I think I may have broken something with the camp system and wanted to see if anyone else has run into this.
At one point I had multiple camps set up while traveling. I eventually returned to the camp where the Doc NPC was located and decided to clean things up — this included moving the bonfire.
After doing that, the Doc disappeared and hasn’t returned since.
Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
Returned to all previous camp locations where I had setups
Dismantled all other camps I had placed
Waited in-game to see if he would respawn
Traveled between areas to try to trigger a reset
No luck — he’s still gone.
Questions:
Does moving the bonfire break the Doc’s spawn?
Is there a way to reset or force the NPC to return?
Is this a known bug, or did I accidentally orphan the camp somehow?
Any help or ideas would be super appreciated — I’d really rather not lose access to the Doc permanently 😅