# Every NPC vanished

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-npc-vanished/29825>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 12, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-npc-vanished/29825 "2025-10-12T09:09:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Penny\_Naivailer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/penny_naivailer/32/13180_2.png) [@Penny\_Naivailer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Penny_Naivailer)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-npc-vanished/29825/1 "2025-10-12T09:09:25Z")

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I quicksaved the game using a keybind while an NPC’s chat window was up. I died a few minutes later so I reloaded the game and found that every NPC had vanished. The entire refugee center was empty.

I’ve now spent the last three hours trying to salvage my 40+ hour run.