NPCs are damn too strong.

[AeternusDoleo]

I've read 7 pages and still seen no explanation to the mentality that caused the respective Dev to program Gates to shoot Trade Lanes out.

They might hit them in the crossfire (not just the gates do that, all static objects can hit the gates in crossfires - seen it happen around Freistadt too). A static object is not programmed to target another static object, so the arguement that jumpgates target lanes specifically is plain false. Aside from that, a jumpgate and nearby tradelane -should- have the same IFF ('though with the TLs no longer having weapons, they don't really -need- an IFF anymore). As for the hostiles aggroing... again, that's being worked on. They'll be reduced to gnats until you get to the cap patrols. Those will still hurt. But adjusting the loadouts on a few hundred NPCs takes a little time to do. I'll probably have to define NPC specific shields and weapons as well, -and- redo the NPC transports as well...

Big job, but considering how much it's being asked for, worth the effort. I'll start this weekend, no ETA on it.

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