TWM NPC Encounters

WARNING

THIS MOD PACK USES STRICT ZONES "[Strict:true]" THIS WILL BREAK ANY OTHER NPC MOD PACK FROM WORKING ON ANY VANILLA PLANET!!!!!!

ONLY VANILLA POIs and THE POIs WITHIN THIS MOD PACK WILL SPAWN ON PLANETS USING THIS MOD!

IT IS RECOMMEND THAT YOU TURN UP YOUR WORLD SYNC DISTANCE TO 10K!

Introduction

TWM NPC Encounters adds a collection of NPC factions, ships, drones, vehicles, installations, and event encounters to Space Engineers using the Modular Encounters Systems framework.

This encounter pack is designed to make survival worlds feel more active and contested, with neutral military and industrial powers, hostile raiders, rogue AI forces, defended planetary sites, patrol groups, drone swarms, and special event content.

Encounter Information

This table provides a general overview of what to expect from the encounters in this mod. Not every attribute applies to every encounter.

[table] [tr] [th]Attribute[/th] [th]Description[/th] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Behavior Difficulty[/td] [td]★★★☆☆ to ★★★★☆ - Varies by faction and encounter type[/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Grid Difficulty[/td] [td]★★★☆☆ to ★★★★☆ - Small patrol craft, drones, ground vehicles, capital ships, stations, and swarm groups[/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Environments[/td] [td]Space, atmosphere, gravity, planetary surfaces, and custom event areas[/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Encounter Types[/td] [td]Space Cargo Ships, Space Random Encounters, Planetary Installations, Ground Vehicles, Patrol Groups, Drone Swarms, Static Encounters, and Event Encounters[/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Spawning System[/td] [td]Built for Modular Encounters Systems and RivalAI-style encounter behavior[/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td]Special Features[/td] [td]Escort patrols, faction behaviors, proximity warnings, hostile response triggers, onboard NPC bots, global loot profiles, drone swarms, and a Station Swarm event[/td] [/tr] [/table]

What is TWM NPC Encounters?

TWM NPC Encounters is a multi-faction NPC encounter pack for survival worlds. Instead of focusing on a single enemy type, this mod adds several different organizations and threats, each with its own ships, vehicles, stations, behaviors, and role in the world.

Some factions are organized military or industrial powers. Others are raiders, rogue machines, or special hostile encounters. Together, they create a wider range of situations for players to discover, avoid, fight, raid, salvage, or use as world-building content for servers.

Factions

Galactic Defense Initiative - GDI

The Galactic Defense Initiative fields military patrol craft, interceptors, gunboats, cruisers, light carriers, ground vehicles, and defensive installations. GDI encounters can appear as patrols, escort groups, atmospheric or space encounters, and planetary defenses.

Midori Consolidated Industries - MCI

Midori Consolidated Industries brings a fleet of corporate and industrial combat vessels, including corvettes, frigates, and cruisers. MCI ships are built around space and atmospheric encounter gameplay, with patrol variants and larger warship threats.

Pertam Raiders - PTR

The Pertam Raiders are hostile scavengers and raiders operating with ground vehicles, fighters, fuel sites, launchers, and lookout installations. They are intended to provide hostile planetary and raider-style encounters.

Rogue AI - RAI

The Rogue AI faction uses drones, defense stations, SAM sites, and swarm formations. RAI encounters can range from individual drone contacts to dangerous groups of coordinated AI craft.

DEAD / Outpost Zeta

A special static hostile encounter centered around Outpost Zeta. This content is intended as a more specific location-based encounter rather than a normal roaming faction.

Types of Encounters

Space and Atmospheric Ships

Ships can spawn as cargo-style encounters, random encounters, or faction patrols. Some ships appear alone, while others may appear with escorts or as patrol groups.

Planetary Installations

Several factions include surface defenses such as SAM sites, batteries, lookout posts, fuel stacks, defense stations, and other fortified locations.

Ground and Low-Altitude Threats

Ground vehicles and atmospheric craft add danger to planetary exploration and base-building. These encounters are useful for players who want threats beyond normal space traffic.

Drone Swarms

RAI includes multiple drone types and swarm groups. These can create fast-moving combat situations where players must handle several hostile grids at once.

Station Swarm Event

The mod includes a Station Swarm event featuring a special event station and escalating RAI swarm activity. This is intended as a larger set-piece encounter for players or server events.

Special Encounter Behavior

TWM NPC Encounters uses behavior profiles, triggers, and actions to make encounters more reactive.

Encounters may include:

• Faction-specific behavior logic
• Escort and patrol formations
• Proximity warning messages
• Hostile response when attacked
• NPC bot spawning on ships, vehicles, or stations
• Despawn and cleanup behavior when targets leave the area
• Global loot handling for encounter rewards
• Event-driven swarm spawns

Loot and Salvage

Encounters use shared global loot profiles rather than isolated faction loot tables. This helps keep loot handling consistent across the encounter pack while still supporting different encounter sizes and container types.

Players may find basic, mixed, or advanced supplies depending on the encounter and container type.

Server and Admin Notes

This mod is organized around modular faction and unit packages.