Enemies can spot you through walls (update 2019-05-10)

[Visual-Vincent]

The yellow beam they emit doesnt mean they are exclusively scanning using the OPV only.

@Zambrick I never said it was related to any specific type of scan. But as seen and (not) heard in the video, no scan appears to take place at all. After seeing this new evidence I definitely don’t think animation is the problem - because there clearly is animation and sound to it - but that there is a bug causing them to detect you when they actually shouldn’t see you (when they’re not scanning nor are in a specific mode).

the detection mechanic is not where they should be spending their time

IMO they should if the bugs are so severe that they detect you in bunkers through thick layers of concrete, like Crunchmeister pointed out. That, combined with them clipping/phasing through walls to the point where they actually go through them:

It doesn’t help that they can often clip through walls to kill you.

The real issue I have is being detected from outside bunkers and then aggressed. A bunker should be multiple metres of concrete, steel and rock. There’s no way that they would be able to detect you inside. And then they start clipping through the bunkers walls to come at you inside. Just last night while running through Sorken bunker I had a group of 3 hunters outside the bunker detect me and clip through the wall to come at me.

@Zambrick My garage video just happened to be a smaller, not as critical example. But it proves that there is a problem.

And even if they weren’t able to completely clip through walls like Crunchmeister said (I myself haven’t experienced this yet), I’d still say that constantly being detected while inside a bunker is quite a mood killer when you are trying to immerse yourself into the game.

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I know that the dev team has a huge pile of problems and bug reports to go through, and I do feel for them (I’m a developer myself - albeit kind of new - just not a game developer). However, that doesn’t make it any less of a reason to write a report when I detect a problem.

Also, if I’m not mistaken (based on the similar ones I’ve seen before, which was a while ago) this is now the one that has gotten the most attention from the community.

[Killisum856]

I kinda thought that they could see you through the walls from the start. I kind of thought this was why the machines always seem to be scanning cars and buildings. But I’ll admit it’s strange that you can sneak past them through some bushes or whatever but they can notice you through walls easy as hell. It is awesome that the developer is actively working and making this game better and better seemingly every day. Would love some more multiplayer modes thrown in someday soon.

[pegnose]

I’d guess that if they are already suspicious and actively scanning for you, they can use their object penetration vision (cf. the mod you can loot from corpses). But if they haven’t noticed you, they have no reason to scan for anything.

[Flick]

There are more to these robots. They are not of this world…

Uncle Kalle is right. Wake up, people!