NPC's will not equip weapon in inventory

[Shattersphere]

Here's the situation - I've changed the contents of the "CondNVServiceRifle" leveled item and replaced the service rifles with a 10mm Pistol. I save the changes and then go into game to see a NCR trooper with a knife equipped. I stand at a far distance and shoot him, and instead of taking out the 10mm pistol to attack me at long range, he runs all the way up to me with a knife.

 

The question is either why did this happen

 

OR

 

What criteria needs to be fulfilled for one weapon to be equipped over another

 

Help is greatly appreciated

[secksegai]

Usually its a matter of dps/damage - NPCs will favor higher numbers generally speaking

 

Also, make sure you include ammo, one bullet will give them infinite ammo unless you check the npc uses ammo (not recommended as they burn through shots quick).

 

Don't know why you got to nerf the poor NCR boys even more, unless you boosted the pistol dramatically.

[Shattersphere]

Usually its a matter of dps/damage - NPCs will favor higher numbers generally speaking

 

Also, make sure you include ammo, one bullet will give them infinite ammo unless you check the npc uses ammo (not recommended as they burn through shots quick).

 

Don't know why you got to nerf the poor NCR boys even more, unless you boosted the pistol dramatically.

 

Thanks for replying

 

If DPS was the only problem then the pistol would win so i can rule that out as the sole problem. It might be the no ammo thing but i could swear that I've killed NPC's that use weapons even if they don't have ammo for that weapon, but i could be wrong.

 

Also I'm not actually nerfing the NCR, my mod is to massively boost all the NPCs in the game by giving them more unique and powerful weapons so that they are harder to kill because i reckon its way to easy to kill people even on insane mode. The 10mm pistol is just a test, they wont equip anything. I'll try giving them a 10mm bullet and see if t works.

 

EDIT

 

Yay it worked! Thanks for the help and good luck with all your future mod projects :D

Edited December 23, 2010 by Shattersphere