For the shared NPCs on multiple accounts, there's been a term on the forums called 'agent smithing', where a friend or org mate can take over one of your NPCs to give you better control when your NPCs aren't up to snuff. Could you explain that mechanic? And if you do it, make sure you make the cool graphic animation as he forms in.
Chris RobertsCEO / Game Director
That's the plan. The plan is that your friends can take over.
JakePanelist
Just take it over from an NPC or a hired guy?
Chris RobertsCEO / Game Director
Yeah, like on demand. You can only take over the name. So the design was that if you've had, say, five game packages, there's five characters, basically. And any one of those characters you can play, the other ones could be an NPC on your ship, or your friends could come in and control them. Basically, you go online and say, hey, I'm going to fly my Constellation. Can you get in and take care of your Han Solo in the turret? I want you to control him because my NPC Han Solo sucks. So the only thing I would say is I don't know about the Matrix effect, but the rest of it's all part of the plan.
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