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Fandom>Univero: NPC pilots

2026-07-05T12:04:52Z

NPC pilots

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	==== Salary ====		==== Salary ====
	~~Pilots~~ are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>		NPC pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>

	== Development ==		== Development ==

Fandom>Univero: /* Management */

2026-07-05T12:03:46Z

Management

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	If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).		If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).

	If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].		If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC pilot survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]] (2020), if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].

	==== Salary ====		==== Salary ====

Fandom>Univero: added sub-header Salary

2026-07-05T11:59:56Z

added sub-header Salary

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	If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).		If the ship is equipped with a [[Fighter Hangar]], one pilot can assigned to the ship as a crew member (made "Active"). Any inactive hired pilots remain in the station (and can be accessed later at any station's Crew Lounge).

			If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].

			==== Salary ====
	Pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>		Pilots are paid whether they are active or inactive, and any pilot's contract can be terminated at any time. If a pilot is fired before the player collects the payment, the pilot will not be paid a share of the profits. A pilot's rank and profit share increase with combat experience,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/58q7cv/everything_you_need_to_know_about_ship_launched/ reddit: Everything you need to know about ship launched fighters]</ref> but it is cheaper to hire a pilot with a lower rank and let them rank up through combat experience than it is to hire a pilot with a higher rank. The profit share paid to the first pilot will be less than the second pilot of the same rank.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7_85HuL8w YouTube: Horizons Pilot Training - Fighter Pilots]</ref>

	If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].

	== Development ==		== Development ==

Fandom>Univero at 21:31, 7 January 2025

2025-01-07T21:31:55Z

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	The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots to choose.		The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots to choose.

	Tip: it is cheaper to hire the lowest rank NPC pilot and train them to rank up. Because they will take a lower percentage of payouts than a high rank NPC.<ref>[[My NPC Crew has 10B+ Credits! I think I paid very generous wages to him so long.]] - WilliamBillAdama - Elite Dangerous Reddit - 7 Jan 2025</ref>		Tip: it is cheaper to hire the lowest rank NPC pilot and train them to rank up. Because they will take a lower percentage of payouts than a high rank NPC.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1hvwf0u/my_npc_crew_has_10b_credits_i_think_i_paid_very/ My NPC Crew has 10B+ Credits! I think I paid very generous wages to him so long.] - WilliamBillAdama - Elite Dangerous Reddit - 7 Jan 2025</ref>

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Fandom>Univero: added hiring tip with reference

2025-01-07T21:30:48Z

added hiring tip with reference

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	=== Hiring ===		=== Hiring ===
	The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. (After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots ~~from which~~ to choose.)		The Crew Lounge has 5 pilots available to hire, one at each rank level. Up to 3 pilots may be hired at once. After each hiring, the Crew Lounge pool is refreshed so that there are always 5 pilots to choose.

			Tip: it is cheaper to hire the lowest rank NPC pilot and train them to rank up. Because they will take a lower percentage of payouts than a high rank NPC.<ref>[[My NPC Crew has 10B+ Credits! I think I paid very generous wages to him so long.]] - WilliamBillAdama - Elite Dangerous Reddit - 7 Jan 2025</ref>

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Fandom>Univero: added heading "Development"

2024-06-01T18:18:03Z

added heading "Development"

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	If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].		If an NPC-piloted Ship-Launched Fighter is destroyed, the NPC survives because SLFs are remotely-piloted. As of the [[January Update]], if the player's ship is destroyed, any hired NPC crew can be retrieved for a cost in the [[Insurance costs#NPC Crew\|rebuy screen]].

	== ~~Notes~~ ==		== Development ==
	* Prior to the [[January Update]] which released on January 14, 2020, NPC pilots would be irretrievably lost upon the destruction of the player's ship.		NPC Pilots were added in the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' v2.2 "The Guardians" update.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300177-Elite-Dangerous-The-Guardians-2-2-update Frontier Forums: Elite: Dangerous - The Guardians 2.2 update]</ref>
	* NPC Pilots were added in the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' v2.2 "The Guardians" update.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300177-Elite-Dangerous-The-Guardians-2-2-update Frontier Forums: Elite: Dangerous - The Guardians 2.2 update]</ref>
	* On 4 November 2015, David Braben said (at 5:52): "Would it be possible to have hired NPC wing mates and crew?" “Something we want to do’ ‘we don’t know when it will be”. ”something I think is really good, especially if you’re playing single player”.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdP1DmRYco8 On the Horizon Episode 4 - Q&A with David Braben] - 4 Nov 2015</ref>		On 4 November 2015, David Braben said (at 5:52): "Would it be possible to have hired NPC wing mates and crew?" “Something we want to do’ ‘we don’t know when it will be”. ”something I think is really good, especially if you’re playing single player”.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdP1DmRYco8 On the Horizon Episode 4 - Q&A with David Braben] - 4 Nov 2015</ref>

			Prior to the [[January Update]] which released on January 14, 2020, NPC pilots would be irretrievably lost upon the destruction of the player's ship.

	== Videos ==		== Videos ==

Fandom>Univero: added quote from Braben about NPC wing mates

2024-05-26T20:30:40Z

added quote from Braben about NPC wing mates

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	* Prior to the [[January Update]] which released on January 14, 2020, NPC pilots would be irretrievably lost upon the destruction of the player's ship.		* Prior to the [[January Update]] which released on January 14, 2020, NPC pilots would be irretrievably lost upon the destruction of the player's ship.
	* NPC Pilots were added in the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' v2.2 "The Guardians" update.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300177-Elite-Dangerous-The-Guardians-2-2-update Frontier Forums: Elite: Dangerous - The Guardians 2.2 update]</ref>		* NPC Pilots were added in the ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' v2.2 "The Guardians" update.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/300177-Elite-Dangerous-The-Guardians-2-2-update Frontier Forums: Elite: Dangerous - The Guardians 2.2 update]</ref>
			* On 4 November 2015, David Braben said (at 5:52): "Would it be possible to have hired NPC wing mates and crew?" “Something we want to do’ ‘we don’t know when it will be”. ”something I think is really good, especially if you’re playing single player”.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdP1DmRYco8 On the Horizon Episode 4 - Q&A with David Braben] - 4 Nov 2015</ref>

	== Videos ==		== Videos ==

Fandom>Univero: crew member

2024-05-20T09:13:29Z

crew member

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	== NPC Crew ==		== NPC Crew ==
	[[File:NPC-Pilot-Crew.png\|thumb\|250px\|Pilot crew]]{{Expand\|expansion=Information on the function and capabilities of NPC crew members and the benefits of higher-ranked crew over lower-ranked crew}}		[[File:NPC-Pilot-Crew.png\|thumb\|250px\|Pilot crew]]{{Expand\|expansion=Information on the function and capabilities of NPC crew members and the benefits of higher-ranked crew over lower-ranked crew}}
	NPC pilots can be hired as [[Multicrew\|~~crew~~]] to operate remotely-piloted [[Ship-Launched Fighters]], or the player's [[Ships\|ship]] while the player is operating the Ship-Launched Fighter. Pilots can be hired in the Crew Lounge available at many [[station]]s.		NPC pilots can be hired as [[Multicrew\|crewmembers]] to operate remotely-piloted [[Ship-Launched Fighters]], or the player's [[Ships\|ship]] while the player is operating the Ship-Launched Fighter. Pilots can be hired in the Crew Lounge available at many [[station]]s.

	Each pilot has an initial hiring cost and is paid a profit share of all player earnings during their employment, both of which are based upon the pilot's combat [[Pilots Federation#Rank\|rank]]. The profit share includes all profits from commodity [[Trader\|trades]], selling [[Explorer\|exploration]] data, completing [[Mission Board\|missions]], and redeeming [[Bounty Voucher\|bounty]] and [[Combat Bond Voucher\|combat]] vouchers.		Each pilot has an initial hiring cost and is paid a profit share of all player earnings during their employment, both of which are based upon the pilot's combat [[Pilots Federation#Rank\|rank]]. The profit share includes all profits from commodity [[Trader\|trades]], selling [[Explorer\|exploration]] data, completing [[Mission Board\|missions]], and redeeming [[Bounty Voucher\|bounty]] and [[Combat Bond Voucher\|combat]] vouchers.

Fandom>Univero: removed deleted video

2024-05-17T13:56:54Z

removed deleted video

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Fandom>Univero: Category:Careers

2024-04-25T05:48:28Z

Category:Careers

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