Mod-Meldrik

Comments have been hidden to prevent this into turning into a flamewar and going off topic.
 
To answer your original question @boots_1588, the cost is unknown, (wether NQ releases information regarding server cost, is up to them) and no, NQ has not said it's "one" server, quite the contrary. The games "one shard" or one universe runs on a cluster server, which is composed of multiple servers and multiple systems, as Haunty mentioned above.
 
Single Shard does not mean single computer.
 
As a reminder to all, while yes, the question(s) may have been asked a million times, this does not mean that one should be rude or bait someone into a flamewar over what's already been answered. A simple post that answers the question or links to the answer, goes a long way.
 
 
Best Regards,
Meldrik
 
 
 
 

Comments have been hidden to prevent this into turning into a flamewar and going off topic.
 
To answer your original question @boots_1588, the cost is unknown, (wether NQ releases information regarding server cost, is up to them) and no, NQ has not said it's "one" server, quite the contrary. The games "one shard" or one universe runs on a cluster server, which is composed of multiple servers and multiple systems, as Haunty mentioned above.
 
Single Shard does not mean single computer.
 
As a reminder to all, while yes, the question(s) may have been asked a million times, this does not mean that one should be rude or bait someone into a flamewar over what's already been answered. A simple post that answers the question or links to the answer, goes a long way.
 
 
Best Regards,
Meldrik
 
 
 
 

https://dualuniverse.gamepedia.com/Archive:Kickstarter_Comments
 
Might be somewhere in the AMA from the Kickstarter times.
But be advised, that stuff is old.
 
PS: In the Update News from April. You can get alot of information from these kind of news posts.
 
"
Planet landscape reset
We don’t plan to reset planet landscape for the release of the new Build coming in a few weeks. However, it will happen before Alpha Launch (expect at least one wipe before we reach this milestone). The same goes for constructs currently in-game: no wipe with the release of the new Build, but there will be at least one before Alpha launch.
"
 
https://www.dualthegame.com/en/news/2018/04/06/new-build-preview/
 

Comments have been hidden to prevent this into turning into a flamewar and going off topic.
 
To answer your original question @boots_1588, the cost is unknown, (wether NQ releases information regarding server cost, is up to them) and no, NQ has not said it's "one" server, quite the contrary. The games "one shard" or one universe runs on a cluster server, which is composed of multiple servers and multiple systems, as Haunty mentioned above.
 
Single Shard does not mean single computer.
 
As a reminder to all, while yes, the question(s) may have been asked a million times, this does not mean that one should be rude or bait someone into a flamewar over what's already been answered. A simple post that answers the question or links to the answer, goes a long way.
 
 
Best Regards,
Meldrik
 
 
 
 

@boots_1588,
 
Please don't Necro posts. Topic Locked.
 
~ Meldrik

Question has been addressed and answered. Locking her down! ?
 
 
 
~ Meldrik

For the month of May, it's finally here. Here's your "monthly" update from Ark Central, with a high volume of community created content showing this month.
 
 

Hey all,
 
So I put together a sign for Dual Universe. I made it out of Padauk, Walnut, and Oak. These are natural wood colors, so no dying. I then traced a logo onto the wood and carved it out with my router. It isn't perfect, it is the first sign I've made, but I am really happy with it. After making the inlay i drilled holes, routed out the back of the piece, and added 24 LED diodes. Once i wired them up and everything was working, I mixed up epoxy with white pigment and poured it over the letters. After the epoxy dried, i sanded smooth, added some chamfers, and finished with Shellac. 
 
Here are some pics of me putting it together...
 
I used spray adhesive to attach the paper to the wood and then used a router to carve out.

 
What a mess? Maybe I should have used LED strips instead of this... Well, maybe next time.

 
It works!!

 
Finished Product..
I turned the lights off..

 
It is really shiny  

 

 
 
Hope you all like it!!
 

Hi Tarantula and welcome.
 
It is currently not possible to gift keys (this will happen for backers with adequate rank during beta if I remember correctly).
As it is also forbidden to share account, it is unlikely that anyone will share a key with you (that would be illegal to put it clearly).
 
~ Merwyn

Hi everyone!
 
Here is the dedicated thread to discuss about the June DevBlog that has been posted today on our website here.
Let us know what you think of the upcoming changes!
 
Best Regards,
Nyzaltar.

You are all making me hungry.
 
I guess I win. Somehow!
 
 
~ Meldrik

As an official reply from Novaquark has been given and to prevent unnecessary problems.
 
This topic is now locked.

 
Best Regards,
Meldrik

As an official reply from Novaquark has been given and to prevent unnecessary problems.
 
This topic is now locked.

 
Best Regards,
Meldrik

As an official reply from Novaquark has been given and to prevent unnecessary problems.
 
This topic is now locked.

 
Best Regards,
Meldrik

As an official reply from Novaquark has been given and to prevent unnecessary problems.
 
This topic is now locked.

 
Best Regards,
Meldrik

As an official reply from Novaquark has been given and to prevent unnecessary problems.
 
This topic is now locked.

 
Best Regards,
Meldrik

I made us some Duals Univers icons for the Rocket Dock program. Help yourself and enjoy!
      
 

@samplerInfo, I approved and went ahead and move your reply to a more recent topic, so the other one wouldn't get necro'd.
 
 
~ Meldrik

I) About Dual Universe (and/or a DU Organization) Advertisement
 
(a) It's fine to advertise the game and/or your DU Organization(s) to players you already know or with whom you have already played with in other games without harassing them. If they aren't interested, do not insist.
 
(b) It's absolutely not acceptable to enter other gaming communities with the only intent being to randomly advertise Dual Universe or your DU Organization to players you don't know. Being polite isn't enough. Participating in said group with the intention to legitimize your advertisement is not enough either. You won't fool many people with this method. While one player may be convinced to join your Organization, it will most likely antagonize significantly more players, making them hostile toward you and Dual Universe due to these cheap and inappropriate practices. 
 
If you don't understand why this is wrong, just imagine players coming from 10 different game communities and invading your Discord, subReddit, or Steam group, falsely pretending to be interested in the game you’re playing while instead being there to make advertisements for the game he plays in your channels. Any person would quickly be tired of this behavior and ban them all, as well as form a negative image of the game that has been advertised. Please don’t do this.  Not only is this rude, this can be considered harassment in addition to brand damage, which could result in a ban from Dual Universe for such behavior.
 
(c) While it didn’t seem clear for everyone so far (despite being in our EULA and in our forum chart here), here is a strong reminder: impersonating Novaquark staff is a serious offense. This will result in a permanent ban without further notice or discussion. There is also no limitation period for this offense (meaning: if we got proof of Novaquark staff impersonation several months or even years later, the sanction will still be applied).
 
(d) While this has been some kind of grey area until now, there won’t be sanctions applied to involved Organizations for the past actions. However, from now on, Organizations that will benefit from the aforementioned bad practices could see their member list reset at Novaquark’s sole discretion. We wish to make it clear that there is nothing to gain from such advertisement and recruitment practices as well as inform other gaming communities that the Novaquark staff will not tolerate these methods of advertisement and recruitment.

II) About Gifting Practices as a Recruitment Incentive
 
Novaquark has not enforced any strict rules regarding gifting practices so you are free to gift DACs or Supporter Packs as you see fit. However, we don’t encourage use of this freedom as a recruitment incentive unless you are perfectly fine with the definition of "gifting" (giving something for free to someone else without expecting anything in return for this gift). 
 
Before gifting a DAC or a Supporter Pack, you should carefully consider that a player could leave your Organization or simply never join it at all. In this situation, this will be your responsibility and we will not refund nor reverse the gift you made to another player. The Novaquark team will not step in to oblige the receiver to fulfill his part of the bargain either (if there was any).
 
So choose and gift wisely.
 
If you have any further questions on the topic, please let us know.
 
Best Regards,
The Community team.

Who says we can't create a themepark in the sandbox? Let's DU it.

Hey Emtec3PL,

In my opinion, I think Founders have actually been treated better now this run, as their packs, got for free, the perks of the Subscriber Packs.

Example:
Silver Founders previously only had access to Beta - With Novaquark's auto reward system, they now have access to the game from the Alpha 2 Stage. Gold founders get some of the perks from the Sponsor Pack. Essentially, getting FREE perks added on top of their Founders Packs.
This, to me, is totally fair, Novaquark did not have to do this for us, but instead, they were generous to the Founders to give them the Free Additional Perks.
 
This is the reason why Founders can't UPGRADE to Supporters - As perks have already been given.
 
 
~ Meldrik

 

Hey Emtec3PL,

In my opinion, I think Founders have actually been treated better now this run, as their packs, got for free, the perks of the Subscriber Packs.

Example:
Silver Founders previously only had access to Beta - With Novaquark's auto reward system, they now have access to the game from the Alpha 2 Stage. Gold founders get some of the perks from the Sponsor Pack. Essentially, getting FREE perks added on top of their Founders Packs.
This, to me, is totally fair, Novaquark did not have to do this for us, but instead, they were generous to the Founders to give them the Free Additional Perks.
 
This is the reason why Founders can't UPGRADE to Supporters - As perks have already been given.
 
 
~ Meldrik

 

Hi there DrCat75,

Welcome to the Community and Forums.

To address your concern. This topic has actually been answered multiple times by Novaquark: see here: https://board.dualthegame.com/index.php?/search/&q=model&author=NQ-Nyzaltar&sortby=newest

Here's a nice devblog explaining why a subscription model will be best for Dual Universe: https://devblog.dualthegame.com/2016/04/08/monetization-player-happiness-and-economic-viability/


Since this topic often ends up in flamewars with those for subscription vs against subscription, I'll be locking this one. Please refer to the 1st link I posted to see all the answers from Novaquark regarding this topic.
 
 
~ Meldrik
 
 
 

Hi there DrCat75,

Welcome to the Community and Forums.

To address your concern. This topic has actually been answered multiple times by Novaquark: see here: https://board.dualthegame.com/index.php?/search/&q=model&author=NQ-Nyzaltar&sortby=newest

Here's a nice devblog explaining why a subscription model will be best for Dual Universe: https://devblog.dualthegame.com/2016/04/08/monetization-player-happiness-and-economic-viability/


Since this topic often ends up in flamewars with those for subscription vs against subscription, I'll be locking this one. Please refer to the 1st link I posted to see all the answers from Novaquark regarding this topic.
 
 
~ Meldrik
 
 
 

@molemoore Unfortunately, Founders cannot upgrade their pledges at this time. You will have to wait until the devs upgrade the Pledge Portal to support Founder pledges again.