Bots

Non-Player Characters (Bots)

Non-Player Characters are the AI-controlled characters in Vendetta. These can range from a small trading vessel to a huge battlecruiser, and can be either Unaligned or aligned with one or more factions.

Military Bots

These bots are part of the military of a given faction. They are either defensive or offensive.

• bots:Station Guard - Defend stations and national territory from individuals of low standing with the faction in question. These bots are found at all stations.
• bots:Strike Force - If somebody enters a Guarded sector who is Hated or KOS with that sector's guardians, the bots:Station Guard will call for help, bringing these bots into the sector.
• bots:Aerna Seeker - These bots come with a Strike Force. They will persue the KOS person at high velocities and, if possible, detonate themselves on his or her hull, causing immense damage.
• bots:Frigate - Giant capital ship belonging to the Serco. This used to be a stationary NPC located in Sector 16- it was known as [NPC] Gentu. It will be readded in a patch once the developers are satisfied with its pathfinding and AI.

Hive Bots

Hive bots are the unallied enemies in Vendetta Online. They serve as pirates, mining drones, and target practice. All Hive Bots are Unaligned. The different known types of Hive Bots are shown below:

• bots:Collectors - The hive's source of ores, easy to kill while they are mining.
• bots:Guardians - The hive's heavily armored ships, big, bulky, and with tons of guns.
• bots:Assaults - Very agile ships that often defend transports.
• bots:Observers - Spies, small and fast.
• bots:Transports - The hive's main way to transport ores, scrap metals, and other goodies.
• bots:Overseers - These are powerful vessels that guard the Hive Queens.
• bots:Hive Queen - The source of the hive bots.

Other NPCs

There are also friendly NPC's in Vendetta online.

• bots:Traders - Keep the economy afloat by trading goods. They are each aligned with specific factions.
• bots:GuideBots - These bots are provided for target practice in the Tutorial mission.