[BUG] Maybe or not

[Iane]

Trying to lockpick a door in a town and someone is close they will hear a crime in progress but at the same time if I fireball the Door noone hears anything so noone hears a explosion but they hear your lockpick

[nonameform]

I believe no one cares anyway. You could be destroying the whole town, but as long as no one sees you, you're not doing anything bad : )

[GSV3MiaC]

Yes, nobody comes to investigate (or if they do they come real slow). With a potion of invis you can actually kill one character in front of another I believe.

[BasiliskWrangler]

Yes, there is room for improvement here, for example I am planning on making the next game having radius alerts (NPCs yelling "help!" or "thief!") that will trigger others to come to their aid. It works like this now with sight, just not sound. Just as nonameform pointed out, people seeing you commit a crime is worse than someone hearing you. This will get changed.

Other than that, I will never make Eschalon's focus about NPCs having hyper-realistic lives. I still find Oblivions "Radiant AI' about the biggest joke that has ever been played on gamers, and if an entire team of AI programmers can't perfect it, then I am not even going to try. As long as Eschalon's NPCs defend themselves and their property and have a basic understanding of the world around them, I'll be happy with it. I will promise to try and make each game show a marked improvement in NPC AI.

[bezimek]

I still find Oblivions "Radiant AI' about the biggest joke that has ever been played on gamers

True. Radiant AI is so bad

[Allorman]

Any chance the NPCs will try to lock you up/confiscate stolen property/make you pay fines instead of just trying to maim and kill you in Book II?

[BasiliskWrangler]

Alloman: Yes, definitely.

[Iane]

It works like this now with sight, just not sound

O.k I went and tested this - So went to "The Enchanters Philosophy" - door is locked - shop owner is 3 steps from me - pick lock I'm nicked - Fireball the door down he don't care :/