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    1. Majorfatboy

      Uplink Issues

      Hey guys, at 11:00 Pm CT on the dot I got kicked from the server I was playing on. I waited about 15 minutes and tried to log back in: Error 401. Seems something on the Starmade side of things went poopers, I can't authenticate. Good news is I wasn't in combat. Bad news is I was repairing My...
    2. Majorfatboy

      I constantly wish I had a flashlight

      I'd kill for a headlamp in this game. There's another block game I'm rather fond of called "Xenominer" that has a headlight on Your helmet. And it is GLORIOUS.
    3. Majorfatboy

      Bizarre catastrophic failure?

      Oh, I'm perfectly cool with the stations being dangerous. Hell, let'm be armed to the teeth. My problem is with the range alone. At 32 Km, these stations can insta-kill a player who was simply kinda-sorta in the area. With homing missiles. These stations should only be a threat if the player...
    4. Majorfatboy

      Bizarre catastrophic failure?

      It's this guy: So last week I decided to start a new universe and play legit. I start off at 2,2,2 in the middle of no where. I spend most of My dosh and build a little starter salvager. I equip it with a radar jammer for safety, but not a cloaker, as I'm not about to go looking for trouble...
    5. Majorfatboy

      Collecting Pirate Loot

      Here's the work around I do ( pretty much what Sven just said): A quick method of collecting large amounts of loot fr destroyed NPCs in Starmade: So, You've just wasted a space pirate, and He's dropped more loot then You can hold in Your personal inventory. You have storage units on Your...
    6. Majorfatboy

      Taking over abandoned stations?

      Interesting to note is that the abandoned stations are the only pre-existing structures in this game that have this decayed thing going on with them. Pirate bases however, are fully salvageable for normal blocks. What I did in My "legit" SP world, knowing that I needed a station to put factory...
    7. Majorfatboy

      Java? Why not a different programming language?

      Ultimately, in My opinion, If a programmer is comfortable in a particular language and uses said language to build Their program, more power to Them. All of Us, from engineers, mechanics, to artists, tend to work within our own preferences and / or limitations. ...With that said, in a perfect...
    8. Majorfatboy

      A discussion on economy: By the numbers!

      edit: wrong tab!
    9. Majorfatboy

      Regarding the blueprint revamp...

      Vanhelzing : You want to talk about rude? What do You think You and a few others are doing every time someone comes on these forums with a concern / opinion about a recent change, and guys like You shout Them into a corner? Every argument You make is basically calling other players idiots and...
    10. Majorfatboy

      Regarding the blueprint revamp...

      We don't have the whole picture You say? Neither do the devs. That's why They have us playing the work in progress and giving honest feedback during the design phase. Do You have any clue what the testing and feedback process is like for game design? Do You honestly believe that the developers...
    11. Majorfatboy

      Regarding the blueprint revamp...

      All this talk of server this and server that... What about single player? "Oh, just buy the blocks You need from another player". What about single player? "Become the pirate and beat up other players for resources" What about single player? "Resource collecting is hard now. That's the...
    12. Majorfatboy

      Regarding the blueprint revamp...

      For the folks saying those of us who are voicing concerns about the new system are "over reacting", no, We're not. We're giving feedback on a proposed system. And giving feedback on proposed systems, both positive and negative is the point of letting the masses play a game under development...
    13. Majorfatboy

      Regarding the blueprint revamp...

      These restrictions are nothing more then an attempt at stopping the munchkins, but... You can't stop munchkins, They're munchkins. They're always going to grind like mad to get everything, or jump through whatever hoops just for the bragging rights of having the biggest or bestest. That's the...
    14. Majorfatboy

      Designing space ships and creativity questions.

      For scale, it's handy to keep in mind that in games like this, one block is usually considered one meter (Or a bit over one yard for We Americans). So, two blocks would be two meters (just over six feet), slightly above the average height of a man. But in block games, it's a good idea to not be...
    15. Majorfatboy

      Designing space ships and creativity questions.

      One of the brilliant things about games like this, is that anything goes. Basically, anything You personally like, can probably be adapted into a vehicle of some sort. Take My crap as an example: I like mechanical / real-ish ships. I like fancy, futuristic ships that still need You to grab a...
    16. Majorfatboy

      Thoughts on a server?

      Additional thoughts on survival profit and difficulty: As I said above, being too strict with survival sucks, but with that said, things could be made a bit more difficult from the stock server.cfg settings: AI loot drop multiplier: This is a value the ranges from 0 to 1, with higher values...
    17. Majorfatboy

      Thoughts on a server?

      Just personal taste / opinion here, certainly not requirements, but here's what I've been looking for in a server: Uploads allowed: Doesn't have to be a lot, even just three to five blue prints per player would be fine. I get that some admins are concerned about players bringing in massive...
    18. Majorfatboy

      Thoughts about the recent trailers and equalty between shipbuilders.

      So much turkey... And stuffing, and wine, and tatters, and wine, and biscuits, and wine... And I've got more wine to finish. I feel like I'm gonna explode, better not eat that mint... Screw it, I'm in no condition for interaction, it's cartoon time.
    19. Majorfatboy

      Thoughts about the recent trailers and equalty between shipbuilders.

      Guys? GUYS! Whoever can build the "best" ship should not the issue here. Turning this into a dick-waving build contest is a bad idea. The issue a lot of us have has nothing to do with ships, but with the dev's reliance on just one small group of players for everything. What about all of us...
    20. Majorfatboy

      Thoughts about the recent trailers and equalty between shipbuilders.

      Off-topic: Captain_Stripes: The issue isn't "boo hoo, why didn't They want to use MY ship?", It's that the devs seem to always go to the same small group of people for every issue, from promotional material, QnA, game play feedback, everything. A lot of us are concerned that the player base as...