[0.18.1704] Raider kept shooting the wall and didnt try another angle

[jchavezriva]

That raider kept trying to shot through the wall and didnt attempt to get closer or anything.

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[Calahan]

I think this is WAD because (if I understand the combat mechanics correctly) Pawns will prioritise cover over increasing their success chance (by shooting from a closer tile with less or no cover). And the Pawn in the centre of your screenshot has good cover behind that mountain tile while also being able to shoot at the target. Which seems WAD to me.

There might be other stuff going on here but without a save file it's hard to tell (eg. impossible to determine what wall section is being targeted. What threats are or were in the area that required the Pawn to seek cover).

I'll leave this open for the devs just in case but I suspect there's no bug here (at least based on current info).

[jchavezriva]

Save file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0G6dEdb7Ma6ZnptU0s3WmNKZE0

[jchavezriva]

See that granite wall at top right? Sorry for not including that detail but there was a colonist at the end of that wall returning fire using the corner as cover. I included an arrow from the raider to give you an idea of where he has aiming. The positioning is just ridiculous for someone who wants to shoot something in that direction. It will just hit the rocks no matter what. A straight 0% hit chance.