The creatures and unsavory NPC sorts throughout the galaxy have been taking their smart pills, and are now under the control of a more advanced "AI" to drive their actions. The galaxy-wide aggression has NOT yet been enabled.

Bandits and creatures on Derra, Serroco, Kowak, and in Showdown Exhibition matches will respond aggressively while the new AI is beta-tested. We will post a new Sim News when the galaxy-wide aggression is enabled. The timeframe is TBD but expect it in short order if all systems look good during testing.

EDIT: As part of the new AI, creatures no longer have ridiculous ranges and attack from melee range only. You're welcome/I'm sorry.

EDIT 2: There is some work happening on the backend to standardize how actions (travel, combat, medicine, the Force, etc.) interact with each other. As a result, certain oversights from the past have now been corrected in this sync. For example, you may no longer begin piloted travel while training with the Force.