I did something like this with the City Hall map. I have several npc versions of my toons as characters to be rescued that will then help you fight, but the enemies holding them hostage are all L1 mimions. Taking their picture on the steps of City Hall proved difficult, but I could lead them all to the area under the Atlas statue.
Mind you, I didn't try this with ALL my alts; I don't think any AE map allows for over 100 NPC allies.
I would like to create a quick & dirty "mission" purely for the purpose of creating group pictures of my own characters, and I'm looking for suggestions on how best to do this.
I would prefer a small map, but one that is well-lit or at least provides a few locations with decent lighting.
Also, are there any other maps like the Vanguard Base map where I can simply place some custom characters without also putting in enemies? If at all possible I'd like to avoid having to fight through a ton of enemies just to get screenshots of my characters. OTOH, the only way I can see to get my characters to follow me is to set them up in "rescue ally" scenarios, in which case combat is unavoidable. The one problem I see with the Vanguard Base map (that is, the one that's used in that crafting table mission) is that any custom NPCs are just wandering around wherever they please. I need to be able to "collect" them and keep them with me.
Another question: just how many individual custom allies can I place on a map? Is it even possible for me to place 12 unique characters? I ask because all 13 of my characters on Virtue are designed around a unifying theme. I'd like to place 12 of them on the map and then have the 13th gather them all up for the group photo.
Any help would be appreciated!