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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0004608Zandronum[All Projects] Bugpublic2026-04-30 13:312026-05-16 07:38
ReporterNashMuhandes 
Assigned ToDrinkyBird 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformMicrosoftOSWindowsOS VersionXP/Vista/7
Product Version3.2.1 
Target Version3.3Fixed in Version3.3 
Summary0004608: [Strife, online] Conversations with NPCs derived from Peasant10 do not start online
DescriptionPeasant NPCs in particular the ones deriving from the Peasant10 base class are not talkable to when playing online.

This makes the main quest unstartable entirely, essentially bricking the game permanently, because the first guy you need to talk to is an NPC named Rowan, who happens to be a Peasant10 NPC.

(The randomly-wandering non-quest-essential peasants are not affected; they are all talkable to)
Steps To Reproduce- Start a Zandronum server, coop, Strife as the IWAD, starting at MAP02
- Join the server, kill the initial guard dudes
- Walk out the first door, walk forward a bit then turn left, there is an NPC standing behind a counter
- Try to talk to him by pressing +use. The conversation won't spawn, so you will never get the first main quest of the game.
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User avatar (0024707)
DrinkyBird (developer)
2026-05-10 21:52

 I can't reproduce, I can join a server and speak to Rowan fine, even go as far to complete his mission.
User avatar (0024708)
DoomTheRobot (reporter)
2026-05-12 05:48

 Tried this myself, and also couldn't reproduce. However, I set sv_shootthroughallies to true, and for whatever reason that causes the issue described to occur. It even occurs in singleplayer with the CVar on. Perhaps that might be related?
User avatar (0024709)
DrinkyBird (developer)
2026-05-12 19:24
edited on: 2026-05-12 19:30

 Yep, the trace to find an actor to talk to wasn't ignoring sv_shootthroughallies, and the Peasant actor has the FRIENDLY flag. This should fix that:'https://foss.heptapod.net/zandronum/zandronum-stable/-/compare/branch%2Fdefault...topic%2Fdefault%2Fconversations-friendly-actors-fix?from_project_id=1309 [^]'
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DrinkyBird (developer)
2026-05-13 10:48

 Confirmed with Nash on Discord that shootthroughallies was the culprit, and the above commit does fix it.
MR submitted:'https://foss.heptapod.net/zandronum/zandronum-stable/-/merge_requests/364 [^]'
User avatar (0024725)
unknownna (updater)
2026-05-16 07:38

 Can also confirm that the build fixes the issue. Thank you for the fix, and special thanks to DoomTheRobot for quickly figuring out the cause.

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- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-04-30 13:31 NashMuhandes New Issue
2026-05-10 21:52 DrinkyBird Note Added: 0024707
2026-05-12 05:48 DoomTheRobot Note Added: 0024708
2026-05-12 19:24 DrinkyBird Note Added: 0024709
2026-05-12 19:24 DrinkyBird Assigned To => DrinkyBird
2026-05-12 19:24 DrinkyBird Status new => needs testing
2026-05-12 19:24 DrinkyBird Status needs testing => needs review
2026-05-12 19:30 DrinkyBird Note Edited: 0024709 View Revisions
2026-05-13 10:48 DrinkyBird Note Added: 0024712
2026-05-13 16:54 DrinkyBird Target Version => 3.3
2026-05-16 07:38 unknownna Note Added: 0024725
2026-05-16 07:38 unknownna Status needs review => resolved
2026-05-16 07:38 unknownna Fixed in Version => 3.3
2026-05-16 07:38 unknownna Resolution open => fixed




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