Plugin (i hope) request

A bit off-top:

Gisteron wrote:
NPCs are spawned when and only when players are in the same zone.

Actually you do not always have to enter a zone to get npcs spawned.

Still they will spawn only if a kind of a player exists.

Vital wrote:
A bit off-top:

Gisteron wrote:
NPCs are spawned when and only when players are in the same zone.

Actually you do not always have to enter a zone to get npcs spawned.

Still they will spawn only if a kind of a player exists.

I would have to ask, just how could you know without being in that zone? lol

Timmy51m wrote:

I would have to ask, just how could you know without being in that zone? lol

Ever heard about scanner? lol

If mounted, it allows you to see npcs.

It can be found in the equipment folder.

So you’re trying to tell me that when you undock from planet manhatten for example NPC’s will be spawning in the encounter zones at fort bush, pittsburgh etc? My understanding is that an encounter zone only spawns NPC’s when you enter the zone, you seem to be arguing differently.

If we were talking multiplayer, that might present you with a situation where you undock from manhatten causing npc’s to spawn there, and another player was at fort bush causing npc’s to spawn there. Otherwise NPC’s would not be flying around outside fort bush.

In one system I remember at JH I shooted traffic and I knew what patrol I am spawning.Immediately in that system when other (only it that system with me) player undocked base 40 K away, at JH the patrol was with support of another which wasnt my spawning.
So I also wonder? Can it trigger?

The Ioncross Total War Mod did what you want by scanning the player account files and counting the NPC kills which are saved in there.

• This only works if your factions are using different ships
• You won’t be able to track how many players got killed by NPCs (only total death toll)
• If a player deletes his char his kills will be deleted to

Spartan wrote:
OK the vanilla FL ONLY spawns NPCs within 2.5k of a player

NO

Gisteron wrote:
an encounter zone only spawns NPC’s when you enter the zone

NO

Vital wrote:

Gisteron wrote:
an encounter zone only spawns NPC’s when you enter the zone

NO

Exactly. There is some kind of distance to the border of an encounter zone within you have to be to spawn NPCs.
-> see the Limit Breaking 101

What are you referring to Skotty? If you’re referring to NPC max spawn distances then as I understand it that just effects how far away from the player a ship will spawn. Vanilla is 2.5k and one reason for upping that was because battleships look a bit daft just popping up out of nowhere right in your face. I spent ages tinkering with that when I was playing around with itano circus and saw no other effect. You still had to be in the encounter zone to effect a spawn.

C’mon Vital, don’t just say NO, clue us in to how things actually work if you have a better understanding of how encounters are called. I certainly want to know how they work if I’ve got it wrong.

Edit: I see there is a proximity to zone for patrol paths and tradelane encounters, but I guess they are such small zones that nothing would ever spawn if that were not the case. Can’t see anything for any other kind of zone.

Timmy51m wrote:

C’mon Vital, don’t just say NO, clue us in to how things actually work if you have a better understanding of how encounters are called. I certainly want to know how they work if I’ve got it wrong.

Finally. My skype is karakman. feel free to contact me anytime. I guess I got what you want to do.

Timmy51m wrote:

Edit: I see there is a proximity to zone for patrol paths and tradelane encounters

EVERY kind of a zone.

Sorry Spartan, but I have no clue about it.