Can different NPCs use the exact same AI Package?

[Mookeylama]

seems to me like some of my vanilla npcs are not as active as they used to be. shopping at the market, rounds ect. i see that a mod i have has given some of it's added npcs the exact ai packages as some of the nilla npcs i speak of. now this could be placebo on my part, but was wondering if the mod npcs having the same packs could be causing the nillas not to show up?

do they just share the package?

thanks

[TechAngel85]

The short answer is, yes, they can. Packages just tell what the NPC to do. If you have a simple, general package that says "sandbox here", then you can assign that package to many NPCs. More complex packages (usually within quests and such) typically aren't shared though.

[Mookeylama]

i'm still seeking answers on this if anyone is kind enough to advise. thanks

[kabepo]

Have a look in xEdit at Skyrim.esm. Look at the vanilla packages and see if you can find any that are referenced by more than one NPC.

Have a look at SolitudeWarehouseWork8x12, for example.