And gets active as soon as you leave them. Which means all those NPCs spawned on landing pads will launch at the same time clogging up the exit. If you have a big ship, wait a while. Or enjoy your scans. Or just boost around them. But now I know where the traffic jam is coming from. And now you know, too.
PSA: NPC AI in Stations is Idle While Browsing Station Services
- Thread starter Vardaugas
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I've noticed some weird NPC behaviour in stations as well but didn't investigate it, I'll try to confirm if I find the time to get in game.
What happens if more than one commander is in the station?
I would suppose only one needs to be "ready to lift off" to keep the NPCs going. I just happened to close the services and see five ships lifting off simultaneously. From then on I kept track and similar things happened. Might only affect new ships 'spawning' in while you're in the services.
I think this warrants closer investigtion!
Certainly something Fdev would like to know about if it's really a thing.