Dear Explorers, Greetings!
Under the Node Recovery Agreement and Dawn Exploration Agreement 2.0, galactic factions (hereinafter referred to as NPC) possess several autonomous capabilities. They gather map intel through space stations and patrol fleets, set up objectives based on the current strategic situations, announce star system events, and execute large-scale rally operations and self-developments.
In this update, we are introducing even more NPC features and gameplay, creating a multifaceted spectrum of characteristics. Meanwhile, we're also integrating these NPC features and gameplay into every star system agreement, hoping to provide Explorers with a vibrant and intriguing star system exploration.
New NPC Features
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Explorers can observe the features of NPCs through the NPC information panel. Different combinations of these features will offer different experiences and determine the strategies Explorers should adopt when communicating and interacting with NPCs. After this update, the features possessed by NPCs are as follows:
Aggressive Expansion: Mainly developed through military expansion, using frequent military operations to gain control of space stations and cities in the star system and radically expand its sphere of influence to achieve its goal of gaining control over the star system.
Payback with Interest: Once a space station or city in its jurisdiction is attacked, it arranges many member factions to gather their elite military forces and launch a strong counterattack to retake the space station.
Deterrence Strategy: The members of this faction have a powerful military force and adopt a deterrent strategy to defend their strongholds. They regularly dispatch well-equipped armed fleets to patrol and scout the jurisdiction of other Orgs, and they will immediately eliminate all hostile fleets they find.
The Importance of Stargates: Great importance is attached to the control of stargates. In order to ensure the safety of a stargate, defense facilities are built close to it to form a solid line of defense, and elite fleets will be deployed to defend key areas. If they lose control of a stargate, they will need to focus a significant part of their military power on regaining control of it.
Rapid Development: Independent development is an expansion principle, which advocates members of the organization to develop strongholds or expand policies according to the current situation. The primary goal is to improve the comprehensive galaxy influence of their own and occupancy.
Stronghold Construction: With a primary emphasis on stronghold construction as a development approach, the Org would utilize their affiliate space stations to carry out building missions to facilitate their expansion.
Full Mobilization: The Org of this galactic faction possesses full mobilization capabilities, allowing them to direct their affiliated space stations and strongholds to execute multiple strategic actions within a short amount of time.
Active Mobilization: The Org of this galactic faction possesses active mobilization capabilities, allowing them to direct their affiliated space stations and strongholds to execute strategic actions step by step within a certain period.
Standard Mobilization: The Org of this galactic faction possesses standard mobilization capabilities, allowing them to direct their affiliated space stations and strongholds to execute a strategic action within a certain period.
Threat Recon: Defense fleets will drive away large fleets near the space station. Smaller fleets with a low threat level will not be disturbed.
Total Vigilance: Defense fleets will drive away any fleets that come close to the space station.
Imminent Decision: Defense fleets will decide whether to drive away fleets near the space station according to the current situation.
Make Peace: Defense fleets will drive away small fleets near the space station.
Extensive Recon: Defense fleets possess an even larger recon range, allowing them to execute patrolling and alert tasks outside the area of the space station.
Optimization of the NPC Mechanism
Additionally, we will further optimize the NPC mechanism. For Explorer Orgs under the same Community, their subordinate space station NPC will no longer proactively attack Explorer's fleets belonging to the same Community.
This wraps up our NPC gameplay update preview. The above content is expected to roll out after the update on September 20. Thank you for supporting Infinite Lagrange.
