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{{Quote|Engage in contracts with skilled Pilots for an indefinite amount of time. Pilots are well trained in the art of combat and can either be deployed in fighters or tasked to steer your ship when you are in a fighter yourself.|In-Game Description.}} | {{Quote|Engage in contracts with skilled Pilots for an indefinite amount of time. Pilots are well trained in the art of combat and can either be deployed in fighters or tasked to steer your ship when you are in a fighter yourself.|In-Game Description.}} | ||
A '''pilot''' is a person who flies a [[Ships|ship]]. All of the [[galaxy]]'s independent pilots are licensed members of the [[Pilots Federation]], and thereby granted the title of "[[Commander]]".<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/579b28f89657ba0d4c598970 Galactic News: The Origin of the Pilots Federation]</ref> | A '''pilot''' is a person who flies a [[Ships|ship]]. All of the [[galaxy]]'s independent pilots are licensed members of the [[Pilots Federation]], and thereby granted the title of "[[Commander]]".<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/579b28f89657ba0d4c598970 GalNet: Galactic News: The Origin of the Pilots Federation]</ref> | ||
== NPC Crew == | == NPC Crew == | ||
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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. | ||
In addition, NPC pilots take a share of the [[combat]] [[Ranks#Combat|rank]] experience earned from each kill they score any damaging hit on. The percent of XP each NPC takes is dependent on their rank, where NPCs with lower combat rank than the player will take a greater percentage of the XP, an NPC with equal rank as the player will take exactly 50% of the combat experience, and an NPC with a higher rank than the player will take a smaller percent of the combat experience.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6c5pfj/confirmed_using_npcs_hinder_combat_rank/dol9big/ | In addition, NPC pilots take a share of the [[combat]] [[Ranks#Combat|rank]] experience earned from each kill they score any damaging hit on. The percent of XP each NPC takes is dependent on their rank, where NPCs with lower combat rank than the player will take a greater percentage of the XP, an NPC with equal rank as the player will take exactly 50% of the combat experience, and an NPC with a higher rank than the player will take a smaller percent of the combat experience.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6c5pfj/confirmed_using_npcs_hinder_combat_rank/dol9big/ reddit: Confirmed: Using NPCs Hinder Combat Rank Progression]</ref> Elite NPCs still earn XP, so there is no way to completely stop an NPC participating in the combat taking a share of the player's experience. NPCs that do not actively participate in a kill do not take any combat XP away from the player.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/do-elite-npc-crew-members-still-take-half-your-combat-experience.385740/page-4#post-6179692 Frontier Forums: Do Elite NPC Crew members still take half your combat experience?, post #66]</ref> | ||
=== Hiring === | === Hiring === | ||
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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). | ||
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/</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</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]]. | 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 == | == Notes == | ||
* Prior to the [[January Update]], 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</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> | ||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||