans.

Post by forwardslashN » 01 Jan 2017, 10:36

They are considered dead, yes. We're probably not going to change that behavior for gameplay reasons.
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