SHIV has no weapon

[Hathur]

Ok so my Shivs are all bugged ... When I manufacture them and look at them in the barracks, you can visibily see that the actual turret / weapon is not there (it's empty .. no gun)... and sure enough when I bring the SHIV on the mission, it can't do anything but move.

What's going on?

[Placid]

I've not tried using SHIV's myself yet, but i've noticed that there are multiple SHIV weapons you can research. Does it come default with a weapon ? (like say a heavy machine gun), or is it just a stripped out robot when you make it ?

If it does come default with a weapon, then i am clueless, sorry.

[ScoobyDoofus]

Yeah, I had this issue as well. Im pretty certain its a bug, as I had all the SHIV weapons researched, and still got this. THEN after awhile, the game wouldnt even allow me to bring SHIVs into battle. I'd just get the "error" noise whenever I tried to assign one.

[Chthon]

I would try verifying the game files using Steam. Sounds like something has gotten corrupted in them.

[crisu]

Nothing will help you. Shiv is broken and must be patched. Sometimes they come with weapon (as they should) sometimes not. Sometimes they are invisible and cant be added to squad at all.

[RasterOps]

Does the weapon need to be equipped similar to changing weapons on the Raven Fighters?

[Chthon]

Does the weapon need to be equipped similar to changing weapons on the Raven Fighters?

Nope, the weapon is the best SHIV weapon you have researched assigned automatically. I still say verify your game files. I cannot reproduce this bug.

[crisu]

Does the weapon need to be equipped similar to changing weapons on the Raven Fighters?

SHIV cannot be equipped with anything. You can invent new weapon for it via foundry.

[Emmeth]

I have been told there is a tiny patch for UFO and Steam should download it automatically but I do not know how to check if the game is patched or not.

[crisu]

Nope, the weapon is the best SHIV weapon you have researched assigned automatically. I still say verify your game files. I cannot reproduce this bug.

Which ones are you constructing?

[Chthon]

I have been told there is a tiny patch for UFO and Steam should download it automatically but I do not know how to check if the game is patched or not.

If you verfify game files as I suggested, the game will determine if you need the patch and patch it if you do. It will also determine if any individual files are broken, and replace them with working copies. Just right click on the game, choose properties, then click the Local Files tab, then the Verify Integrity of Game Cache button.

[shadow79]

this is a bug... I have into this very thing in BOTH the PC and Xbox games.