South Drachvald Spur, Skeleton take a fall for me?

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    At several different locations in SDS I saw skeletons from a distance standing and when I got a bit closer they would fall down to lie on the ground until I got close enough to activate their attack...

    Could it be that those skeletons who should be lying on the ground from the start are placed wrongly as standing and then - realizing that they give away their position - they fall down for camouflage?
     
    ConjurerDragon, Dec 18, 2022
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    It's a minor bug. When they spawn, their AI tells them they're supposed to be in "ambush" mode and lying on the ground. However, this AI behavior only activates when a player is within a certain distance, so they stand in default spawning position until you (or another player) comes close enough that their full set of AI activities activate and they drop into ambush mode.

    As a fictional rationalization, I like the idea that they aren't inclined to go into ambush mode until they sense someone approaching.
     
    Sannio, Dec 19, 2022
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