So I was hunting and one of my npc's was killed during combat...

He was equipped with an A280,DL44, Corellian Powersuit Armour and helmet...

After his death I expected to find his weapons and armor but to my surprise it was nowhere to be found.

I am wondering if this is normal or is it a bug?

That is as intended.

Yep perfectly fine. One of the reasons you need to keep your NPC's health in mind.

oh great, well thanks for the info.

I do keep the health levels up on all my troops...Unfortunately he was a scout and only had 60 health points, Was killed by one shot with a nightstinger.

That's the reason that I decided not to outfit my NPCs with anything expensive until the armor rules actually make sense.

Yeah. I learned the hard way by losing a suit of HBA with a freak happenstance where he was hit for 120 points in one round.

Question, do friendly NPCs have the same 5%(or roughly that) item drop odds as hostile NPCs?

If you fight smart you need not worry about equipping NPC's with expensive gear. I have killed approx 500 bandits and many times that in creatures and have yet to lose a NPC from my party.

“Question, do friendly NPCs have the same 5%(or roughly that) item drop odds as hostile NPCs? ”

They do not drop items. Nor do PCs.

Forgive the dim moment but can you clarify Syn?

I was under the impression that when a bandit dies there is a 5%(or whatever it was) chance it drops an item it was carrying. So essentially that does not apply to an NPC?

When bandits die, that does happen. When your own NPCs die, it does not. Nor does it happen when PCs are killed.

Aye, the creepy rabbit-creature speaks the truth.

(I'm shocked too)