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Noveans,

We're doubling your talent points accumulation rate pleasure starting on February 14th, 2024 and will last until February 20th, 2024.

What will you do with the 100% bonus of talent points burning a hole in your pockets? Which talent will you put at the top of your list to train in? Whether it is a new specialty or a talent you wish to get maxed out in, we hope that you love the extra talent points!

Which talents you train in is up to you to choo-choo-choose. 😘

We love all of your talents Noveans! ❤️

wouldn't that be the perfect timing to give us a brief outlook about what big content updates you have planned for DU in 2024?

As daylight grows shorter, the nights are darker and the decorations get creepier!

That's right Noveans, it's time for our Creepy Outposts Contest! 
 
Whether you are a pro voxelmancer or a beginner who is learning how to build, this is a great contest to participate in.

Creepy Outpost Contest Information:

We have chosen three of our favorite starter outposts for you to modify/decorate. The three outposts are:

Outpost Cozy
Outpost Dojo
Outpost Mod

We want you to decorate/modify one or all of the above starter outposts in a creepy theme. Make it spooky, make it funny, make it eerie, but make sure it remains recognizable and creepy/spooky. You must keep it on the same sized core. You can change colors/materials, interior/exterior furnishings to your liking, but make sure that it is clearly identifiable as the starter outpost you modified. 

Please note: We ask that you limit the amount of lights used in your spooky decorations/remodels.

The starter outposts are available for sale at the UEF shops, or you can head down to the castle by the Exchange and grab a free copy of each with the dispenser you will find there. 

How to Enter:

When you're done decorating/remodeling either the Outpost Cozy, Outpost Dojo or Outpost Mod, please submit your outpost to us via this form: https://forms.gle/kJmDZG8Guc2pf5g37
 
Once your Creepy Outpost construct has been reviewed and qualifies, it will be placed near the castle by the Exchange for everyone to see and enjoy its creepiness! 

Deadline is November 6th, 2023 at 18:00 UTC.
 
Prizes to be won:

First prize: A special in-game title
Second prize: 30 days game time
Third prize: 10 million quanta

Will your starter outpost be full of tricks or treats? We can't wait to see what you come up with! 🧡☠️🤡🍬

Mark your calendars and find time in the coming days to embark on a journey of the crazy kind, as we celebrate our anniversary in Dual Universe with our Birthday Bash Tour! Where will we visit? Who will be our pilot? What will you see? Have a look at the schedule below to see which time(s) you can join us! Will you be the type to hangout inside our ship with a drink and dance floor or are you the daring sort and don't mind your feet dangling? Join us and find out. We hope to see you there!

Here's your chance to visit places you may not or new area of your favorite places in style. Grab your party hats, let's get this celebration going! And don't forget to pick up gifts available on the ship! (Not while in VR though, we want you to be able to keep the presents!)

Where does it start? 

All tours start and end at the Institutes on Alioth.

You can find the Institutes destination on the Points of Interest or at this location: ::pos{0,2,28.9637,95.1703,282.4727}
 
Want to VR?

Simply join VR with: NQ's Birthday Party Tour Bus

Remember: Any items you get while in VR will be lost when you disconnect from it, so plan accordingly!

Tour Dates & Departure Times:

(Tours are estimated at minimum one hour in duration, but can last longer. Bring some snacks.)

Wednesday September 27th, 18:00 UTC  (2:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Thursday September 28th, 15:00 UTC (11:00AM New York/Toronto time)
Friday September 29th, 18:00 UTC (2:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Saturday September 30th, 21:00 UTC (5:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Wednesday October 4th, 23:30 UTC (7:30PM New York/Toronto time)
Thursday October 5th, 18:00 UTC (2:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Friday October 6th, 21:00 UTC (5:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Saturday October 7th, 18:00 UTC (2:00PM New York/Toronto time)

Tour Bus Safety Guidelines

Stay safe!

We’ll do our best to make sure these journeys are safe and secure, but we cannot be responsible for any lost items in case of emergency. So, we advise you to please arrive with empty inventories on your characters and make sure to leave your valuables in your containers before hopping on our tours. There will be a rez node available should things go topsy turvy and we lose some sprinkles.

Please listen when you're told to return to the ship. We know it's easy to get lost in the marvels of the bases before you, but please don't hold us up. Pay attention to when you are called back or you might get left behind.

Want to Livestream The Tour(s)?
 
Please let us know which tour(s) you will be streaming along with a link! We'll save a VIP spot for you so you can get all the best views. Please contact NQ-Nyota or reply to this thread as to when you plan on streaming. Many thanks!

Are you ready to celebrate one year of Dual Universe Noveans? Let's DU this! ❤️ We hope to see you on the tour!

Your Tour Guide,
NQ-Nyota

Noveans: Time to Celebrate! 
 
With the upcoming anniversary/birthday of Dual Universe on September 27th, it is a great opportunity to share some sightseeing with friends and to see just what everyone was able to accomplish in the past year!  We are pleased to announce another yummy tour for all of to devour. 

What we need from you is to suggest locations that you would like us to visit. You can recommend your own territory, or favorite ones that are must see. From the giant cities to the terraforming magical places, please fill out this form with where we should go for this tour. You can submit as many locations as you wish to and the icing on the cake is that the places we visit will also receive a special anniversary gift! 

Times and schedules will be listed in the coming days so that you can plan ahead. (We welcome you to suggest days/times that are convenient for you by responding to this post or on the form, we will do our best to have a mixture of them as always but please understand, it is not always possible to include specific day/time requests.)

Get ready to party in style Noveans the birthday fun begins next week.

Are you ready to get the birthday party started Noveans? We hope to see you there!
 
Edit after the tours: Here are the locations we visited, thank you to everyone who join us on the Cakeship and who welcomed us to their bases! ❤️🎂

 


Name: Location:     Tour #1:       Hadron ::pos{0,2,-21.6869,122.4980,129.7891} Damphousse Industries ::pos{0,2,7.9980,118.7774,88.7384} IndusTec ::pos{0,2,9.1374,129.4230,112.5327} TMO Collection ::pos{0,2,3.1020,105.3463,82.6680} Kosmos ::pos{0,2,2.8792,105.6984,75.5553} The Tower of MegaBossLord ::pos{0,2,31.0384,84.7546,289.8985} LSA Industries HQ ::pos{0,2,20.2080,104.3921,50.0352} Pure Velocity Racing ::pos{0,2,39.4096,63.6052,-0.0001} Olympus City ::pos{0,2,75.0991,142.3833,230.8694}     Tour #2       The Dome ::pos{0,2,35.8920,105.1376,4.3109} Dragons Forge & Spire ::pos{0,2,31.5092,109.2929,160.1639} Orrianna's Spaceport ::pos{0,2,2.5048,104.8946,4.7898} SVEA Armoury ::pos{0,0,-197871.2864,70031.1802,123338.8100} Starlantis ::pos{0,0,-1000641.7251,593545.4678,-1418638.6669} Prometheus Space Station ::pos{0,0,13817187.9683,7354075.7083,-269049.5288} XVX Ember City ::pos{0,0,361920.2163,97980.0261,174034.8597} Bork Alioth ::pos{0,2,20.4522,99.5260,86.0460}     Tour #3       Czars Workshop ::pos{0,27,60.4414,0.6439,291.2939} Dead Horse Haven ::pos{0,27,-75.2763,-169.6530,852.8552} FenixGate ::pos{0,27,12.8373,-67.2906,144.5908} Lexikon ::pos{0,27,18.1747,44.4783,155.2728} Sentinels Fleet ::pos{0,22,-22.5165,159.0708,3.7489} Ikara Industries ::pos{0,2,21.3843,130.0209,116.0750} Statue Of Liberty Fly-by ::pos{0,2,44.9450,86.3831,935.4526} Dead Reckoning Shipworks ::pos{0,2,42.0986,86.2630,2.9098} Dolphin Cove Resort ::pos{0,2,38.5201,61.2517,-0.0001}     Tour #4       AJIO ::pos{0,2,23.2256,114.6579,219.0856} Stadium replica ::pos{0,2,-56.5475,97.9482,-0.0000} Titantic ::pos{0,2,40.5511,57.7986,1.4844} AhandInitFlo ::pos{0,2,4.1889,74.9573,23.3274} Unicorn Glue Company ::pos{0,2,1.5792,102.5154,112.1164} Element Library ::pos{0,2,-4.4430,113.4095,41.5525} The Black Lotus ::pos{0,2,19.2897,106.6770,8.4503} Kosco ::pos{0,2,2.8792,105.6984,75.5553} Hadron ::pos{0,2,-21.6869,122.4980,129.7891}     Tour #5       Obsidian Paradox ::pos{0,2,16.8527,83.9961,344.3734} Swervin's Glass maze ::pos{0,2,35.6623,104.2999,-0.0000} TLC ::pos{0,2,55.4676,77.8943,57.7230} Minas Morgul ::pos{0,2,73.3176,-31.1408,434.8853} VO Industries ::pos{0,2,26.8385,76.5585,0.9775} Zedvets ::pos{0,2,37.1376,103.9532,128.9650} Blaue Rose ::pos{0,2,39.7771,119.0713,0.9782}     Tour #6       CCU ::pos{0,2,34.8118,72.6230,260.7268} Stryker Industries ::pos{0,2,23.5091,113.9405,205.2525} Birds of Prey ::pos{0,2,35.8977,123.2930,1.8843} PlanetX ::pos{0,2,41.0178,107.5698,75.2121} The Alamo ::pos{0,0,-708.9293,-33.4185,-521511.0079} Boneworks ::pos{0,2,34.0215,110.2061,125.0697} Wossi86 Twitch Company ::pos{0,2,33.7632,145.9621,283.9261}     Tour #7       Zeiffer ::pos{0,2,19.6974,86.4653,290.1365} IC Spaceport ::pos{0,2,7.9416,79.7373,-0.0001} xItWasntMe ::pos{0,2,34.2876,64.0835,0.0000} Mercurius ::pos{0,2,28.3826,109.6753,129886.0859} SeekerofHonjo ::pos{0,0,109079.3822,434441.4001,149570.2299} Sharktooth Speedway ::pos{0,2,45.6424,75.5307,0.0000} Atlas Museium Management ::pos{0,2,45.3091,86.4826,-27.9521} MAD Alioth HQ ::pos{0,2,27.0993,85.3470,471.8129}     Tour #8       Starwatch ::pos{0,2,39.7697,61.6314,2.8796} Flibust' Station ::pos{0,0,-1205965.6390,1141829.7297,-2720820.3080} Stormy Base ::pos{2,27,-28.7824,13.7458,68.2534} Chalana ::pos{0,27,14.6313,108.1493,310.1708} Scherbenhaufen ::pos{0,27,53.1031,-0.6927,38.0295} Outer Rim Exploration ::pos{0,2,22.9132,-92.6303,125248.9141} BB Enterprise ::pos{0,0,13866943.3449,7395922.6959,-209945.1635} PE902Gaming ::pos{0,0,18076726.6364,22944070.5096,105190.5793} FenixGate ::pos{0,27,12.8373,-67.2906,144.5908}

I think it's a great idea, it was all very nicely co-designed by the players. The final event was a great idea, unfortunately a bit disappointing due to the performance and lags, I didn't manage to find all of them in that time because I already had to go offline and each crate triggered what felt like 20-30 minutes of lag before you could open it. The buildings and theme were fantastic, too bad you couldn't really use any of it. I would have loved to ride the Ferris wheel or slide down the chutes, but unfortunately I got stuck.
Looking forward to the next event and really hope it will run more stable.

I think it's a great idea, it was all very nicely co-designed by the players. The final event was a great idea, unfortunately a bit disappointing due to the performance and lags, I didn't manage to find all of them in that time because I already had to go offline and each crate triggered what felt like 20-30 minutes of lag before you could open it. The buildings and theme were fantastic, too bad you couldn't really use any of it. I would have loved to ride the Ferris wheel or slide down the chutes, but unfortunately I got stuck.
Looking forward to the next event and really hope it will run more stable.

Greetings Noveans!

We've got some numbers/data to share with you today, all about PvE Missions and what Noveans have been up to in them for the first 15 days after 1.4 was released. The data you see below is from June 20th, 2023 to July 4th, 2023 inclusively. We asked NQ-Lasius to dig deep to find us some numbers to share with all of you. One thing is for sure, you've been pretty busy out there! 🎆

PVE Mission Statistics From June 20th to July 4th (2023)
 
Total number of missions attempted (taken, failed or successful): 1,470
 
Overall Failure vs. Success Rate: 
Failure: 51%
Success: 49%

Mission Success & Failure Rates per Difficulty Level:


 
Very Easy: 57% Failure Rate / 43% Success Rate
Easy: 43% Failure Rate/ 57% Success Rate
Medium: 58% Failure Rate/  42% Success Rate
Hard: 71% Failure Rate / 29% Success Rate
Very Hard: 90% Failure Rate / 10% Success Rate
 
Most popular planets to start missions from:
 

 
Alioth: 88.4%
Thades: 4.3%
Madis: 4%
Talemai: 3.3%
 
Total quanta earned (all successful missions):  933 095 000
 

 
Average time to complete a mission: 26.03 Minutes
 

 
Average time to successfully complete a mission by difficulty level (minutes):
Very Easy: 19.04
Easy: 26.08
Medium: 27:02
Hard: 34.07
Very Hard: 34:00
 
Shield Types Used:
Extra Small: 31%
Small: 48%
Medium: 17%
Large : 4%
 
Weapon Types Used:
Cannon XS: 36%
Cannon S: 46%
Missile XS: 15%
Laser S: 5%
 
We hope that you've been enjoying PvE Missions and that you will continue to fight the good fight! 

Noveans, are you ready for a summer party?
 
Get your cocktail shakers and water guns ready, because today we’re BBQueueing up for our Summer Celebration at the Alioth Exchange!
 
Pros: there is actually no queue.
Cons: you don’t get to shoot your water gun, but there are plenty of other fun activities to do and also some free loot too!
 
To join in the fun, all you need to do is find your way to the Alioth Exchange starting right now up until July 24th, 2023. (Plenty of time for a visit or two or maybe three!)
 
Live Event:
 
And to make this event extra cozy, we’re inviting you for our sauce-dippin’ finger-lickin’ live event where you get to meet some of the NQ staff and create memorable moments together with our community members. And for some extra flavor - make sure to visit our very special NQ booths that are set up at the parking lot and get yourself some freebies!
 
Live Event Time: Wednesday, July 19th @ 4:00 PM New York/Toronto time / 20:00 UTC 
Place: At the Alioth Exchange green hall parking lot
 
Want to add a decoration to our beach-y event?
 
Once you’ve spent time at the very beach-y Exchange and you think that something could be added or maybe you could build that you would like included in the decorations. We’re inviting all of our creative players to come up with their own summer decorations and submit them using this form. If we think it will fit in with the theme, we’ll happily place it for everyone else to see. Deadline is Friday, July 21st, 2023 at 18:00 UTC. (All entries are subject to approval and must be XS or S core size only.)
 
Raffle:
 
You know what else summertime is great for? A good ol’ raffle with a very exciting prize! Throughout this event, anyone who interacts with a dispenser gets their name registered for a chance to win a 90-day Gametime Code. Will you be the lucky winner? Make sure to go click on at least one dispenser to be entered in the draw! The lucky winner will be announced after the event is over. 
 
How to get to The Alioth Exchange

Coordinates:  ::pos{0,2,24.3879,99.3719,124.6659}
 
You can also take a shuttle from your closest District 1 through 10 on Haven and Sanctuary -> Travel to Alioth -> Select “Alioth Exchange” from the Points of Interest tab on your map (F4) -> Right-click and “Set as destination” and you’re there!

While you’re there, don’t forget to check out our community stores: summertime is meant for treating yourself to a little upgrade for your construct collection! 
 
Fancy yourself a booth at the Exchange? Here’s how!

Just follow this link with all the information on how to get your booth set up your Exchange booth. 
 
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Let’s meet up at the Exchange, Noveans! Don’t forget your sunscreen, and we hope to SEA you there  

Small ships have ensured that many more players can get into PvP cheaply and have fun there without fear of extreme loss. If we now go back to M or L cores, it will reduce the willingness to play PvP.

PvE in a normal MMO:
Explore some exotic world with your friends, discovery hidden treasures monsters and loot. Have chance encounters with other players that you may or may not cooperate with to take down difficult PvE enemies for better loot.
 
PvE in DU:
No exploration because there is nothing to discover. PvE is basically just a collection of new VR challenges that use the existing and lackluster PvP functionality, only difference is that NPC's replace players as opponents. Ohh.. And it's instanced away from the main game to make sure there absolutely will not be any kind or community interaction or emergent game play/strategic element to the PvE missions.

Maybe put up a fight instead of complaining about it.  Not Legion's fault you guys lost half your players due to the last spanking that was given.

Noveans, are you feeling lucky? Lucky at guessing that is! Take your best shot with your keen eyes for your chance at some extra riches in the form of glossy gold honeycomb.

Head over to our Fool’s Gold pot of luck located at the Green Hall at The Exchange ::pos{0,2,24.4125,99.1239,120.4460}, carefully analyze (don’t forget to look inside the window), and take a guess at how much gold is inside the pot! 
 
A huge thanks to RyanPryde for creating the pot of gold construct for this event! (He does not know how much gold is in it though! That’s a secret.)
 
What’s in it for you? Glad you asked. 
 
Grand prize winner: 500 m3 of glossy gold honeycomb
 
First prize winner: 250 m3 of glossy gold honeycomb
 
Runner up: 100 m3 of glossy gold honeycomb
 
How it works:
 
If you’ve got your sights on the grand prize, then you will need to be the very first Novean to submit the correct EXACT answer to how much gold honeycomb m3 is in the pot. This would be the exact decimal point. For example, if you think there is 30.03 m3 of gold honeycomb, and you are the first to submit the answer, you will win the grand prize!
 
First prize winner will be the one who guesses closest to the actual number of gold honeycomb m3 in the pot without going over. Runner up will be the next closest guess without going over (after the first prize guess). Remember, it is the first to submit their correct guesses, so be quick with your counting!
 
Deadline: Monday, March 20th @ 14:00 UTC (winners to be announced shortly after)
 
Please use this form to submit your guess. You only get one guess (any additional ones you submit will not be included for judging), so make it count.
 
Oh, and good luck! 🍀

The Jingle Bell Hop Sleigh Ride Tour!

We know that many Noveans have been very busy since launch, so we've decided to do a special Jingle Bell Hop Sleigh Ride Tour in which we’ll be visiting many places around Helios to see all of the amazing creations!
 
Details:
 
With (Saint) NQ-Nicodemus at the reigns and NQ-Nyota as your guide, we invite you to join us as we visit as many places across Dual Universe as we can. We will be hopping on/off the sleigh at different locations. The expected duration of these tours will be approximately one hour in duration for the sleigh voyage. 
 
Each of the 10 Jingle Bell Hop tours will be different, where will we go? Well, that's partly up to you!
 
We need you to suggest to us the best places to visit (even if it's your build/place) via this form. All places we will visit will receive a special Jingle Hop Sleigh gift, so make sure to submit your favorite ones!

Here is the Jingle Hop Sleigh Ride Schedule:
 
Thursday December 15th 20:00 UTC (3:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Friday December 16th 20:00 UTC (3:00 PM New York/Toronto time)
Saturday December 17th 18:00 UTC (1:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Sunday December 18th 18:00 UTC (1:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Monday December 19th 20:00 UTC (3:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Tuesday December 20th 20:00 UTC (3:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Wednesday December 21st 20:00 UTC (3:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Thursday December 22nd 20:00 UTC (3:00PM New York/Toronto time)
Friday December 23rd 13:00 UTC (8:00 AM New York/Toronto time) & 20:00 UTC (3:00 PM New York/Toronto time)
 
These tours will all begin and end at The Institutes (which you can find on the Point of Interests) and will be available via VR when the tours start.
 
We’ll do our best to make sure these journeys are safe and secure, but we must tell you that we cannot be responsible for any lost items in case of emergency (especially if Nyota has the reigns)! So, we advise you to please arrive with empty inventories on your characters and make sure to leave your valuables in your containers if you plan on hopping on the sleigh with us! There will be a rez node available, just in case.

So there are dozens of skins and things for OG backers. What about those of us that played beta? We not good enough to get thrown a bone as recognition for helping you test the game?

We want this forum to be a place where everyone feels empowered to have an open and friendly discussion with us (the Novaquark team) as well as other community members.  To help make this possible we have created rules we feel will keep things positive and ensure that proper netiquette is observed.

By posting on this forum, either publicly or through private message or other means, you explicitly agree to follow the rules and guidelines posted here. If you do not agree with these rules – in whole or in any part – then do not post. All members will be treated as if they have read and understood these rules and guidelines.
 
(I) Be respectful and courteous.
The Dual Universe forums and community site are provided for Dual Universe players and those interested in discussing topics directly related to Dual Universe. We understand that community members may disagree with each other, and even with us, but we expect opinions to be expressed in a reasonable and polite manner.  It is important to maintain an atmosphere of civility and respect, so that all voices may be heard.
 
(II) Communicate constructively.
All communication, whether between players, moderators or Dual Universe staff, must be constructive. Posts without constructive commentary can distract from the topic at hand, reduce the visibility of valuable communication, and discourage others from participating in the conversation.
 
(III) Following actions are prohibited:
Posting off-topic replies or replies that are likely to drag the discussion off topic. Necroposting on old threads (unpinned threads in which the last reply is older than 2 months). Spamming on a specific topic. This includes creating multiple discussions on the same topic in the same or multiple forums. Cross-posting a specific reply. This is also a form of spamming. Posting an image without a meaningful text. A meme is not a response to a discussion. They are usually disruptive and can be easily misinterpreted. The same is true for animated GIFs. Calling out other players or community members by name to shame them for actions or opinions you may disagree with. Naming and shaming is not tolerated. Posting in any manner that disrupts an official thread. Official threads are topics created by the Novaquark team for the purpose of collecting feedback and opinions. Threatening legal action. Unfortunately, this kills all conversation immediately as we must refer all further discussion to our legal team. To preserve the conversation intact and unaltered these types of responses may be immediately archived. Trolling (provoking) people. Flaming (insulting, attacking) people. Picking fights isn’t a good way to make your point. It usually means you don’t have one and are just trying to cause trouble. Using profanity. Including creative spelling or character substitution to bypass word filters. Using the report system in an abusive manner. This is a form of harassment and a tremendous waste of time for both staff and moderators. Discussions and comments involving real life politics, ideology or religion. These can be incendiary topics and will usually lead to inappropriate behavior and uncomfortable situations. Publicly posting any private discussions, conversations, or other material between a user and a Novaquark employee (confidentiality policy). Refusal to follow the directions of Novaquark staff or representatives.
The use of an alternate account to circumvent a forum suspension is forbidden at all times. Additionally, the use of alternate account(s) to influence or misrepresent opinions is strictly prohibited. All forum accounts must adhere to the forum rules and Code of Conduct. Failure to comply can result in disciplinary actions against all associated accounts.
 
Violating these guidelines may trigger a warning, followed by either a temporary or permanent suspension of forum privileges depending on the severity and frequency of the violations.
 
(IV) The following actions may result in the immediate suspension of forum privileges:
There are some actions severe enough to result in immediate temporary or permanent suspension of posting privileges without prior notification. Serious or sustained offenses may result in suspension of not only the user's forum account but game account as well.
 
Threatening other members or Novaquark staff. No, “just joking’ is not a defense. We take this very seriously. Publicly revealing account or personal information of any person, community member or Novaquark staff. Posting harmful links pointing to viruses, malware, worms or trojans. Posting sexually explicit content. Including posting links to such content. Hate speech is not tolerated in any form. Attacking any ethnic group, religion, gender or sexual preference/identity. Promoting exploits, cheating programs, piracy or any sort of illegal activity. Attempt to impersonate Novaquark staff or another member of the community.  
Violations of these rules may result in further steps taken with outside authorities or agencies. This may include your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and local or national Law Enforcement agencies.
 
(V) Abide by moderators and Novaquark employee’s instructions.
 
If you disagree with a moderator or employee's actions, do not discuss or challenge the matter in forum posts. Send an e-mail to forum@novaquark.com, and be sure to include your forum handle (name displayed on the forum), but NOT your password, and clearly state your concerns.
 
IMPORTANT: Forum content is moderated at Novaquark's sole discretion, and content may be modified, removed, or otherwise restricted by Novaquark employees and/or moderators.
 
Best Regards,
The Novaquark Team.

Hello Noveans,

It has recently come to our attention that a number of static constructs have been deployed at an altitude above what we previously had defined as the vertical limit of around 1000m.  At this time we are unsure why this limit is not being applied as intended, and we are currently investigating this issue in order to resolve this.

As we are revisiting this limit while it is not currently functioning, we will be exploring our options to implement a more adjustable approach in order to have different limits for different planets. If successful we will also eventually be including this value at a later date in the shipped atlas.lua file, allowing Lua control units to also read this value for each planet and use it to fly above static constructs.

Why are you stifling my dream of building a tower that connects a moon to a planet!?
We also want to be clear about the reason for this limit, it is not here to stifle your dreams of building large towers and structures made of multiple static constructs. It is here, so we can ensure a reasonably safe boundary layer for atmospheric flight by all our players without the concern of encountering a random building in your flightpath while flying at high speeds. Chances are, the build limits will likely be slightly more accommodating than the previous system and allow for slightly more building height in the end, this however remains to be seen.

So what about the existing constructs that are not adhering to this restriction?
Well, as we are unsure why this build limit suddenly deactivated and we are refining it anyway. We will allow these constructs to remain for two weeks beyond the implementation of the new height restriction system. Two weeks after the new restrictions are in place, we will begin removing  or moving any static constructs beyond the defined altitude limit of each planet to ensure they are not inside the boundary layer. Keep an eye on the upcoming change logs for a list of the altitudes for each planet.

I hope this clears up any and all confusion on the topic, and thank you all for reading.
- NQ-Deckard

Disappointing, I expected more.

WTF....the patchnotes today....

What exactly is the point of the Council if everything that players want to propose is here in the forum, and has been for years, by the way. NQ can use it without any problems and act accordingly, no advice needed.
If there are questions about the understanding of specific points from players, the player is addressed directly, because only he knows his thoughts and ideas; no one needs a third party to give advice.

I expected there to be a stand-der-things about how far along the planets are and that with the 1.1 or 1.2 update at least the first of them would make it into the game.
The content presented in the stream is basically all for the backers, but it's not an update in that sense, it's just honouring a debt to those players. This could have been done with a sincere apology for the enormous delay.
The real content of the players is once again without many words and very open to a lot of speculation.

 
- Tactical Map: a visual display providing a tactical view of surrounding constructs detected by your active radar.
What exactly does this look like or is it just the red-blue colour changes shown instead of the neutral blue target indications? (Friend-enemy recognition/group recognition?)
 
- New tools for finding wrecks and a minor revamp of the radar system.
How does it look here? Will the changes make it easier for players to find wrecks? Has there not been much interest from players to look for them?

- Changes to the Deep Space Asteroid Tracker and the asteroid system.
Changes again? What will it be this time, why don't they go into detail?
 
- Adding the ability for repair units to use scrap.
A long awaited content, thank you. 

- New Orbital Delivery Challenge.
Will certainly inspire one or the other, let's hope they work better than the existing ones.

The suggestion is bad, could see it being exploited in other games, the same would happen here and did happen when NQ staff released information that had an impact on the economy and PvP area.
More importantly, NQ needs to communicate more clearly and cleanly with players. i don't need a "wall of text", i need sensible clear information.
Then that information itself can be explained if it could be interpreted differently to clear up misunderstandings.
Where is a real roadmap? Sure, you often can't draw a time limit because something could always come up, but what's missing is a list of things you definitely still want to include or expand in the game - there is, isn't there?
At the same time, there are certainly things that will not be included in the game because it is not possible or because it is not desired on the part of NQ.
I simply appeal to them to put their cards on the table.

I'm not going to teach the NQ guys how to make money and what to do with my product.
But so that people do not poke developers into their promises, roadmaps and planning are needed.
Then the answers of the developers will lie within the framework of the map and plans. Nothing will lead them astray. Even if for some reason there is a delay, the community will still wait. Because it will be albeit with a delay.
The lack of plans and roadmaps gives rise to uncertainty and thoughts that the entire project is a scam. After all, in addition to money (not very small for projects of this level), we spend a lot of our time. Hoping not to see in 2 months (like in Starbase) that we finish the updates and return to the project someday because we ran out of money...

I expected there to be a stand-der-things about how far along the planets are and that with the 1.1 or 1.2 update at least the first of them would make it into the game.
The content presented in the stream is basically all for the backers, but it's not an update in that sense, it's just honouring a debt to those players. This could have been done with a sincere apology for the enormous delay.
The real content of the players is once again without many words and very open to a lot of speculation.

 
- Tactical Map: a visual display providing a tactical view of surrounding constructs detected by your active radar.
What exactly does this look like or is it just the red-blue colour changes shown instead of the neutral blue target indications? (Friend-enemy recognition/group recognition?)
 
- New tools for finding wrecks and a minor revamp of the radar system.
How does it look here? Will the changes make it easier for players to find wrecks? Has there not been much interest from players to look for them?

- Changes to the Deep Space Asteroid Tracker and the asteroid system.
Changes again? What will it be this time, why don't they go into detail?
 
- Adding the ability for repair units to use scrap.
A long awaited content, thank you. 

- New Orbital Delivery Challenge.
Will certainly inspire one or the other, let's hope they work better than the existing ones.