[SC] Summary for Twitch stream on August 2

Hello,

here is the link on for the youtube video.

Summary:

Random stuff:

• new chat
• it stops random IP bans
• stable chat environment

3 big changes:

• clan war declaration, time period is extended from 10 to 100 days

• • controversial
  • in their opinion less annoying
  • higher use for players, who like the feature for clan wars
• lives for galaxy gates from 3 to 5
  • discounting for additional lives (from 10k to 5k Uri)
• drones are inactive instead of being destroyed at 100% damage [I'm not sure whether it's implanted!]

client:

• working on it
• no details
• for improving gaming performance
• browser version will be still viable (period is dependant on its use)

random stuff:

• working on issues with Cyborg
• there are OP ships
• wanting to invite a group of players of all ranges, experience for getting feedback

questions:

new gates?

• working on server merges first
• new NPCs, new story line, new better designed events

fixing UBA?

• not a priority

server merges?

• Being not able to share details (and the list), around 60 to 20 servers
• actually testing script for moving accounts
• next week first tests
• trying to avoid mixing time zones
• perhaps in September

for premium: stopping refining automatically Promerium?:

• maybe

lags:

• connection issues, one guy working on it, perhaps improvement next month
• hangar issues cause of “stupid”, complex system, guys working on it

Darkorbit for mac?

• Maybe

plans against bots?

• Working for a while on a plan
• some news maybe in about a month, information when it will happen

balancing moth?

• All balances in one big patch

requirement for new testers?

• testers should play regularly (however daily playing isn’t necessary)
• no language restrictions

balancing prices for upgrade costs for battle station?

• Looking in it

B03?

• No, it won’t exist

increasing production of Skylab?

• they have no time
• Decisions after server merge

nerfing Tartarus?

• Not now

working on new PvP?

• Decisions after server merge
• but it will be matter again
• old leader boards won’t go
• additional new board

crafting galaxy gates?

• Decisions after server merge

new skill tree?

• Discussion with new player group

saving ship configurations?

• Should be possible later

scrap in store?

• No idea
• it would need replies to these questions: when and why...
• crafting RSB will be probably allowed
• maybe more ways for getting scrap
• in general they want to increase the number of ways to get rare items
• fragile game economy

changing spawning time of Cubikon after server merge?

• Perhaps changes in this direction (e.g. more Cubikons)

fighting tournaments (e.g. 5 vs 5)?

• they like this idea
• but it should be balanced without cheating

returning of PET attack event?

• Yes, it will return (as a reworked version)

Why items are deleted after leaving test server?

• cause of performance issues
• it will be changed

new players experience is too tough?

• Yes, it is
• newbies are murdered without help
• it will be changed

plans for using tons of Logfiles?

• It would need a discussion with design team
• but this is only a minority “issue”

buying posters?

• Wanting to give them away instead of selling

 

ty for the summary