NPC & World Systems
NPC Identity & Personality
Rich NPC data framework with identity, personality traits, backstory hooks, and relationship data. Every NPC is defined by a data asset — no subclassing required for adding new characters to your world.
Faction System
Data-driven faction definitions with reputation thresholds, inter-faction stance rules (allied, neutral, hostile, war), and Gameplay Tag grants per reputation tier. Player guild and political structure support. Faction data feeds directly into combat targeting and GAS Ally reputation.
Calendar System
Fully configurable calendar: day/night cycle duration, week length, month names, year structure. Season definitions with per-season weather weights and world state changes. Time-based event triggers dispatched to subscribers via delegates.
NPC Daily Schedule System
Data-driven schedule structures define what NPCs do hour-by-hour. Schedules reference time slots, locations, and activity types — sleeping, working, eating, patrolling, socializing. AI behavior trees read the active schedule entry to determine current goal. Schedules can differ by day of week and season.
Relationship Management
NPC-to-NPC and NPC-to-player relationship tracking. Affinity values, relationship history hooks, social standing flags. Full Blueprint access for reading and modifying relationships from quest events, dialogue, or gameplay.
Seasons & World State
Season configuration drives world state changes — fog of war modifiers, ambient sound profiles, weather distribution, NPC schedule overrides. Designed for direct integration with WCRealms once that module ships.
Architecture & Integration
| Module / Class | Role |
|---|---|
| WCDynamicSociety (Runtime) | Core NPC data, faction, calendar, and schedule systems — Layer 2 feature module |
| WCDynamicSocietyEditor | Custom editor tools for NPC and faction asset creation and validation |
| NPC Data Asset | Identity, personality, faction membership, default schedule, relationship seeds |
| Faction Definition Asset | Faction name, tags, reputation thresholds, inter-faction stances, attitude tag grants |
| Calendar Configuration | Day length, week/month/year structure, seasons array — set in Project Settings |
| Schedule Asset | Per-NPC daily routine: time slots, activity type, location reference, condition tags |
Design Principle — Data vs. Behavior Separation
WC Dynamic Society manages NPC data. AI decision-making and behavior trees are handled by the separate WC AI module (planned). This lets you swap AI implementations without touching world data, display NPC information in UI without running AI, and test data independently of behaviors.
Get WC Dynamic Society
Available on FAB Marketplace. Works standalone or with WC GAS Ally via the Integration Bridge.