Bug #448

Drone Disappears Underground Upon Disabling and Surprise Reappearance

Status:	New
Priority:	High
Added by:	notjared on December 22, '25
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	9.3.2
Actual Result:	When a Drone is disabled by a Survivor, sometimes it snaps down into the ground.
Expected Result:	When a Drone is disabled by a Survivor, it flies upwards and slowly descends as its disabled timer counts down.
Severity:	Minor
Reproducibility:	Frequently
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	I am unsure of what causes this, but it has been happening in almost EVERY match ever since her last major rework. Hopefully the log files help.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Play as The Skull Merchant
2. Deploy a Drone
3. Have a Survivor disable it
4. The exact scenario that causes this are unknown.

Explanation

Sometimes, when Survivors disable a Skull Merchant Drone, it will enter the "Disabled" state so close to the ground that it fully disappears underground as it slowly descends further while its Disabled timer counts down. While this issue initially appears as purely cosmetic, when the Drone returns to the Active state it will suddenly appear above-ground with no warning and catch Survivors who had no idea that a Drone was underground off-guard, giving the Killer the ability to injure Survivors with no visual or audio cues.

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