I see from time to time some of my soldiers using pistols instead of the fully functional SMGs they are equipped with.
Is this some new feature?
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dont they switch to the smg later?
Not really, I also saw that they are firing with the pistols at enemies that are like 75m away. It was a bit hilarious.
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huh dont think it happend to me even tho i have pistols on my guys
Is a bug supposed to be fixed, wait some weeks for get fixed as usual
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It’s a feature from last update.
But it’s strange: they should do so when INSIDE a building, if their primary is a rifle…
Your guys are outside… feature might need some tweaking.
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Oh ok. Then I guess I just wait till DF figures out how to fix this. XD
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I have the same issue, some AI just run around with their pistols out and then engage targets on the other side of the map and never use their main weapon. AI in general seem to have gotten really wonky again.
They should fix this problem like let the AI use SMG even at long range instead of a pistol alongside the pathfinding that got worse with the last update where AI get stuck in houses sometimes.
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They switch to it if THEY think it’s a better gun, they do this with shotguns.
Also like others said, riflemen do this indoors.
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… It’s so incredibly sad when even bots think shotguns suck… 
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So why do my AI do it when outside in the open like the pic above? Also i do not have shotgun equipped so it’s not that.
Very annoying.
Reported it earlier.
Have hundreds of pistol in the stock now and will not equip my soldier until this is solved.
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I have seen the same thing.
Inside or outside, my AI squad members sometimes draw their pistol instead of SMG.
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