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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| | 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. | ||
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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. | 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>[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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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 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 ==== | |||
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 == | |||
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> | |||
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 == | ||