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  1. MagnusEffect

    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Server seems to not want to start with the most recent patch update. It is probably an outdated mod issue, but I cannot verify at this time. Unfortunately, I am on my way out of the country so it is likely I will not be able to tackle the issue until I get back (June 17). Apologies for any inconvenience. The good news is that the server will remain offline so no progress up to this point should be lost. We will get things back to normal soon enough.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Thanks to everyone who could make it to our group meet-up last night. If you could not make last night, don't worry! The current plan right now is to continue to meet every Sunday @ 6pm EST. If that time is not good for you, don't worry! The server is online 24/7! Join us and contribute to our community goals in your own time when it is convenient for you. That is the point of all this :)

    Speaking of community goals, here's what we got for this week:
    1. Improve atmospheric and VTOL capabilities of our interceptor fighters (for easier piloting). DONE!
    2. Finalize a design for a "Cargolifter" (Fet and I are working on design specifics), but the community will have to build it together.
    3. Establish an offsite mining facility; minimum range from Thule Station = 10 km (to reduce server lag when joining)
    4. Destroy large pirate encampment (Main activity for next Sunday)
     
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    5.Murder ever pothole.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    ...before it murders you, me, or someone else.
     
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    I live in Pennsylvania so I am an expert on potholes.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Working on a more efficient design for Thule base. Currently, it looks like this:
    Old Thule Layout.jpg

    The plan is to make it look more like this:
    BaseLayout5x7.png
    NOTE: the Bunker Tower in the center will be elevated above the tarmac so that ground traffic can still pass under it as well as provide a better vantage point for heavy turrets.

    The change will cut PCU rendering requirements in HALF! The new layout is also efficient enough that we can still tack on extra landing pads, dumpyards, and vehicle hangars as necessary and as PCU limits permit.

    The end result should mean less burden on both server and user rendering hardware; should make loading at the station much smoother.
     
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    MagnusEffect, Jul 16, 2019
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    Shortly after most people left; Magnus and I decided to investigate one of those strong signals. It spawned a shielded drone, which decided to fire the deathstar laser at us and destroyed half the corvette. And we retreated back to Thule Station. But we didn't have enough thrust to actually land once in atmosphere.

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    First two images are of the starboard (right) side after the Death Beam hit us (and just straight blasted through all the shield points). The third image is from the rear of the ship. Trev's fighter was vaporized during the attack. An image from the bridge looking towards the rear of the ship and an image of Hep sleeping. He nearly died in his sleep.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Now before everyone starts talking shit about how they could have done better (because that's what we do), I found a video of what we encountered.

    What happens when you think you can take on the "Shielded Vengeance Drone":

    (I recommend watching fullscreen @1080p. Player looks like he might win at first, but... no... kill shot at ~5:00)

    NOTE: You would not have done better.

    Apparently the Shielded Vengeance Drone is so notorious, there are even players crying about it needing a nerf.
    Pfft... Adapt and overcome, bitches! :tobattle:

    According to the Encounters Mod mod author, the Shielded Vengeance Drone is intended as a boss fight. If you don't want to deal with it, simply keep your distance. It is only found randomly in space, specifically at "Dangerous Encounter" locations.

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    I would say our Corvette faired better. Only because we went "nope. Fuck this. We're out". Well fared better till we crashed.
     
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    It'll rue the day it tried killing Hepatitis of TK!
     
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    Economy update and DLC is released on on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019. This coming Thursday.

    https://forums.keenswh.com/threads/...ate-dlc-release-date.7403357/#post-1287110227

    UPCOMING ECONOMY UPDATE FEATURES

    -NPC Trading Stations : AI controlled store and contracts
    -Contracts: generated and player made
    -New blocks: Store, Contracts, Safe zone
    -New items: datapad, zone chip, consumables, space credits
    -Faction reputation
    -In-game currency
    -Player to player trading
    -New Admin Tools features: for trash cleaner, for economy
    -Consumables: medkit, powerkit

    We're now focusing on fine-tuning new features coming to Space Engineers, as well as fixing bugs and optimizing the game.

    See you SoonTM![​IMG]

    That is all free stuff. No word yet on what is in the DLC (probably more cosmetic stuff is my guess. Or more decorative blocks like the first one).
     
    Lardaltef, Aug 21, 2019
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Had to disable the modded NPC encounters while they work on a bug fix for the new patch. The vanilla NPC factions are still available to interact with. We will be evaluating if the modded NPC factions are still necessary in the coming weeks.
     
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    Where is my concrete in the new plan? How can we maintain the base without concrete in the plan?
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Thule Station has been rebuilt. It's not 100% functional yet, but most of the station systems work.
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    More info regarding the economy update:
     
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    MagnusEffect Administrator Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Hurricane Dorian kind of derailed everything I had planned the past two weeks, but I wanted to follow up on this.

    Excerpt from another post:
    If we can get enough people to show consistent interest in the coming week or two, that is enough for me to keep the server going. If not, I am totally happy with not having to pay the extra time and money on something we have little interest in. And at the end of the day, at least we can say we really tried.

    How does Saturday or Sunday sound to everyone?

    Somewhat related, is Warframe still meeting Sunday early afternoons?
     
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    im up for giving it a go. ill be around
     
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    Sunday would probably work best for me.
     
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    Sunday sounds good.
     
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