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Woohooo! I found an issue with crimewatch!

Author
Jokus Balim
Miner At Heart
#1 - 2012-12-09 22:39:51 UTC
It seems that there is a problem with suspect flags and limited engagements, when both combatants have suspect flags.

If two pilots aggress each other, they should get a limited engagement as far as I understood it. This does not seem to be true, if both pilots have a suspect flag. It would be needless, because then both pilots are allowed to shoot at each other anyway. But if one suspect flag runs out, there is no new limited engagement flag. So the other, still suspect pilot cannot shoot back.

My assumption (very uneducated guess): It seems that the condition to set up a limited engagement is only checked with weapon activation or something like that.

Here are the details:
The setting:
Abudban II, high orbit

Red Koolaid, Arbi pilot
Me, my trusty Incursus

We both have a blinky yellow skull. Suspects. I engage him and give some antimatter love. [Tags removed for easier reading]

[ 2012.12.09 12:48:26 ] (combat) Warp scramble attempt from you to Red Koolaid (Arbitrator)'sex'[ZILES]

At this time, I have yellow safety. All is fine and well. Then this happens:

[ 2012.12.09 12:48:58 ] (notify) Cannot activate Light Neutron Blaster II on Red Koolaid: This action would make you a Criminal, and your safeties are engaged.
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:00 ] (notify) Cannot activate Warp Scrambler II on Red Koolaid: This action would make you a Criminal, and your safeties are engaged.


They tell me after half a minute that I do criminal stuff? After both him and myself got rid of our shields and are shooting at the enemy's armor?

Ok, I stop shooting, obviously. The safety prevents it. The guns and the scrambler are marked red. Red Koolaid continues to shoot at me, so obviously the engagement is still happening.

[ 2012.12.09 12:49:01 ] (combat) 16 from Red Koolaid[ZILES](Arbitrator) - Hobgoblin I - Hits
[...] More shooting [...]
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:30 ] (combat) 28 from Red Koolaid[ZILES](Arbitrator) - Mjolnir Rocket - Hits

During that half minute I decided that I won't die without a fight, even if it means that Concord will join into the fight.
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:32 ] (notify) For initiating combat your security status has been adjusted by -0,3551.
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:32 ] (notify) Jokus Balim, criminals are not welcome here. Leave now or be destroyed.


And finally:
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:44 ] (combat) 531 from CONCORD Police Captain - Smashes
[ 2012.12.09 12:49:44 ] (combat) 351 from CONCORD Police Captain - Hits