bonewildling.npctype.patch calls for a npcpear instead of npcspear which causes them to despawn when trying to switch weapons.

@Bonedragon1300: Frackin' Universe already has a version of this mod incorporated into it, so there's no need to have both mods installed.

Does this work with Fracken Universe?

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@Uatcher: Indeed, and now, it should be fixed. Thanks for pointing it out. :)

I believe I found out the cause of the constant weapon switching. It seems to be the parameters "emptyhands" being set to true, when it should be set to false.

@Uatcher: This mod can be used without the Better NPC Equipment mod installed, though it'll run fine if both mods are installed. It'll simply overwrite the Better NPC Equipment mod's changes with its own.

As for that constant weapon switching for NPC crewmates, I'm not exactly sure what's causing that, but I believe that it's most likely due to the Improved NPC Behavior mod. If not, then it might be a vanilla Starbound issue causing problems with Engineers and Mechanics carrying both a primary weapon/tool (such as a monkeywrench) and a sheathed primary weapon/tool (such as a gun).

Also, because I forgot. I'm not sure what is causing it, but one the engineer crewmates for some reason keep switching between their ranged weapon and the melee weapon constantly when not in your party.

I have a question: Is this mod meant to be used alongside the other Better NPC Equipment? or should only one be used at once?