What do you want your npc's to do?

It would be nice if they;
1. Could be equipped with weapons/armor so they could defend themselves/the base/accompany me.
2. Offer additional specific tasks that they could perform. (eg. Archeologists could study rare artifact spawns that i find in caves and give bonuses ect.)
3. Research, Maintenance (if such mechanics are included in the game)
4. Level up! or at least have some sort of skills that may be improved by performing the corresponding acts (eg. Marines get more accurate if they hit 'x' amount of projectiles, ect.)
5. Assignable areas, or have some sort of system that marks areas or doors off-limits.
6. Pay rent.

 

I want them to be able to climb ladders and cliffs and such in order to get back to safety. Wandering around is nice and all, but they need to be smart about it.

Additionally, as a few people mentioned before, it would be awesome if they could build their own houses/shelter out of materials on the planet.
Also, it would be nice if the NPCs built their houses aligned with eachother (i.e. if there's a house near where an NPC wants to build, it will try and carve-out/build-up the land to put them on the same height, and/or the NPCs could build their house on top of another one and make it a multi-story building).

There should probably also be some sort of "home base" marker that the player can place, so that any NPCs you "own" will only build near where you want them to, while "wild" NPCs can build anywhere.

 

I would want mine to * Sniff * Give me love I had never obtained as a child...
~ John

 

Give me booze more booze and more booze so I can get drunk and go unarmed fighting and beat the tentacle creature while drunk and name myself Ken Shiro.

 

I would like my NPC's to be capable of everything the ones in Terraria could do, and more. I'd like them to be able to accompany me on planet (one at a time) each with their own helpful abilities. The mechanic might bring a mech with great firepower, while a doctor or nurse would heal you somewhat while on a mission. On the station in the event of an attack, I'd like them to all be able to use their abilities at the same time.

I'd also like the AI to be good enough that they are not constantly opening/closing doors, and at least approximate rational behavior. That's a tall order, but I think that's the biggest thing everyone wants.

 

I'd like them to be like in Terraria, few shops and services, but they should not open doors.
But if they can open doors, they should defend themselves, or there could be some npc that protect the base.

 

I would want all the ones that i hate (yeah Guide.... that's you) to compete in THE HUNGER GAMES... or they can just ump out of an airlock. Really, both are fine for me.

 

I would like them to stare into my soul, never breaking eye contact as i attempt to talk with them or buy things from them.

 

There is all zelda games right there.