255 players @ NPC

GISP

According to valve <b><a href="http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Networking_Entities" target="_blank">Networking_Entities</a></b> 255 players is posible, could a NPC fill out that spot?
And is ther any plans on haveing NPCs in NS2? ( the 1/3 new part of the game <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> )

the_x5

So what is your suggestion then? Have 255 player servers? Have NPC's in NS2? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" /> Not to be rude, but topics in this forum need to be ideas or suggestions for NS2. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

GISP

<!--quoteo(post=1635415:date=Jun 23 2007, 05:36 PM:name=the_x5)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_x5 @ Jun 23 2007, 05:36 PM) [snapback]1635415[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> So what is your suggestion then? Have 255 player servers? Have NPC's in NS2? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" /> Not to be rude, but topics in this forum need to be ideas or suggestions for NS2. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" /> <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Naa not 255 players...
But surgesting singleplayer mode has been made ages ago. And on my part the Awnser is more apealing then the question.
Haveing small kharaas ( rat sized or something ) running around, maybe even interacting @ infesting the place. or interacting whit the inviroment (could be biteing the powercables in infested areas disableing a marine resnode - ect ect) or players, or just fore the looks.
Was simply ment to raise the question about Npcs runing around will be a part of NS2, then we could surgest what tasks or whatever they will do, or dont do.

Redford

I doubt that valve is being realistic, just like with the whole "vehicles are supported by the multiplayer engine" fiasco.