Is citizen pathfinding currently bugged?
Arrowhead confirms it may fail in this mission and biome context.
Evacuate Citizens Mission
Plan Evacuate Citizens missions and review Arrowhead's confirmed city-biome Citizen NPC pathfinding issue before deployment.
- Current build
- 7.0.2
- Last verified
- Status
- Official
Direct answer
Quick answer
Arrowhead confirms that Citizen NPCs in Evacuate Citizens missions on city biomes may fail to pathfind correctly. A stalled route may be a known issue rather than only a squad-positioning mistake.
Field note
Objective priority
Keep the civilian route and destination usable. Fighting remote patrols does not advance the evacuation.
Field note
Current official issue
The confirmed issue is specific to Citizen NPC pathfinding in city-biome Evacuate Citizens missions. It is not broadened to every escort mission.
Field note
Temporary risk reduction
Editorial only: reduce avoidable combat and obstructions around the route, keep one player near the interaction loop, and record where pathfinding stops. No official workaround is published.
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Bug report evidence
Capture platform, planet, biome, difficulty, citizen location, destination, nearby enemies, and whether a new interaction repeats the failure.
FAQ
Common questions
Is clearing the route an official fix?
No.
Does it cover every civilian mission?
No.
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