[0.62] - Bounty Bugs

[CalPal]

Hey Chris,

This problem has happened twice in one game session, both with similar patterns to them. I noticed there's an issue where I had to hold on to a bandit boss for at least a few days, looking for a city with a jail, then I go talk to the warden. The problem, however, is that they don't recognize that I'm holding a boss in my hands.

Confused, I drop the guy to double-check that he's not dead, only to see him get up, shout 'Run Away!', then stand still and take absolutely no damage while all the town guards try to hack him apart, not a single one being able to hit the guy.

Not sure what's going on here, but I thought you should know.

[PnzrNorm]

Make sure that a bounty actually has a bounty on his head. This prevents from infinitely turning in the same bounty. You can check this by selecting the target and looking in the info box in the lower-left corner.
Then again it may very well be possible that hanging on to him for so long or saving and re-loading may have caused an issue.

[CalPal]

I'll have to keep that in mind for next time, but if there's a problem with carrying people around for long periods of time and they did have a bounty on them, that might be worth looking into.

Also doesn't explain the other situation, where the guy just stands still and other town guards try in vain to land even a single hit on him.

[PnzrNorm]

If there is an issue that causes chars with bounties of their heads to suddenly not have bounties anymore, then the 'invincibility issue' might be another branch of a much larger issue.
I would check if it is possible to turn in any bounty, first, just to clarify that at least some part of the bounty system is still functioning properly.

[PnzrNorm]

I can confirm that Dust Bandit Bosses no longer have a bounty on their head.

[TacticalMaster]

It's true...

I got a dust bandit raiding party.

The boss that I see doesn't have a bounty anymore.

Guess that means bounty is off the menu...for now.

==7:09 PM EDIT==
Wait, hold up. Actually, I found a bounty on the next Dust Bandit raiding party. It must be random or something.

[PnzrNorm]

I also came across an unconscious Dust Bandit Boss at the gates of Clownsteady with a bounty on his head still.
Hmmm... maybe there is a variable in place that makes the "Boss" of the "diplomatic party" to not have a bounty on his head..?

[Hatsune_Neko]

there is a variably bounty placed in the game.
saw it in the forgotten construction set when i was updating my mods.