# No NPCs (almost)

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [December 13, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131 "2016-12-13T09:12:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![\_k1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/_k1/32/1335_2.png) [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131/21 "2016-12-25T12:03:25Z")

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Since this is the newest NPC thread, I ask my NPC question here.

When I turn off dynamic NPC, can I get more followers than my starting one? I only have seen bandit and refugee center staffs, which cannot become my companion.

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**Author:** ![DeclanFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DeclanFrost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeclanFrost)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131/22 "2016-12-25T14:42:35Z")

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There’s a mercenary at the refugee center.

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**Author:** ![\_k1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/_k1/32/1335_2.png) [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131/23 "2016-12-25T16:13:41Z")

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Thanks for the information.

That’s much less than I need though. I thought NPC could spawn in evac shelter.

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**Author:** ![JackieMarlo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jackiemarlo/32/600_2.png) [@JackieMarlo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JackieMarlo)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131/24 "2017-01-02T04:35:23Z")

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I’ve put quite a bit of time into my first game and have never encountered a single NPC.

My settings:

Static NPCs FALSE  
Random NPCs FALSE  
NPC spawn rate .10

Since I set both static and random NPCs to FALSE, does that mean they’ll never spawn? Used default settings here.

Basically I’d like to occasionally encounter an NPC, like maybe a couple per town I encounter, something like that to mix things up. Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Nibelung44](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nibelung44/32/587_2.png) [@Nibelung44](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nibelung44)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-npcs-almost/13131/25 "2017-01-02T05:56:29Z")

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Then set Random to True. The coefficient only applies if at least one of the 2 settings is ON.

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