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[mattie2009]

Modded items will vanish or turn into PGEs, placed mod items on your ship will just vanish, although their collision data might not update correctly and the game will still think they exist in terms of where players can stand.

[Tarran]

I regret being generous with my special weapons on Tylui's server. It's clearly not healthy for the server.

[Lukewarm]

I regret being generous with my special weapons on Tylui's server. It's clearly not healthy for the server.

What made you think that was a good idea?

[Tarran]

I had faith in people's ability to control themselves.

Might have been a incorrect assumption.

[Sappho]

Yeah, who was it that blew me up yesterday?

If I recall correctly, there are ways for servers to allow players to protect their home planet and ship with permissions... I'm sure I saw that somewhere. Maybe with mods. Is it possible to do that on Tylui's server so people don't accidentally blow up houses and whatnot?

[Tarran]

Yeah, who was it that blew me up yesterday?

Hey, that was entirely an accident. I had no idea that rocket explosions could kill friendlies--I've never had that problem anywhere else. I had thought it would just kill the monster in front of you and leave you alive.

If I recall correctly, there are ways for servers to allow players to protect their home planet and ship with permissions... I'm sure I saw that somewhere. Maybe with mods. Is it possible to do that on Tylui's server so people don't accidentally blow up houses and whatnot?

I think the only way is through using server plugins. Fortunately, Tylui's server has StarPy or something like that, which DOES accept a /protect command. However, I don't think it's as simple as it seems. It can only be used by administrators, and it only allows registered-rank players to edit planets. Do note it does not state specific players, it just states the rank, which probably means anyone who can have a protected planet can also change other protected planets. Plus, Tylui's server has some problems remembering ranks as far as I know: Tylui always promotes me to mod, and every once and a while the server forgets this. So that means you could potentially end up with everyone unable to edit their protected planets.

Anyway, I'll probably remove those guns from my safes. They're dangerous out in the open, and of inferior quality anyway (compared to what you can make). Plus, I always am nervous when someone picks them up from my ship.

[Sappho]

Question: how do the skyrails work? I can make a line with them, have the skyrider tech enabled, but can't seem to figure out how to "ride" the rail.

[MagmaMcFry]

Never tried it either. Try pressing F.

[WillowLuman]

Press F indeed. You ride on the underside, align the glowy wheel thing with the track and use AD to steer.

[Sappho]

Aha. How did anyone figure that out? I don't see any direction to use F for anything.

Thanks! This will come in handy in creating my library world. I'm going to include an underground metro that people can ride from place to place, complete with a big stack of skyrail rider tech upgrades at the beam-down point.

Also, yesterday I spent a few hours grinding my way up to top-tier equipment. It took a lot of time mining for enough ore to get the upgrades to get the next ore to get the upgrades for the next ore, etc., and I had to stay completely underground (careful to avoid any and all creatures that might instantly kill me), but now I have the best stuff, and I no longer need to fear, for example, exploring gamma planets looking for titanium for my skyrails.

Furthermore, I visited my first tentacle planet, and the music is AWESOME.

[Darkmere]

Funny story about that. I had the same problem with the Morph Ball tech the first time I picked it up. I tried everything sensible and looked up the F command, probably on reddit.

How did the guy figure out what activates it? By pressing every key on the keyboard until one of them did what he wanted.

Beta? Beta. *sigh*

[WillowLuman]

Furthermore, I visited my first tentacle planet, and the music is AWESOME.

Indeed.

[bluejello]

when I got the morph ball, I think the description of the tech tells you to press F, I never had a issue with it.

[Darkmere]

when I got the morph ball, I think the description of the tech tells you to press F, I never had a issue with it.

Must be new, and that's a good change. Only tech I've found since the last wipe is... rocket jump 

[Sappho]

The skyrail tech definitely does not tell you that. It just says Unlocks the ability to ride the skyrail!"

In any case, I have finally selected my planet on Tylui's server and am starting to construct my transportation system and buildings. It looks like it's going to take a lot longer than I realized, but I suppose that's to be expected. I'll also have to raid a lot of worlds for building materials, since I don't have the pixels to print them myself.