# NPC Spawn rate

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [January 26, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314 "2017-01-26T02:13:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![thewhitespark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thewhitespark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/thewhitespark)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/1 "2017-01-26T02:13:09Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am very new to DDA, and keep reading about a NPC spawn rate changer, but i cannot find it. None of the world options for me when i am making a new world allow for spawn changes for NPCs. I have a json editor downloaded, but i cannot seem to find the rate changer if it is in there (the npc.json does not seem to have it).

Where is this option? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![thewhitespark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thewhitespark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/thewhitespark)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/2 "2017-01-26T02:13:48Z")

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Sorry, to clarify, i have the NPC options for static and random spawns, but no spawn rate.

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**Author:** ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/3 "2017-01-26T02:26:35Z")

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If you are using experimental, it’s found in the main menu Settings\>Options\>World Options\>NPC Spawn Rate Scaling Factor. It can be found under the name NPC\_DENSITY in your world’s worldoptions.json.

And welcome to the community; hope you have fun.

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**Author:** ![thewhitespark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thewhitespark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/thewhitespark)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/4 "2017-01-26T02:31:08Z")

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Ohh, i see. I am not using the experimental build, i have 0.C

Is the experimental fairly stable then?

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**Author:** ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/5 "2017-01-26T10:42:32Z")

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There are several ongoing code overhauls going on right now, but the experimental I’m playing is tolerably okay (6175). However, you do need to hit the spacebar multiple times in the loading screen after creating a new character.

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**Author:** ![thewhitespark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thewhitespark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/thewhitespark)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-spawn-rate/13314/6 "2017-01-27T01:09:33Z")

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Awesome, thanks for your help!