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sake, this is a serious problem worth consideration, but it is not for public discussion like you expect it to be. First off, if you would like suggestions of how to fix this problem, I would recommend some books. Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Avinash K. Dixit & Barry J. Nalebuff Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life by Steven E. Landsburg Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets by John McMillan Now, you should hopefully be familiar with government economics and how this should work. Such as inflation, currency, exchange, value, and so forth. Since we have the U2 as our currency in DU, it is the Government's Job(let's just say the TU) to raise the funds and distribute them to the appropriate sources. The TU will go ahead and raise funds through taxes most likely. This means that the TU will distribute the currency through to established power, such as the Military Commander, which will designate funds to his troops. Rinse and repeat, and you have a working government. Now, please ask questions that base more on the mechanics of the game that are not thought of. I know that there are places that still have questions to be answered, so before you delve into economics, think about the physics.

Well, I would like to state that mmtheboss has acted irresponsibly before. On a more serious note, this isn't acceptable as an organization leader, to go ahead and say things that could be taken as immaturity. I don't specifically condone mmtheboss, but if he would like help pulling pieces of his organization together, I would happily do so. Sadly though, from my interactions, he will not do so and has not thus far. Edit by Nyzaltar: Link removed.

It's no longer annoying at this point. Just kindof interesting.

This doesn't mean we'll unban you from joining CSYN mmtheboss.

There is little point in asking that now. A person brought out a very exceptional point to me. People are interested in the game due to a key number of aspects. You can categorize their interests and figure out which groups will be dedicated. Allow me to point these groups out. Group A(Let's call them the "Interested Hobby" Group.) Group Interested Hobby is interested in this fine game because it's simply something interesting. They may play Minecraft or Space Engineers and want to take a loot, due to it aligning with what they like in video games. So they'll likely join DU for a little while and pick some things up. Maybe serve to make a little bit of progress but more likely than not, they will eventually quit. This is because they don't align with the demographic of what DU is expected to be. People who are willing to dive into the game head first, spend a fair amount of time investing into it, and then create a slot in the game. Some might stay because they have found a new interest, however those banking on an old one will likely leave in time. Group B(Let's call them the "Buyers" Group) So the Buyers group is likely to buy a DAC, play the game for a little while, and then quit. These people could be the ones you see on Steam going through and buying something, only to play it once and never see it again. These could also very well be the people who play with the free two weeks or the limited skill tree(I think they went for the two week trial), and then just simply don't get any further. Group C(Let's call them the "Player" Group) Now the player group will likely comprise of the actual players. For instance, people who are active on the forums and community now. These will probably comprise of the people actually in the game so I expect them to be somewhat noteworthy. They might make footholds for themselves. Maybe create a movement. These are the people who you should expect to see upon arrival into the game and who you want to make good friends with. At least not turn them against you. The community is somewhat interesting already, as we have entered into a section where rivalries, attacks, alliances, trusts, and so forth are already being formed. One of the reasons why you don't want to tick people off to say the least. That's just an oversimplification of the groups you might expect to see in game. After all, we are just in Pre-Alpha with none of us actually being able to play even a close to completed product. A lot of work will go into it and we can expect the devs to feature more for us once we get closer.

Perfect! I mean, not how I would address it. I would address it as "Just stop. Stop...... *Furiously falls to the ground, looks up and screams* STOPPPP". This is seriously annoying. I'm actually getting ticked off at these topics being continually posted instead of you just making an announcement in your official organization topic.

Farewell. Oh how I would much rather have this than the crap nonsensical things that other people bring to the forums.

Hello Everyone. We have a special announcement to make. You probably already know about that, so I'll just get ready to let it go. After the couple months of being in Dual Universe, and preparing to let everything in the Diverse Unified Alliance come to place, I myself have been working hard. First off, I'd like to announce the new Diverse Unified Alliance website! We have redesigned things major, and will be publishing updates about the website and the DUA over the next couple of months, To make up for the silence that has been present for a while, It is only a shell compared to it's future potential, and there is lots of it. Using the programming talent of our members, you can expect a major amount of features to be coming. http://duafaction.com/ Next up, I"m happy to announce the Diverse Unified Alliance foundation document. It is now there for everyone to see. Outlined in it are detailed principles of how the Diverse Unified Alliance functions, what is is aimed at, and what it might become. Spending many hours on this, I am happy with the result. It is available to read now. https://goo.gl/RbhOV9 Thank you all.

Oh dear.

Cybrex. How have you been doing?

Yep. This is spam.

Hello to all of you. I would just like to publicly apologize for the spam that resulted on the forums today. One of my members appeared to have gone and advertised the Diverse Unified Alliance without prior approval nor mention of doing so. This person had no approval nor encouragement from other members. They acted on their own and I take responsibility for what happened. I am reaching out to contact this person directly and I hope to avoid any future problems like this. Again, please forgive us.

Previous Part Can Be Found Here MasteredRed - All of them have no began walking down the corridor. Dominar Diablo - Turns around to Red. "You already know Lanez?" He'd glance to Lanez as he says this, eyebrows raised. Rmhenn - "Making bank and having style." MasteredRed - "I know him, but we've not talked much. He's had some interest in the DUA, but he would never join until we actually arrived. It was a pain.” Dominar Diablo - "I see. Well, Lanez is a part of my own, small, organization. Along with one other." rmhenn - "You have to be sure before you make a commitment." MasteredRed - 09/14/2016 "Yes" Red glances at Lanez with an unamused expression. "It's rather annoying to have someone try and keep you on the ropes." GrandMasterApex - 09/14/2016 "Speaking of bank gentlemen, there is some business to which I must tend first." Apex turns to face another direction. "It seems I left some holotapes for myself which have left some unanswered questions." Apex then gives a signal to his pet a follow command. Rmhenn - rmhenn signals to his five pets to follow him. GrandMasterApex - "May i suggest we arrange a time and place point to meet once I have tended to this matter?" MasteredRed - "Yes. I'm going to go think for a while and recover memories. I'll meet back here in approximately two hours." Then, MasteredRed heads off, leaving the discussion to fellow members. GrandMasterApex – GreandMasterApex departs leaving the discussion to fellow members Dominar Diablo - Nods. Alright then. I'm going to go find my third and final...'co-worker'. Bye now" He turns sharply and heads off in the direction he and Red came from. He pauses though, and turns back for a moment. "Lanez. no more knives?" Almost smiling now, he leaves the two. Time has passed, and hours have been spent before GrandMasterApex appears in the pub once again. Halo381 - Daniel walks into the Arkship Pub, dressed in his military suit. He takes a gander at his surroundings whilst stretching away post-cryo aches and pains. He yawns and slides into a seat near where another man had situated himself. As he does so, he pulls out a datapad and begins inspecting the information upon it. GrandMasterApex - "Hello their, I do not believe we have met. I am GrandMasterApex. Who might you be?" rmhenn - Lanez sits on a bar stool, with another glass of water, inspecting a tactical knife that had previously been a spoon and two forks. Halo381 - Daniel looks around, then at Apex "Me? I'm Daniel Carter." rmhenn - With a flick of Lanez's wrist, the knife transforms into five spoons. "Nice to meet you, Daniel." GrandMasterApex - "I see, nice to meet you Daniel, tell me, how long have you been awake now?" He turns to face Lanez. "Any more tricks?" rmhenn - With another flick of his wrist, Lanez's five spoons turn into a deck of cards made of paper. "Pick a card." Halo381 - Daniel shrugs "A few hours. Been working out by my locker so I could get the kinks out of my muscles. Cryo is a nice way to prolong your life, but damn is it painful.” He turns to Lanez "Who're you?" GrandMasterApex - Without any facial expression "Let me guess, they're all ace of spades?" rmhenn - "Lanez Thiesant, Trader, knife expert, master magician. Pick a card." "Nope" flips and spreads deck of cards so all cards are seen to be correct. Lanez pulls cards back into deck and reshuffles. "So, are you guys going to pick a card or no?" Halo381 - Daniel shakes his head "I'm looking for someone currently." He looks back at his datapad, swiping through information so fast a normal human wouldn't be able to follow. Rmhenn - "What you reading" Lanez states in his usual manner. "also" "nobody has picked a card." GrandMasterApex - "Well considering those cards could turn back into a knife at any given moment can you blame us?" Halo381 - "A manifesto of the ship's 'cargo', i.e. us" rmhenn - "Whatever." Lanez states, turning one of the kings into an apple and taking a bite out of it. "Down with the king." Lanez mumbles to himself. MasteredRed – From down the coridor walks MasteredRed into the room. Ugh.... the Cryosleep has left me with less memories than I expected. He turns his head to notice everyone in the pub. "Oh hello Apex, Lanez... and who are you?" He turns his head towards the new man looking at the datapad. rmhenn - "An avid reader of passenger lists." Lanez reaches behind the counter, takes a handful of spoons, and deconstructs them with his nanoformer. Halo381 - Daniel rolls his eyes rmhenn - Lanez take his deck of cards, and with a swish of his hand, turns them into a knife again. MasteredRed - "Well I see he's reading passenger lists, but I've already memorized them. Anyways, sorry for the interruption. Let me introduce myself first. I am MasteredRed. Pleasure to meet you.” He gives a slight bow before standing straightening up Halo381 - Daniel nods politely to Red "Likewise. I'm Daniel Carter." MasteredRed - "Daniel Carter.... oh right! I think you were at a Cinderfall Meeting earlier, correct?" Halo381 - "Yes, I'm the CEO of Chromion Industrial." MasteredRed - "Ah yes. I'm still a bit tired, so everything is turning into somewhat of a blur. That, and I'm trying to restore some of my memories. It's a pain as you might expect." Halo381 - Daniel raises an eyebrow "You've lost much of your memory? That's odd." MasteredRed - "No, just more than initially expected. Although you saying that, do you have mostly intact memory?" rmhenn - Lanez takes two knives and an ace of spades, and somehow turns them into a dove. Astonishing. Halo381 - Daniel nods "Talking with the AI, she suspects it's because of my age. I believe her exact words were 'People around the age of twenty are in their prime. As such, they retain much more information than those younger or older than them.'" "Personally, I'd attribute it to the cybernetic implants." MasteredRed – "Potentially. Still, I wouldn't imagine that you memory would remain mostly intact in any state." He puts his hand on his own head. "I seem to have forgotten my name, but I'm very sure that it was myself who purposely did it. I don't know exactly why, but it's missing." Halo381 - "Huh. I remember the last six years up to launch quite well, and most of the stuff before that is fuzzy but... mend-able? I think that's the word I'm lookin' for." MasteredRed - "In either case, I've memorized what I need to. Most of the stuff about Cinderfall is came back to me during the meeting, so that helps." He looks at his members present "As far as the DUA, I remember everything perfectly. Some things are foggy, but I don't think that's a mistake. I planned for Project Rebirth and might have gotten accepted in, but the Cinderfall Initiative guaranteed it." rmhenn – 09/14/2016 "I'm just glad i can still do magic" Lanez says while petting the dove MasteredRed - "I'm just glad that more stuff isn't getting thrown around at the moment." rmhenn - "I got knives for that" MasteredRed - Glares at Lanez. Rmhenn - "What? It is a valid strategy." Halo381 - Daniel twists his left arm in it's metal socket, pulls it free, and waves it in the air "I'll warn you, I'm armed." rmhenn - Lanez pulls his stash of spoons out of his pocket and turns it into an exact replica of Daniel's arm "I am too, and I have more." Halo381 - Daniel chuckles "You and I are gonna get along.” rmhenn - "It would seem so" Lanez says, not hiding his amusement. "Well anyways lads, I have to go take a tactical nap, so I shall see you all later." MasteredRed - "Tactical. Well phrased" rmhenn - Lanez gets up from the bar and leaves, taking his dove and spoons with him. Halo381 - Daniel waves his arm in farewell Daniel sighs and places his arm on his lap, rolling up his left sleeve "This thing is a pain to put back on, but that pun was worth it." MasteredRed - "Flesh and bones don't quite bend that way sadly. I mean, I can try. There won't be a Director of the DUA after that." Halo381 - Daniel snorts, sliding the appendage back into it's bearing. He winces as the synthetic nerves reconnect, the limb flexing a little. He turns it and bends it at the joints a few times, ensuring that it's still functional. Standing, he turns to MasteredRed. "In any event, I've located the person I'm looking for. I'm gonna go camp out by her hibernacle till she gets up." And with that, Daniel walks out of the Pub, waving over his shoulder. MasteredRed - Lovely fellow. Now, to think about what to do and wait till the more of my members awaken. Dominar Diablo - The door opens, slowly. Making barely any sound as it swings on it's recently oiled hinges. As it opens, a cloaked figure steps in, his footsteps barely audible. The figure was tall, but lean. A face was partially visible under the hood. The figure pauses, glancing around the room and examining the interior. The room was dimly lit. There were tables and chairs sprawled everywhere, most of which were occupied. Food and drink were sitting infront of the majority of those who dared eating twelve thousand year old powder food. Some of the occupants were now looking at the new comer. Taking the cloak off revealed a young man with a stern face. Dark eyes scanned the mass of faces and stopped once he spotted MasteredRed. Making his way toward Red, he took a seat beside him. "You look lonely." After all these years in space, anyone would be. Even if we were all dreaming, the thought gets to you. Our home is gone, we're currently in orbit around a strange, new planet that is supposed to be our sanctuary. What on Ailoth will happen when we finally reach the surface... MasteredRed - From the looks of things, MasteredRed had payed no heed to his speech. Whether it be the intense effect of the Cryostasis or the massive amount of work that was done, he was asleep. Dominar Diablo - Remains silent for the time being. Waiting for Red to notice his presence" Watching all these people is like watching the aftermath of a war. In the end, we succeeded in our survival, but to what cost... Halo381 - Daniel returns to the Pub with another figure in tow, a woman in fact. She wore the same uniform as he, walking confidently behind him. Daniel walked toward MasteredRed and situated himself in a seat directly across from Red, with the woman taking up the seat directly to Daniel's left. Dominar Diablo - I watched the two approach. Some time had past since I sat down next to Red, he still didn't seem to notice I was even there... Dominar would be placed on Red's left. His features were unclear as the light didn't reach this far into the Pub. He watches The two as the seat themselves. rmhenn - Lanez, somehow appearing as everyone mysteriously blinks simultaneously, sits to Dominar's left respectively, that’s just creepy with the whole blinking thing. Dominar Diablo - Feeling Lanez's presence doesn't cause Dominar to react. Instead, he remains silent and still. He and Lanez were slightly shrouded by shadows. So quickly do those take up the mantles of their beliefs. All it takes is a few, well placed words... "You're Daniel." The voice came from the one further covered in shadows. It sounded no more then a young adult Halo381 - Daniel and his companion both glance at Lanez upon his appearance, then at each other, both rolling their eyes "How ominous of you to appear like that" Daniel said mockingly Dominar Diablo - "He got it from me..." rmhenn - "magic, magic, and more magic" Lanez says, throwing confetti into the air. Dominar Diablo - "So, are you Daniel?" He said. Even though there was now confetti in my hair, my tone remains unhindered. Halo381 - "That I am. Who might you be?" Dominar Diablo - "My name is Dominar." His reply was rather blunt, as if there was nothing else to say Halo381 - 09/15/2016 Daniel raises an eyebrow "No title?" Dominar Diablo - Dominar was wearing a black cloak. The hood from which he now pulled of off his head, revealing a rather young man. Dark eyes seemed to stare into Daniel's soul. "I'm his boss." His reply was blunt once more as he jerked a thumb at Lanez. It was pretty evident by now Dominar was very young indeed. Halo381 - Daniel shrugs "Good nuff. Nice to meet you, mate." Daniel extends a hand Dominar Diablo - Reaches over to grasp Daniel's hand in return. It should be worth noting a Nanoformer was present here. He nods courtly as they shake hands. "So, which large organization do you hold power over?" Halo381 - "Chromion Industrial. This is my assistant," Daniel indicates the woman beside him, who nods her head in acknowledgment and speaks, "I am Adelyne Karsten, pleased to make your acquaintance." Dominar Diablo - He nods again, smiling slightly "I see. I suppose the rest of your members are also still sleeping." Halo381 - Both Daniel and Adelyne nod. Dominar Diablo - He also nods slowly. Glancing at Lanez for a moment, he pauses. "So, what is it your plan to do as the leader of Chromiom Industrial?" Halo381 - Daniel speaks up "Chromion is intended to be a major supplier of resources to the factions on this new world, as well as a shipbuilding corporation" Dominar Diablo - 'I suppose that was pretty obvious.." He glances to MasteredRed now. It would be rather stupid if he still hadn't noticed me...I suppose he's just getting used to everything that is going on. He looks as if his mind is still on Earth. MasteredRed - "Alright.... I've been awake for the last couple of minutes." Dominar Diablo - "Right..." The smallest of smiles appears on Dominar's face. MasteredRed - "So Dominar, I have an offer." Dominar Diablo - Dominar raises an eyebrow slightly. MasteredRed - He fully sits up, and faces Dominar. "I've noticed something... It seems you have some ability that I would be interested in." Dominar Diablo - Eyebrow rises higher. Another, tiny smile appears on his face. MasteredRed - "I'm willing to accept you and your unit to the DUA. Standard rules and all that. What I'm asking is if you'd want to join." Dominar Diablo - Dominar's eyebrows cease rising. "Ah, I take it you already know about my little...secret. Fair enough. I was going to approach you with the same request sooner or later. Alright, I'm in" MasteredRed - "Good. I didn't expect someone to actually be invited while on the Arkship, but times change." He goes back to his resting position, not being fully asleep though. Dominar Diablo - Remains silent for a moment then returns his gaze to Daniel. "New title it seems. I am a member of the DUA." Lies back in his own seat, staring up at the ceiling. Why haven't we landed yet? How long will it be before we finally do? What will we find down there? I suppose only time will tell… He closes his eyes and places his arms behind his head. First thing I'm going to do…

Prior Note: This is copied from an RP channel me and my org members were in. This is just pretty much what we constructed on the spot. I edited it a bit to make it into this format, but it's mostly raw. Anyways, if you do decide to look through this, hope you enjoy it. Non-Canon Roleplay Begin: Dominar Diablo- It had been sometime since he had awoken. The AI had been giving him instructions, explaining to him why he had spent the last 12 thousand years in a glass tube. After walking around the halls of the Arkship, he was directed to a locker by the AI. Inside were the standard issue spacesuits. Taking one of these suits out now, he started putting it on. It took him a decent half an hour to dome the suit, as all of were cold. Once the suit was on however, he activated the in-build life support. His entire body heated up in a matter of seconds, the coldness dying away. "That's a relief..." Speaking still took an effort. My throat was still dry. "Sounds like you desperately need something to drink." It was the AI. She had long since ditched the robotic personality after she was asked to sound more human and less, well mechanical. "I can direct you to the Arkship Pub, if you so wish." "Yeah...alright." Taking one last look into the locker, I noticed a simple, black, cloak. I paused for a moment, before reaching inside the locker and grabbing the cloak. I domed the cloak and pulled the hood over my face, before turning and following the AI's directions to the Arkship Pub What the hell is going to happen next… MasteredRed - Once we knew our path towards our lives, we hurried for it. Not looking back, not trying to think of what was before us. We just knew that we would come into this world looking for the best opportunity to lay the foundations for our strength. The strength we desperately tried to cling to and find for ourselves. Little was known about where anyone would go, as people were waiting. All that was left was the simple idea. The idea for that foundation. "Hmmmm. I wonder what they're all up to.…" I imagine we're about to enter into the atmosphere here soon. If things work out the way I recorded my expectations of them to, the race for power will begin shortly. Dominar Diablo - The halls of the Arkship became more and more repetitive. The same walls, the same doors, and absolutely no windows. The AI was still speaking to me, still explaining things "How long until we reach the Arkship Pub...?" She replied, promptly. "Not long now, however, I recommend you take a slight detour." "Why would I want to take a detour?" "Because there is another crew member who has recently awoken. He is just around the corner to you." "I see. I suppose it's worth taking a detour then, where to?" "Through this door." I looked to my left and noticed a door that had suddenly unlocked, the light at it's handle was bright green. I approached the door and grasped the handle, turning it sharply and pushing the door open. I was met with another hallway. In front of me, a man. MasteredRed - Never was it imagined the things that would go on. Never would it be imagined how people would band together only knowing a name to follow. A name that indicates who they want to follow. "Ummm.…" The man sees someone in front of him and turns around directly, almost looking to avoid the person in front of him. I'm just going to go find some tools or something. I'll need to get off this ship quickly. From there, he proceeds to run directly away from the person behind him. Dominar Diablo - Seeing the man run away at the sight of me was rather unsettling. I watched him go, unsure of what to do, trying to figure out why he would run. "Uhh.." "It seems this particular crew members is being careful. He's not scared of you, just unsure. I'm monitoring his vitals and the only thing that is out of the ordinary is...well, nothing." The AI had said something quite unexpected. Rather alarming to the person on the receiving end of this speech. "So, if he's not scared, he's simply avoiding me? I didn't think this cloak was worth avoiding..." Having this thought, he began running after the man. "Hey! Stop!" MasteredRed - "Huh? Seems he was actually expecting something to happen." The running member stops and immediately turns around. What could he possibly want. I need to find all the members as soon as possible. "Ok then. What do you want sir?" Dominar Diablo - He skids to a stop and pauses. I'm actually surprised he stopped running. The sudden burst of energy had quickly faded, the after effects of 12 thousand years of sleep taking a heavy toll. He eyes the man for a moment before taking his cloak off, revealing dark eyes, dark hair and a stern face. "What..why are you running?" His expression would be curious, but stern. It is worth noting this man is no more then a young adult. "You are the first person I have met that is also awake." GrandMasterApex - After 12,000 years, finally his pod opened. Stepping out slowly, very weak and very confused, the man paused to look at a familiar site. Running through his thoughts to find answers, he realized that he knew very little and questions began to spring all over his mind. Looking down he saw a card, with a picture and a name that seemed familiar. Taking the card he sat down, staring blankly into space, lost in his thoughts. MasteredRed - "I ran because I have things to do. I've already been to one meeting and I don't have much time to lose." I wonder why he ran after me so quickly. Doesn't quite make sense to me, but I'll hear him out. "Now, can you pleases give me a reason as to why I should stay. After all, I can't stay here forever." If I can't get to an area that's large in open, I won't be able to spot any DUA members before they leave the Arkship. I shouldn't be wasting more time than I already have. Dominar Diablo - He pauses again. "I don't really have a reason for stopping you, only that you are the first person I've seen since I woke. Can you tell me your name?" He's obviously in a hurry. I probably should not keep him here for long, but even so... MasteredRed - "I'm MasteredRed. At least, that's the name I have with me. I imagine we've experienced major cognitive dysfunction, or at least most of us. I can remember a bit more details than some people I met at a meeting, but it's still blurry.” He must have been affected by the journey quite a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if he's lost about 98% or so of his memories. That's the average I guess. "So, what would your name be? Don't mind me asking but since you've asked for mine." Dominar Diablo - "Dominar is my name. Dominar DIablo. I don't remember much about...well. I remember a few things only. What I do know is.." He pulls out a piece of paper from a pouch at his belt. It was a list of names and organizations present on this Arkship After scanning through it real quick, he nodded and put it away. "It says here you are the head of one of the many organizations present on this Arkship. I suppose you are looking for the rest of your members. Do you mind If I stick with you for a while? Perhaps I'll end up joining your cause. If we are to 'rebuild civilization', it will not happen if we are all going solo." MasteredRed - "Ah. Well, good to see someone has been keeping track of things. Probably Anasasi. However, I don't think we'll see each other unless your going to a large open area that I think is ahead.” Honestly though, he could join the DUA, but I'm not sure if he has the qualifications yet. Raises hand "Anyways, it's been nice talking to you. Sorry I've had to keep it short." Dominar Diablo - He frowns "Right...well, If you are looking for a 'large and open' area, might I suggest the Arkship Pub? it's where I was headed originally, before I noticed you were nearby. I could take you there if you want...It's the place you will most likely find who you are looking for. It's obvious by now you are looking for someone." He examines MasteredRed. Taking in his being, summing him up, so to speak. This man looks like he knows what he's doing. I wonder which organization he's in charge of. He thinks back to the piece of paper Right, the DUA. I think I heard about them before we launched... MasteredRed - "Yes that would work. I'm a little bit tired.... as usual. All this stuff can be a bit overwhelming at first. That's why I tried a couple exercises to try and prioritize what I remember. It seems to have worked out. I just can't remember my name.” As all these events unfolded, something beyond this conversation, beyond this group was unfolding. The planet Alioth was bellow them, and the starts within their reach. GrandMasterApex - Walking weakly down the corridor, following the voice of the AI, the man now known as GrandMasterApex was recalling the things he had found while investigating his room. As well as a mechanical pet and some strange items known as DACs, he had stumbled across a holotape. The contents of which still puzzled him more than they had helped. He reached the Arkship pub and proceeded through the door He finds an empty table and sits down, staring blankly around. Dominar Diablo - "I see. Dominar Diablo is my real name, I know that much. On the other hand, I don't remember anything about myself in particular, even though I remember a few events leading up to the Arkship's launch. Alright then, the Pub is this way." He gestured to the way he he came from and then turned to head in that direction I never imagined things would turn out this way. When I first woke, I felt like I would be on my own for a long time. Perhaps it wont be that way... The AI spoke now "There seems to be another crew member who has awoken while you two were talking. I could direct you to him if you so wish, he is a member of the DUA. MasteredRed would want to find him" Dominar stops walking at this and turns "Red. The AI just told me one of your members has woken and is nearby. Do you want to find him? Actually, he just entered the Arkship Pub." MasteredRed - "Hmmm. How convenient. I don't have an AI with me due to a number of problems I had. However, it make sense that he would be waking up now." Before we left, I tried to grab a list of those who would be removed of Cryogenic Sleep first. It should be Apex, but I might be mistaken. "Alright. I assume you know the way. Could you please go with me to find him?" Dominar Diablo – He nods "I’ll lead you to him. This way now." He turns around again and continues walking towards the door. MasteredRed - "Alright. Tell me a little bit about yourself while we're walking." He begins to walk and turns his head towards him, listening to what he might have to say. Dominar Diablo - Chuckles a little "I'm afraid I know as much as you do. As I said earlier, I don't remember anything about who I am. The only reason I know my name is because it was stored in the AI's files. What I do know is, I'm a rather calm person. Apparently, so the AI says at least, my vitals didn't even spike when I first woke." They had reached the door now, and had turned left, heading down the long hallway. MasteredRed - "I see. Due to some differences in myself, I have most of the important memories I need. I worked in a factory that produced Kyrium, I had a brother, and many good friends. Really, there's quite a lot that I remember, just not details that I would need for a large advantage over others." Dominar Diablo - "Fair enough. One of the major events I remember is when the first Arkship that launched...crashed...Actually, that's the only major event I do remember. Everything else is just simple things, like meeting the AI for the first time, and heading to my cryotube." A bright light suddenly appeared as they turned a corner. Ahead was a door with a sign above it reading "Arkship Pub". The door was open slightly. There was still some ground to make before they reached the door. MasteredRed - "The First Arklight.... I think that's what people in my area called it at least." He looks up at the sign as well, giving off the impression of relief. "That wasn't a good day for some of us. Quite a few lives were lost in that incident, and I know that it's changed how things would have happened by quite a bit." Dominar Diablo - He nods again. His own expression would be slightly relieved. Less because they would finally be able to meet this member of the DUA, and more because his legs were very tired after so long without use "We have arrived. The AI tells me that your member is inside." I hope I don't regret helping him. If he's anything like they say he was back on Earth, then I should be happy we met. Even so...12 thousand years in space can change a man. MasteredRed - "I think he's probably a person known as Apex. I've talked with him before we launched I believe." If it isn't, it's probably someone who applied in the general application. I know it's probably him though. He tried to reserve a seat for himself early on. Both him and Dominar walk through the door From there, a vast view of people flooding the pub is present. Many just awoken and confused. Others wanting to meet and greet as many possible. All these ambiguous faces present, filled with so many different expressions. Fear, Excitement, Sadness, Joy. None the same as the other. All wondering what to do next. GrandMasterApex - Noticing Master Red walk in he turns to him and gestures to him and his accomplice to join him at the table. I recognize this face from the holotape as being Master Red, however I have not seen his accomplice before. "You must be MasterRed, Please, join me" He turns to face this person accompanying the MasterRed. "And I do not believe I have had the pleasure. You might be?" MasteredRed - "Ah yes. This is Dominar. He helped me find my way to the pub." Dominar Diablo - Courtly nods to the man sitting down, but Dominar remains silent doing so. GrandMasterApex - "I see, Well I am GrandMasterApex. Although as to what I was a GrandMaster of is still a mystery to me" "It is clear from listening to the rabble in this pub that many of us are suffering from sustained cryogenic exposure. It seems to be effecting some more than others, however one thing that is constant is that without the help of the AI, none of us can preform basic tasks." Dominar Diablo - I glanced around at the faces. Some of them were watching us, others were burred in their hands. Even more had tears in their eyes "So it would seem. Not all of us have access to the AI, apparently." GrandMasterApex - "Some have encountered problems yes" MasteredRed - "I didn't receive an AI as well, but I had prepared my mind for this trip prior. Strengthening the memories and information I needed. Not everyone did that though, so that's what's happening." MasteredRed glances around at everyone as well "Not that I have a problem not having an AI. I prefer it due to the... things that I would likely encounter." Dominar Diablo - "So, shall we continue the search for your members, Red? Or perhaps we should eat some twelve thousand year old powdered food." MasteredRed - "If I remember correctly, most should probably still be asleep. Right now, I think we should try and figure out what we should do.” Someone bumps into Apex as he stands up. Then it was known, things were probably going to be tough from here on out. Dominar Diablo - Dominar would bear his cloak, which had been stuffed into a pouch at his belt. It was able to fit due to how thin the material was. He'd look up suddenly as whoever had bumped into Apex started looking at them. GrandMasterApex - "Yes I do believe we have spent enough time on these formalities, their is much to do" As the man who bumped into Apex has turned, the robotic dog Apex is accompanied by start to bark. "Do watch where you are going sir!" Apex snapped. Signaling to his pet to be silent, Apex takes in the face of the man. "I do believe an apology is in order don't you, Or has twelve thousand years of chryo made you as rude as it has stupid?" Dominar Diablo - Dominar frowns slightly. "Apex, I think you are overreacting a little. 12 thousand years of cryosleep would make people clumsy to say the least. Perhaps assuming he did it on purpose is a rash move, isn't it?" He glanced towards the man who had bumped into Apex, examining him. GrandMasterApex - "Perhaps... I ache from my slumber and my patience is short, I do apologize for my manner. But I would advise you to be careful as some may be a lot more volatile." Apex joins the group to leave the Arkship pub I shall remember this moment, he may be more dangerous than he initially looks. "you are right Dominar, shall we move to a place a little... less crowded" Dominar Diablo - He nods, satisfied. "Alright. There's an empty table further inside, or perhaps you'd like to leave the Pub all together. MasteredRed?" As Dominar began looking around, more people were watching them now. The man who had initially bumped into Apex had long since disappeared. MasteredRed - "Yes. I think it'd be a good idea t-" Jerked backwards by a force, MasteredRed falls back and turns around, looking at the face of the man who bumped into them initially, and his friend. The man grunts as he throws a punch towards MasteredRed. Dominar Diablo - Dominar turns sharply as Red seems to fly backwards. Seeing the two men as he falls to the floor, he rips the cloak off of himself and throws it at the two men, attempting to distract them for a fraction of a second. As he does so, he fiddles with something on his left arm for a split second, then raises his left arm to reveal a Nanofromer. His left palm promptly lights up as a piece of metal the size of a fist shoots out towards the one throwing the punch, aimed at his head. The attack was not lethal, however. With the first man on the ground, Dominar aimed his Nanoformer at the second man. "Make a move...I dare you." Dominar said, his voice was low but steady. MasteredRed - "Alright then.” MasteredRed then quickly moves to the right of the man. The shock from Dominar's attack keeps the assailant’s friend from turning to face him. "Not a smart idea." His fist raises towards the second mans face, revealing the punch to come. Without warning, the second man is hit to the head, and knocked down to the ground. GrandMasterApex - About to signal his robotic pet to attack the men, he noticed Dominar spring into action and instead assessed his combat ability, after all, those who could defend themselves were going to be needed in these coming times of uncertainty. "Well I can't help but feel responsible for this... little misunderstanding... and as such I shall try to rectify this little problem." From a secret compartment he reveals a DAC and places it in the hands of the robotic bar tenders arms " to the man who can... resolve our little problem." "...perhaps we should leave now." MasteredRed - "Yes. There's no one here from the DUA at the moment anyways. It'll be a little while before anyone wakes up." He turns around and begins to move towards the exit Dominar Diablo - Dominar turns his head and watches the second man, eyes narrowed in like he's watching a target. GrandMasterApex - A crowd of people, now desperate to get their hands on the DAC circled, the two men as the group walked out of the Arkship pub. Events that would no doubt one day come back to haunt them. "Well I do believe that escalated rather quickly, good work in their Domino I must say. It seems even after the chryo you seem to be able to defend yourself rather well." Apex places his glance on MasteredRed. "and of course, it seems you have not lost your touch with the fist either Master Red." MasteredRed - "Thanks. Also... Domino... I'm pretty sure you just called him Domino... I think they’ll stick" GrandMasterApex - "Well I am a little shaken from the experience but Domino does seem rather fitting... watching how they fell as such." Apex laughs with his joke. Dominar Diablo - Dominar lowers his left arm and retrieves the cloak from the ground. Doming it quickly, he follows the two outside. "Wait, Domino? Lovely" He pauses. Catching sight of someone in the crowd, he frowns. "Ah...Good..." rmhenn – Three small throwing knives impale the wall just above the two mens’ heads. The point of origin is easily traceable to a man standing in the doorway, cloaked in a beige military trenchcoat, pointing his right arm at the attacker. “Very entertaining, but I think there has been enough of a show for today.” The mysterious man walks over to the bar and takes a seat, ordering nothing more than a water. MasteredRed – "So then" The pub was left in confusion as to most of what just happened. One thing was for sure though. They had just attracted attention for themselves. Dominar Diablo - "Lanez. Why must there always be knives involved when you make an entrance?" rmhenn - "Because, knives are fun." Lanez takes a sip of his water. MasteredRed - "You say that, but I'm pretty sure those men have a different idea in mind." Dominar Diablo - "Where did you even get the knives? Did you plunder the kitchen? Or did you just have them in your locker." rmhenn – 09/14/2016 "With much talent, and a Nanoformer, and some spoons." Dominar Diablo - Dominar Sighs "Why did I even ask. Lanez, we're leaving. Feel free to grab your water and join us." rmhenn - rmhenn grabs his water and follows Dominar out of the pub. MasteredRed - "So, Lanez, Apex. Please do tell me what you guys have planned here, if anything." GrandMasterApex - The GrandMasterApex takes back the DAC from the bar tender. "it seems the problem has resolved itself." Next Part Can Be Found Here

Thank you for this response Nyzaltar. The essence of what you just said is completely satisfactory. Most of us understand that the basic definition of a CM is to manage the community and provide a face between the devs and the players. We all appreciate your response to questions. It doesn't matter if it takes some time to get these responses, as long as we get them, we'll almost always be satisfied with the answers we get.

Welcome to the forums. I recommend you take a look around and search for some information. There is an FAQ page created by a member. It contains sources on Dual Universe. The link is bellow. https://board.dualthegame.com/index.php?/topic/1122-dual-universe-faqsources/ As far as just talking in the community goes, feel free to find or create a topic and start posting. Thank you and once again, welcome.

LUA functionality could probably implement some of what you are saying. I could make a puzzle A, that requires tricks that you might learn in puzzle C and puzzle B. Anyways, the details of this are useless. Allow me to explain some more of why unfortunately a puzzle like challenge made by NQ won't be in the game. NQ is mostly focusing on player created content, meaning they are shifting heavily away from a rewards and quests system with predefined loot and challenges. We can create missions or something similar. That is a system that NQ said they would implement. In turn this means that stuff like puzzles and quests that give you loot are not existent in the game, unless it is a player created quest. As well, during the interview that I and the DUExplorers did with JC, if I remember correctly we asked whether it was onscreen or off screen about whether there would be items that only so many players could get. The answer was no, as they wanted all players to be able to achieve the same point in the game. There would be no items that only the elite or others may have. Anyways, I hope that answers this thread here.

So, your post is quite large, and I didn't have enough to to go through it all, but I think I can make some assumptions and possible tell you more about this. To start off, planets are not physically stored as I bet you already knew. The changes to them is stored. This is due to it being generated off of a seed and then the changes to the voxel. You should hopefully know this. As far as rendering, it would make sense to be speculative as this is quite a task for any computer, but let's take a look at some examples. In SE, rendering is done in quite a unique way. Although, I bet there is some optimization to be done so that's why there is quite a bit of lag. Nevertheless though, when planets are rendered in SE, they are done differently from all objects in the game. The maximum view distance in SE is normally around 40Km if I remember correctly. When planets are rendered they are done using a slightly different rendering technique. I've forgotten most of the details, but it means planets are viewable from long distances. Now, if we are to assume that DUs planets are rendered similarly, then we can also make a number of assumptions. I'm going to do a quick rant that's probably only going to scratch the process due to my lesser knowledge of this subject, but I continue. Let us guess that we load into the game and that takes some time while the user get's all the information it needs. This includes what is able to be viewed. When this happens, we got one hundred percent of the information we need to render something, and then we render it. So we know the system of rendering is done in updates. The update frequency is dependant on the users distance from the object. So to send an update for a planet is quite simple. We can estimate very roughly that a planet far, far away is only going to be sending updates every once in three minutes we'll say. Again an assumption. So this planet only sends updates so often. The question is now, will it send the updates for all of its objects or only some? This is completely theoretical but it's something we can take into consideration of how a process like this might work. I would love for the devs to clarify some of this, but we'll continue. Let's assume the updates for a single planet and its objects are somewhere near 100 thousand(rough number. Probably more though) updates. So let's assume we take an algorithm that downsizes most of those updates into a reasonable amount without affecting the quality. An example would be how you downsize picture resolution, although this is much more complicated. This would mean that we get less updates because we don't need them all. From there, let's guess we have one thousand updates. You could then send these to the client somewhat reasonably. The client takes the data, and updates existing data on the planet. Again, this isn't any details based on evidence, and Novaquark probably had a solution better than mine, but this theory makes sense. All you need to do is update some things that are currently being rendered, and you don't need to update it all. The calculations of rendering don't seem like it'd be that bad either. Most computers already render insane amounts of information. Space Engineers renders so much, and it's not the most optimized game either. If NQ optimizes their game, and applies a technique like this or even better, it doesn't appear that it will be a problem. I am limited in knowledge on some of this subject though, so take it with a grain of salt.

No. We are not getting NPC aliens. That word has been said as final by the devs. We will see wildlife on different planets, types of flora, and so on but no actual NPC, factions, races, or so on will be implimented.

I mean, the devs will be adding stuff during alpha and beta, so it's likely we'll see some patches and new features. No though, I don't believe we will see actual fully implemented expansions during the testing periods.

So when talking to JC, as some of you heard, this fact is completely set in stone pretty much, as it's both a performance sacrifice and gameplay enhancement. We know for a fact that there will be hull repairs and so on, but the fact is that voxels are connected to their core no matter if they are physically attached to it. Popular examples of this include Starmade, a game where you build a core, construct voxels around it and some more. The principle of voxels not having to have direct attachment is the same, and it works out fine. It's something that while I can not say on with sure knowledge, I am very certain that this voxel system won't change or have different attributes to affect it. However, with the knowledge that there will be connections between systems, you don't have to worry about people building disconnected engines.

This would all be done with the rights and management system. As the owner of a construct, you own all permissions on it by default. This means that there is no need to actually go ahead and lock your ship. I mean, if you really wanted to make sure it was secure though, you could just have to type in a password and press enter before it would start. You could program that using a LUA Script for sure.

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Hello everyone. We have released a large update containing loads of information on the MIlitary Corps over on our website. I go into detail about everything that we've done over the last month so that you can understand what we are doing. Click on the image to go to our website and view the article, or just click the link below that. http://duafaction.enjin.com/home/m/38849695/article/4002553