"Ambush" AI in serious need of overhaul

[1UPAviator]

Has anyone noticed when you come up to a random chest in the middle of the road, there is usually an ambush nearby (several bandits crouched in the trees). The AI is so bad that you can literally walk right up and stab them in the eye. I just stealth kill all of them from behind and loot them, then open the chest and ride away. it’s so exploitable and stupid that I usually just ride by and ignore the event because it feels too cheap.

Please either update their behavior to alert as soon as the player gets within a certain proximity or remove the ambush altogether. It’s a nice idea but seriously broken.

[Hugh]

Agreed. It ‘worked’ the first time I came across the ambush chest, but you cannot be twice fooled with this! You’re spot on that the enemies only appear to be triggered when you open the chest, otherwise they just crouch there waiting, oblivious to your presence.

[serk]

It would also be great if they were not always at the same few locations. I often avoid said routes when I’m not in the mood for an ambush and just want to reach my destination ASAP. They also often trigger too late, when your galoping horse is already way past the ambush point. I usually have to stop and walk back to them when I wish to fight them.