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title: "Discussion on \"I got tired of paying for AI NPCs, so I built my own runtime - now it's more than that\" | Hashnode"
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# [I got tired of paying for AI NPCs, so I built my own runtime - now it's more than that](https://bearlystable.hashnode.dev/empneon-core?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I've always liked the idea of NPCs that actually remember things — not scripted dialogue trees, but characters that hold a real sense of who they are, what happened to them, and what they believe, acr

Jul 31 · 4 min read · bearlystable.hashnode.dev  
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