NPC Pilots
NPC Pilots
These are available in Beta 1.31xx.
Can be found at Apollo Space - SS Plato, they are undocked around the space station.
Click one of their ships and a chat window appears.
The NPC is a chatbot, with limited vocabulary and AI.
To hire one, enter these words:
You: "I want to hire you."
NPC: "Are you trying to hire me?"
You: "yes"
NPC: "What do you want to hire me to do?"
You: "Fly ship.
NPC: "Ok. I'll make my way to your ship I guess, and you can take me to the one you want me to fly."
After that, you can assign them to a ship by: Fly to a station where you have an extra ship, or have purchased a new ship. Use the Manage Ship button and you will have a "Crew" and "Pilot" button. Click Crew. Assign the NPC to the ship. Click Pilot. Give the pilot a command.