NPC Crew - Potentially Confirmed?

[CMDR_Raikkonen]

According to Obsidian Ant's new information, the Apex Interstellar Transport will result in players being sat in a NPC controlled "taxi" taking them to their location.

This is very interesting and perhaps explains why we have had those auto-dock and auto-super cruise features added recently. It raises a few new possibilities...

If NPCs can now serve in this pilot function, there is absolutely no reason why there can't be NPC gunners or pilots visible in our own ships (where as at the moment we have .jpeg fighter crew).

I've also thought the Hauler would make a great "space taxi", but it only has 1 seat, which would have to be occupied by the NPC pilot. So it makes me wonder which ship(s) will be used by Apex Interstellar?

Thoughts?

 

[metatheurgist]

I'll always marvel at this forums ability to take one snippet of information and jump to the biggest conclusion they could find.

Olympic gold worth jumping too.

You should see Star Citizen backers go at it.

 

[Marra Morgan]

Adriene would be proud of that stretch.

 

[Keanson]

I'd imagine this kind of thing would be more for when/if player ship interiors are under actual development.

 

[CMDR Jayce MacLeod]

I was wondering about this too and thought: if we are somehow given a spot on the bridge of these transport ships (as opposed to some sort of internal cabin, like a modern day airplane), I wonder if we will have scenarios where the ship we are traveling in gets interdicted and the captain says to you "quick, if you want to help us survive, grab the gunner controls" and we will get to play a "minigame" of shooting an enemy while the NPC pilot contols the ship (think multicrew gunner role).

I dont know, just a random thought and since they did say apex interstellar travel is definitely not going to be instantaneous, this might be something they throw in to add a bit of excitement to being ferried around.

 

[Monk]

Hauler can take a passenger module. Perhaps we will see the interior of that?

 

[Serpentis Ictis]

According to Obsidian Ant's new information, the Apex Interstellar Transport will result in players being sat in a NPC controlled "taxi" taking them to their location.

This is very interesting and perhaps explains why we have had those auto-dock and auto-super cruise features added recently. It raises a few new possibilities...

If NPCs can now serve in this pilot function, there is absolutely no reason why there can't be NPC gunners or pilots visible in our own ships (where as at the moment we have .jpeg fighter crew).

I've also thought the Hauler would make a great "space taxi", but it only has 1 seat, which would have to be occupied by the NPC pilot. So it makes me wonder which ship(s) will be used by Apex Interstellar?

Thoughts?

I can imagine dolphin, orca and beluga would make the normal taxis. In their full glory, casino table, banquets, sight seeing etc...

With a few of the empire ships for speedy travel, and T-haulers for industrial level bulk travel!

All depends on where you're going and how much you want to pay!

 

[Chorda]

I've also thought the Hauler would make a great "space taxi", but it only has 1 seat, which would have to be occupied by the NPC pilot. So it makes me wonder which ship(s) will be used by Apex Interstellar?

Thoughts?

Asp Scouts all the way, so they finally have a purpose.