NPC

From Starport: Galactic Empires

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NPC's are Non-Playable Characters, or bot ships. Each galaxy has a set number of Npc's that attack players of opposite rep.

To an inexperienced player npc's may seem like a nuisance, but if your at a level where npc's pose a threat to you then you are at a level where you stand the most to gain from them. Npc's can be killed for money, xp, rep, and they are very good to practice your fighting on before you begin fighting real players.

Npc's can be clearly differentiated from real players by the distinctive space in their names. No real person can have a space in their name and every npc has one.

While yellow npc's have upstanding names like "Chad Goodington" or "Jamesforth Charrington", bad npc's have names like "Slim Fats" or "Fingers the Kid".

Generally NPC's have ranks of Warrant Officer or below for good rep Mercenary or below and bad.

The rank doesn't impact NPC fighting tactics, but a higher rank usually implies a higher starting shield level and higher dexterity. The higher the rank the higher the likelihood the secondary weapon will be used. Outlaws and First Sergeants carry and use G-14s. Mercenaries and Warrant Officers use both G-14s and Nukes.

An NPC can that kills a player can jump to a much higher rank as it receives 25% of the players' experience. These NPC's are desirable for their experience and cash.