NPC Alignment describes the opinion that every NPC character in the game has towards the player. A NPC's opinion can be seen when hovering the mouse over an NPC. Most NPCs, by default, will be neutral towards the player.
Types of NPC Alignment
Listed below are the 6 different types of alignment that NPCs can have: 2 are aggressive, 4 are peaceful. Each have unique properties that determine how NPCs will react with each other and the player.
Friendly
Friendly describes when an NPC has mild affection towards you.
Affects:
Friendly NPCs will allow you into their property without problems. However, stealing from said NPCs will turn them hostile.
Obtained:
Interactions:
- Bribing a Bouncer will cause him and everyone in the building he's protecting to be friendly.
- Setting a Slave free.
Items:
Traits:
Special Abilities:
Loyal
Loyal describes when an NPC will fight for you, but won't follow you around unless they were hired.
Affects:
Loyal NPCs will mind their own business, but will fight for you if they see you under attack or spot other characters that are hostile towards you. You can also enter their property whenever you want and take their stuff with no repercussions. You also receive a 20% discount when hiring or purchasing items off them.
Obtained
Interactions:
- Freeing prisoners.
- Hiring characters of a different class.
Traits
Aligned
Aligned is when people have the highest possible affection towards you.
Affects:
Aligned NPCs can follow you around and fight for you or act as if they were Loyal, wandering around and only attacking others whom are hostile towards the player. They also provide a 30% discount when hiring or buying from them and will allow you to enter off limits buildings as long as at least one person inside is aligned with you.
Obtained:
Characters:
- Gangsters of the same faction will be aligned to one another.
Interactions:
- Hiring people.
- Using Clone Machines.
Items: Hypnotizer Mark II
Traits:
Special Abilities
Submissive
Submissive is similar to aligned, though can be achieved through the use of Slaves.
Affects:
Submissive NPCs will follow you around, but they won't fight for you unless they get hit, in which case they will retaliate against the person who hit them. Note that if you used the ability enslave to enslave people, they will randomly commit mutiny which turns them hostile.
Obtained
Interactions:
- Buying a Slave from a Slavemaster.
Special Abilities:
Annoyed
Annoyed describes the Alignment when an NPC has a low affection towards you.
Affects:
Annoyed NPCs will chase you out of their property and refuse to talk with you. Ignoring an annoyed NPC's demands to leave their premise will result in them turning hostile towards you.
Obtained:
Buildings:
- Entering any house not owned by someone who is friendly with you will result in the owner asking you to leave as well as them being annoyed.
- Entering a lab not guarded by a Bouncer will also result in the owners asking you to leave.
Traits
Hostile
Hostile is the worst possible relationship that the player can have with an NPC.
Affects:
Hostile NPCs will attack you on sight and will continue to chase you unless you outrun them.
Obtained
Buildings:
- Passing through any No Entry Door.
Characters:
- All Characters will become hostile if they catch you attacking them or someone they're aligned with.
- Cops will attack you on sight if they catch you breaking the law.
Interactions:
- Damaging property.
- Not leaving when the owner is annoyed at you.
- Stealing their items.
Items:
Traits
- Blahd Basher
- Crepe Crusher
- Fair Game
- Ideological Clash
- Moocher (Assassins will eventually come and attack you if you don't pay your loan)
- Naked
- Scientist Slayer
- Specist
Special Abilities:
Trivia
- Hostile was originally known as "Hateful".