I noticed today that Pilots no longer drop from hostile ships? (BHG ships is what i tested on) \\ edit --- it seems they still drop just at a reduced rate?
I looked for the .87 change log but couldn't find it so i am assuming it might be a bug?
noticed this in Omicron Delta the other night as well, right after the update. Mind you, it was only Corsair pilots, at about a ratio of 1 every four ships, nomad pilots were dropping for each ship destroyed.
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You blame me for my silence, say Its time I changed and grew.
But the war's still going on dear, and theres no end that I know...
And I cant say if were ever...
I cant say if were ever gonna be free.
They only drop pilots if you killed them. AKA you did the most damage to them. If NPC allies did most of the work, the enemy ships don't drop any loot.
The exception is nomad ships. They always drop nomads.