Give NPCs access to the ship kits

Cmdr. Numa · May 27, 2019

I mean seriously. They get all sorts of nice paintjobs, but the model is always the default. Why ? Why not make the ships a little less of all clones, why restrict those individual designs to players only ? Heck, some might even be animated to buy the kit themselves when they see an NPC with it.

nanite2000 · May 27, 2019

Agreed OP! It might even encourage players to buy ship kits when they see them in action.

Lestat · May 27, 2019

Just wondering could affect players with the slower Internet connection.

nanite2000 · May 27, 2019

Lestat said:
Just wondering could affect players with the slower Internet connection.

Why? In what way?

Turd Ferguson · May 28, 2019

NPCs DO have acces....just that none of them have paid for them.

dxm55 · May 28, 2019

Turd Ferguson said:
NPCs DO have acces....just that none of them have paid for them.

No!! Ban NPCs from using kits!!
Why should some NPC fit a spoiler for free when I have to pay for it??

Sylow · May 28, 2019

NPCs still use paintjobs? They formerly did, but since a while i didn't observe that any more. Maybe i am not paying attention any more, but i think i'd still notice it if a target has an onionhead paintjob or something like that.

That being said, i'd also like them to have paintjobs and ship kits in use. The things are there. Using them would give us some variety on what we shoot at. So we could punish NPCs for using what they have not paid for...

Bloodsign · May 28, 2019

Cmdr. Numa said:
I mean seriously. They get all sorts of nice paintjobs, but the model is always the default. Why ? Why not make the ships a little less of all clones, why restrict those individual designs to players only ? Heck, some might even be animated to buy the kit themselves when they see an NPC with it.

I'd like to see some AI variety too. Maybe roving swarms of raiders that go from system to system to system laying waste to everything, kitted out with raider ship kits?