[bug] Red Xenon drones launching from my station - Fix coming in a build after 2.20

[Shimrod]

Some problems around station drones

Xenon drones launching from my station
I built a defense station in Faulty Logic I beside the jumpgate.

There are 2 existing Xenon defense stations in the sector that I'm busy attacking. When a Xenon ship draws near to my station it launches loads of red drones like 'XEN Drone 4' etc, much the same as the enemy defense station does.

Xenon drones launching from a destroyed / wrecked Xenon defense station
I destroyed one of the Xenon defense stations in Faulty Logic I and drones keep spawning. If I destroy one it instantly spawns again.

Defense drones not launching from my defense station
I built a defense station consisting of admin, dock, pier, container storage, bridge and disc defense modules.

I added a station manager (no stars - can't find anyone with admin skills). Configured 10 repair, 4 trade, 50 defense drones. Dropped off some wares to make it build the drones.

The drones are built but the station has yet to deploy any defense drones when enemies are attacking it or are nearby.

[roland6885]

same here. I built a defense station and in faulty logic 1 and it recently started spawning xenon drones. This is an extensive defense facility and it just started happening today. The only thing that is different is that I recently added habitation and appointed a manager and destroyed one of the xenon defense stations.

I hadn't even given the manager money or orders to buy drones yet. I checked my station and there are no drones in inventory.

Weird thing is that they just fly in and out of my station as if they are part of it.

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[j.harshaw]

Hi, could you please provide a save where the situation is happening? Save right before it happens with repro steps for a reliable trigger would be better, but while it's happening would also be useful.

[Kryten42]

Same here, yesterday I noticed it first.
I resolved this in my game by claiming the sector. After claiming I had to leave the sector, save the game and load the game, and then I had normal civil crafts again instead of xenon drones.

Save: (vanilla):
https://www.sendspace.com/file/gdqa2v

Just fly down to the Gate to faulty Logic, right behind it are three stations of mine and you have those Xenon drones all around them and between them, like civil crafts. (you only see them when you get close)

[captainpac1200]

Hi Developers, I have reported this issue myself and see several others have. Has the problem been identified and can we expect a fix? It is really spoiling my game right now as I have and endless cycle of xenon drones being spawned from my own station and shot down by my laser towers, who meanwhile ignore the Xenon I shredding my station.

[Alan Phipps]

There's a fix coming in a build after 2.20. More information here.