Universe Update Roadmap #1

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    I hope that we will get dev posts more often, as it sometimes looks like dev(s) abandoned the game, and only occasionally put an update when they fight off their procrastination, while all their real job is hidden due to lack of communication.
     
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    Great news.

    "Starmade 2020" ?
    So expect the update anywhere between 12 to 23 months?

    I know good work takes time and all, but that part's not so great.
     
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    I believe i was the first to use the Starmade 2020 name... At least on the video of the interview...
     
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    Holy ****ing ****, did the cat just speak?!

    The reason that timeframe worries me is because there are some broken things in the game right now that makes playing somewhat less than a desirable experience.
    If you're engaged with big stuff like that, I wonder if you'll have time or interest to fix the present issues in the meantime.

    Good luck with your work.
     
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    I hope that we will get dev posts more often, as it sometimes looks like dev(s) abandoned the game, and only occasionally put an update when they fight off their procrastination, while all their real job is hidden due to lack of communication.
    Well, they were lose-lose no matter what they did. When they posted constant updates, people complained that they didn't have big ground breaking news and that they were wasting time with pointless dev posts. When they posted only when they had big announcements, people complained they abandoned the game.

    Futurama said it best:

    The reason that timeframe worries me is because there are some broken things in the game right now that makes playing somewhat less than a desirable experience.
    Well as long as they've been reported, then they're aware of the situation. Its probably just a case of "Well its not literally game breaking, and its something we're rewriting later anyway, so its not a priority right now", which means it'll get fixed during the rest of this.
     
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    Phase 1:
    Sound System (and a sound manager)
    Steamworks (join game, achievements, etc, workshop support probably later

    Does that mean we get sound? :)

    I would be happy if we can use the workshop for blueprints and templates. I know it's kinda hard, but this would really help imo. Additionally the workshop should some day include custom settings and maps. So I can download a map (I mean universe - maybe give us a way to have small universes that are only one system or even only one sector big?), where there are 5 stations, and the settings for this map are customised by the map maker.
     
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    Excellent! The breakdown makes it more clear what is going into the upgrades on your end - thank you.

    Fingers crossed that the C++ migration and optimizations make the new planets run more smoothly than the current planets.

    Pre-loaded sector transitions would be amazing as well. This is a major issue, and I'm glad there's a solid plan to deal with it.
     

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    Looking like great news, and as JinM briefly touched on, it would be really neat if when the Phase 3 launched it was capable of supporting or came with a universe editor tool to create custom universes.
     
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    Looking like great news, and as JinM briefly touched on, it would be really neat if when the Phase 3 launched it was capable of supporting or came with a universe editor tool to create custom universes.
    I would like to see if a Homeworld-like adventure can be made with this ! Based on multiplayer cooperation / fight to be fun.
     

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    Interesting Update Status! I anticipate the Experimental Builds! This will make me feel unburnt out tbh or just in a limbo status... That Quest system is what I REALLY want, heck Procedural generated Ones! :D
     
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    What about the bugs currently present in the game? Will fleets ever be fixed or is it another abandoned feature?

    How can someone look forward to "highly experimental" prototypes, when even "stable" versions are far from stable?

    What is the point of steam integration and achievements when there's literally no game?
     
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    I'm still somewhat mixed on the game philosophy that schine is taking to things.
    I won't complain about bugs, they'll get fixed in time, and expecting something in development to be perfect at any given moment is silly.
    As for changes in the engine, I can respect the work that goes into that.
    But in the end, I still have concerns about that "leaves a lot up to the players" thing. It's nice to say "hey look you can do anything", but I find that typically leaves little reason to do anything. A purely sandbox game is almost identical in its gameplay to other purely sandbox games- it doesn't distinguish itself. Sure the gameplay may differ a little, but the objectives are the same. It relies on people coming up with their own stuff, which they're just as likely to do elsewhere.
    That's why I'm very much looking forward to a new universe, primed for NPC jobs to take, scarcer building resources, and some sense of "playing the game" instead of just sitting around building in a pseudo-creative fashion.
    All I ask is that Schine take a stand and say "hey, this is what the game is". If it never evolves from RP in space, I fear many people may choose to RP elsewhere.

    Well, that's been on my mind a few too many years. Always good to see news about updates, would be nice to know more about what's going on, keep the community together.
     
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    Question, does this mean that the universe update will be provided in chunks (we'll get phase 1 and phase 2 as release updates), or will we get these in release at the end as one big update?