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Back by popular demand (thank you everyone) Route C for the Magic Bus Tour has been announced. We hope to see you there Noveans!

If you would like to see all of the entries that have been reviewed and confirmed to meet the requirements, please head over to the display pad near The Exchange located here: ::pos{0,2,24.7408,98.9652,211.5700} If you do not see your entry on display, it is possible that we have not reviewed it yet, but please make sure to review the requirements listed above and make the changes needed to be eligible. Thank you!

If you would like to see all of the entries that have been reviewed and confirmed to meet the requirements, please head over to the display pad near The Exchange located here: ::pos{0,2,24.7408,98.9652,211.5700} If you do not see your entry on display, it is possible that we have not reviewed it yet, but please make sure to review the requirements listed above and make the changes needed to be eligible. Thank you!

All aboard the NQ Magic Bus Tour once more! Back by popular demand, our NQ Magic Bus Tour has now added Route C to its itinerary. It will be the longest bus ride yet with many new and previous locations to hop on and hop off! NQ-Nicodemus will be our captain as we set out at warp speed with our magic flying bus. If you're looking for places that you may not have seen before or you haven't seen recently or just want to come along for the ride, please join us on the Magic Bus Tour! Your tour guide will be NQ-Nyota, where she will be giving you information about the places we will visit in the "Local" channel, so please dial your radios to that frequency! Remember, no food or drink is allowed on the bus and keep your arms inside at all times. For Route C, we'll be visiting some of the same places that we did on our last A and B Routes, but this one has more places to see and explore. Route C's expected duration is approximately two hours in length to complete the full tour from start to finish. Don't forget to check-in by getting a free gift at the dispenser on the bus! Magic Bus Tour Information: All tours start and end at The Institutes (also known as District 11). This is on Alioth and can be found under Points of Interests to help you find it. Please be on time! We will be using the local chat channel for communications. Route C Departure Times: 1st tour: Tuesday, September 20th @ 18:00 UTC (2:00 PM Montreal/New York Time) 2nd tour: Wednesday, September 21st @ 20:00 UTC (4:00 PM Montreal/New York Time) Duration: Approximately two hours. The ability to VR will be available to join these bus tours! Just join the public access VR named - NQ Magic BUS Tour 01. If you choose to hop on the bus with us, please remember to empty your inventory, the tour bus is not a cargo vessel and we cannot be responsible for any of your items. Please use the resurrection node available at the front of the bus! We will do our best to keep you safe but we are unable to guarantee your safety during these trips. Our expert pilot NQ-Nicodemus is very experienced and will do this best to keep everyone safe, however, there is always a small potential for possible problems that could happen. We appreciate your understanding. Please remember to remain seated at all times while enjoying the ride. We look forward to seeing you there! Don’t forget to take photos (screenshots) and share them in our already existing discussion thread.

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With so many loving the bus tours, we are considering putting in a Route C before the server goes dark before launch. Hopefully you'll be able to make that time, when announced.

Those are awesome, thank you for sharing!

Hi Daemortia, the xs/s ship parts bundle includes this: 1 Small engine 2 XS stabilizer 1 XS aileron 4 XS adjuster 1 Small atmos break 2 Small adjustor I hope that helps!

No audio stream is currently available. Although there are many streamers out there along for the bus tours.

Did you get a chance to listen to our bonus episode of Ask Aphelia? Please share your thoughts with us here. Thanks!

Ask Aphelia #15 - Bonus Episode Welcome to our Ask Aphelia episode #15, a Novaquark Q&A where we answer your gameplay questions about Dual Universe! This is our last episode for this first season of Ask Aphelia. Thank you so much to everyone who tuned-in, submitted questions and supported this weekly Q&A. ❤️ Ask Aphelia will return soon after the launch of Dual Universe for season two, so get those questions ready. In this bonus episode, NQ-AntiGravitas will be walking us through some of the design inspiration of the starting outposts. Please use this link to watch and/or listen to Episode #15. We hope you enjoy it! Want to discuss what this episode of Ask Aphelia? Then please use this thread.

Thank you everyone for joining our first Magic Bus Tour! It didn't quite end the way we anticipated, but it gives everyone some fun stories to tell. Thanks to all the streamers and everyone who participated! We're looking forward to seeing all your screenshots! Four more bus tours to go, we hope to see y'all there. If you dare!

We'll be reminding all our lovely streamers, whether they want to stream or just go on a bus ride. Have a look at the times posted, see if any fit your schedule. We did our best to get a lot of different times.

Hey there! 1. Yes, that's the plan. 2. You can enter as many times as you wish, but please make sure you meet the requirements and that the information you submit is correct. 3. Yes! If for example, you realize that after you submitted your entry you made a mistake, you're welcome to make modifications on it. We will be reviewing all entries that didn't meet requirements to see if any changes have been made. If you feel you made an error with your entry form (name of your speeder for example), then please submit it again just to make sure we have the correct info. 3a. This part is on the player to make sure their entry meets requirements, so check it twice or even thrice before submitting your entry. Good luck!

We're still discussing that possibility. We'll see what can be done. Hope you can make it!

Nope, first was me.

All aboard the NQ Magic Bus Tour! With the reset and launch fast approaching, do you find yourself feeling a bit nostalgic? Then please join us on our Magical Bus Tour! NQ-Nicodemus and NQ-Rubicon will be piloting our flying bus, that will go through twists and turns and of course, space! Buckle up and enjoy the warp drive and the scenic stops along the way. (You may even be sitting next to some other Novaquark folks who will be along for the ride!) Your tour guide will be NQ-Nyota, and she will be welcoming you to our Magic Bus Tour with quirky tidbits and perhaps bring you places in Dual Universe that you may have not seen yet! And even if you have, what’s cooler than warping through space in a bus with your fellow Noveans? (Wait, don’t answer that, wait for the tour!) There will be two routes to choose from that will stop at different locations, some that you’ll have the opportunity for a short time to hop off the bus and explore. Route A we are calling The Inner Sanctum and Route B is The Outer Limits. Where will you be taken? Well, it depends which bus tour you make it to! Don't forget to check-in by getting a free gift at the dispenser at the front of the bus! Magic Bus Tour Information: All tours start and end at The Institutes (also known as District 11). This is on Alioth and can be found under Points of Interests to help you find it. Please be on time! We will be using the local chat channel for communications. Tour Departure Times: Route A: Thursday September 15th @ 18:00 UTC Route B: Thursday September 15th @ 23:00 UTC Route B: Friday, September 16th @ 19:30 UTC Route A: Saturday, September 17th @ 1:00 UTC (For those in North America, that is Friday September 16th 9:00 PM Montreal/New York Time) Route A: Saturday, September 17th @ 15:00 UTC The ability to VR will be available to join these bus tours! Just join the public access VR named - NQ Magic BUS Tour 01. If you choose to hop on the bus with us, please remember to empty your inventory, the tour bus is not a cargo vessel and we can’t be responsible for any of your items. Please use the resurrection node available at the front of the bus! We will do our best to keep you safe but we are unable to guarantee your safety during these trips. While our Community Team Pilots are well experienced and will do their best to keep you safe at all times, there is always a small potential for possible problems that may arise. Thank you for understanding. Please remember to remain seated at all times while enjoying the ride. We look forward to seeing you there! Don’t forget to take photos (screenshots) and share them in our discussion thread.

Please let us know how you liked the Magic Bus Tour and share your screenshots too!

Hi everyone! We’ve been hearing some legitimate complaints about the reward associated with having Thoramine on some characters. The issue is that the reward for having Thoramine can’t be bound to an account completely (it can be deployed and picked up by other players). Since this reward should be considered very rare, having the ability to trade it could potentially allow players to achieve a huge source of wealth if traded. In light of that, we’ve decided to use this reward for later events instead. Owners of at least 500L of Thoramine will still get a distinction that will not impact the in-game economy: they will be granted an in-game title to celebrate the memory of owning such a precious and rare resource. Regarding the controversy of people acquiring Thoramine through RMT: After investigation, We didn't find any evidence of an RMT transaction about Thoramine. However, we do know that some amount of Thoramine has been exchanged in DU for resources in another game. Though this kind of transaction is not considered RMT (reminder: Real Money Trading implies that the seller receives real money), it does fall in a grey area, which was not covered by our rules so far. As the nature of such an exchange was not covered by our rules, no sanction will be applied to the community members for this time. However, from now on, transactions of this type are considered against the rules and all community members caught doing so will be subject to some significant sanctions. Strong reminder about public accusations: We would like to remind everyone that public accusations are a solid “no go”. There are only two scenarios possible: 1) If you have at least partial evidence that a community member has broken our forum/discord rules or EULA, and you have evidence of this, please report it to the mods in private. In rare cases it can be more appropriate, you can instead report it - in private - to one of the CMs on Discord, or write to the whole CM team at community@novaquark.com. It’s not your prerogative to start a witch hunt even if you have evidence. 2) If you just happen to hear about someone doing something that breaks the rules, refrain from making any public accusation. If you don't have any evidence (reminder: some screenshots of a discussion is not considered evidence, as it could be falsified.) However it can be a good start for an internal investigation. Also, keep in mind that providing false/altered evidence to the Novaquark team can backfire to the one(s) who provided the evidence. We are aware that some people consider weaponizing the rules as an okay form of “PvP”. To be clear, this is not considered okay at all by the Novaquark team, and can be severely punished, for both following reasons: trying to take down an innocent player by shady means and wasting the time of the Novaquark team for no good reason. If you want to do PvP, you have to do it by the rules, or you’re exposing yourself to serious sanctions. Last but not least, public accusations can trigger harassment and significant reputation damage that can be irreversible even if the person is innocent in the end. Even if you’re sure the person is guilty, let the Novaquark team investigate. It’s not your prerogative to start a witch hunt based on partial evidence (because if you happen to be wrong, who will pay the most in the end for this error? Certainly not the one who started the public accusation). Of course, we also take into account that all public accusations do not have all the same severity (hence not the same consequences). If you’re accusing someone of RMT, Bug Exploiting, Doxxing, etc they are considered very serious, and they do not have the same consequences as accusing someone of trolling, for example. Thanks for your understanding. The Novaquark team.

Greetings Noveans! We know that many of you are planning Dual Universe events before launch, so let's get organized and help get the word out about these events! If you or your organization are planning an End of Beta event (PvP, Racing, Roleplay, Building and/or anything and everything in between), please let us and all Noveans know by responding to this thread. Please include the following: Date of the event: (Example: Friday, September 9th) Time: (Please make sure to include UTC) Type of Event: (PvP, Roleplay, Building, Racing, etc.) Description: (Just a brief summary of the event. Include what to bring, where to meet, etc.) VR Station: (Optional) Organization: (Optional) Contact: (In-game name or Discord ID only please) Please share with us your plans for End of Beta!

Hey there @loaded! Thanks for reporting this issue. I asked about this and I have been told that the UEF Store ships will be fixed for launch.

Here is our Ask Aphelia #14 discussion thread! Please have a listen about the launch questions submitted and discuss the episode here.

Welcome to Ask Aphelia Episode #14, a Novaquark Q&A where we answer your gameplay questions about Dual Universe! This week is a special edition all focused on Dual Universe launch questions that were sent in To watch and/or listen to Ask Aphelia #14 please click here. If you have any follow-up questions on what has been discussed in this episode, we ask that you please use this form. You can share your feedback about Ask Aphelia Q&A #14 Launch Edition in this thread. Thanks!

Hey everyone! Since the internal discussions are now over and a decision was made, please read the Reset News Announcement and join in the discussion about it here. Thanks for all of the feedback! We'll be closing this thread now.

Welcome to Ask Aphelia episode lucky #13, a Novaquark Q&A where we answer your gameplay questions about Dual Universe! This week is a special edition as we answer your questions about the recent reset announcement. You sent in your questions, and here are some answers! To watch and/or listen to Ask Aphelia #13 please click here. In addition, due to the numbers of questions we have received (thanks everyone!), we have also created an additional FAQ (Frequently Ask Questions), which you will find below. If you have any follow-up questions on what has been discussed in this episode, we ask that you please use this form. You can share your feedback about Ask Aphelia Q&A #13 and the FAQ in this forum thread. Thank you! RESET ANNOUNCEMENT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) Q: As you are resetting the game progress, does this mean Dual Universe will be released at the same time? A: The reset will be done very close to the official release of Dual Universe. A few days before official release, the Live server will enter maintenance mode, and during that time, the reset will be done. Q: How do I add game time to my account if it is not working with Xsolla? A: We are aware of the issue regarding the cumulation of game time when going through Xsolla. We are currently working on the issue. As a workaround for the time being, you can purchase game time codes from our official partner Markee Dragon. Q: Will there be an Early Access or a Head Start session for those who have paid to play so far? A: There will not be an early access or head start, everyone will start at the same time. We want to keep it as fair as possible with new players.All players will start on the first day, after the maintenance for the official release. Q: Will we be able to choose between Haven and Sanctuary in the new FTUE? A: At launch, everyone will start on Haven during the FTUE. However, players who have an additional Sanctuary Territory Unit as a reward from a Supporter Pack they pledged, will be able to settle themselves on the Sanctuary moon. Q: What exactly do we get to keep with the reset? A: While the server is going to be reset, there are several things that will remain with you. For the entire list, please read all about it here. Q: Will it be the last reset? A: One reason for the reset is linked to the release of the game, and that's a one-time event. Do we plan to do another reset in the future? Absolutely not. We've done everything we can think of to make sure that this will be the last reset. We have continuously worked to fix the issues that generated the reasons for this reset and this is the last planned reset for Dual Universe. Q: Will we get to keep territory scans? Also, even if we don't get to keep scans, will the same tiles have the same resource levels after the wipe or will it all be reset and randomized? A: No, ore will be redistributed across planets after the reset, and your scans will be removed in the reset. Q: You said you're Resetting Sanctuary constructs too. Does that mean Gold Backers will reset and do the new FTUE, and receive the new Starter Constructs & Speeder? A: Yes, everyone will do the new FTUE and everybody will have an outpost and a Speeder of their choice on Haven. It will be possible to claim a tile on the Sanctuary moon only if you have a Sanctuary Territory Unit from a Supporter pack (at least for the time being). Q: Will there still be Daily Login Rewards after release? A: Yes, for the time being we plan to keep the Daily Login rewards, but we reserve the right to adjust those daily rewards for in-game economy balance, if we deem it necessary in the future. Q: Will players who are banned by using exploits have their bans lifted? A: If the account was given a permanent ban, it will remain banned. If it was temporary, it would end at the date it was scheduled to end. Q: When you say "You’ll also keep your Core Blueprints after reset" do you mean those core BPs that we are named as Creator in the BP, or all core BPs we have in our Nanopacks or personal constructs, irrespective of who the Creator is? A: The creator of the blueprint is irrelevant to keeping it, if a core blueprint is in your nanopack or a container you own, you keep it. The creator of the core blueprint is not relevant and not considered in the keeping system. Q: Will we get the magic blueprints we were promised at the start of Beta to replace our constructs after launch? A: Magic blueprints generate elements in the game out of the blue, they are not crafted from resources produced within the game. When in small quantities, MBPs are acceptable, but in large amounts, as it would be at launch, it would jeopardize the starting economy. And thus we won’t be giving out magic blueprints. Q: Will there be any bots that sell elements after the reset? A: Yes, because with the current data we have, selling ores to the bot is one of the most used ways to earn quanta in the early game and removing that option would slow all of you down. Same for buying from Aphelia, it'll help you start quicker as you will need to recreate industries at release. Q: Will the memberlist of each organization be wiped? A: Yes. While only organizations without a player in the superlegate positions will be deleted, only the superlegate will remain in each organization. It will be up to the superlegate to re-invite all their members. Q: Are the Pioneer Pack Talent Points and quanta paid out at the start of the month? A: The pack rewards will be available at the end of each month (for the first 6 months), so that all players, new and old, start at the same pace.