# Can't shoot at NPC

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-shoot-at-npc/5044>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [February 12, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-shoot-at-npc/5044 "2014-02-12T10:50:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jiamil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@Jiamil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jiamil)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-shoot-at-npc/5044/1 "2014-02-12T10:50:39Z")

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0.9-4210-ge2cd4e4  
Windows Console  
Windows 7 32-bit

Was attacked by a NPC, tried to fire a gun at the NPC: The aim snapped to the target-NPC but every shot went “Blam” and missed. Raised with debug the skills to about 10, again always missing. Melee worked fine.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-shoot-at-npc/5044/2 "2014-02-12T13:23:57Z")

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it’s been that way for awhile. i generally just debug-kill NPCs on sight.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-shoot-at-npc/5044/3 "2014-02-13T13:39:28Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/6075>

Thanks for reporting.