# What do you set NPC spawn rate at?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [October 19, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717 "2019-10-19T12:24:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![monny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/monny/32/4985_2.png) [@monny](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/monny)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717/1 "2019-10-19T12:24:34Z")

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Just curious what other people set it at. The default is 0.1, but I set it at 1 and still see NPCs pretty rarely.

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717/2 "2019-10-19T12:28:10Z")

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I set it around 13 or so, and see plenty of NPCs.

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**Author:** ![Sediment](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sediment/32/6534_2.png) [@Sediment](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sediment)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717/3 "2019-10-19T12:48:02Z")

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I think I put mine at about 2.5 or 3. Will see the occasional NPC but not tripping over a bunch of them. My problem is the ones I do see mostly seem to want me to tell me this is their territory or turn hostile/afraid before even talking.

My character just kills them off and eats them usually and scavenges their gear. Waste not, want not! 😈

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-set-npc-spawn-rate-at/21717/4 "2019-10-19T18:40:57Z")

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I _think_ mine is sitting at .38 right now. NPCs are pretty rare but I still see a couple every month.