NPC Followers

[Battlegrinder]

I was thinking maybe STS could create a system where you could get a NPC follower to help you in the game. You would complete a quest/buy with gold, and then you would get a NPC assistant thematically linked with the game, so PL would be a golem or something, SL could be a robot, and DL could have a ghoul or enthralled human. The follower could then follow you around on missions and attack whatever enemy you are currently attacking. The NPC could be equipped with weapons and equipment from drops just like a normal character. It would be easy it implement, STS would just clone the AI for enemies, change the code so they could use equipment, set it to target enemies instead of you, set it to follow you using the pet code, then either make it equipped as a pet or in a new tab. For balance, the followers will have these rules:
1. No abilities, can only use the items it is given.
2. Can only equip gear that is at same level or lower than the player (can use item from different class).
3. Can equip gear regardless of class or other equipped gear. In SL, you could have a robot with commando armor, an engineer helmet, and duel pistols.
4. Respawns with the player. If it dies before you, it doesn’t revive until you do. If you die before it, it respawns beside you.
5. Cannot be healed. Respawns with full health.
6. Cannot be used in PvP.
7. Levels with the player, gaining health, hit%, crit %, and regen at a similar rate.
8. Cannot get drop or elixirs.
9. Maybe: can carry items other than its equips, acting like a mobile stash.

[NECROREAPER]

But why

[Buubuuftw]

So like a Skyrim sort of thing? Except they act as pets who attack? Sounds like an interesting idea.

[Skeletonlord]

So like a Skyrim sort of thing? Except they act as pets who attack? Sounds like an interesting idea.

I think that he is getting the idea from Skyrim because people can follow you can't they?

I like the idea also, and maybe when you create your character, you can access the inventory for your NPC follower, and increase its stats, armor etc.

[ExperimentNebulaCore]

This... Idea... Is.... Fantastic! A lil like fate pet system

[Battlegrinder]

I think that he is getting the idea from Skyrim because people can follow you can't they?

I like the idea also, and maybe when you create your character, you can access the inventory for your NPC follower, and increase its stats, armor etc.

My idea was actually based off the NPC followers from Fallout 3, so you were close. About the inventory idea, that was the idea, you can give your follower weapons and equipment to use, that will have normal effects on its stat as if it were a PC.