Global A.I

[Lhoque]

I'm having trouble finding any threads or articles detailing an in depth look at how the A.I works. If this has been asked before, please post the link but if someone could explain for instance; if every single spawned NPC, their stats and their gear, are permanent and if changes to world events also effect every NPC involved all over the map. Basically I'm asking how active everything offscreen is and how much depth is there to the "inactive", or offscreen world and what I am only assuming untill corrected would be their individual A.I commands and pathways. Or being pointed in the right direction would also be appreciated.