Mods / npc

• PPlanet Military Ground Encountersby superhappyalienThis Adds Military type Ground Encounters and Drones They are 5 Ground Stations to Find And 2 have drone support. This is a addon mod for This will work alone but will have a high Spawn rate *****You should be able to defend yourself before adding this mod***** Drones will now only be called in y...49.5k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• CCorruption: PvE Combat (Legacy Version)by Meridius_IX/LucasCorruption: PvE Combat (Legacy Version)49.2k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• GGround Drones Invasion - New Cargoships with Dropship and Ground drones.by Sunoko!! Important !! The following Mods are necessary to make this MOD work fully: Planetary Cargo Ships by Meridius_IX Also, we need to enable Experiment mode and In-game scripts. What is this? This Mod is adding new cargoships, dropship drones, and airborne vehicle squadron! Quick Testing (If you wa...48.1k downloadsupdated 7 y ago
• FFeral Aliens - Bots (NPC Pack) - SE Modby yellow_5111Freshen up your life with a dose of... aliens! This mod adds Feral Alien NPCs to the planets. They are moderately fast, aggressive, and pack a punch. They can damage your structures and/or ships, however very slowly. You though, they will try to eat!45.6k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
• MMES Lost Colony Encounters + Frostbiteby BačiulisBuildings and bunkers from Lost Colony scenario will spawn on grass type terrain in planets that has grass. Rusted buildings from Lost Colony scenario will spawn on sand. Buildings from Frostbite scenario will spawn in Snow terrain (but not on Ice). Mod requires Modular Encounter Systems to work.45.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• NNPC Android Crew - (Animated & Functional) - HAS BUGS - NO LONGER SUPPORTED - USE AT OWN RISKby StollieHAS BUGS - NO LONGER SUPPORTED - USE AT OWN RISK Want to see proper Skinned NPC's that walk around? Add your vote to the below link! I thought having some animated NPC style blocks might bring a bit of life into the game :D They come with Android and LCD animations and the Robotic designed one's...41.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• PPravda Heavy Industriesby Meridius_IX/LucasPravda Heavy Industries39.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• MMore NPC Encounters - Basic Aiby superhappyalienMore NPC Encounters - Basic Ai This Mod adds More Ground Encounters and Air Traffic for planets If you Want No Ai And Fighter Drones unsub from this mod and resub to this More NPC Encounters - Basic If you Want Harder Ai And Fighter Drones unsub from this mod and resub to this More NPC Encounters...38.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• Rrearth NPC'sby 76561198331833877This mod adds non-player characters to the game. They can walk around and attack nearby enemies, making space feel much more alive. Update: The NPCs now also work in artificial gravity, now it's time to bring them to your space stations. Multiplayer has not been tested and most likely won't work....38.5k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• PPopulated Worlds Creatures Ai Enabled NPCsby Ryukki=Important= ADMIN CONTROL FOR NPCS: If you got npcs in your safezone. Make sure to setup your safezone to kick out SPRT and SPID. Keen sets this off by default. Also no reuploading. For more humanoid encounters I suggest this you can use both packs: Vanilla Npcs only mod. I suggest using this or...38.0k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• CCULT Remainsby SolnakarThe CULT Some know them as Worshipers of Light, but most call them simply the CULT. They come, they conquer and after some time they dissapear, leaving their automated installations and ships behind. Drones patrol star systems even when their masters are long gone. Why did they leave and where di...37.0k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• MMES Mobile Merchantsby GazMES Mobile Merchants is an NPC mod that adds friendly traveling merchant encounters that will come near you with randomized wares, which you can buy in their store block and also buy certain items from you (similar to Trading Stations). They will have a random Builder faction tag of an existing f...36.6k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• WWasteland Encountersby EchoNote This Mod will no longer be maintained and updated, I have given VOID full authorization take it over and oversee its future Development. Please instead use the version in the link below. Wasteland Encounters V2 Continued This version contains the majority of the initial versions content, but...34.4k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• OOKI NPC Expansion Modby OkimThis mod is an attempt to shift the difficulty level of vanilla survival into much more dangerous gameplay by introducing various industrial and military cargo ships armed with OKI Grand Weapons Bundle stuff and expanding harmless vanilla drone set with much deadlier combat drones. For users of M...31.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• SScrapyard - MES Wreckage and Ruins Modby SplitsieThis is a collection of dilapidated and rusty buildings, rovers and other bits and pieces set up for my Scrapyard scenario. They're provided as a separate mod as they're likely to be quite fun to run across in any survival scenario much like any other wasteland/ruins NPC mod would. These are all...30.4k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• MMES Space Pirates Enhancedby TFE97Space Pirates Enhanced (SPRTE) are a hostile NPC faction that appears both in space and on planets/moons. The designs are either modified versions of the vanilla pirates or inspired by them. It features 4 planetary installations, 4 space stations and 5 ships. Space stations and large grid ships h...30.2k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• MMore NPC Encounters - Hard Aiby superhappyalienThis is a new Version More encounter 3.0 but with NPCs trying to kill each other as well as trying to hunt you down as well. If you Want No Ai And Fighter Drones unsub from this mod and resub to this More NPC Encounters - Basic If you Want Ai And Fighter Drones unsub from this mod and resub to th...29.9k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• FFast Cargo Shipsby DigiTossIncreases the spawn rate of Cargo Ship spawns.29.8k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• WWEC - Encounters Reborn [MES]by YoshiWoof22WEC - Encounters Reborn - Ver. 1.4.2 / Oct. 2024 Introduction: WEC - Encounters Reborn is a PvE mod that adds neutral-hostile encounters to your world. Is the mod alive? Yes - please don't comment asking if the mod still works. It does! WEC Encounters Reborn still works as per October 14th 2024 (...29.7k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• MMES Cave Systemsby TFE97This mod generates caves of varying sizes and shapes using MES by spawning in temporary grids that begin clearing the voxel inside themselves then despawning. On completely flat terrain like an ice lake these caves will be 1m-8m underground. Caves can spawn regardless of terrain and on any planet...29.7k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• PPlanetary Derelicts [Reworked]by QBFreakA collection of abandoned structures that spawn on planets. Requires Modular Encounters System. At present it is comprised of the vanilla economy stations typically found on planetary surfaces, as well as a few buildings from the Lost Colony scenario. Other structures may be added as blueprint av...29.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• VVanilla Planet Ground Encountersby superhappyalienVanilla Planet Ground Encounters This mod adds Vanilla Encounters to the ground of any planet in Star System,Easy Starts Or any custom Worlds with planets. Your also need this mod By Meridius_IX They are over 30 Encounters to find Also two pirate stations With drones Moon staions will only show o...29.2k downloadsupdated 8 y ago
• IIMDC Encounters - [MES]by 76561198367925695Introduction This MES encounter mod brings JD.Horx's IMDC creations old and new into your world using Modular Encounter Systems. It features space cargo ships, planetary ships, stations, and boss encounters for players and friends to encounter. Encounter Information This table provides informatio...28.8k downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
• IInfestation Enabledby 76561199002779266Populates NPC Vessels and Stations with a Spider Infestation This adds a spider infestation to random NPC ships. This is compatible with vanilla cargo ships, and all NPC mods (including MES). "An infested ship is a dead ship. It just doesn't know it yet." - Unknown Engineer Complete User Guide Bu...28.6k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
• FFreight Contractsby 76561199002779266Retired as of update 209 (Economy 2) on May 5th, 2026 This update includes freight-hauling contracts that are available at all NPC stations. This mod is now obsolete. It should continue to work, but I'm no longer updating it. Just like normal hauling contracts, but you actually have to haul stuff...28.4k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
• AAE NPC Dummies - Interactable NPC Blocks v. 0.6.3by ÆTired of being lonely? Looking for someone to talk to? Want to make your bases feel more alive? Then this mod is for you! Introducing NPC dummies! This mod contains over 20 blocks modelled as characters that you can interact with. All blocks have different functions (text panel, store and contrac...28.4k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• MMES Weyland-Yutani Corporationby TFE97This mod utilises MES and Rival AI to create a hostile planetary and space faction (WLYC) that is partially inspired by Splitsie's Assertive Installations. It features 17 Planetary Installations and 22 Remote Stations, the ground bases have Hand Drill inhibitors to make tunneling under the base l...28.3k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• MMES Mercenaries PvE Encountersby TFE97Mercenaries (MERC) are a hostile space and lunar NPC faction, usually operating in the vicinity of the MERC-Helios-Waystation. They really don't appreciate any would-be trespassers and will prioritise players as targets. Mercenaries detect targets that are broadcasting or moving at significant sp...27.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• MMES NPC Expanded Universe Encountersby TFE97Updated versions of every faction in this mod with Warfare 2 weapons is available in this collection This mod utilises the Modular Encounters Spawner and Rival AI to create a universe of different NPC encounters, some more friendly than others..... One of the main features of this mod is the anti...27.7k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• DDelta Rim Encountersby FlareEKThis mod adds a faction of hostile pirates called the DRA that roam the reaches of space, plundering whoever and whatever they come across.27.2k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• MMES Abominations PvE Encountersby TFE97This mod is not designed to be easy or to be generous with resources, you have been warned. It utilises MES and Rival AI to create a horrifying and hostile faction (ABOMINATION) that often travel in pairs and show absolutely no mercy ramming if they are disarmed. Whatever created them has left th...27.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• SSmugglersby SolnakarSmuggler - someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally. - Cambridge dictionary This mod adds hostile faction SMUGGLERS that consists of cargo ships filled with legal cargo, but also some more rare goods in hidden contraband compartments. This faction is not supposed to re...26.5k downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
• ZZombie Attack for AiEnabledby Tiberious11Zombie Attack for AiEnabled25.8k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• SSPRT Sector Control Stationby POPINxxCAPSThe "SPRT Sector Control Station" is a custom planetary encounter made by POPINxxCAPS that spawns drones when players get within range. It was originally made for use on the "Cosmic PvPvE" multiplayer server. Discord: discord.gg/BPszuskJHx25.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• [[MES] Agaris at War - Discontinuedby CaptainArthurDiscontinued because Ares at War is releasing soon. You are allowed to reupload this mod Q: Can I use the Ares System with this mod? A: No! Agaris at war is for agaris 1.0. I am currently working on Ares at War. (sequel to this mod) Q: Does this mod add NPC to other planets? A: No, everything is...24.9k downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• GGrey Order PvE Encounters [v0.01.01] [Discontinued]by The Index Nursefather: Yi SangDiscontinued and likely broken, feel free to use whatever assets you can scrape from this mod, no need to ask or for any credit.24.5k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• PPvE Planetary Base Bombardmentby LemmiwinksNote that this is currently a bit broken. The RC block thinks flying through your base is a great way to get to a waypoint 700m above it. This mod will add an NPC cargo ship to planets with atmosphere. Its cargo is about 1k missiles. It would like to dump them on your base. It will: 1. Search for...24.0k downloadsupdated 8 y ago
• AAirTraffic Space-Editionby CowDescription This mod adds cargo ships that appear in Space only. Included Ships made by Meridius_IX / Lucas Transport Courier Supply Transport Sky Factory Mobile Drilling Platform Instinct - Atmospheric Frigate Guest Ships I'd like to give a huge thank you to the following creators for letting me...23.8k downloadsupdated 8 y ago
• UUglies Unleashedby Meridius_IX / LucasSummary This mod will spawn hostile space encounters . The ships that spawns are known as "Uglies" - ships from the Star Wars universe that have been put together from the parts and components of other well known ships. Purpose & Limitations The purpose of this mod is to test the Stock Drone Beha...22.9k downloadsupdated 8 y ago
• MMES Terran Heavy Industries Engineeringby TFE97Terran Heavy Industries Engineering (THIE) are a normally neutral NPC faction that appears both in space and on planets/moons. Reputation level with the faction will vary based on player actions, leave them alone and relations will improve over time. Act too aggressively and they can become hosti...22.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• MMES The Xenvakian Empireby TFE97This mod utilises MES and Rival AI to create a hostile NPC faction (The Xenvakian Empire-TXVE) Leave them alone and they will leave you alone. Antagonise them and they will up their aggressiveness in response. TXVE Aggression is affected by your reputation level with them (between -1000 and -1500...22.6k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
• ((ARMCO) Imperial Light Incursionsby KreegThis is a quick & temporary NPC Mod, using Lucas's Modular-Encounters-Framework, to spawn groups of specific Empire-based ships constructed of ImperialMod assets. As such, this will spawn using MES, Starwars Based Ships controlled by Opposing Factions such as the Mining-Guild, Black-Sun, and sele...22.4k downloadsupdated 7 y ago
• SSarge's NPC Ships - UTC Fleet [MES]by Sergeant KellyIntroduction The UTC Fleet is a large NPC encounter mod that uses Modular Encounter Systems and adds in an entire faction of new enemy ships! It includes space cargo ships, planetary ships, stations, and random encounters. These ships have been set up to use a plethora of AI features, including c...21.2k downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
• ((MES) Lost Settlementsby NostrodamosThis mod adds a selection of buildings and groups of buildings that spawn on a planet with a wasteland style theme to them. All the grids are custom built and although this is a small mod, it has both hostile and neutral grids to give some variety in exploring. Some of the enemy grids will also t...20.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
• DDroneAI Controller [Small Grid]by MaddiousDroneAI Controller [Small Grid], A working experimental in-game AI without using script or mods!!20.7k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• DDroneAI Controller [Large Grid]by MaddiousDroneAI Controller [Large Grid], A working experimental in-game AI without using script or mods!!20.7k downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• FFormic Invasionby Meridius_IX / LucasIntroduction This mod adds Aggressive Modded NPC encounters to planets. What Are The Formic? The Formic are an enemy faction that initially appeared on the Ball&ChainGaming Saturday Survival stream towards the end of their first season (episodes The Unexpected and Formic Finale). It is assumed th...20.1k downloadsupdated 7 y ago
• TTiamat NPC Mod (Broken)by N1RanPresenting Assault drones from the Tiamat Community. Few of these drones are modded and would require the mod listed to spawn. There are vanilla base drones and ships included. More info will be added as time allows. This mod will be updated as soon as the new batch of ships are ready to activate...19.2k downloadsupdated 7 y ago

151 npc mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.