NPC? NPC crew?

[Cesnek]

is it possible to build city and own empire with NPCs? for example they should harvesting, trading, defending, use them in fleet etc?

[Veetus]

I also want to know the answer to this.

[HurtfulPlayer97]

Not possible.

[Amrak]

This is a survival game not a colony builder.

[The Big Brzezinski]

There are crew blocks, but they're just greebles and trade goods. They don't do anything for your structures.

It's funny reading threads like this about NPC crews after seeing so many RE ship designs that stick them in the walls, since they count as CPU boosters. Seems like it defeats the purpose behind justifying crew blocks in the first place if you're not going to make the ship look realistically laid out and populated.

[Cesnek]

Originally posted by Amrak:

This is a survival game not a colony builder.

every civilization started with "survival"

[Amrak]

Originally posted by Cesnek:

Originally posted by Amrak:

This is a survival game not a colony builder.

every civilization started with "survival"

Differences in a colony sim game and a survival game! The whole premis of this game is personal survival not build a colony. It has been this way from the start. So no chance of the developers of changing that fact. Nothing in the game description even leads anyone to think this game is a colony builder game.

[VulcanTourist]

This IS NOT a 4X game. You've wandered into the wrong game genre.

[Cesnek]

Originally posted by Amrak:

Originally posted by Cesnek:

every civilization started with "survival"

Differences in a colony sim game and a survival game! The whole premis of this game is personal survival not build a colony. It has been this way from the start. So no chance of the developers of changing that fact. Nothing in the game description even leads anyone to think this game is a colony builder game.

this is why the most surival game is trash and just stupid loop check conan exiles! this is only survival game with end game.

[Cesnek]

"Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build powerful ships, mighty space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and discover the mysteries of Empyrion!"
where is conquering? what is purpose to build EMPTY STATIONS? you speak about CONQUERING? FOR WHAT?

[The Big Brzezinski]

Flying an escort fighter is slightly more complicated than working a tanning rack.

[The Big Brzezinski]

Originally posted by Cesnek:

"Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build powerful ships, mighty space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and discover the mysteries of Empyrion!"
where is conquering? what is purpose to build EMPTY STATIONS? you speak about CONQUERING? FOR WHAT?

Well for my part, I went to an ocean planet I fancied, killed everyone there who opposed me, and setup shop. Had a nice mountain home overlooking my airfield and factories. I also cleared orbit of warlord patrol vessels and freighters. Next step would've been to clear out the whole system, but a new experimental build dropped, so I'll probably start over when that goes stable.

[Amrak]

Originally posted by Cesnek:

"Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build powerful ships, mighty space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and discover the mysteries of Empyrion!"
where is conquering? what is purpose to build EMPTY STATIONS? you speak about CONQUERING? FOR WHAT?

Geez how hard can it be to figure out that survival games are usually centered around something bad that needs put down. Which would be Zirax and Legacy aliens. The storyline is a work in progress but there is a story.

Please retry reading what you posted and read. It says "mighty space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore"! That does not mean you build a space station, it means you "Explore space stations and settlements! You can go where you want and explore what you want. Team up with the bad guys or good guys. Heck kill everything, whatever you want to do,
You can build anything you have the creative talent to build. Even scenarios where you can then add your own POI's, example a space station with NPC's etc. or worlds. Thus making your own game.

[Bif]

You can build a thriving metropolis in bloody Fallout 76. There's no reason Cesnek 's vision cannot be realized. (Cesnek = OP)

Armed with a CPA, MBA, & an inflated ego, I tried to buy this game once. The developers mean well, but they aren't going anywhere despite the game being absolute genius. I even floated the idea of putting Ravien on salary to provide some much-needed vision. He wanted too much money, or to be more honest about it he wanted something in the vicinity of what he's worth. Too much for me, though.

I basically like you guys. I'd wish for a bit more open minds, maybe a bit more kindness to each other--but you're well above average, realistically. I would tell you not to give OP's so much guff but it just will not matter.

OP, I loved your post btw.

This isn't going anywhere any time soon. Empyrion nerfed the starting worlds hard by eliminating attacks on the player's base. There's not much left in the way of challenge without warfare. The velocity of change is minuscule, because--face it--this is a shoestring operation.

Unfortunately, I must feed myself & provide for my dependents. I can't sell the house (etc.) leverage buy-out whatever company currently employs Ravien (okay bit of a fanboi here) & buy a working voxel-based game engine. Seriously, don't even try to tell me Unity is a good choice. Even if I did all that, which I can't imagine but if I did, I still don't know if I could get base-building done. Certainly not before you've moved on to the next big thing.

Don't let that stop you from posting. Usual suspects, just keep shutting down ideas. Because...why not.

[The Big Brzezinski]

If you want passive income and defenses, just setup some autominers and turrets.

[Lfod]

I was just looking through the workshop and I do see custom space station pois that people have made. I think a decent amount is possible if a person wanted to take the time to learn how to do it. It may not be easy but I think a lot more is possible than some people are giving the game credit for.

It may not be empire building like what the OP is asking about but I guess that is what multiplayer is for.