TheSpartanCast

@TheSpartanCast, thanks! We are working : ) Next one in editing stage and if, everything goes well, will be ready-live by Fr or Sa. To be honest, start of the super-test little bit distracted both us and inverviees (we kinda hesitated to bother them first couple of test days).
 
With this one in baking, we planing to do 3 during June.

Keep up the great work guys; community-produced content, especially interview-based content, is always in demand and is both extremely entertaining and enlightening to read through.

New Merovia Chronicle (NMC) -- independent media outlet covering events and personalities of Dual Universe. Our main focus -- extended interviews with players, secondary -- quick, entertaining (not that serious) news and featuring of interesting in-game projects. We see our mission in creation of diverse, conflicted, yet honest collective portrait of DU community, delivering it without prejudice and equal share of light.
 
While our production is of humble kind (not everyone a native english speaker), we are always striving to improve and uphold the highest standards of journalist integrity. It means getting in trouble from time to time!
 
Our website:
https://dupress.wixsite.com/newmeroviachronicle
 
Our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/nmchro
 
NM Chronicle team,
In hope to bring you some enjoyment.

Interview with GraXXoR. Lot of in-depth talk about social aspects of game:
https://dupress.wixsite.com/newmeroviachronicle/post/graxxor-novax

Little bit of news about us too.
 
1) We steadly working on interviews with several new people/orgs (they on very different stages, because mostly real-world time constrains, schedules, things we must balance around) -- with some we just discussed possibility, with others preparing questions or finalizing other techical things. 
 
2) We still "playing" with website, trying to imporve looks and comfort of reading for visitors. Feel free to give us feedback, if you particulary don't like anything. We have no illusions about our design skills.
 
3) Kurock now helping us with proofreading (seriously patiently, fighting with our attempts to de-proofread everything again). Thanks! Several other people also stated their wish to help, so we definitly can use it too! Thank you guys/gals.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Congrats Yamamushi for joining the Novaquark team!  
If you want to join us in congratulating Yamamushi (and/or give your feedback on the Novaquark Employee Policy), you can post below in this topic!  
 
Best Regards,
Nyzaltar.

Dear Community Members,
 
We have some very exciting news to share. Many of you who have been here for a long time probably already know Yamamushi. As one of the co-founders of the official community Discord and an early Kickstarter backer, Yamamushi has been around as a very active and well known community member for almost 4 years now. 
 
We are excited to have him joining the team. With him coming on board, a few important things are going to change and we wanted to be transparent about this with you all.  We have always valued neutrality for our employees and we try to avoid any conflict of interests. Like all other employees he is bound to some important communication restrictions. Yamamushi must discontinue being a community figure while he is employed with Novaquark. This means stepping down as a moderator on Discord and our public forums, while retaining some limited administrative rights (precisely to maintain the DU Bot). He is also bound by an internal NDA contract and won’t be able to share everything as a Novaquark employee. For those who are friends with him, we ask you to avoid attempting to get behind-the-scene information from him, regarding the game or the company. 
 
He won’t be able to communicate or play anymore as Yamamushi, but his love for the community is strong and he will continue to follow the community from the Dev side. He will also not be permitted to be a part of a player-run organization. We know this can be hard to face for such an integral part of our community and this has been a hard decision that may feel frustrating (at least it is for us and for him) but a necessary step to avoid any suspicion of favorizing any group of players in the community.
 
We would also like to take this opportunity to explain what are our internal rules when a member of our community becomes a Novaquark employee:
 
His/her personal accounts are suspended for the time he/she is a Novaquark employee.
  He/she is given an anonymous player account so he/she could still continue to play the game, however, some specific rules apply to such an account:
  a. The Novaquark employee behind should not reveal his/her real identity and/or he’s part of the company. 
  b. He/she shouldn’t join a player-run organization with this account either, for neutrality reasons.
  He/she is given a NQ account, mostly to test things, and occasionally to communicate with the community in-game (if such opportunity arises). Nothing done on this account (coming usually with more powers/rights than a player account) will be transferred on any personal account.
  Thank you for taking the time to read this, please join us in welcoming Yamamushi to the team here!
 
Best Regards,
The Novaquark Team.

Dear Noveans,
 
As we want to prepare properly the NDA Lift and give some spotlight for those among you who want to open a channel (or use an existing one) to talk about Dual Universe, we would like to know who, among you, plan to talk or showcase the game once the NDA will be lifted. Even if you have a very small number of followers, or you haven't started, please let us know, so we don't forget anyone once we will start our YouTuber/Streamer program!
 
To do so, please click on this link to fill the Survey containing 8 questions 
 
We thank you for the love and the commitment you have shown and continue to show regularly for our game!
 
Best Regards,
The Novaquark Team.

After close to 2 years of operation, I will be stepping down as project lead for the Dual Universe Yellow Pages for varying personal reasons.
 
I am leaving the remaining administrative team to continue running the service as they see fit so please direct questions about the DUYP to @[ Ψ ] ???????? ????? and @Captain_Hilts via this thread or the DUYP Discord.
 
Thanks

We are taking all precautions to keep everyone safe at this time. We will do our best to avoid any delay in the development process and are utilizing alternative measures where possible (such as remote work).

Thank you for your concern from all of us at NQ! 

Hello Noveans! 
 
As NQ-Nyzaltar said, I just joined the team here in Montreal. I'm very happy to be here, and excited to continue this amazing journey with all of you. I am quite new to the company so I do ask for a little patience while I get sorted here, I may not have all the answers right away but do know I will do my best to help make your experience with us the best it can be. 
 
A bit about my background, I've worked on quite a few games of all varieties (MMO, Table Top, Card, Collectible, Board and more) for more years than I care to admit. I'm definitely an MMO fanatic and will be spending just as much of my free time along side you (in secret ) as you do. I'm convinced I'm a cat whisperer (though the same can be said for coffee), and a sci-fi fan. 
 
I can't wait to see, share and celebrate all that you build in this amazing universe together!
 
 

Dear Community members, 
 
As announced in the news available here, we are glad to welcome a new Community Manager in the team!
She will be the Community Manager at Novaquark Montreal, which means we will now be able to cover more time zone.
 
We are really happy to have her on board!
Give a warm welcome to NQ-Naerais!  
 
Best Regards,
Nyzaltar

* not sure where the best place to post this is (it's not really recruitment for our "org" so . . .), so feel free to relocate it as necessary mods

At the SpartanCast, we try and diversify the type of content we release to cover a broad range of interests and information we believe our audience and the community as a whole are interested in.

We've released close to 30 episodes with focuses on:
1. Getting to know individual organizations better
2. Discussions about varying gameplay mechanics
3. Theories about unreleased / vaguely described aspects of the game

The goal of this thread is to accumulate a list of (NDA-safe) topics, organizations, and mechanics that people actually want to see discussed to fulfill two functions:
1. We're able to produce content with a focus on things people are interested in learning more about
2. We're able to work with new organizations and individuals to draw attention to potentially-obscure orgs and topics
 
We will continue to create content based on our personal analyses of "hot" topics and organizations, but we would love to get some ideas from the community to mix things up.

If you do have any suggestions, feel free to leave links to existing threads, community portal pages, and/or Discords that give us an idea of how we could frame an episode.
Feel free to also just type out a summary (if necessary) of your suggestion if that works better.

There isn't a time frame here, we'll continue to pull suggestions (assuming there are any lol) over time.

Keep it wholesome below yeah? ?

1 - 6: Most of these were already in the woodwork, so it's good to know we're on the right track ?
 
In regards to the news bit, we certainly have considered doing a news segment, but ultimately we don't want to fall into the same pitfall the news outlets unfortunately did; that being there's a lot of effort that goes into both creating that sort of content and we've seen more "dry" months as of late. It's definitely something we'll look more into.
I'd like to think that our new style of "In the Mind of" episodes we're unveiling this season will be a bit more aggressive and less of a promo piece for an organization.

1 - 6: Most of these were already in the woodwork, so it's good to know we're on the right track ?
 
In regards to the news bit, we certainly have considered doing a news segment, but ultimately we don't want to fall into the same pitfall the news outlets unfortunately did; that being there's a lot of effort that goes into both creating that sort of content and we've seen more "dry" months as of late. It's definitely something we'll look more into.
I'd like to think that our new style of "In the Mind of" episodes we're unveiling this season will be a bit more aggressive and less of a promo piece for an organization.

While reading the fora there are a few discussions that keep popping up:
-Finance, how will the economy of DU flourish, or is it doomed
-PvP, will the proposed PvP from the roadmap work and what are the implications of this approach
-Restrictions and limitations, are the current restrictions and limitations faithfull to the kickstarter idea
-RP, will roleplay actually be a thing
-Cities, will they actually work or are they doomed before starting
 
Personally i would also like to get some community news as all the old news networks are inactivated it seems and the community news always was a nice part of discussions within organizations, Are we mentioned? No thats all wrong, Why org x and not org y, Noo Boo is most peaceful, fun discussions like that.
 
Good luck with the next season, may it be as great or even better as last!
 
Greetz Aaron

I will love to see lets say more hard and critical interviews with org leaders. 

Beause there is some, but generaly journalist are simply playing along super nicely and leader like bla bla bla im super great and bla bla bla we will be greatest in just everything bla bla bla. Its boring, like constant real world politicians blatant lies and empty talk.

Corner them with hard questions, trap them with contradictions and their own stupid quotes, make them suffer and look like fools (ones who deserve it!). This is quality journalism.
 
 

As the name implies, Dual Universe Sleepers is a temporary initiative: it will cease, or at least change, when we awake, i.e. according to NQ's current lore, at Release.

I'll keep making daily notes for my own use but will then switch to my "real" original project: collecting and recording knowledge and history through an ingame library with ingame readable "books" (programming boards with screens and buttons, most probably), open to public use in a safe area.
 
Details are still in the works but there will be books, as many of them as possible, from different writers and in several languages.

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and thusly I don't typically pay these sorts of hate threads; because it's typically a minority opinion.

However, to suggest that people who take PVP seriously and exercise their interests seriously have a mental illness is crossing the line by a fair bit. You are generalizing something that is completely unacceptable to generalize. God-forbid that people like to RP as crusaders, pirates, or any other "faction" that regularly exercises their right to PVP and enjoy it as well. Maybe people don't want to act as cargo pilots and want to be a soldier, mercenary, bounty hunter, etc; you are being incredibly insensitive towards what is for all intents and purposes, 1/5 of the community.

I don't condone the pollution of your recruitment threads, but don't expect people to be nice to you or respect your space when you insinuate they have a mental illness, are bullies, etc.

The result of PVP being one of the main pillars of DU is that any effort you make is a potential risk. If I knew that I wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by pirates or rival military factions when I send out a mining expedition, the game becomes substantially less interesting and more monotonous.

To address the skills comment, that is part of the understanding there are 5 pillars. PVP-ers are going to invest into PVP skills and you are not; why shouldn't they have an easier time in fights when you'll have an easier time with piloting, econ, etc? In addition to that, you state DU is "billed as a civilization building game," which is true. However, a quick trip to the DU site will show that within the same header is the phrase " Explore. Build. Trade. Conquer;" and frankly, what civ building game doesn't have some facets of combat?

There are a few ways to address PVP:
Embrace it and carve a chunk out of the universe for yourself; whether that be allying up with PVP players and assisting them with logistics or being a general contractor and selling to everyone. Analyze where the "most volatile" of the community are/planning to go and fly the other direction. Complain and hate on people who enjoy PVP, thereby alienating everyone in that category and ensuring there's a permanent bounty on your head post-launch. I've heard you like to block people, so block me if you want; my opinion is my own and just as I have afforded you, I am entitled to it. However, I will be touching on this side of anti-PVP in a more public manner sometime soon, so perhaps we'll see some more civil discussions about the like/dislike of PVP.

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

Then please don't "beat" me up ingame with your market skills either. Cause That's pvp too and I can't defend myself. And it's not fun for me 

@Daphne Jones As a person with a "mental Illness" I find you throwing the term "Mental Illness" around like you do VERY hurtful! You are "hurting" me by throwing those words around! I am a high functioning autistic person I have Asperger's Syndrome. I DON'T PVP! But when i do I am not as good as others because of my "mental Illness" which causes me to be slower on reacting in PVP situations! I formerly request that you don't throw the words "mental Illness" around OR label the completely NORMAL people that DO PVP with those words! Those words are very demeaning! I know for a fact that I am NOT the only disabled person playing DU, these other players may take your words very hurtful as I do!!

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.