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TL:DR I think allowing self powered docked entities again would A. Fix the OP's issue, and B. Give me back features that I liked. and C. Would not cause the issues it used to cause. I pretty much agree with DrTarDIS on the docked power/self powered docked entities. An argument I kept seeing...

Thanks for the info guys. Especially the part about Alpha damage being more important then DPS. I'm not really worried about forced pvp or non forced pvp. I am more interested in making sure my projects don't just end up having such low damage that they were just a waste.

It's been quite some time since I have fired up Starmade and really built anything. I have a few design ideas I want to try out. But... I have no idea how much sustained DPS Cannons/Beams need to be reasonably used in combat any more. So, With the current configs (ether 0.202.87 or any newer...

Love this idea. Like Celotown777 mentioned, I like the idea of using this to "Buff" the ships around you or under your ships command. AND, the effect system was said to be built to allow sector wide, and ship wide interactions. So, it would stand to reason having an effect that makes all...

That's some really fancy logic work with the blue force fields. Love the effect it gives.

I can't really tell you "How to build" but I can give you some tips based off of what has helped me. 1. If I am having trouble with a specific shape angle or visual effect, I try to find a ship someone has built and uploaded. I then just copy the idea and retrofit it into my design. That's...

I agree with the statements above mine 100%.

I like the idea. If I were to be the one to decide how it was implemented.... 1. Ship ID would be an obscured value readable by the server and admins only. 2. An admin could look up ID's by ship name as well. Searching by FrigatXX1 or whatever and getting a list of any ships with that name...

Not sure that different button/screen/ect. placement in and of itself matters too much. The Dev's could keep each different console type (with regards to monitor, buttons, lights, ect.), and allow each of them to be colored. The downside is (If these blocks are all 1 block type, like blocks...

When I saw this, the first thing that came to mind was "I hope we can change the color with logic and lights". Would love to switch the blue consoles to red when I hit the "Red Alert" button on my ships / stations. Other then that thought though, they look amazing.

Most of my ships (very few ever finished) are all sub 251m. I have 1 ship hull I've been building forever that is a little over 300m and 1 ship that is over 500m. The 500m ship is supposed to be a carrier for drones and/or a "Command" ship for coordinating fleets (if the AI ever gets worked...

This combined with the update coming to armor may well make armor a valuable defense. Will be a nice change from the "more shields" game. I just hope it doesn't swing too hard toward armor and leave shields lacking.

some good info Matt. Gotta keep the mining drones light enough to carry their materials back to base !

Interesting issue with uploads. Just wondering, but does it allow the upload/spawn because your an admin? If you have not already might I suggest trying to have a "Normal" player upload/spawn/build in shipyard a ship that is too big. At the 100 Mass size its not hard to do custom builds or...

*sees 100 mass limit* Well. Most of the drones Ive built in the past are about 100 mass. Looks like I have done lots of my building work already so when this kicks off I may join in too. *Cue evil laughter*

But its one of the best threads to resurrect. The timing of the thread being resurrected is spot on for me. I got the itch a few days ago to start work on new drones and a new carrier for them.

I don't think these ideas will work. The reason is the power overhaul that is coming. effects like Cloak and Jamming will be done with "Reactor Chambers" that charge from the reactor on a ship. Thing is, docked ships will have their reactors set to OFF to prevent exploits. Chambers have to...

One thing to keep in mind if you go the swarm missile route, is that many of us who build drones, have started outfitting them with AMS. The other issue is last I am aware, Swarm Missiiles can sometimes all decide to hit the same one or two targets. So you might try stagering the launching of...

I see I'm one of the few that has been around for a while that still uses the little arrows.... I think I shall now begin the process of conversion. Assuming I remember I can rotate blocks with the middle mouse wheel.

My vote goes to yes. But that is with the assumption that its more or less a 13+ kind of Family Friendly. As an example a MC server I was staff on would allow swearing, but it couldn't be directed at someone (no calling people fuckwads, or the like) and no spamming of swear words in chat. It...