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I think a great pre-explosion warning would be to throw particles out into space in random directions in more frequent and urgent cycles, to illustrate parts of the ship are starting to explode all over the place. Nearer to the moment where the main explosion starts, the core is spitting out...

It would be interesting if the devs could somehow uncouple the Block ID from shapes, and make a shape modifier. However, I don't think it works that way. I'm just saying: it would be nice to have a universal shape system for all blocks without overloading the Block IDs.

New idea for a ship contest: Spaceships modeled after computer parts. I'm only half-kidding.

I think there were 1950s "world of the future" futurist shows that said we'd have this by the year 2000. Still waiting for my jetpack and hovercar! http://moller.com/dev/index.php/sky-car/m400-specs

I like the idea that doors are weakpoints, so I'd prefer not to have over-armored plexdoors. I do wish there was hardened Plextanium, so I could adequately armor transparent areas. (Think: armored lights) Glass seems like such a soft spot, so on one hand, it makes sense to me to keep that weak...

I have absolutely no problem with this suggestion. I think it fits nicely in the paradigm of the rest of the game, and the way that ship/station systems work. I love it. My only suggestion would be some sort of inventory linking system, so you have access to all nearby inventory slots while...

By extending the light color to the edge of the block, the light may not look quite as nice, but at least you won't have to worry about ugly grey lines messing up your architecture. The best part? Not needing to use up block IDs. Since it's more of an artistry thing than a game engine thing...

Take another look at the "floor" in the Twitter pic. The colored blocks on the floor in front of the light rods? Those are light blocks. There are about 3 or 4 new light colors in the latest update. I haven't used the black light yet. Does that give anything an odd technicolor glow in low light...

I definitely like this idea, and think it would be a good idea to replace the two separate docking block sets with a single unified set, reducing used Block IDs. The mechanics might need to be simplified, at least at first, to keep the game logic from lagging the server. From a gaming point of...

What if it isn't a mistake? What if an enemy ship latches on, the shields between the two ships sync up so that there is no shield in between them, and the enemy cuts its way in? Boarding Partay! Woohooo! :D

Also, check out the permissions on Isanth ships under the Admin tab. I had a situation where after I imported some new ships, the permissions on all ships got reset so that pirates couldn't spawn any ships. Once I re-checked the permission for enemy factions (I don't remember the option name...

If the server owner authorizes the ship, it could be put into the rotation, and then one of the ship shops would have it. However, this concept is based on a game with only a few very specific models available that are all of similar size, so it doesn't really work for StarMade. You are correct.

Having the articulated engines swing around when braking would be neat. You might also have a vertical lock boolean, so that the engine doesn't swing out to the side, but instead pivots around the mount point in a plane, just like FunnyBunny suggests. (I'm thinking just reuse the existing...

I think you're on to something, and I think it would be great to classify ships based on the level of each category, to get a better description of the ship's purpose. The problem with that is there is currently no way to track down the number of blocks per category. So, say you have a ship with...

Now that we have chained docking, it would be great if the dock had a series of selectable options on what to share and in what direction. Power Example: a power generation system docked deep inside the host ship is set to not share shields, but shares energy to the mothership. The direction is...

Maybe make a server config labeled something like "ship_core_antigravity" and the default game is set to False. If you want your server to have ship cores that can lift off planets, you set that to True, and cores are no longer locked down by gravity.

And make the moving structure "activate" blocking blocks at the end of the rail. Then you can place activation logic blocks at the logical end of the movement, and so when the moving structure hits the activation block, it stops and something else can happen. (E.g. Reverse the movement by...

The OP suggestion would be a great way to replace the awkward p+shift map system we have. But then again, maybe the Nav menu could have a built-in interactive 3D mini-map. That would be a cool alternative way to select different structures. The list should stay, but I'd like to be able to...

I imagine this being only a cosmetic change, at first. Maybe functional changes would come later.