In 7.0, on windows platform. If an NPC-controlled ship has at least one cargo drone active, it'll spam "Recall Subordinates" orders until they're all retrieved, regardless of where the drones are. Recall subordinates has highest priority and stops everything else, so effectively the ship will freeze, and you'd need to cancel those orders repeatedly.
Case in point. I ordered Asgard to go to Tharka XV, to collect DLC ship. While in tharka, it released its 5 cargo drones (which I forgot to disarm), I collected four, but left the fifth behind.
* While trying to escape the sector while fending off dozens of Xenon, Asgard would repeatedly stop, issue "Recall subordinate" and wait for the drone, effectively making itself a sitting duck. Had to take over it manually to get out of the sector.
* The drone has proven durable, as it survived electric anomaly in Tharka, was completely ignored by xenon swarms. So hours later it is still alive and is trying to return home with zero hull damage
* It crossed several sectors, took several highways, and is still going after the mothership. At the moment I'm watching it slowly cross "The Void" to catch up with Asgard in Antigone Memorial.
* The drone does not seem to be visible in property list, I can't make it self-destruct, disable it, dismiss it, other than maybe attacking it directly. It requires no fuel, does not tire out, and cannot be controlled or observed through external view or livestream.
It is basically like being chased by an indestructible snail. Except the ship keeps coming to full stop while the snail is alive.
Would be nice if something could be done about it. A self-destruct button somewhere. For the drone, not the asgard.
[7.0] Recall subordinates with cargo drones
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Re: [7.0] Recall subordinates with cargo drones
Please provide a savegame demonstrating what you're describing, and also the other information requested in the very first thread at the top of the forum, particularly whether or not your game is modified.
Re: [7.0] Recall subordinates with cargo drones
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to provide a savegame, as the drone caught up and the ship picked it up. This seems to be a consistent behavior, though. To reproduce, grab any capital, deploy drones, fly away using NPC pilot. The ship will begin to stop while spamming "Recall subordinates". Carriers do the same thing.
> Version and language (e.g. 7.10 Hotfix 1, English, etc.).
7.0, English
> Whether or not your game is modified using any third party scripts or mods (see note below).
Unmodified.
> Game start being played.
Budgeted custom game start. No "modified" tag. Do you need story states? They shouldn't affect anything...