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[Dunamisdeos]

They need to have some kind of cap or limiter on ships lol. Maybe different classes of cores? It seems like it takes the fun out of potential combat when you build a ship literally made out of cannons.

[forsaken1111]

Just got home. Updating now.

Was out to a lovely dinner, celebrating the 4th.

... It's the 6th now man.

What the hell kind of dinner did you attend?

But you know, thanks for unt updaten!

My wife and I were working on the 4th so we went out over the weekend instead to meet up with her mom and have dinner.

Its still backing up the world. It takes a while because the world data is stored in hundreds of small text files. x.x

[Greiger]

I wonder if it's possible to see the size of individual sectors.  It would be amusing too see how much hard drive space is taken up by the Magma Fleet Command, Army of Darkness, and Greiger Manufacturing HQs

[Max White]

Also if ships in orbit count towards that... We are slowly gathering a cloud of various ships floating about in orbit.

[Sirian]

1.8 million recharge

Is there a trick to it, or is it just from stacking large amounts of power modules once you hit the 1 million wall ? You might want to make a bigger solid block of power tanks, by the way, they scale crazy high.

Also, I read here that thrusters had a connection bonus and indeed it allowed me to go from 680k thrust to over 850k just from connecting the 6 previously separate thruster nacelles... I doubt howerver that they function the same as power modules, I couldn't get much thrust even from super long lines. I would be really interested in knowing the actual formula for thrust and energy consumption from thrusters.

[Blaze]

Energy consumption from thrusters is based on thrust. Number of blocks used to attain that thrust doesn't affect energy use.

I think they meant that 1 million is the upper limit per group of blocks; so starting a second generator set might get around it.

[BigD145]

1.8 million recharge

Is there a trick to it, or is it just from stacking large amounts of power modules once you hit the 1 million wall ? You might want to make a bigger solid block of power tanks, by the way, they scale crazy high.

I used tricks until I hit 1 million (upper limit no matter how many sets/groups you have).  The ship skin has some uninterrupted x,y,z axis all around that let me make multiple sets of 60,70,400 or something like that. After that is just bricks. Power tanks are nothing but bricks, thus the 10 million bank.

So, you can do L__________  as long as you like til you hit 1 million recharge and then make a second independent one and anything over the first million will be 25 per block no matter how many blocks or how they are configured.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Updaten!

So the pasty few days i've been working on the asteroid interior, i've got some general areas complete, not too detailed though!

Docks and the general transit station:

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a primary quay, expect alot more of these! not necessarily in that shape!

the medical facility shipping/auxiliary quay!

the main transit hub! incomplete, I might tone down the green a bit!

then the medical facility:

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front desk!

main hall, incomplete im going to add a couple of rooms, top and bottom, but will hold off till I know what to add!

the plan is to make this main asteroid the main hub and a some large/medium/small asteroids surrounding it! Only two levels left to conceptually start: engineering and security, I'll think i'll have alot of space left over so suggestions are welcome! (after fleshing all the levels of course)

EDIT: some more screenies for your pleasure:

entrance:

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power beam light core projection thing:

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operation station:

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the "core":

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[Greiger]

I think that's enough green to kill superman

That's still really cool though.  Wish I could make ships like that.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Wish I could make ships like that.

I could make ships like that.

I will make ships like that.

I will make ships like that. maybe.

see? You can do it! THEEE POOOWEEER WIIITHIIIN!!!

[Greiger]

I think my power within is currently satisfied with a lavafall in my factory room and a crappy garden with a stunted tree.

[Max White]

...
Greiger I need to visit you more often.

[Greiger]

It is a very small lavafall.

[Mech#4]

@Urist: Ooo, parts of your station reminds me of the Von Braun from System Shock 2. I wonder how the map for that would fit inside the model of the ship...

[Max White]

For some reason I can't log on. I get stuck at the 'Connecting to...' part. Anybody else get this or just me?