AltR4C2 Error Alarm activated randomly

[hard swallow]

Our team was running R4C2. We had just completed the Main Objective and were leaving Zone 8 when we heard the scream that indicated an alarm. No one hit a door to trigger anything. Suddenly, the rooms woke up, and what felt like a constant Alarm activated for no reason. Is this a known bug?

[queen dove]

Did someone step into the extraction scan?

Actually more likely host or someone used funny commands

[hard swallow]

No it triggered as soon as we stepped into the cylinder room after zone 8 our goal was to do secondary and overload still after doing main. Now that you mentioned it it did act exactly like an evaluation event.

[queen dove]

was someone near a terminal when that happened?

[hard swallow]

Nope I was with 3 members of our party avoiding bigs in zone 8 unfortunately our 4th member was a bit ahead so I did not have eyes on them. We started reviewing tapes of the run when we are done playing for the night his cam has him nowhere near the terminal.

[queen dove]

So have you cleared the way to secondary or overload yet, or were you just starting to go there

[hard swallow]

Yes we just needed to do the bulkhead door that was where we were headed

For context I think I missed we never got a notice on screen. When you do a START THREAT_LEVEL_M on the terminal you get a breach detected notice. Also there was no Alarm sound it was just a never ending wave of dudes and combat music

[queen dove]

I think someone who was further than you stepped into the extraction scan, which is the most likely thing that happened
Either that, or some mod you have triggered it, which is outside of my jurisdiction

[queen dove]

@spring solstice or d4rk might know something more, but I don't think they're around rn

[hard swallow]

We do not run mods so it can't be mods and we review recordings and I don't think he was anywhere near it. Will have to double check tonight. Thanks for your help

[spring solstice]

Just 2 things: 1- Not sure that happens for hosts only. 2- Only hosts are able to use START commands, of course not counting someone hacking.

Can you tell me if you guys cleared the scout zone?

Or if you left any scout alive (and in a zone that was open, as in, sec door open even if the normal doors were closed)

In any event 2 things start permanent alarms in R4C2 (without counting START commands): stepping inside extraction scan or grabbing the sphere

Also "never ending wave of dudes" was it normal enemies+normal giants? Were there big shooters (big shooters in an alarm only happens with START or hack or mods)

[hard swallow]

Yes we did completely clear the scout zone the only place not cleared was zone 14 and 15 because we had our hormones and did not need them. Zone door was still closed.

[spring solstice]

In case you're wondering I've asked that because there's a glitch with scouts and clients being far away then only one of them comes back

Or something convoluted like that

[hard swallow]

Normal enemies and not sure on bigs because it basically woke up the entire sector of bigs in 8 and 9 but It was probably both.

[spring solstice]

I know it's hard to notice but bigs from alarm/waves, like normal enemies, are reddish compared to the pale ones that are spawned on level generation

if no shadows you can exclude the sphere grab

Did you have anyone during the run crash and rejoin the lobby?

[hard swallow]

What was weird is you got the scream and the voice prompt of Dauda saying "that is never a good sound" of the characters but there was no Alarm sound like there usually is for a constant. So it almost seems like it was triggered by the evacuation after main.

[hard swallow]

No not this time but we have had a ton of issues with this rundown in general.

Let me check back with my team and see if I missed something before I waste any more of your time. I did not have eyes on the 4th member and I thought we watched his clip but I wonder if he may have done it and the game is acting as intended. Sorry to waste your time

[spring solstice]

No problem

[spring solstice]

Yeah that's a voice prompted by a wave spawning for an alarm, either permanent or not. Extraction could be it.

[hard swallow]

@queen dove @spring solstice Sorry to have wasted your time. I think that was it. Our 4th member was by the evacuation getting some supplies we had left, and he thought he may have stepped in for a second without realizing he had. Unfortunately, his recording cuts out in Zone 8 due to a possible accidental Hotkey press, so we can't get a super clear idea of what happened. After looking this morning, I can see him through the wall super close to the extraction right before. When the scream finished, I checked my map and saw him running away from it, so I was confident I was pranked, and it triggered because of extraction by mistake. good shout @queen dove , sorry I doubted you when you first suggested it I just figured there was no way he did that. Now here I sit with Egg on my face.

[spring solstice]

No need to be sorry, it's fine.

[queen dove]

Well you get trolled enough times you know when these things happen

Don't beat yourself too hard over it

[grim tide]

Eventually you get trolled enough times that u use replay mod - never wonder why something happened again

[queen dove]

I mean you usually can guess these things well enough