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Intelligent/Player-like NPCs

Hello! please add NPCs that are intelligent and live as a player.

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    Topic clarified to improve search results.

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    Yea yea, we all know villagers are all dumb meaningless beings, but that doesn't mean Mojang should add a whole new mob! Devs at Mojang should make the existing humans smarter!

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    just make villagers who go on adventures such as a cave explorer villager and a nether explorer.

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    I disagree.  Players should be the most dynamic and interesting entities because they are being controlled by humans rather than the game's programming.

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    I agree people who love to roleplay like me want to ‘talk’ to other characters without actually having to do discord and sending a script to them especially people who only have access to pocket edition we don’t get updates till the following year

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    I think this might be a bit outdated because 1.14 makes villagers almost as smart as players.

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    Why not just make the villagers even smarter, and with more varieties.

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    We need human npcs because sometimes your Minecraft world gets lonely and boring and needs to be more lively

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    Against. It's too hard to code player-like behavior, and villagers already serve this purpose.

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    I dont exactly agree with the folks who say that we should only leave the game with the player as human-like entities. Adding actual steve-like entities with dialogue would be amazing and ease a great bit of the feeling of solitude.

    Maybe you could hire them to help you in building stuff or they could give you access to whole new recipes, items or maybe even give you maps of the regions they are around. They could even be backed by deep learning AI to get realistic and freer conversations and requests from the players. 

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    i think a good way to get one is by feeding a zombie a splash potion in the face and a golden apple. if that is too cheap, try and enchanted golden apple

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    For the previous comments on this post, they shouldn't upgrade the Villager AI that much, because it's a villager. We want it to stay as its dumb, fat-nosed self. And instead of having one NPC that is super intelligent, how about we add a bunch of different NPCs that have different AIs? For example, we can have one NPC that builds, one that can cook, one that can explore, etc. etc.

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    It would be nice to interact with other NPC humanoids that are free to roam, build, kill, eat, etc, but for solo games.   We could trade items such as maps, resources, supplies, etc.  

     

    As of this moment, anything we put into chests stays there as nothing can steal from them.  Other NPCs that act like Steve could steal from chests we put in huts if they come across them.  May need to make hidden chest rooms or hidden hideouts.  This would also further the need for locks to put on chests and doors.

     

    Different NPCs can have different personalities that can be learned.  Some are more trusting and some more devious.  Some trade easier than others.  

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    Perhaps a ghost-player would incorporate into the game better, or a player-like NPC only spawnable through commands for custom map builds. I like the idea, but there appears to be deeper lore in the players' backstory.

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    Ya they could even help in mining you know why because zombies can be programmed to break doors.

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    it could be similar to the custom npc's mod if you are in creative. there could be a custom npc creator item in the creative inventory or you could use commands to completely customize them

     

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    These used to actually exist! Not in the exact way you said (by that I mean they weren’t intelligent) except all they did was run around. Do I think they’ll add this? No. Do I think it would cool if they did? Yes.

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    I hope they make it similar to the custom npc mod . Basically have them do whatever 👍 the fact that it was created by us makes it intelligent for the game

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    it would be the chimps, of the minecraft realm.

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    Or bring back the steve mob along with Alex mob, have it be a companion you can get to follow , guard stuff , scout, maybe build etc

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    I would definitely agree and also add YouTuber npcs because no one plays minecrft with me and adding npcs would make this the best game ever! the npcs i hope can actually be any YouTuber you want and make a spawn egg that can only obtianed by commands. Thanks for reading this!!!

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    And please add something where you could clone your self to make an npc

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    I am building an entire city. Replete with shops, care, parks, homes, airports, hospitals, metros.

    I have found that when it comes to NPCs minecraft is lacking.

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    Acho que seria muito bom se os aldeões pudessem trabalhar efetivamente (construir, cozinhar, pescar, caçar) mas também seria interessante se eles pudessem se defender e acompanhar o jogador (se ele de alguma forma conquistar a confiança deles e solicitar ajuda). Para isso seria interessante se acrescentassem aldeões "guerreiros", capazes de portarem armas e armaduras.

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    Steve

     

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    Reasons like "too hard to program" and "shouldn't because you should just play online" are about the lamest reasons I can think of not to do this. It would be an excellent way to protect younger generations from needing to go out into the unknown of multiplayer to play with others. If you don't understand why, go to hypixel and participate in a few rounds of build battle (also know as the "genital building contest"). Then look at me in the face and tell me straight that kids wouldn't benefit from NOT having to deal with that kind of content.

    Secondly, "real" players are often toxic, disappointing, immature, vulgar, or all of the above.

    Lastly, programming such an engine is not THAT hard. Look at some of the Skyrim NPC mods. It is TOTALLY possible, and NOT that hard. Stop making excuses. Stop acting like you know everything. All this, and this is just what I know about. There is even more that could be done! 

    (Not saying I am totally right all the time, because nobody is perfect -- but it is wrong to shut your mind without a second thought based on your own feelings alone).

     

    And yes, I KNOW it is an old post, so don't bother telling me, I can read!!

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    this would kinda not fit for the minecraft lore where ancient builders were all wiped out by the wither or went to the end then becoming enderman

    we are the last left humans that exist in a minecraft world..

    tho this would be kinda good but just sayin

     

    if its for villagers yea it would be fun.

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    Minecraft would be better with Player-like NPCs! Here a few reasons:

    Kids should have this because real players could be vulgar.

    Minecraft is to lonely even with NPCs like the editable NPC or a villager.

    These new NPCs would be pretty good for cities.

    Also don't say things like 'Too hard' or 'Just play multiplayer' because if you can make Trails and Tales update then is would be also possible to make that Player-like NPC!

    For me it would be also enough with the old Human

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    i posted the same idea lmfao

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    Yeah, they would go explore and build things, and we can interact with them also maybe rob their items