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Last_Jedi_Standing wrote:The NPCs we're talking about almost certainly are not Testificates. Those are hideous and should be shot on sight. Our NPCs will at least look like people.

Well, I just assumed that (when they got around to it) they would basically do what "minecraft comes alive" did and just remodel the Testes rather than going through all the bother of making a whole new NPC... I think they would work fine as just a useless starter population. But once you give them equipment, they start moving around with purpose and doing beneficial things for you/your faction.

Laserbilly wrote:just remodel the Testes

No thanks

I think we should keep testificates. Those peaceful, harmless NPC's, turned evil.

Keon wrote:I think we should keep testificates. Those peaceful, harmless NPC's, turned evil.

Raider Testes? Only if they ride on the backs of beetles.

I think Laser's idea of keeping NCP multiplication basically the same is a good one, but you shouldn't be able to farm soldiers with a few wooden doors and some dirt blocks. Maybe there could be some system of identifying actual buildings could be implemented. Something like my buildings and cities idea would work, if anyone remembers it. Basically buildings would work similarly to shipbuilding. You would lay down a "Construction" block and design the structure in a virtual area, then the block would construct it. There would be templates for the non-architects. One of the building categories could be house or apartment and NCPs would multiply according to the amount of available housing.

I tried to train cleverbot, well...

[Me]Cleverbot, Sit!
[Cleverbot]Your face.

NPCs are built solely to fight. They do not need rooms, they need cloning pods.

NPCs are citizens, they improve the feel and ambiance of the game. You'd need them for construction workers, shop owners, freighter pilots, raiders, crew fillers, defensive system operators, maintenance workers, etc. They will play many roles.

im againt training npcs but i do support them getting experience by doing their job

you can personnaly make a situation in which the npcs ai would think its in a fight so it would gain xp
but no academics / bootcamps

The idea of training wouldn't mean gaining effectiveness necessarily. It would cause the NPCs to be able to be specialized. An NPC that enrolls in the Academy would be able to pilot a ship or an assault mech or order ground troops. One that goes to a camp might be able to use weapons and some armors. Skill would require something being done for a longer time, usually from experience. Differentiating between skill and training/specialization would prevent high-level NPC farming.

catsonmeth wrote:The idea of training wouldn't mean gaining effectiveness necessarily. It would cause the NPCs to be able to be specialized. An NPC that enrolls in the Academy would be able to pilot a ship or an assault mech or order ground troops. One that goes to a camp might be able to use weapons and some armors. Skill would require something being done for a longer time, usually from experience. Differentiating between skill and training/specialization would prevent high-level NPC farming.

Also university for scientists.

I like the idea they get EXP by the job. Keep NPC humans and make sure they get human conditions. If they are just clones people won't give a s*** about them throwing them out like garbage which ruins the immersion and fun (Have a look at FTL and how you care about your crew there).

Bootcamps and Academics could help, make them good, but xp from fighting would make them better in combat

Academics would introduce them to a skillset and increase specialization, actual XP would be gained from experience.

Maybe an academy booth made of 9 academy blocks that spawns NPCs when you put money in and request an NPC. As of the original plans, NPCs were gonna be ship fillers, and operate turrets. That is all.

ACH0225 wrote:Maybe an academy booth made of 9 academy blocks that spawns NPCs when you put money in and request an NPC. As of the original plans, NPCs were gonna be ship fillers, and operate turrets. That is all.

Nah, that's too forced. Enrollment could be controlled by how many of what caste is present in the school. There would be a large amount of infantry, a smaller amount of crew, just a few officers and fewer captains. Production of NCPs could be controlled by amount of available housing.