Greetings all ... I am back for my 6 monthly request for having 2 x NPC's on my ship ... So one can pilot the Krait while myself and the other man the fighters. It is a small request and literally the only thing I have ever asked for. Thanks.
2 x NPC players in my ship
- Thread starter heathenlamb
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Heh.
Humans suck. I want NPCs!
That is utterly ridiculous. Besides I don't play in the open world. I don't want to play with other humans. If I did. I would.
Same here. NPCs are reliable companions and are playing the game every time I log in.
Also, please allow them to survive destruction.
Interesting idea, a live assistant who could connect using your account as a part of your crew.
The person in the ship would be an npc either way. I can't exactly play as you can I?
+1
Frequently requested but it never hurts to ask again.
Personally, I support NPC co-pilots and gunner simply because as OP and others have said...I don't like other humans. I do, however, play in open mode though I generally only see a fellow commander every few weeks. PS4 population is presumably much smaller. Given multi-crew gunner is a bust (rendering half the multi-crew ships pointless) I'd love to see the role become rebuilt with NPCs in mind.
Frequently requested but it never hurts to ask again.
Personally, I support NPC co-pilots and gunner simply because as OP and others have said...I don't like other humans. I do, however, play in open mode though I generally only see a fellow commander every few weeks. PS4 population is presumably much smaller. Given multi-crew gunner is a bust (rendering half the multi-crew ships pointless) I'd love to see the role become rebuilt with NPCs in mind.
Lestat
Banned
They are great unless they are stoned or drunk LOL. Then NPC pilots are best.
The way Frontier does thing in this game makes me pull my hair out. You have a ship that can hold 100 people, but you can only have 1 out of the 3 crew you've hired, my crew is absolutely wonderful to they have made 6 million dollars in 2 days with their thumb up their happy place.
How can you have a ship with 3-4 seats in the cockpit a place for two fighters a place to store over 40+ passengers, yet you can only take one crew along?
Now I've just returned back to ED to give it a second chance, but as a person that only plays single player I feel cheated. We should not be forced to have the same npc limitations, we should get the full game so to speak.
How can you have a ship with 3-4 seats in the cockpit a place for two fighters a place to store over 40+ passengers, yet you can only take one crew along?
Now I've just returned back to ED to give it a second chance, but as a person that only plays single player I feel cheated. We should not be forced to have the same npc limitations, we should get the full game so to speak.
I don't know that I'd go so far as to say 'we didn't get the full game'. Multicrew is simply a busted feature in its current form, that's all.
Now from a NPC crew perspective, I don't care so much about the realism/lore side (that matters, mind you) as I do the gameplay logic and capabilities. NPC AI isn't an easy thing to program but I would suspicion programming a second SLF pilot and/or gunner would not be much of a stretch for this team seeing as the existing SLF AI is actually quite good (relative to rank, as intended).
I think FDev needs to rebuild the NPC crew experience from the ground up, though. Cost structure, how they are hired, functionality...all of it. It really is a 'missed mark' as a feature with a lot of potential. NPC crew don't represent a challenge to PvP/Multi-Crew balance as even with all Elite AI a semi-effective crew of human players will be much more efficient and effective. Beyond the SLF mechanic, the gunner role seems particularly suited to NPC work more than player work.
I'd be thrilled to have a NPC gunner for my mining rigs or when running salvage missions. I don't need them (I don't need SLFs, guardian tech, SRVs, external lights, or landing gear either but hey, they're nice to have!) but they would add a level of immersion and interactivity not currently present. Like I said, I feel like NPC crew aren't so much a bad idea as one sorely in need of fleshing out and expansion.
I too would like two non-player computer players in my ship active at the same time.