Strange issue where vanilla CargoShip npc's are spawning random on map

First of all, love the plugin!

I run a small one-grid (1500K) server.

I've run into a little issue, and I don't even know the issue is even related to betterNPC, but know that after restarting BetterNPC plugin the issue resolves.

The issue is that it seems that once Cargo ships spawns the server spawns two sets of NPC's. One on the ship and one seemingly random on the map. It does not spawn all cargo NPC double, just the ones on the upper outside deck located at the rear of the ship.

Once it spawned the NPC's double on the ship itself, but often is spawns it randomly on the map and the NPC's are floating in formation and sometimes i think it just don't spawn the double set.

Thing is, the custom NPC spawns for cargoship is disabled in the config..

If I notice the NPC's, I restart BetterNPC and the "extra" NPC's are removed so i guess its related.

I don't really know what to do and maybe you have some ideas..

Hope you can help.

On 1/5/2026 at 10:46 PM, Mortis said:

First of all, love the plugin!

I run a small one-grid (1500K) server.

I've run into a little issue, and I don't even know the issue is even related to betterNPC, but know that after restarting BetterNPC plugin the issue resolves.

The issue is that it seems that once Cargo ships spawns the server spawns two sets of NPC's. One on the ship and one seemingly random on the map. It does not spawn all cargo NPC double, just the ones on the upper outside deck located at the rear of the ship.

Once it spawned the NPC's double on the ship itself, but often is spawns it randomly on the map and the NPC's are floating in formation and sometimes i think it just don't spawn the double set.

Thing is, the custom NPC spawns for cargoship is disabled in the config..

If I notice the NPC's, I restart BetterNPC and the "extra" NPC's are removed so i guess its related.

I don't really know what to do and maybe you have some ideas..

Hope you can help.

Hello, can you add me to Discord? krasivo_delay
Will be more convenient to solve your unusual problem there.

if this is inconvenient for you, please send the configuration files: NpcSpawn, BetterNpc and data files: oxide/data/BetterNpc (the entire folder) and world seed.
If you have the opportunity to record a video, it will be useful, you can also send a map seed.

BetterNpc.zip

Hey, thanks. Here are the requested files.

As for the world seed, it is a custom (1500K) map (onegrid) https://rustmaps.com/map/cf3562bb933044c6ba39aa6f6c922706?embed=d_c

Hope it helps.

7 minutes ago, Mortis said:

BetterNpc.zip

Hey, thanks. Here are the requested files.

As for the world seed, it is a custom (1500K) map (onegrid) https://rustmaps.com/map/cf3562bb933044c6ba39aa6f6c922706?embed=d_c

Hope it helps.

thanks, is this custom map free? if it's paid, please delete the link and don't share it with anyone)

oh, I'm sorry, I can't download it, it's fine, can you check it on a regular-sized procedural map, say 3000? because I can't check it in your conditions without a map, and in theory it could also be the cause
or maybe you can give me server IP in PM and ill join?

On 1/9/2026 at 8:00 PM, aimacak said:

oh, I'm sorry, I can't download it, it's fine, can you check it on a regular-sized procedural map, say 3000? because I can't check it in your conditions without a map, and in theory it could also be the cause
or maybe you can give me server IP in PM and ill join?

@Mortis
Hi, you tried it?

everything is fine with the procedural map and your data files on my carbon server...

Sorry for the late response.

Did some testing and it seems to be kinda fine now. Don't know why..

So yeah, must have been a hickup or soemthing..