Persistent Foxes

[kobnach]

Is it intended that once a fox knocks someone out, they should hang around until the player character recover consciousness, then reinitiate combat? It appears to be a hopeless situation for the victim, without outside rescue, since they don't recover enough to have a chance of getting away. (Being out of stamina prevents running, fighting back, etc.) Fortunately it's slow, so there's a good chance of rescue.

Whether or not it's intended, it's at best an unannounced change; I believe that this didn't happen in the old days when level III foxes were hazardous to me, pre-path-finding.

[loftar]

Indeed, there seems to be a bug somewhere in the aggressor AI that makes them stop completely when they lose their targets. I just haven't gotten around to fix it yet.

[kobnach]

Indeed, there seems to be a bug somewhere in the aggressor AI that makes them stop completely when they lose their targets. I just haven't gotten around to fix it yet.

They aren't stopping though - they just keep on attacking every time the victim recovers consciousness. Or is the problem that they forget the target, and therefore acquire it again?

[Blaze]

You can always just logout when KO'd, then teleport back to your hearthfire.

[kobnach]

You can always just logout when KO'd, then teleport back to your hearthfire.

Oh! I am so dumb! It didn't occur to me at the time.

[PhaedrothSP]

Actually if you're quick enough, and still have a decent amount of stamina left, you can get away at running or sprinting speed, I managed to escape a few bears and foxes that way.

But you have to move as soon as you're able to, otherwise its just a chase again.