How do I avoid getting blown away by NPCs?

Kodiologist · 2014-10-09T20:46:42.000Z

I’ve been playing Git master with both static and dynamic NPCs enabled. Most NPCs are harmless enough, or don’t go any further than robbing me (so long as I don’t resist), but occasionally one shoots me without warning, even while I’m unarmed. So far, these ill-tempered NPCs have always killed me in one turn with a shot to the head or torso. Apart from avoiding all NPCs, what can I do?

Of the two NPC types (static and dynamic), is one more likely to be violent?

Perhaps this is just a balance issue yet to be addressed, since the occasional segfaults evince that NPCs are still a work in progress.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-10-09T21:07:04.000Z

Turn them off.

ChristopherWalken · 2014-10-09T21:16:34.000Z

Static NPCs are fine actually, as far as I can tell. Just look out for bandit camps and avoid them unless you’re well equipped.

Dynamic NPCs turns this game into an ASCII DayZ.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-10-09T21:17:09.000Z

ChristopherWalken:

Dynamic NPCs turns this game into an ASCII DayZ.

BEST THING EVER HOLYSHEIT SIGGED

HunterAlpha1 · 2014-10-10T02:51:33.000Z

[quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:3, topic:7539”]Static NPCs are fine actually, as far as I can tell. Just look out for bandit camps and avoid them unless you’re well equipped.

Dynamic NPCs turns this game into an ASCII DayZ.[/quote]FUCK YEAH!!! CDDA with dynamic NPCs on IS just like DayZ!

Jarlaxle · 2014-10-10T03:35:08.000Z

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:5, topic:7539”][quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:3, topic:7539”]Static NPCs are fine actually, as far as I can tell. Just look out for bandit camps and avoid them unless you’re well equipped.

Dynamic NPCs turns this game into an ASCII DayZ.[/quote]FUCK YEAH!!! CDDA with dynamic NPCs on IS just like DayZ![/quote]

Whelp, this thread has finally convinced me to download the latest experimental and be the best hardened scavenger who is a psychopathic cannibal that I can be.

Coolthulhu · 2014-10-10T08:25:30.000Z

Yeah, the psychotic cannibal for few days, then a psychotic cannibalistic corpse after some random dude wakes you up with a point-blank shotgun headshot. In your favorite “safe” basement.

Weyrling · 2014-10-10T09:16:13.000Z

Coolthulhu:

Yeah, the psychotic cannibal for few days, then a psychotic cannibalistic corpse after some random dude wakes you up with a point-blank shotgun headshot. In your favorite “safe” basement.

I find the secret is to leave traps everywhere (Especially land mines, assuming you wear powered armor or have 8+ trap skill, otherwise just lots of less explosive traps) around your safe house; randomly around the building, doors, windows, hallways, stairs, your workshop, your bed, I’ve woken up to random wandering murderhobos/moose/zombears exploding so many times I started wearing earplugs to sleep.

NOTE: Use ONLY bear/crossbow/shotgun traps around your workshop/bed, or you will probably follow my example and wake up to a face full of explosions and shrapnel (Which is similar to a shotgun blast to the face) as it kills everything in the room.

NoobKid · 2014-10-10T09:56:39.000Z

I keep seeing people posting about what’s wrong with NPCs but making friends with one if you’re a born politician seems to work fine for me. In fact, the only problem I’ve run into is crashing the game after spawning lots of them with debug.

Kodiologist · 2014-10-10T12:33:25.000Z

NPCs who let them talk to you and thereby leverage your speaking skill are not as dangerous as the ones who shoot before you get a chance to talk.

I assume that having high speaking doesn’t make NPCs less likely to shoot first. That wouldn’t make much sense.

Tineen · 2014-10-10T13:56:38.000Z

Nowdays I always play with Static NPC’s off Dynamic on, they add a splice of fun and chaos to the game.

Always be careful entering buildings with NPC’s in them in fact better then being careful just don’t go in. Always carry a shotgun, always carry a rifle. If you see an NPC with a flamethrower, avoid. I got into a good habit of checking every NPC’s armament before approaching them.

NoobKid · 2014-10-10T14:58:30.000Z

Off-subject, but are there randomly-generated “NPC buildings” like the “bustling trade centers” in the faction menu now?

Jarlaxle · 2014-10-10T17:34:33.000Z

Coolthulhu:

Yeah, the psychotic cannibal for few days, then a psychotic cannibalistic corpse after some random dude wakes you up with a point-blank shotgun headshot. In your favorite “safe” basement.

What, you wanna live forever?
Honestly I like the random danger that it brings to the game.