I'm playing makes few hours and came across a scene somewhat strange , I was in NY system and so I had it! ie the busiest system of the galaxy and no cargo or a police officer ? why that ? where did the NPC ? they rejoice at night? know, i love to see the NPCs working I missed most of them now ... so it was even required .
NPCs were turned down when there are many people online, and mostly around if there are ~20 people playing. Then again, you won't see that amny either. As for why, ask the development / admin team.
Time for a brief explanation.
It's all about the spawning.
For example, you'll see a ton of NPCs around bases, Lanes, and Jump Gates/Holes.
The more people on the server, the less NPCs appear, except for job runners.
EDIT: ninja'd
ahhh that explains it ! Thank you !
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