NPC Coms Menu

[Bobbydylan]

I hope this comes soon. I'd love to be able to:

1) Declare piracy, and demand cargo.
2) Apologize for accidentally shooting the system patrol craft that flew into my beam laser.
3) Request assistance
4) Offer assistance.
5) Request docking. Looking to my left to open one type of comm over another seems odd.

 

[Erimus Kamzel]

Agreed. NPCs are going to outnumber real players in multiplayer mode by a massive margin. They will be by far the most common pilots we'll encounter (and already are).

I really hope we can have more interaction with them other than just combat. Maybe offer to escort that Lakon leaving a trading hub for a cut of the profits. Or like you said offer assistance - answer distress calls etc. Even idle chit chat that can lead to a snippet of info that opens up a mission arc for you to follow.

The phrase living breathing universe is often mentioned with Elite - for that to happen the NPCs need personality, unpredictability, and some semblance of intellect when responding to canned dialogue.