# NPC brainstorming

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-brainstorming/27088>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 26, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-brainstorming/27088 "2021-09-26T00:59:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Role\_Player](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/role_player/32/11181_2.png) [@Role\_Player](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Role_Player)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-brainstorming/27088/1 "2021-09-26T00:59:21Z")

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So I just found out about the new update where you can switch bodies with NPCs and that got me thinking about a few possible inclusions for the game.

1: All NPCs get a small reality bubble (toggleable option ofc, for those of us who have pcs that can handle the ridiculousness of this idea)

2: Being able to put a wearable camera item on NPCs that allowed you to use a laptop and see what they see (CBM also?).

1. Better commands, If an NPC trusts you with their life, (literally) you should be able to give more complex commands to them. such as; move to _this_ specific square. Loot _this_ specific container and grab what I tell you to grab. Attack _this_ enemy. Walk in _this_ formation when possible. Drive _this_ vehicle from _here_ to _here_. Use _this_ vehicle weapon. Also be able to give these commands through a radio.

These three specific, and complex, addition to the game would allow for the player to control larger groups of NPCs with more finesse as well as give a kind of TBS feeling to the later game where you may have 20 or 30 or more NPCs sitting around your base.