armed guards just standing around?

[erikwithak]

Not sure if this is a bug, or just a design flaw that needs to be worked out, or something I'm doing wrong.
I hired a couple armed guards. Put one on a patrol, but the rest I want to wander my whole prison. But, it seems, without a patrol route assigned, they just stand around. Unless there is a fight in the area near them, of course.

Any ideas to fix this? Outside of making my entire prison a patrol area?

[spectacularnono18]

Mine don't even move if there's a fight 3 meters from him. Its a bug.

Same for some guards.

[erikwithak]

Gotcha, thanks for the reply. I haven't gotten into bug forum yet. But, I'm sure it's already been reported in that car haha

[RichieGrape]

i don't think its a bug..they weren't designed to roam..they are only designed to be set to a patrol route

[theweef02]

You MUST assign them to a patrol or move them manually. I like have a few on patrols then maybe 2 back-ups chilling near the entrance, but can always be swapped out

[erikwithak]

Thanks! I'm actually starting to like the way they act more now. In my current prison, I just have one standing in the armory, so he's there if I need him. That way I knew where to find him if I need him quickly. But I don't want him suppressing my prisoners, since they are pretty happy as is, and I'm trying to get the education grant finished

[RichieGrape]

Thanks! I'm actually starting to like the way they act more now. In my current prison, I just have one standing in the armory, so he's there if I need him. That way I knew where to find him if I need him quickly. But I don't want him suppressing my prisoners, since they are pretty happy as is, and I'm trying to get the education grant finished

when your armed guards get tired they go to the armory....so if you have 2 patrols set up and 3 armed guards..eventually you will end up with your "free" guard standing in the armory waiting to relieve one of the other two

[scout15]

The whole armed guard thing is kind of flawed to begin with. Having guards with guns wandering the prison halls (alone I might add) is a disaster waiting to happen.

Realistically COs only go into the prison with weapons as part of a SORT team to respond to a serious incident.