NPCs

Features

Encounters

• Chance: ~1% every 48 hours (in populated biomes like Roads/Settlements)
• Disposition:
  • Friendly (50%): Willing to trade or chat
  • Hostile (50%): Will attack on sight or demand tribute

Interactions

• Chat: Get rumors, small talk (16 different conversation options in code)
• Trade: Barter goods using item value system (100+ items with defined values)
• Recruit: Chance to ask them to join you (if Friendly and high Rep/Charisma)

Settlement NPCs

• Roles: Residents have fixed roles unlike random wanderers:
  • Trader: Buys/sells goods (inventory refreshes weekly).
  • Healer: Provides medical treatment and sells medicine.
  • Guard: Protects the settlement; high combat stats.
  • Craftsman: Can create items if given materials.
  • Farmer/Scout: Contribute to settlement prosperity.
• Behavior: Permanent residents; do not despawn.
• Services: Offer specialized services (bulk trading, healing) unavailable from random encounters.

Details

NPC Constants

• Encounter rate: 1% per 48 hours
• Friendly/hostile chance: 50/50
• Companion duration: 7 days when recruited
• Flee mechanics: 10% drop chance when hostile NPCs flee
• Personality traits affect disposition (friendly trait: 75% friendly chance, hostile trait: 30%)

Trading System

• Complete item value database for bartering
• Values assigned to food, materials, tools, seeds, and special items

Game State

• NPC settlements tracking
• Reputation system
• Quest system framework
• Companion management
• Barter economy (dynamic NPC needs)

Names

Common names you might see:

• Male: Alex, Benjamin, Carlos, David, Erik, Felix, Gabriel, Henry, Isaac, Jack, Kyle, Lucas, Marcus, Nathan, Oliver, Peter, Quinn, Ryan, Samuel, Thomas, Victor, William, Xavier, Zachary
• Female: Anna, Beth, Clara, Diana, Emma, Fiona, Grace, Hannah, Iris, Julia, Kate, Laura, Maria, Nina, Olivia, Paula, Rachel, Sara, Tara, Uma, Violet, Wendy, Yasmin, Zoe