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    Space time interference due to res nodes? Its magical tech that allows you to restrict access to modifying the land, who knows what governs it. Could be an issue with the TCUs not being able to function properly that close to eachother with so little mass.
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    Possibly, but how far up and how big are claims. Unlike land, I wouldnt expect space claims to cover 100% around a planet. I would think they would be spaced with unclaimable gaps
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    You are so far off on what that equation means. Ignoring the fact that its simplified, it has nothing to do with the speed the object is traveling. C is the universal constant in this case. If C was different, E is changed. In simple, regardless of the constant C, the amount of energy it contains is a factor of its mass alone. Infact as you accelerate an object some of the energy goes into increasig its mass, which is why you can never get to C. There is nothing about you turning into energy because you reach C, just that only energy (something without mass) can reach C.
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    This system has been proposed and discussed several times. Starmade has a similar system. I would love a modular system, but the short answer seems to be a no. This gets resource intensive, so it seems NQ is going with premade components. I would like stats to be a bit RNG, but that would be the best you could expect. Maybe 5-10 years in the future when we have carbon nanotube processors with 100x the power of current comps they can impliment it.
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    It has been stated that claimed chunks will extend 1km down (seems to be the limit dow youll be able to dig) and 1km up. Ofcourse subject to change, but thats the latest I've seen from NQ. So sure, theoretically you can cage someone in. But they could then just mine the roof out as it wouldnt be protected. I am curious how damage will work in situations like this for those protected parts.
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    Well this is where the distinction between the Alpha Team and Alpha Team Vanguard comes from. Has this been confirmed? I havent seen anywhere where its detailed about when the NDA will be in place vs when it wont. And I certainly haven't seen where streaming will only be limited to a select few.
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    Agreed, I dont think anyone has claimed otherwise. Alpha is alpha, with all alpha backers. The possible 1-2 week ATV seems to be refered to as pre-alpha in some places, and this isnt even confirmed it will happen. My guess is if it does it will be a test to ensure the alpha launch is working prior to the full closed alpha. Then the first half (3-6 months) would be testing specific aspects of the game at a set tine where the servers are brought online Then after that we could see the servers going on full time with various modules being added in as they are ready to get a better overall game test. Now this isnt confirmed, and as far as I can tell NQ hasn't decided on a final schedule and system.
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    I will likely setup streaming or at least post videos of Alpha game play once allowed. I haven't done it before, but I do get annoyed with lacking or outright misinformation from early access/alpha games. So maybe I will correct that by streaming DU. However, while it has been said they will allow streaming/youtubeing in alpha, it is not clear at what stage. The comment Mefsh posted came from NQ in response to issues regarding ATV, not the Alpha Team as a whole. I suspect streaming will be allowed during the later stages of alpha when servers are up full time for general game play.
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    No, I vote for DOB + First name + last name + SSN + mothers madien name + first pets name + address
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    I am curious on the current view of tbis as well. From what I understand its an Eve like training system, real world training time regardless of play, which i love for those who have jobs. But It would be nice to reward those who are doing things in game. Lets say im training mining, amd its earning 1000 points an hour towards the next level. Say I am mining while doing it, it could be like a standard MMO. I get 1xp for every m3 of iron I mine, giving me an extra 25xp an hr. Or some other small but noticable ammount. Now I also see the skills as being like in Eve, 5 levels that give access to bonuses, or maybe 10. But not 100 levels. And each is exponentially longer to train. So say Miming 5 is a 25 day training time, by playing a lot and mining a lot I can cut a day or 2 off the time. To me this makes sense, youre rewriting your memory by the neural interface system. But clearly you can still learn and make your own memories ontop of that as you are going about your business in game. Maybe a limit would be you cant learn similar skills at the same time. So you cant earn additional mining points while queing mining, but you can earn points trade skill, chrisma based, since youre selling items and making trades.
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    Hey thats part of the game. Covering you in dirt vs in a cell, whats the difference. You clearly havent played eve or ark. Suicide and move on.
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    Yeah one thi g I always hate in games and movies is that a shield can protect you from a bullet or laser but not a collision. And sure theres some reasons that would be the case, in most theorized methods of making a shield, it wouldnt be the case.
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    What I recall was having the smaller cheaper ones with limited sizes but the largest size being unlimited. Cant say that was confirmed or just the plan. However I like the idea of adding more to expand an existing construct later on.
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    Its a must watch. I wish they came out more often
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    I would hope so too, but thats speculation. And while discussing it shows the devs what we expect and gives ideas, its no way a confirmation of what they do plan. We dont even know the scale of nanoformer mining aside from a few shorr clips showing the feature
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    DBZA is awesome
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    Yes I am looking forward to this. Base building defense with combat is always something I like. I didnt know you could buy into the beta, I though it was sort of a sudo random selection. Guess I have to look into it again
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    The enemy gate is down!
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    If you back at a sufficient level you are an Alpha team memver, anyone can do this. The Alpha Team Vanguard (ATV) that you saw a list of (100 people ATM) was selected by the devs based on super secret criteria known only to them. Roughly its based on community ineractions, showing youre dedicated and have useful inputs. The ATV gain access to Alpha and beta regardless of monetary backing of the game. As was stated, they are sort of a focus Alpha group, but still Alpha members the same.
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    Im fine with being done with this too. I guess you dont understand anything I am saying as your link backs my statements about it affecting area not volume. If I am still wrong I guess my degrees in engineering must be meaningless and Ill go ask for my mo ey back. I am uncertain how I confused weight and mass, but ok. My statements about mass still stand. As for reentry damage, again please link sources. There are thousands of things we can discuss that they would like to do with the game. But we can only speculate on those until they confirm or deny that it will actually be put in game, and what form. Just because they wanted it to do it, doesnt mean it will be done in game.
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    The extent of what I have heard on mining has been mentioned here, but as a miner myself it is something I eagerly await information on. I think having a few pieces of ore here and there is a good thing (think minecraft). Allows for small scale miners to always have access to stuff. But on top of that have the massive rich veins of ore that are worth claiming and setting up a large scale operation on. It would be cool if there were certain geological features that increased the chabce of finding particular deposits. If the ores were only in the large veins, they would be laimed quickly by groups and the odds of a newcomer finding a new one to mine and get a start would be slim. But there shouldnt be eneough to just dig down anywhere and have eneough to support an elite alliance, thats where rich veins come in. On top of planetary mining, where geavier, oftwn more valuable ores are deeper down, we have asteroids as well. These I would expect a more uniform distribution of all the minerals, roughly mimicing their rarity in the system. The bigger question for me is how will mining work. We will start using the nanoformer, which i expect to collect everything in the area. Just filter and dump the dirt if you dont want it. But what about the next step? Skills to upgrade speed and other aspects sure. Will there be modules or upgraded nanoformers that can mine larger areas or faster? Will the base nanoformer beable to mine even the rarest ores or will I need an upgrade? How will that scale up to an industry scale? Will they have rig or vehicle mounted methods to mine? These could be nanoformer tech or 21st century mining methods. Or will it rely on slave miners of captured enemies to keep the supply of materials going? I dont recall any of these questions being addressed, but I could have missed it in my slumber.
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    If I am misinformed about this then please link sources to correct me rather than just say I am wrong. Afterall, I am not all knowing and theres info I miss. Here is what I have on it, suggestive they will be implimenting it sure. But in no way a confirmation. As for the discord, I am on it when home, but no one else tends to be on when I am. Tensile and compressive strength have nothing to do with volume, but are a function of crosssectional area, hence them having the units psi and their equivalent. a taller concrete cylinder cant hold more weight, nor can a longer cable lift more despite having additional volume. However a wider column or a thicker cable can. I am not arguing that wood be the best material in game. Just that it should be feasable and that someone plans to make one just as a joke. Now this is all assuming things like tensile strength will even be implimented into constructs. But any material that can build a structure such as a home or buding on earth, could be used as a space ship in terms of structure. Obviously if youre getting 10k Gs acceleration it wont hold up, but neither will the crew. Once you break a planets gravity well forces on a ship can be brought to a minimum, even with several Gs of acceleration. If designed right termites are more a concern than youre own thrusters. You would design for it, things like 10 small over 1 large to disperse the force over the frame. And sure I cpuld build my titanium or trinium hull ship with 1/10the mass in structure that can handle 10x the forces. But would you rather be flying that, or a replica of the original Enterprise (a wooden ocean ship) through space going where no man has gone before?
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    Reentry damage hasnt been confirmed. It was hinted that may be added, nothing more. The shuttles were made out of titanium to save weight. While when near the theoretical maximums you run into problems, under most loads you could build a wooden structure just as easily as you can a titanium. It would just be larger and heavier. I think you are missing that PSI, is pounds per square inch, which would be nice if they banned imperical in the game. just because you have a bigger ship doesnt mean youre thrust goes down by a ratio to the volume. Just look at any woode structure on earth, it withstands 1g all day. which, 1g cotiuious acceleration is pretty good if youre just doing space travel. Wood has pretty good compressive strength, but the lenght of the ship along the main thruster line is limited by that. Similar to height of a building. typically thrusters in other directions are less than forward. What would be the biggest factor are the supporting struts for the thrusters as the force is concentrated there and has to be spread to the rest of the structure.
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    who said anything about the force it can take. Youre assuming there will be ties to the thruster force and structure, i hope there is but we dont know. There are plenty of reasons wood wouldnt work, but thats not one. If built in orbit, structural intergity isn't a concern. Keep accelerations low and forces on the structure are low
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    A wooden ship you say? Someone has already accepted this challenge in another thread. If it can be done in game, someone wilm do it.
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