TTRPG Creators: please, just say no to "AI." No AI background music, no AI-generated NPCs, no AI character art or podcast covers. It's *all* theft and it's *all* destructive.
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
TTRPG Creators: please, just say no to "AI." No AI background music, no AI-generated NPCs, no AI character art or podcast covers. It's *all* theft and it's *all* destructive.
I miss when ai meant video game NPCs and not the plagiarism water poisoning machine
April 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I miss when ai meant video game NPCs and not the plagiarism water poisoning machine
dudes who were calling other people NPCs are now blindly following AI
May 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
dudes who were calling other people NPCs are now blindly following AI
There are over 1,000 NPCs in 'Fable' and they are all voiced by real actors 🎮
• ~100 actors were cast to voice the game's 'living population'
• No Gen AI was involved
(via GameSpot)
• ~100 actors were cast to voice the game's 'living population'
• No Gen AI was involved
(via GameSpot)
June 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
There are over 1,000 NPCs in 'Fable' and they are all voiced by real actors 🎮
• ~100 actors were cast to voice the game's 'living population'
• No Gen AI was involved
(via GameSpot)
• ~100 actors were cast to voice the game's 'living population'
• No Gen AI was involved
(via GameSpot)
3. Nodus Falls
HoYoverse to invest up to $14.6bn in AI for in-house tools
Publisher plans to use these tools in its upcoming life simulation title, Petit Planet, featuring AI-powered NPCs
www.gamesindustry.biz
August 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
3. Nodus Falls
Petit Planet has Hoyo fans excited because there is an option to turn off the “talk to AI NPCs” and also an option to NOT let the game feed your interactions to their AI models.
I would argue that it being in the game period is the issue.
I would argue that it being in the game period is the issue.
September 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Petit Planet has Hoyo fans excited because there is an option to turn off the “talk to AI NPCs” and also an option to NOT let the game feed your interactions to their AI models.
I would argue that it being in the game period is the issue.
I would argue that it being in the game period is the issue.
"These NPCs must have advanced ai or something!"
March 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"These NPCs must have advanced ai or something!"
tes 6 will have laughably bad implementation of ai npcs calling it
February 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
tes 6 will have laughably bad implementation of ai npcs calling it
real talk are gamers gonna have to start calling npcs “the computer” instead of “the ai” from now on?
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
real talk are gamers gonna have to start calling npcs “the computer” instead of “the ai” from now on?
I missed the days when the term “AI” was solely how NPCs behaved in video games.
Can we go back to that era?
Can we go back to that era?
December 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I missed the days when the term “AI” was solely how NPCs behaved in video games.
Can we go back to that era?
Can we go back to that era?
Yeah they’ll just delete it all and replace it with AI NPCs and Cybertruck.
February 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Yeah they’ll just delete it all and replace it with AI NPCs and Cybertruck.
"I need AI to help me invent NPCs"
For In Golden Flame Act 1 I just let my Kickstarter backers invent NPCs and they were way funnier and infinitely more unique than anything AI could come up with.
For In Golden Flame Act 1 I just let my Kickstarter backers invent NPCs and they were way funnier and infinitely more unique than anything AI could come up with.
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"I need AI to help me invent NPCs"
For In Golden Flame Act 1 I just let my Kickstarter backers invent NPCs and they were way funnier and infinitely more unique than anything AI could come up with.
For In Golden Flame Act 1 I just let my Kickstarter backers invent NPCs and they were way funnier and infinitely more unique than anything AI could come up with.
AI NPCs Have Potential, But Not The Kind Big Video Game Companies Want:
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
April 2, 2024 at 9:10 AM
AI NPCs Have Potential, But Not The Kind Big Video Game Companies Want:
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
“You say you’re anti AI but you use [xyz] which uses AI!”
Generative AI is very different from traditional AI (ie, NPCs in video games, automated AI used to help moderate apps, etc.) When people speak of being anti-AI, they are generally talking about GEN AI. I encourage to learn the difference.
Generative AI is very different from traditional AI (ie, NPCs in video games, automated AI used to help moderate apps, etc.) When people speak of being anti-AI, they are generally talking about GEN AI. I encourage to learn the difference.
February 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“You say you’re anti AI but you use [xyz] which uses AI!”
Generative AI is very different from traditional AI (ie, NPCs in video games, automated AI used to help moderate apps, etc.) When people speak of being anti-AI, they are generally talking about GEN AI. I encourage to learn the difference.
Generative AI is very different from traditional AI (ie, NPCs in video games, automated AI used to help moderate apps, etc.) When people speak of being anti-AI, they are generally talking about GEN AI. I encourage to learn the difference.
“Lots of games are using AI chatbots for NPCs, this is fine.”
Where. Who. Which ones.
It’s certainly not the majority of games and even if it was, it would still be incredibly shitty.
Where. Who. Which ones.
It’s certainly not the majority of games and even if it was, it would still be incredibly shitty.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“Lots of games are using AI chatbots for NPCs, this is fine.”
Where. Who. Which ones.
It’s certainly not the majority of games and even if it was, it would still be incredibly shitty.
Where. Who. Which ones.
It’s certainly not the majority of games and even if it was, it would still be incredibly shitty.
"I hate AI"
"Ummm well actually AI also means NPCs so you need to be more specific"
I am going to punt you into the sun
"Ummm well actually AI also means NPCs so you need to be more specific"
I am going to punt you into the sun
June 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
"I hate AI"
"Ummm well actually AI also means NPCs so you need to be more specific"
I am going to punt you into the sun
"Ummm well actually AI also means NPCs so you need to be more specific"
I am going to punt you into the sun
With AI NPCs btw mmohuts.com/news/hoyover...
August 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
With AI NPCs btw mmohuts.com/news/hoyover...
AI NPCs have potential, but not the kind big video game companies want
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
March 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
AI NPCs have potential, but not the kind big video game companies want
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
aftermath.site/ai-npcs-nvid...
Games have called NPCs and bots AI for decades.
July 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Games have called NPCs and bots AI for decades.
SWORD OF JUSTICE
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(no steam page disclosure)
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
SWORD OF JUSTICE
(no steam page disclosure)
(no steam page disclosure)
Havok sees major changes coming for AI in video games—not generative AI, but good old-fashioned AI for NPCs.
https://www.gamedeve...
https://www.gamedeve...
May 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Havok sees major changes coming for AI in video games—not generative AI, but good old-fashioned AI for NPCs.
https://www.gamedeve...
https://www.gamedeve...
When companies talk about using AI for stuff like NPCs, this is the kind of fun and creativity they want to take away. Honestly, a lot of modern games fill worlds with generic NPCs just to make them feel more "lived-in", but in Mina, each NPC is hand-crafted, and it truly makes the world feel alive.
June 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
When companies talk about using AI for stuff like NPCs, this is the kind of fun and creativity they want to take away. Honestly, a lot of modern games fill worlds with generic NPCs just to make them feel more "lived-in", but in Mina, each NPC is hand-crafted, and it truly makes the world feel alive.
This is not creativity
https://aftermath.site/ubisoft-ai-npcs
https://aftermath.site/ubisoft-ai-npcs
March 20, 2024 at 7:18 PM
This is not creativity
https://aftermath.site/ubisoft-ai-npcs
https://aftermath.site/ubisoft-ai-npcs
The new game "Where the Winds Meet" uses AI chat bots for NPCs. It's really uncomfortable.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
Wuxia MMO Where Winds Meet is full of AI chatbot NPCs, and people are doing all the standard obscene stuff to them: 'I made him think that my character was pregnant with his child'
Can't we just go back to the Zork school of NPC dialog?
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The new game "Where the Winds Meet" uses AI chat bots for NPCs. It's really uncomfortable.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
“We’re looking for someone that can work with AI.”
“THE CONTROL SYSTEM OF NPCS TYPE!”
“THE CONTROL SYSTEM OF NPCS TYPE!”
May 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“We’re looking for someone that can work with AI.”
“THE CONTROL SYSTEM OF NPCS TYPE!”
“THE CONTROL SYSTEM OF NPCS TYPE!”