NPC Behaviours

Introduction

Behaviours represent the default actions of NPC Captains employed by the player. In other words, if a ship has now current orders, or has just completed an order, they will follow their Behaviour until told otherwise.

Please note that if a player takes control of a ship mid-order, the Captain will re-initiate the previous order after the player relinquishes control (instead of reverting to their default Behaviour). This allows the player to take control of any ships fluidly without having to repetitively reset orders after they leave. This can become especially helpful in the mid-to-late game after player teleportation has been realized.

Impact of "Remove all orders" Command

Remove all orders - removes only the orders in the ship's order queue but retains the ship's behavior
Remove all orders and assignments - removes all orders in the order queue, resets the ship's behavior, and removes the ship from any command hierarchies

Setting Behaviours

Open the Map and locate the Ship you wish to adjust the Behaviour of it's Captain
Right-Click on the Ship in the Map to bring up the context menu, and left-click on the "Information" option:
Stay on the Map and, looking at the top-left area, change the view to the Behaviours tab by left-clicking on the highlighted button:
Within the highlighted section below, left-click on "Hold Position" to view and chose from default Behaviours (listed in the table below):
Within the highlighted section above there are also to additional left-click options (unassigned ships only):
- "Stay docked"
- "Hold fire"
Below the highlighted section above we can adjust how the Captain responds to scenarios (and chose if we want notifications or not):
- Police Interdiction (where a Police scan found illegal goods):
  - Attack
  - Comply (dropping requested wares; default setting)
  - Escape
  - Wait
- Pirate Harassment:
  - Attack (default setting)
  - Comply (dropping requested wares)
  - Escape
  - Wait
- Finding abandoned ships:
  - Claim if possible (a Marine will be used to board the ship)
  - Ignore (default setting)
  - Mark
  - Protect

Available Behaviours

Behaviour type	Behaviour	Skill requirement	Setup steps for the Default Behaviours menu in the Map
Combat	Patrol	0	Left-click on the area to the right of "Area to patrol". Left-click on the Sector you wish the Captain to Patrol. Left-click on the "OK" button at the top of the Default Behaviours menu (see images below). Left-click on the "Confirm" button in the Default Behaviours menu (see images below).
Combat	Protect Position	0	Left-click on the area to the right of "Area to protect". Left-click on the Position in a Sector you wish the Captain to Protect. Left-click on the "Confirm" button in the Default Behaviours menu.
Combat	Protect Ship	0	Left-click on the area to the right of "Ship to protect". Right-click on the Ship you wish to be Protected (can belong to another Faction). Left-click on the contextual "Select" option. Left-click on the "Confirm" button in the Default Behaviours menu.
Combat	Protect Station	0	Left-click on the area to the right of "Station to protect". Right-click on the Station you wish to be Protected (can belong to another Faction). Left-click on the contextual "Select" option. Left-click on the "Confirm" button in the Default Behaviours menu.
Mining	AutoMine	1	Mining Ship-specific
Navigation	Dock and Wait	0
Navigation	Explore	3
Navigation	Follow Ship	0
Navigation	Fly to Object	0
Navigation	Fly and Wait	0
Navigation	Hold Position	0
Trade	Revisit known stations	1	Left-click on a ship in the Map. Right-click on empty space in the map and select "Update Trade Offers".
Trade	Find Build Tasks	0	Builder Ship-specific
Trade	Distribute Wares	2
Trade	AutoTrade	3

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Introduction

Impact of "Remove all orders" Command

Setting Behaviours

Available Behaviours

Images Showing the Location of Common Confirmation Buttons