DesensitizedNC - Configurable Panic Suppression

DESENSITIZED NC

The city is loud. The people are jaded. Stop the screaming.

DESCRIPTION

This mod was born out of frustration—specifically, playing with mods like Night City Alive. When gang violence is cranked up to 11, driving down the street becomes a chorus of constant screaming and civilians cowering in fear.

From a lore perspective, it never sat right with me. Imagine walking to work in Night City. You see your 10th gang shootout of the week. After years of living in this dystopia, would you really scream and run for your life every single time a gun goes off? Or would you just roll your eyes, light a cigarette, and keep walking because you're already late?

DesensitizedNC changes the crowd AI to reflect a population that is completely numb to the violence around them. Guns are sold like candy here; death is just a statistic. This mod makes citizens react with annoyance rather than terror. They will only truly panic if the danger becomes immediate and undeniable (death or injury).

HOW IT WORKS

This mod hooks into the game's Reaction Manager to filter out specific panic triggers for bystanders.

Core Logic:

• [] No Panic from Ambient Noise: Gunshots, explosions, and combat noises are filtered out based on your settings.

  [] Vocal Reactions: Instead of fleeing, citizens will often react vocally with annoyance, anger, or aggression. This adds life to the streets without breaking the flow.

  [] Adaptive Proximity: NPCs now possess a customizable "threat radius." If you discharge a weapon or cause an explosion directly next to them, they will bypass their jaded state and panic, ensuring they don't look completely lobotomized when a barrel is at their ear.

  When do they still panic?

  The "Desensitized" state isn't absolute blindness. NPCs will ALWAYS revert to vanilla panic behavior if:

  • [] Proximity Breach: A threat happens within your defined radius.

    [] Witnessing Death: Someone dies in their immediate proximity.

    [] Physical Harm: They are physically hit, bumped, or damaged.

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    OPTIONS

    The mod comes with a native CET menu (Overlay) to tweak the experience on the fly.

    Global Settings:

    [] Enable Mod: Simple toggle to turn the entire script on or off.

    [] Enable Vocal Reactions: Toggles ambient "barks" (annoyed/angry lines). Turn this off for total silence.

    [*] Desensitized Population %: This sl