NPCs

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NPCs are an entity type within Planet Explorers that is meant for interaction rather than fighting. All NPCs have a nameplate above them, it is their major distinguishing feature.

NPC Types
NPCs can be grouped into types by:

Creation Method

 * Predefined (VIP in Story Mode)
 * Randomly generated

Recruitability

 * Possible Colonist - can be invited to join colony
 * Possible Follower - can accompany you in your travels AND be invited to join colony
 * Non-recruitable - none of the above

Shop Availability

 * Vendor
 * Non-Vendor

List of NPCs by location (Story Mode)
Listed in order the location appears in the main questline.

Crash Site

 * Gerdy Hooke

Carter Camp

 * Allen Carter
 * Gerdy Hooke - after Escort Mission
 * Chen Zhen - after Time to Dig
 * NPC Follower #1
 * NPC Follower #2

Meteorite Crater

 * Chen Zhen

Rock Formation

 * Adisa Mostafa
 * Lao Lei
 * Dayita Saxena - after Clear the Nest
 * NPC Follower #3 - after Clear the Nest

Firebear Nest

 * Dayita Saxena
 * NPC Follower #3

Adisa Camp

 * Adisa Mostafa - after Back to Safety
 * Dayita Saxena - after Back to Safety
 * Lao Lei - after Back to Safety
 * Nan Yang - after Engineering Talk
 * NPC Follower #3 - after Back to Safety

Martian Camp

 * Nan Yang
 * Sara Peterson
 * Tariq Bakir - after Finding Martians
 * Rol Olympus - after Back to Martian Camp
 * Alfonzo Hooke - after Back to camp
 * NPC Settler #1
 * NPC Settler #2

Andhera Cave

 * Hitomi Amasawa

Earth Camp

 * Moric Gahn
 * Vera Novikova
 * Adisa Mostafa - after Back to camp
 * Agnes Copperfield - after Back to camp
 * Ataro Baatar - after Back to camp
 * Lao Lei - after Back to camp
 * Nan Yang - after Back to camp
 * Anjum Nahas - after Ask Ataro
 * NPC Follower #4
 * NPC Follower #5
 * NPC Follower #6 - after Back to camp
 * NPC Follower #7 - after Back to camp
 * NPC Follower #8 - after Back to camp

Coast Crash Site

 * Ataro Baatar
 * NPC Follower #6

Stuck Ship

 * NPC Follower #7
 * NPC Follower #8

Abandoned Desert City

 * Ava Azniv
 * Peter Asimov
 * Rol Olympus - after Meeting Ava

Martian Colony

 * Hyun-Su Ryong
 * Kayla Anderson
 * Lucius Kohler
 * Nanda Yadav
 * Nikka Skyrunner
 * Tank Parson
 * Tawa Okoro
 * Alfonzo Hooke - after Earth Camp
 * Dayita Saxena - after Earth Camp
 * Sara Peterson - after Earth Camp
 * Vera Novikova - after Looking for the Governor
 * Gerdy Hooke after the quest ...
 * NPC Settler #3
 * NPC Settler #4
 * NPC Settler #5
 * NPC Settler #1 - after Earth Camp
 * NPC Settler #2 - after Earth Camp

Wiles Camp

 * Jenab Hashtag
 * Michael Wiles
 * Pleiades Zheng
 * Ronaldo Sanchez

Viola Camp

 * Amy Mikkola
 * David Aslanov
 * Feroz Safar
 * Koh Ironstand
 * Viola Strand
 * NPC Follower #9
 * NPC Follower #10

Alphabetical List of NPCs

 * Amy Mikkola
 * Adisa Mostafa - vendor, engineer
 * Alfonzo Hooke - vendor, tactician
 * Allen Carter - vendor, doctor
 * Anjum Nahas - vendor, interior designer
 * Ataro Baatar - vendor, building specialist
 * Ava Azniv - vendor, electrical engineer
 * Chen Zhen - vendor, weapons expert
 * David Aslanov
 * Dayita Saxena - vendor, doctor
 * Feroz Safar
 * Gerdy Hooke - vendor, nutrition expert
 * Hitomi Amasawa - vendor, geologist
 * Hyun-Su Ryong
 * Jenab Hashtag - vendor, ...
 * Kayla Anderson - singer and writer
 * Koh Ironstand
 * Lao Lei - vendor, mineralogist
 * Lucius Kohler
 * Michael Wiles - vendor, civil engineer
 * Moric Gahn - vendor, botanist
 * Nan Yang - vendor, engineer
 * Nanda Yadav - vendor, soldier
 * Nikka Skyrunner - governor
 * Peter Asimov - vendor, ...
 * Pleiades Zheng - vendor, virologist
 * Rol Olympus - vendor, communication specialist
 * Ronaldo Sanchez
 * Sara Peterson - vendor, botanist
 * Tank Parson - vendor
 * Tariq Bakir - vendor, zoologist
 * Tawa Okoro
 * Vera Novikova - vendor, botanist
 * Viola Strand

Follower NPCs
Follower NPCs can fight and get resources for you. They have already equipped weapons but you can give them your own, by clicking on their picture in the UI or hitting Alt-F. If they have a ranged weapon you have to supply ammo, otherwise they will not use it. You can also give them healing items in their inventory, after a while they will use it. If a follower NPC dies, you can go to their corpse and give them a revival item. They also get hungry, and it's up to you to supply them with food.

Please note that follower NPCs have their names and appearances randomly generated by the game engine.

Their abilities, equipment, quests and skills are either fixed or selected from a 'short list'. They are identified here by the location where they can be first be found. e.g. Carter Camp Recruitable #1, or just Carter Camp 1.


 * Carter Camp Recruitable #1 - Skill: Shield Spec, Sword Spec, Bow Spec, Herb Gatherer and None - Quest: Injured Knee - Equip: Wooden Shield, Wooden Sword, Issued Clothing
 * Carter Camp Recruitable #2 - Skill: Shield Spec, Sword Spec, Bow Spec, Assoc Healer and None. and None - Quest: Doctor's Assistant - Equip: Wooden Shield, Wooden Sword, Issued Clothing