Obstinance

as i am new here i don't expect to have my opinions placed highly by the devs, or my fellow forum posters.
 
voxelmorph sounds much more Sci-fi than fantacy compared to voxelmancy.
 
i also like the more generic terms suggested by  Squishimus 
"more generic and less exotic and intimidating like fabrication or manufacturing"...ect
 
i do like the discussion taking place around "voxel boards" though i have very little experience in this realm (limited to that cube style game about mining...)
and i am not sure that even roughly qualifies. i might check out some of the other games to get a better feel of what is being discussed.
 
one thought that quickly occurred to me was that at least for building some things some sort of "space dock gantry" might be kind of fun and in that case might lessen the anti-imersion effect. picturing a scenes from star trek (and a few other) movies where the ship was seen to be built in a giant "cage". again this does not work for every type of build. and considerations would have to be made for size, and perhaps artistic protrusions that may not fit in a particular "cage".
 
perhaps a handful of size and shape choices for something like this? there are probably plenty of similar concepts that would work for other build types as well that are just no occurring to me at the moment or i do not like them myself so not wanting to share.... what the heck, it may spark a good idea in someone else. in many construction projects for buildings the actual structure is surrounded by scaffolding while the project is under way. one positive note on something like this is that it can be set up or configgured in many different ways depending on need.
 
this may be a nightmare to program but there may be something better to come out of the discussion.

Sorry for late reply, did not see your post till now. 
 
I hope I did not come across as argumentative or being adamant about superimposing my opinion on the topic. I have been told by someone close to me that my posting often comes across as stern, forceful, harsh, rigid. I believe honesty is the best policy and my approach to any given topic is generally to impress the observed and documented facts surrounding the topic that I have witnessed. I have to make sure all my bases are covered with the work I do, this mindset often finds its way into my everyday routine....I guess I like to make sure all the options are on the table to help ensure clear and concise decisions can be made. I often ramble on as well....

how will DU handle players like me who usually opt to have multiple subs?
will there be any advantage to doing this?
 
the 2 main games i play i have 4-6 subs, this gets me the ability to be more self reliant. i can always drop down to a single account for specific activities where that is more appropriate. i can have characters online at the same time with different focuses on what they are good at.
 
in one game i have characters more skilled at fighting, or healing or tanking ect.
in another game i have characters focused on "boosting" or mining, or combat support, or transport.
i like being able to mine on one screen and transport on another. ect.
 
one idea that has seemed interesting to me would be a scale able sub. say a basic sub can have 4 characters, but only one can be active at a time, for a few dollars more i can have another of those characters active, and perhaps more total characters (there would need to be a way to address when i drop back to basic sub for any reason which characters do i lose access to?) also would need to address if i am using more than one computer to play. my current set up has one sub on it's own pc. so how would i be able to log in to the same account on different pc's? and do do you prevent my buddy from using one of my characters while i am playing another, thus cheating you out of a sub?
 
my new set up (under construction) won't be like this. i will be able to do everything on a single pc.
 
will you provide any in-game tools for nerds like me?
 
i hope you will have ways of preventing automated play. though there are players like me out there who actually find the challenge of actually controlling several characters fun and challenging, it can be hard to separate us from other players who may or may not even be at their pc's while they are botting several accounts and gaining an unfair advantage over all the other players, myself included.
 
i hope i have not overlooked this subject being discussed elsewhere, if i have i would love to be pointed in the right direction.
 

This.
 
Eve can sometimes be referred to as a "Submarine Simulator". If that helps put things in to context. 

Hi Kiklix,
 
There is still a long way to go before being able to back the project, but this should be possible something like the beginning of 2016 (probably a bit before the Alpha  ) while Beta won't be before end of 2016. But these are just raw estimate if all goes well (with no unforeseen delays), not definitive deadlines on the roadmap as we are still far from being there in the timeline.

Gamers are a cynical bunch these days, too quick to judge before knowing much, but this game sounds awesome to us, guaranteed it will to many others as well  . It doesn't matter how good a game is, there will be negative comments regardless.
 
I noticed a couple of them were about pvp....understandable as some players lean more towards the PvE side of things, but it seems to me DU will appeal to different play styles. PvE, PvP, voxel building, RP'ers.

Here are some teasers 
 

just introducing myself. looking forward to this whole process.