Steven Sheridan mission, "Stop the Rikti Assault": "Hostile" panicked civilians

[RikOz]

So I encountered the strangest thing in this mission. I'm not entirely certain that it's a bug, but the Wiki article for the mission mentions nothing about it.

 

This is a "board transit" mission. I encountered multiple groups of level 1 civilians, all huddled together, cowering in fear. They were all labeled "Citizen", and showed the group membership, "<Paragon Citizens>". The odd part was that they were all hostile, i.e. I could have attacked them had I chosen to do so, despite this being a blueside mission. When I would approach to within a certain distance, they would all run away as a group.

 

 

And when I followed them, I discovered they were all making their way to the mission exit:

 

 

Like I said, I'm not certain that this is a bug, as I don't believe I've ever done this mission before now, and I'm sure I would remember it if I'd seen this before. Regardless, it was extremely strange.

Edited September 16, 2022 by RikOz

[Technomajix]

I noticed it too, ever since the mission was updated with the last update (check patch notes). There are now Rikti Bombs on the map that count down to detonation as well.