[all versions]bTurret=True does not prevent Brute from moving

[Player701]

This has existed since long before the 227 patch, so I'm not sure if it should be changed. However, this is a clear case of the code not doing what it says, so I thought I'd report it. Whether to change it or not, is of course up to the dev team to decide.

The Brute actor has a variable called bTurret, with the following definition in its script code:

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var() bool bTurret;                  // Doesn't move

This comment, however, is an outright lie. The Brute indeed does not move when attacking - it will not chase the player... but when it loses the line of sight to its enemy, it will start moving around.

This is easily reproducible in the third level of Unreal, Rrajigar Mine (Dig.unr). A save file is attached for easier testing. To reproduce, call the lift by pressing the button on the right (a Lesser Brute is standing on the lift). There is no need to shoot at it, and no need to dodge its shots (God mode is on). When the lift comes up again, wait for a while, and you will soon start hearing footsteps. The Brute is now walking around on the upper level, despite that it shouldn't move at all (bTurret is set to True). In my tests, this happens 100% of the time.

This appears to be less of a bug, and more of a half-implemented feature. The only time the value of bTurret is checked in Brute's code is in its Attacking state. I'm not an UnrealScript expert, but it looks like this check is used to prevent the Brute from pursuing the player. There are no checks for bTurret anywhere else, though, which means there is nothing to prevent it from falling back to default behavior when not attacking.

Upd: Forgot to attach the save file, so here it is.

[Masterkent]

The Brute actor has a variable called bTurret, with the following definition in its script code:

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var() bool bTurret;                  // Doesn't move

This comment, however, is an outright lie. The Brute indeed does not move when attacking - it will not chase the player...

OK, I think, we could change it to

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var() bool bTurret;                  // Doesn't move while attacking

:-)

but when it loses the line of sight to its enemy, it will start moving around

That depends on his Orders and OrderTag. If Orders == 'Patroling' and OrderTag does not match any PatrolPoint on the map, he won't go anywhere after stopping being mad at the enemy.

[Player701]

Well, I guess you can consider it a minor inconsistency then, and simply change the comment. A turret is, by definition, a stationary object, so the name of the variable kind of implies that there shouldn't be any exceptions to being stationary - that's why I noticed it in the first place.