We're building the core tech that will make our world truly unique, and today we're sharing the plan for our NPCs.
Our vision is simple: move beyond scripted characters to a Simulated Society.
Our Philosophy: Simulate Consequences, Not Minutiae
We're skipping trivial needs like hunger. Instead, we're simulating what really drives a society: resources, relationships, and ambition.
An NPC's problem won't be "I'm hungry," it will be "I'm a blacksmith, but I'm out of ore and can't afford more. My business is failing."
This creates problems you can actually interact with.
The Plan: From a Seed to a Society
We're evolving our NPCs in four key phases.
Phase 1: The Economic Agent
The first step is a working NPC driven by their job. A blacksmith will work at his forge when he has materials and travel to the mine when he's out. This proves the core AI loop works.
Phase 2: The Remembering & Social Agent
Next, we give NPCs a real memory. They will remember your actions—good and bad. Helping them will build trust; betraying them will create a grudge. These memories will change how they talk to you and treat you. This also introduces social needs, causing NPCs to gather in places like taverns.
Phase 3: The Purposeful Agent & Emergent Quests
NPCs will get long-term goals and generate their own daily plans. They'll follow schedules, creating a world that feels purposeful. This is also where emergent quests are born. If our blacksmith can't afford ore, his new goal becomes "find a way to make money." He might then ask you for a loan or offer you a job—a quest generated by the simulation, not a designer.
Phase 4: A Fully Sovereign Society
Finally, we give NPCs full autonomy. They will earn and spend money, own property, and form their own relationships and rivalries. The world will run on its own, a complex society that you, the player, can influence, disrupt, and explore.
This is a huge undertaking, and we'll be rolling these features out over time. Your feedback is crucial as we build a world that truly feels alive.
Thanks for being on this journey with us.
— The Development Team