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A default ship, or better starting gear, I could get behind but I'm not sure that really solves the main issue. What I feel Starmade needs is a better "early" game altogether, ie giving the player stuff to do other than mine and craft and do a better job of easing players into the games intricacies.

I don't see why not, having them in one place is more useful.

It's not just about loading screens. The biggest advantage we have now is we can interact with a planet from space, or vice versa. Instanced planets will go against that.

A logic activator I would love is one that activates when there's an enemy AI, for alert lights etc.

I love that this was generalised enough to get a "planned" stamp.

Depending on how NPC control is handled it may not be a space issue. Likewise, depend on how its implemented Point Defense might be one the most useful places to put custom AI in, setting up blanket firing patterns etc.

Farming was mentioned a while ago, which should be interesting to see. On the subject of Procedural mobs I'm definitely looking forward to, it will definitely make the planets feel more fleshed out and station exploration more exciting. I just hope that we get something worthwhile for...

It was my understanding that Bobby AIs where going to be phased out almost entirely for NPCs, with customizable AI. However, that's not really been brought up for a while and is a fair way off, since that kind of thing is easier to implement when more of the games features are set in stone.

Something I would like to see for planets is a way to mine them without strip mining. Something less server intensive, and possibly giving you more resources in the long term. Gives you a reason to build planet bases as well.

The ship building mechanics are definitely worth the price of entry for me, even if I'm personally pretty terrible at making things that look good. Everything else is a bit lacking at the minute, I like the crafting system but it takes a while to make anything viable for taking on pirates...

The existing tutorial is pretty poor, and expecting everyone who tries the game to check youtube for how to make the most of it (especially considering how many of the tutorials on youtube are incredibly dull) is ludicrous to be honest. And like I said, this isn't really a suggestion for the...

I feel you have missed the point of the thread, this isn't about how Starmade markets itself (which for a large part, it doesn't, Schine deliberately do a minimum of marketing). It's more looking long term, for what the community feels would make the game feel more approachable. And CyberTao...

I feel one of the biggest flaws Starmmade has in its current form is it's very off putting for new people, who don't necessarily have the time or inclination to check out the community. I have a few friends who have given it a try and the reaction is usually the same, it's complicated, obtuse...

I think the game could do with a way to mine planets without tearing them apart. I would suggest planetary mining bases or something similar, that extract ores and crystals whilst leaving the planet intact, stopping the game from having to render all those blocks being removed.

I think keeping box dimensions for turn rate will still work, I just feel that the upper limit before you hit 1.0 should be increased, so 100-200 or so metre ships handle better than they do, but 500m or so ships are still as sluggish.

AI fleets are a planned feature I believe, which is why the AI section of the menus has a fleet tab. As far as I can tell there will be a similar restriction of how many you may directly command as there is for NPCs (5 I believe? I never really use AI crewmates), though with custom scriptable AI...

I think as far as building mechanics go Starmade is already pretty solid, there's still some way to go but honestly, for the most part it's in a pretty good place. Something the game lacks however, is a fun, lasting PvE element. so this thread exists to catalogue ways to improve upon this. My...

I believe AI modules are going to be phased out to make room for a more expanded NPC system. One of the things this will entail is support for coding individual AI scripts for each NPC so uses can have customized AI fleet members. I don't see why the option to share AI scripts between players...

I think when the quest system is properly implemented some of them should be dedicated to tutorial missions, either as R&D missions where you're tasked with making ships with certain specs/features (to teach players shipbuilding mechanics), simple crafting tasks or tasks involving managing NPCs...

Something I find works well is to make a stealth ship as a scout, fly over the station and use build mode to hunt down the location of the faction module. After that head back into my main ship and make a death or glory run to the faction module with a punch through laser, finishing up the...