NPC behaviours

[Amargosa]

What's up with the obnoxious NPC behaviours whenever you get near them?

They keep spamming phrases like "Don't stand so close!" and "No need to stand so close!" when you're still over 5m away from them.
And when you stand near them for more than 10 seconds they always say "Now you're just being wierd" and "You're odd". And the guards say "Out of my way!".
They sure need far more variety in what they can say.

Also why do they always wear face covers, often that yellow chinese hat and gasmask while inside buildings?

 

[Dillon Fallon]

I suppose that since a significant number of pilots' federation members are packing enough heat to depopulate a settlement in a matter of minutes - including a squad of Omnipol, that's going to make Timmy Technician with his Christmas cracker pistol a little twitchy.

As for the headwear and mask - probably the equivalent of a hard hat and dust/chemical mask when working in industrial areas.

 

[Amargosa]

I suppose that since a significant number of pilots' federation members are packing enough heat to depopulate a settlement in a matter of minutes - including a squad of Omnipol, that's going to make Timmy Technician with his Christmas cracker pistol a little twitchy.

As for the headwear and mask - probably the equivalent of a hard hat and dust/chemical mask when working in industrial areas.

Calling people wierd and odd is a sure way for them to get shot though. LOL they're unfriendly as hell.

 

[Dillon Fallon]

Calling people wierd and odd is a sure way for them to get shot though. LOL they're unfriendly as hell.

Well, since they're standing next to someone in their workplace with the futuristic equivalent with a toolbelt of equipment for breaking into stuff and a heavily modified M82 sniper rifle and 0.50 cal handgun, they're probably resigned to dying anyway. In that situation and with a edge of civilization mindset, it might be thinking they might as well go out trying to stand up for themselves.

 

[aRJay]

What's up with the obnoxious NPC behaviours whenever you get near them?

They keep spamming phrases like "Don't stand so close!" and "No need to stand so close!" when you're still over 5m away from them.
And when you stand near them for more than 10 seconds they always say "Now you're just being wierd" and "You're odd". And the guards say "Out of my way!".
They sure need far more variety in what they can say.

Also why do they always wear face covers, often that yellow chinese hat and gasmask while inside buildings?

Different cultural background, different cultures have a different concept of personal space, the distance you are comfortable with strangers, those obviously feel more comfortable with a greater distance than you.

There is an example I heard of two ambassadors talking one was from a culture that had a personal space of about 3 foot the others was about 2 foot so every time things got uncomfortable the first ambassador moved back which made the second one feel too far away so he moved forward apparently they travelled the length of the room like that.

 

[Dillon Fallon]

The other thing worth remembering is that this is a universe where your employer regularly gives out contracts requiring heavily armed mercenaries and most of the time a no questions asked policy on how they got the job done. Creating an impression that you're glad to have these people around, or worse, showing any kind of weakness is probably more likely to get you a bullet in the head than telling them to back off.

 

[Amargosa]

Different cultural background, different cultures have a different concept of personal space, the distance you are comfortable with strangers, those obviously feel more comfortable with a greater distance than you.

There is an example I heard of two ambassadors talking one was from a culture that had a personal space of about 3 foot the others was about 2 foot so every time things got uncomfortable the first ambassador moved back which made the second one feel too far away so he moved forward apparently they travelled the length of the room like that.

I don't know how far that is, but 5m is excessive. It's the length of a car. Try keeping that much distance while shopping in a store, it's literally impossible. Even during corona times the required distance to keep was only 2m at most.

 

[Dillon Fallon]

I don't know how far that is, but 5m is excessive. It's the length of a car. Try keeping that much distance while shopping in a store, it's literally impossible. Even during corona times the required distance to keep was only 2m at most.

Well, compare that to stations where there's no shooting people allowed. Unless you practically bump into them, NPCs are far more accommodating. Settlements just have more of a 'get what you needed to do done and get out' vibe to them.

 

[photomankc]

Given what happens to them when pilot's fed types are around they probably ought to just start shooting if they see you.

 

[Amargosa]

And why does everyone wear gloves? Even the bartender and the people that stand at the tables drinking wear them.

 

[Ian Doncaster]

And why does everyone wear gloves? Even the bartender and the people that stand at the tables drinking wear them.

The person who repairs the heating is on the next shift, and the change is 26 days away.

 

[zimms]

They just really want to avoid touching CMDRs. "Just returned from a 12 months exploration trip!" Yeah, ever noticed how ships don't have showers? Or toilets?

 

[St0rmFury]

Members of the pilots federation have rather nasty reputation of grabbing anything that isn't nailed down from settlements.

 

[zikolach]

Well, since they're standing next to someone in their workplace with the futuristic equivalent with a toolbelt of equipment for breaking into stuff and a heavily modified M82 sniper rifle and 0.50 cal handgun, they're probably resigned to dying anyway. In that situation and with a edge of civilization mindset, it might be thinking they might as well go out trying to stand up for themselves.

That would make more sense if they reacted differently to the commanders wearing flight suit and no pistol at all
I would love to see the change in NPC behavior based on the equipment player is carrying and ability for player to unequip personal scanner and cutter.

 

[Old Duck]

They keep spamming phrases like "Don't stand so close!" and "No need to stand so close!" when you're still over 5m away from them.

"Excuse me, would you mind taking a step back, please?"

"Excuse me, could you please take a step back, I prefer a little more personal space."

etc etc etc

AI to rescue!

 

[Leadfoot]

"Excuse me, would you mind taking a step back, please?"

If they really wanted to do it right they'd give the NPCs a little dance animation with the phrase

Don't stand...
Don't stand so...
Don't stand so close to me.

At the very least it would be much more entertaining.

 

[zikolach]

I don't know how well are these workers paid (and loyal to their employer), but I can imagine some of them could be willing to sell the clearance for a good money

 

[Aerendyl]

What's up with the obnoxious NPC behaviours whenever you get near them?

They keep spamming phrases like "Don't stand so close!" and "No need to stand so close!" when you're still over 5m away from them.
And when you stand near them for more than 10 seconds they always say "Now you're just being wierd" and "You're odd". And the guards say "Out of my way!".
They sure need far more variety in what they can say.

Also why do they always wear face covers, often that yellow chinese hat and gasmask while inside buildings?

At the rate at which power-down and power-up missions happen at these ports, it seems fair that they'd be skittish. Every two days everyone at the settlement gets murdered and then replaced with a new team two days later.

 

[Walter2]

hat's up with the obnoxious NPC behaviours whenever you get near them?

They keep spamming phrases like "Don't stand so close!" and "No need to stand so close!" when you're still over 5m away from them.
And when you stand near them for more than 10 seconds they always say "Now you're just being wierd" and "You're odd". And the guards say "Out of my way!".
They sure need far more variety in what they can say.

Also why do they always wear face covers, often that yellow chinese hat and gasmask while inside buildings?

You thought the Covid problem was going to be resolved by 3309?

 

[Northpin]

At the rate at which power-down and power-up missions happen at these ports, it seems fair that they'd be skittish. Every two days everyone at the settlement gets murdered and then replaced with a new team two days later.

2 days?
Amateurs.

I used to do it every 15 minutes