NPC's

[elgeeko]

I have been playing Discovery in Open-SP and online for 2 or so months now, and have yet to see an NPC flying anything but Vanilla ships.

Would it be too much to ask to see NPC groups use the more unique ships of discovery more often?
For example see Trade convoys in Bretonia using the Shire?

Or see ALG convoys using their mover?

Or see a Liberty Battle group made up of a Carrier and supporting ships?

See NPC factions at war use their MK-II fighters or even their new bombers?

Even see trade convoy escorts using things like the Kingfisher or the Renzu/KS ships? (when they are no longer imports)

All I know is, flying through house space would be more fun if every freighter convoy wasn't just a stock vanilla freighter escorted by stock vanilla ships.
Certainly don't make all of them non-vanilla, but it will keep the vanilla ships more fresh if you see them alongside other ships.

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[Cellulanus]

The main reason is because most house NPCs use very low level ships and equipment, nearly all disco ships are end game level.



Also, house bomber NPCs are not exactly the best idea in the book, to over powered.

[elgeeko]

Well, thats true. Still, especially for cargo liners/their convoys I think it would add diversity to see some of the Discovery ships as well as spicing up player Pirates lives by making NPC trade ships more challenging.

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I see the trouble with NPC Discovery bombers. *shudders*

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[kikatsu]

Geeko, take a trip to gallia, we have NPC disco bomber patrols there

[NomadRevenge]

Gallia is an exception. what other ships would they be able to use? the only ships possible for them to use are the new ones.

[Elsdragon]

I have seen MK2 fighters, they are usually in BS patrols, or way off warzones, Like Dundee, and bremen. Omicron 94 Has Assassin patrols near the wreck, so that might count. And bomber patrols are a bad Idea,THey rape People in Gallia

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[binTowers]

Hessian npcs use Odin in Hessian guard and some `hard` systems like Omega15, Omega 47.
Hackers fly all kinds of new ships in Vespucci.
Rogue gunboats can be seen here and there.
And then there is Gallia.

That is all I guess.


I want npc Praetorians in Gamma (with 4 Coladas), coz those annoying OC Sabres have Infernos now :nono:

[Drake]

I believe you can still find Scorpion patrols in the Wilde systems.

[Elsdragon]

Before admin shields were buffed, the Wild NPC's Could kill an [Admin]

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[elgeeko]

So they *do* exist. Now if only passing trade convoys used them the atmosphere would be complete :)

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