Next major update speculation thread! (0.174/175/whatever)

[Comr4de]

If the universe revamp makes it in before the station contest is over I'll be surprised. That seems like something you'd want to release at the same time. It also sounds like some of the stations that were submitted are missing turrets/other details so I wouldn't be surprised that after the contest there was a short period for the builders to make final adjustments.

Turret revamp is very sorely needed. As they stand right now turrets are barely functional; they need a bit "more" to actually be useful. The missile targeting system is a godsend but the other turret settings... ech.

 

[Crimson-Artist]

Isn't the code for that already in game, just no UI for it?

aye but what did we just get that could be rotated, turned and flipped?

 

[WaffulMann]

Actually, I believe this was only the fourth time. But yes, it indeed is strange that the devs haven't replied to that massive thread. Maybe they just want to keep things a surprise?

Are you actually keeping track >_> you're more impressive than I thought.

Anyway, my speculation is that they're going to finish the universe, then the AI and factions, which will take around 3~5 months. Then maybe they'll start working on fixing planet lag or something.

 

[Saber]

I think we should get space whales next. I really want to make a whaling spaceship

Agreed, then I can recreate the ship launch scene from Treasure Planet with the RLS Legacy...

 

[Neon_42]

wishlist:

• Turret and docking orientation is changeable
• Faction update (reason to have factions besides invulnerable bases)
• Commas separating numbers of every factor of 10^3
• Block HP vs DPS balance Tweaks

 

[aceface]

what i want is that they have a proper 3rd person view http://starmadedock.net/threads/a-proper-3rd-person-view-aka-chasecam.58/

 

[Mariux]

what i want is that they have a proper 3rd person view http://starmadedock.net/threads/a-proper-3rd-person-view-aka-chasecam.58/

Me too. It would make flying fighters so much more fun and it shouldn't be too hard to implement...[DOUBLEPOST=1413276444,1413276341][/DOUBLEPOST]Now that I thought of it, we should have some sort of a page/forum post/whatever where players could help prioritize development focus by voting or something like that.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

For those of you interested in how salvaging will work, I have the feeling it will have something to do with this:

<SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock>0</SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock>
<!-- 0 will salvage on tick, otherwise the damage has to be met on the object to salvage one block -->
<SalvageDamagePerHit>100</SalvageDamagePerHit>
<!-- salvage damage done per tick to fill up SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock -->

It should be interesting to see how this will balance things.

Also, does anyone know what that 'something special' will be?

 

[Mariux]

For those of you interested in how salvaging will work, I have the feeling it will have something to do with this:

<SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock>0</SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock>
<!-- 0 will salvage on tick, otherwise the damage has to be met on the object to salvage one block -->
<SalvageDamagePerHit>100</SalvageDamagePerHit>
<!-- salvage damage done per tick to fill up SalvageDamageNeededPerBlock -->

It should be interesting to see how this will balance things.

Also, does anyone know what that 'something special' will be?

I hope it's new thruster mechanics.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

Someone mentioned wanted the 'something special' to be chairs. Anyone else?

 

[WaffulMann]

Someone mentioned wanted the 'something special' to be chairs. Anyone else?

I want chairs too

 

[Crimson-Artist]

I demand the right to sit down!!!

 

[NeonSturm]

Then:
I demand the right to sleep and laugh about above!

 

[DaveC9000]

I have no inside track so I don't know what they WILL do, but here's what I'd like to see in the near future:

• Station Blueprints - Using admin commands to do this feels like cheating to me.
• The ability to set waypoints by clicking on things in the map screen.
• Refined login positions - I cross my fingers every time I start up StarMade. I've had to spacewalk as far as 1200m to get to my ship.

Here are some things that I'm excited to see at some point:

• Hyperdrive - Their description of this sounds scary, but intriguing.
• NPC Crews - I hired one, but they seem to have a hard time staying in the ship. I exiled them to Ceti-Alpha 5 until that's fixed.
• Rideable space whales - with hyperdrive?
• Universe redesign of course will be awesome.

Things I hope that they do:

• I'd love to step into a warp gate on foot and step out at another one (at the gate, not in empty space).
• Populate the NPC stations (shops and whatnot) with NPCs - just to make them feel more alive.
• At some point it would be neat if there were indigenous peoples on some planets - maybe even hostile natives!
• Massive asteroids (maybe a rare occurrence) and huge belts of tiny ones.

 

[Jonj57]

chairs or gtfo

 

[ToyotaSupra]

Schema will have to be chairful with his decisions.

 

[Megacrafter127]

Schema will have to be chairful with his decisions.

…not funny…

 

[Ithirahad]

Schema will have to be chairful with his decisions.

Indeed... But he has to decide quickly, too; we've spent too much time standing around waiting already. :P

 

[Crimson-Artist]

 

[ToyotaSupra]

Perfect in so many ways.

Sofa we haven't heard of anything to do with chairs. There's no point in lounging around, Sit too it that we get our seating!