# NPCs only spawn in map 0/0

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-only-spawn-in-map-0-0/22812>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [February 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-only-spawn-in-map-0-0/22812 "2020-02-23T16:54:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aluminumfoil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aluminumfoil/32/5163_2.png) [@Aluminumfoil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aluminumfoil)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-only-spawn-in-map-0-0/22812/1 "2020-02-23T16:54:40Z")

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NPCs do not appear to spawn outside of map 0/0. This would be a minor annoyance if the player spawns in 0/0. However, if the game can’t find an appropriate place to put you, it’s happy to spawn you elsewhere. For example, my current character spawned on the far side of map 1/0, more or less guaranteeing that I would never see an NPC even if I explored the world for ingame years. I only found out what was up by setting the spawn rate to 100, waiting a few days, and then searching my files.