NPCs & Wanted System

Update 0.6 is here, and it's one of the bigger updates in a while: the entire NPC system got rebuilt from the ground up, on top of that there's a new wanted and combat system, three reworked or brand new transport systems, a bunch of new shops, and a ton of bug fixes.

The biggest piece is the new NPC system 🧍. NPCs now have a lot more personality, greet you differently each time, and generally feel more alive. The biggest change though: NPCs can now be attacked ⚔️, and some of them will fight back, with their fists, a gun, or other weapons. If someone gets attacked, nearby NPCs will now flee instead of just standing around. On top of that, we've added a huge amount of new NPCs across the world, including in Porto, Ermesinde and parts of Sampaio, at every bank branch, and even a few that just talk about the weather.

To make fights against NPCs (and other players) actually mean something, we've added the Combat Logging system 🥊: while you're fighting, you count as combat logging, some features are locked out during that time, and you should try not to leave the server while it's active. Alongside that, police officers 👮 now patrol and will chase you down if you're wanted and no real police are online. The wanted system itself got reworked too: stars now build up gradually, so it takes more crime to reach 5 stars, and they start out white, only turning red once the police actually spot you nearby. Police can also only cuff wanted players now, and reputation losses from fighting have been toned down so you don't lose too much just from getting into a fight.

We've also rebuilt a big chunk of the transport infrastructure 🚆: the metro and tram systems were both remade from scratch, and there's now a brand new train system on top of that.

On the economy side 💰, we converted a large part of the existing shops over to the new shop system and gave all the usual stores, like bakeries and grocery stores, actual stock. New additions include Embers' Firework Shop with its own firework creator, and Gugas Banner Shop with its own banner creator. Bank interest and insurance prices now scale with your reputation, cosmetic prices got adjusted and can now be bought directly, and there are a lot of new ways to earn XP.

And the city keeps growing 🏙️: Sampaio got even more buildings decorated, the stadium is almost finished, there are new street layouts in upper Sampaio, and work has started on rebuilding the airport. Gas stations also got a new design.