Surviving escorts after FWC Pug 1 are not hostile to the Pug in subsequent missions

[Quantumshark]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Describe the bug

The escorts given to the player in FWC Checkmate Escorts stop being hostile to the Pug after the Pug stop attacking them after FWC Pug 1, but do not then become hostile to the Pug again when the player attacks a Pug ship in FWC Pug 2D, meaning they do not attack Pug ships during FWC Pug 3A.

Steps to Reproduce

Complete FWC Pug 1 with some of the escorts from that mission alive (this is difficult)
Continue the missions until you are sent back to Pug space
Observe that your FW escort fleet is not hostile to the Pug, and instead sits around watching as you die.

Expected Behavior

The FW fleet should attack the Pug.

Screenshots

No response

Link to save file

William Nucleararmament.txt

Operating System

Windows 10

Game Source

Other (please describe)

Game Version

PR #8670

Additional Information

This could be easily fixed by changing the government of the fleet in "FWC Checkmate Escorts" to Escort rather than Free Worlds, and the swizzle would still be correct.

[Amazinite]

It was noted in #4303 that it's actually intentional that the Free Worlds become non-hostile to the Pug. An event runs in FWC Pug 1B is finished, "fwc pug peaceful", which makes it clear that the intention is for the Free Worlds to not attack the Pug at this point. The Free Worlds then become hostile again once the next big battle with the Pug starts in FWC Pug 3B. Between these two points, your task is to get a jump drive from the Pug to inform the Free Worlds about what is going on.

Given that your task is to get a jump drive, which requires you to disable a ship and board it, having the FW fleet attack Pug ships alongside you could actually make it more difficult to get your hands on a jump drive, as the weaponry on the FW fleet is more prone to accidentally destroying a disabled ship. So that begs the question of whether we actually want the FW fleet that is with you to attack the Pug with you.

meaning they do not attack Pug ships during FWC Pug 3A.

For what reason would they attack the Pug at that point? FWC Pug 3B is a battle with the Pug. If the limited fleet that you have started attacking the Pug before that point, you could just be shooting yourself in the foot for the big battle to come.

[Amazinite]

@Quantumshark So should this issue be closed, or is there still some reason that your escorts should fight the Pug prior to the FWC Pug 3B?