Council Official Q&A Thread

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    Be aware that the Faction Permition block (the one with the big P on it) voids all faction protection for adjecent blocks and the groups they are in. Thought it might be helpful to post this, as it took me a year to discover! :p

    Edit: Sorry for the off-topicness with the thread and all... :/
    I am pretty aware of it, but we discussed it previously and the idea was to check whether it could help. The result is negative.
     

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    I'm curious how schema sees the game now. Back on the steam greenlight page, iirc the game was referred to as a space shooter inspired by the X-wing games, and for awhile, it felt like it, with a very active faction scene. Now it feels like combat is no longer a focus, and that side of the community is slowly withering, not that this is an issue. Recent updates have caused other areas of the game and community to grow. It is impossible to keep everyone happy, and have a game that does everything for everyone.

    Really, my question is what style of gameplay will the vanilla game (ignoring config changes and mods) be geared towards?
     

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    I'm curious how schema sees the game now. Back on the steam greenlight page, iirc the game was referred to as a space shooter inspired by the X-wing games, and for awhile, it felt like it, with a very active faction scene. Now it feels like combat is no longer a focus, and that side of the community is slowly withering, not that this is an issue. Recent updates have caused other areas of the game and community to grow. It is impossible to keep everyone happy, and have a game that does everything for everyone.
    No, it only feels that way for all you EE forum warriors, and thank god for that. There are plenty of servers with active faction scenes and combat.
     

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    No, it only feels that way for all you EE forum warriors, and thank god for that. There are plenty of servers with active faction scenes and combat.
    No need to devolve into pointless insults, but the simple matter of fact is the factions are less active than they used to be. Proof is here http://starmadedock.net/forums/factions/
     

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    No need to devolve into pointless insults, but the simple matter of fact is the factions are less active than they used to be. Proof is here http://starmadedock.net/forums/factions/
    My original post was a bit harsh, but I have been playing Star Made for nearly two years now. Can't you see how it can be irritating to see the factions scene on these forums dominated by large servers like EE? A lot of the players on larger servers are simply blind to other servers, especially RP servers. The faction subforum here on Star Made is like a secondary forum for EE's website.

    /end rant
     
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    Is there any chance that shipyards at some point will be able to replace destroyed blocks on ships? The ship will likely need to have a fully repaired blueprint beforehand, but it can get to be a real pain to have to salvage and respawn ships because of damage.
     
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    Is there any chance that shipyards at some point will be able to replace destroyed blocks on ships? The ship will likely need to have a fully repaired blueprint beforehand, but it can get to be a real pain to have to salvage and respawn ships because of damage.
    That is indeed a planned feature.
     
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    Question: Will the Magnetic Rails update allow for Logic controlled activation of docking?

    Question 2: Is it possible to make more blocks have an editable name in the hotbar? (like the Rail dockers, I'd like to know if I'm selecting my port or starboard side docking beam)
     
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    Question: Will the Magnetic Rails update allow for Logic controlled activation of docking?

    Question 2: Is it possible to make more blocks have an editable name in the hotbar? (like the Rail dockers, I'd like to know if I'm selecting my port or starboard side docking beam)
    As for your first question, I will have to ask.
    Regarding the second, it is definetly possible, however currently I can make no guarantees as to when that possibility will be used/implemented.
     
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    As for your first question, I will have to ask.
    Regarding the second, it is definetly possible, however currently I can make no guarantees as to when that possibility will be used/implemented.
    cameras would be a nice one to name as well. Not sure how it'd work, but when you have a lot of cameras to make the most of the rail docking it can get confusing
     
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    Question: Will the Magnetic Rails update allow for Logic controlled activation of docking?
    Not known by the asked Schine member(s).
    Question 2: Is it possible to make more blocks have an editable name in the hotbar? (like the Rail dockers, I'd like to know if I'm selecting my port or starboard side docking beam)
    Should be planned.
     
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    I'm curious as to how the application and election process has or will change for the upcoming election. Have any changes been made, and if so, when will the changes be announced? Also, when will the application process begin?
     
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    When there will be next contest for default stations update? These stations made of old docking system really needs update.
     
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    I'm curious as to how the application and election process has or will change for the upcoming election. Have any changes been made, and if so, when will the changes be announced? Also, when will the application process begin?
    Applications will be opened shortly, Schine is waiting for a couple things to be finished that will make coordination and communication of the next election process a lot easier.
    When there will be next contest for default stations update? These stations made of old docking system really needs update.
    The old stations will be updated independent of any new contests for stations. There isn't currently any plans for a new station contest within the immediate future due to some other stuff happening behind the scenes. We'll keep you posted.
     
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    I have a few questions:

    What will the flora system be like? I see it in the road map, will this be spreading plants?

    Will there be liquids? like liquid water physics similar to minecraft?
     
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    There is never an ETA. It happens when it is done. Not before, not after, and they don't talk about it until then.