Peregrin

Today marks my little forumversary: one year with the org section all to myself.
 
Nothing much has changed, Lexikon is still open for visits and the Dual Universe Historical Society is still active somehow.
 
... There was a time when we dreamt about this game.

Still here, parked at Starlantis. As the world slowly grows colder and the stars dimmer, 1.4 is coming around. Will it bring solace ?
 
Sometimes, I'm reminded of Rover's last words on Mars.
 
"My battery is low and it's getting darker".
 
Still, some beacons burn bright out there.

... and another one: The Bright Side: Infinity Corporation - By Peregrin & Geo, with participation from Deadrank
 
Whatever happens, we shall remember.

I would suggest you first post your texts in this very forum and share with the community.
 
Then wait for NQ Ripley to actually set things in place, as no-one for now will officially approve anything.
 
On a sidenote, the Lexikon library is always on the lookout for texts about DU, be they fictions, tales or essays of any kind.

Just a regular gazebo. You may bring food anytime (NOT in the library, though, please, but we have guest rooms upstairs).

I have achieved a lifelong dream.
 
I've built a gazebo.
 
Mandatory awe (not really) in the Exchange's blue section, thank you.

I have achieved a lifelong dream.
 
I've built a gazebo.
 
Mandatory awe (not really) in the Exchange's blue section, thank you.

You're actually correct: this gift from Damasio (who is indeed something of a big shot in the french sci-fi litterature scene) was part of the "JC Legend", of that "vision" that was both Novaquark's strongest driving force and their most crippling factor back in the day, from 2014 to 2021. It all dissipated away when JC was kicked from his own project by a cabal of his investors, people with a more... pragmatic and money-centered mind.
 
I won't say that was entirely a bad thing, but I'd like to see the likes of Granatino or Abboud try to bring Damasio back in for free, see how that works out for them...
 
I remember a video of a french sci-fi/ gaming conference from the pre-KS time, when JC showmanned conventions to promote NQ and DU; at the end of his speech came questions and someone in the audience noted that having Alain Damasio on board was quite amazing and asked JC how he did it, and JC casually answered: "Well I just asked him, and he said 'yes'".
 
We, as a community, and NQ, as creators of a universe, lost... something along the way. But I'm still confident we can somehow find it back. And the lore is part of it.

Please share a link or hook me up on Discord (Peregrin#6074) to send a file, so that we may add them to the Lexikon archives (with your permission of course)

The collective sigh rolled on the plain like a warm afternoon breeze, rustling the grass blades in its slow wake. Somewhere in the distance, cries of anger echoed faintly but didn't last: after all, it was mostly how we always knew it would be.
 
At last, our hands soon empty, our lands untamed, our past time already behind us, we had no other way to look but forward.
 
This too, it would seem once more, shall pass.

Schematics for 5 Dynamic CORES; they mean schems to use to build core elements.

The more we progress into building our civilization, the more we realize we're building Aphelia's civilization.
 
The more Novaquark tell us this game is a sandbox, the more we understand they'd rather run it as a theme park.
 
Have I been chronicling for 6 years now the growth of a beautiful child, only to see their parents slowly smother them in fear of seeing them become an adult ?!

The more we progress into building our civilization, the more we realize we're building Aphelia's civilization.
 
The more Novaquark tell us this game is a sandbox, the more we understand they'd rather run it as a theme park.
 
Have I been chronicling for 6 years now the growth of a beautiful child, only to see their parents slowly smother them in fear of seeing them become an adult ?!

Alas, speaking of fatal flaws, we have 2 conflicting versions on the rez mechanicz, both from NQ themselves:
 
Number 1 is the "EvE way":
"When you get killed in Dual Universe, your body is destroyed but your consciousness is transferred to a Resurrection Node, where your body is reconstructed and you get a nude-clean fresh start; you can only spawn back at the //nearest// of the nodes you are linked to and conditions, such as owner authorization or organization membership, will apply."
 
It's actually an older version of the rez mechanics, no longer documented if I am not mistaken.
 
Number 2 is the "Multiverse way":
"Quantum Branching is at the heart of the Resurrection Node technology and is based on the “Many Worlds Interpretation” of quantum mechanics. At any moment, in particular, when you die violently, several versions of the universe coexist in parallel. Scientists working on EPR pair experiments unexpectedly found a way to instantly switch one universe with another, and in particular to switch the universe where you die with another one where everything would be exactly the same, except that your body position would be inside a Resurrection Node. The amount of matter to switch increases the energy cost of the operation, so RN teleport only the minimal set of mass to get the desired effect, which is... your naked body. A Resurrection Node is paired with your body and cannot be used by somebody else. It will make you virtually immortal, even if natural aging will probably get you out of the loop at some point."
 
This one came later with the tech lore; it may replace the first one.
 
In both case however, we are living people encased in ugly suits; the artificial versions are the "surrogates" from VR pods, which look indistinguishable from the living, increasing confusion...

So you're now... what, leasing the Schematics instead of selling them ? You're patenting them ?

Whatever the word is and although I understand, thanks to @TobiwanKenobi, that this solution is more élégante than brute-force selling, it still means that technology belongs to "Aphelia" just like everything else: the lands, the markets, the wargrounds...

Once again, this is not our civilization we're building here.

So you're now... what, leasing the Schematics instead of selling them ? You're patenting them ?

Whatever the word is and although I understand, thanks to @TobiwanKenobi, that this solution is more élégante than brute-force selling, it still means that technology belongs to "Aphelia" just like everything else: the lands, the markets, the wargrounds...

Once again, this is not our civilization we're building here.

Thank you again and to all NQ staff who participated, this event will not go unremembered.

This is glorious, thank you fondly !
 
... and yes, please let us know about the other quotes' choosers.

EVENT PHRASES IN SCREENS
- Haikus:
Sunset Alioth A small Sanctuary sits Despite the Haven
Shivering distance before some vertices join At the perfect seems
Elderly Sundown A small Thoramine hunted Betrayed by the poor
Beautiful blaze old A shaft pleasing speeder soars Into the journey
Icy outter space A coarse, sluggish adjustor Beyond the ship
High warming Sand dunes A private sharp pilot flies In spite of the rock
Caller horizon A private, sharp pilot flies Whilst watching the rock
- Citations:
You can call me a worshiper. You can call me a follower. But I'm just a wanderer…
Where everyone else starts from 0, we start from 1
You're old when you enjoy the past more than the future
I feel that man has ruled this world as a stumbling, demented child-king long enough ! And as his empire crumbles, my precious Black Widow shall rise as his most fitting successor ! - Alice Cooper, "The Black Widow"
Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most. - Mark Twain
Home ? I have no home. Hunter, despised, living like an animal. The jungle is my home. But I will show the world I can be its master ! I will perfect my own race of people, a race of atomic supermen, which will conquer the world ! - Dr. Eric Vornoff, "Bride of the Monster"
NQ-Deckard's Secret Egg: can you find my treasure ? (plus binary code)

So no-one thought about checking Alioth's Cathedral, heh ?
 
@NQ-Nyota Could we hope for a full disclosure of all messages, found and unfound, please ? We already have a compilation of some, thanks to Juvenius, Koffye, Belorion and Tekhamon, but some of the more... archive-oriented among us could appreciate having the whole ensemble.

So no-one thought about checking Alioth's Cathedral, heh ?
 
@NQ-Nyota Could we hope for a full disclosure of all messages, found and unfound, please ? We already have a compilation of some, thanks to Juvenius, Koffye, Belorion and Tekhamon, but some of the more... archive-oriented among us could appreciate having the whole ensemble.

I wish NQ had given us an explanation on how, we, the first pioneers of a new civilization, woke up to already amply-stocked Markets (on every planet!), huge Institutes, Ship Shops offering cutting-edge technology, free and insistant shuttles to the Moon, buried wrecks and even a guaranteed daily income...

I'll actually be quite happy if they wipe. A good occasion to revisit FTUE, re-settle and then rebuild Lexikon: new place, new style, new layout, new materials, new formats...

But I also understand my phlegm is in proportion to the little investment I have in the game proper: no territory holding, no industry, no pvp, no org politics... I'm quite the hermit.
 
And NQ have been soooo bad at making decisions and communicating about them since Beta started !
 
Still.
 
Man the ranks, hold the line, keep the banners up, Noveans. Our universe will come to be.

Novaquark,

Have you even considered the fact that by recalibrating your game to your technical/ financial needs, you're also recalibrating our projects and our dreams ? Sure, you're faced with hard limits - straight from the board room, I'd wager - but could you please at least show some tact in your communication, spare a little mercy to your playerbase, show some empathy for our efforts ? Another radical Alpha-level change in a Beta state designed to ease the server load, this org core limit exposes leaders and designers to the whim of their members with a two weeks notice, random core abandonment, no fast-tear-down system and an incomplete RDMS, while cores are now mandatory for ressource gathering.
 
After promising us the new Oasis, back in the days where you needed our support, you took the Dual Universe away from us: every step you've made since Beta shows this world firmly belongs to you, not us. And you know what ? FINE, I get it, it is what it is, JC's Grandiose Vision was too expensive, welcome to Abu's Discount Metaverse.
 
But please be more careful as you thread on our dreams.

Novaquark,

Have you even considered the fact that by recalibrating your game to your technical/ financial needs, you're also recalibrating our projects and our dreams ? Sure, you're faced with hard limits - straight from the board room, I'd wager - but could you please at least show some tact in your communication, spare a little mercy to your playerbase, show some empathy for our efforts ? Another radical Alpha-level change in a Beta state designed to ease the server load, this org core limit exposes leaders and designers to the whim of their members with a two weeks notice, random core abandonment, no fast-tear-down system and an incomplete RDMS, while cores are now mandatory for ressource gathering.
 
After promising us the new Oasis, back in the days where you needed our support, you took the Dual Universe away from us: every step you've made since Beta shows this world firmly belongs to you, not us. And you know what ? FINE, I get it, it is what it is, JC's Grandiose Vision was too expensive, welcome to Abu's Discount Metaverse.
 
But please be more careful as you thread on our dreams.