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Good idea, that there Facebook sounds like it's drowning in likes. Let's bag some up and ship them out!
 
I might plant one and see if I can harvest some too. 

I agree, there's a shortage of likes around these here parts! There's none to be had, we're starving for likes over here! 

Guessing solo players will have the opportunity to take advantage of territory owned by organization's. It's a long-term goal of mine to eventually establish a city. I'm hoping it's something that people could come to 'live' in, provided protections are in place in regards to buildings themselves being unalterable by visitors. Much like different visitor claim settings in Landmark.
 
I think solo-ers could survive fairly well on a small scale, but in terms of resources and innovation it's likely where multiple players will be best suited.
 
As someone else said, a small ship and home could be doable in a safe zone. But I'd expect the rest of the Universe to be a fairly hazardous place, especially with blood-thirsty pvp'ers around.

I wish I could 'like' this but I think something ate all my likes. 

Our coalition has certainly grown over recent days. It will be great to share out, I don't like to say 'responsibilities' because we're pirates darn it! but it will certainly strengthen our operations with people volunteering themselves up for various things.
 
I volunteer you guys do the looting, and I do the spending! I've got a deep purse! lol but joking aside we have a fine bunch of people here. To see people enthusiastic and raring to provide various things at this point is really exciting.
 
Also, I'm right there with your guys desires for city building. I wanted to do something like in Landmark but the game couldn't structurally make that a reality. I see that Dual Universe can!
 
I'd eventually like to see a COPS HQ, but I know many of us also have plans for our affiliated coalition organization's as well. We could have a healthy little trade going on between them perhaps.
 
Anyway that's food for future thought. Right now I'm just thinking about how quickly I can get my sticky paws on Dual!

I wish I could 'like' this but I think something ate all my likes. 

Our coalition has certainly grown over recent days. It will be great to share out, I don't like to say 'responsibilities' because we're pirates darn it! but it will certainly strengthen our operations with people volunteering themselves up for various things.
 
I volunteer you guys do the looting, and I do the spending! I've got a deep purse! lol but joking aside we have a fine bunch of people here. To see people enthusiastic and raring to provide various things at this point is really exciting.
 
Also, I'm right there with your guys desires for city building. I wanted to do something like in Landmark but the game couldn't structurally make that a reality. I see that Dual Universe can!
 
I'd eventually like to see a COPS HQ, but I know many of us also have plans for our affiliated coalition organization's as well. We could have a healthy little trade going on between them perhaps.
 
Anyway that's food for future thought. Right now I'm just thinking about how quickly I can get my sticky paws on Dual!

Our coalition has certainly grown over recent days. It will be great to share out, I don't like to say 'responsibilities' because we're pirates darn it! but it will certainly strengthen our operations with people volunteering themselves up for various things.
 
I volunteer you guys do the looting, and I do the spending! I've got a deep purse! lol but joking aside we have a fine bunch of people here. To see people enthusiastic and raring to provide various things at this point is really exciting.
 
Also, I'm right there with your guys desires for city building. I wanted to do something like in Landmark but the game couldn't structurally make that a reality. I see that Dual Universe can!
 
I'd eventually like to see a COPS HQ, but I know many of us also have plans for our affiliated coalition organization's as well. We could have a healthy little trade going on between them perhaps.
 
Anyway that's food for future thought. Right now I'm just thinking about how quickly I can get my sticky paws on Dual!

I was planning on providing some tools once the documentation is out. Something of a widget maker that has drag and drop components, add your own graphics, maybe add some LUA and it spits out the code required (most likely some form of XML) for use in game (widget). Basically a Design Your Own Interface application. Now I just need to be in game and get some documentation when the time comes.
 
Aside from that I'll mostly being scripting in this game and handing them out like candy to be reviewed, used, and improved upon. =)

Things are moving faster than I anticipated. I think a private place will be good for us, but at the same time I think it is important for the rest of the world to see positive activity on the official Dual forums as this helps to educate new people to Dual especially because Dual is such a unique game. I have absolutely no issues with an offsite forum but I think we should be careful to that and not remove ourselves from this forum.
 
I think I would prefer that for now, if we need to talk as a guild that we get people into chat of some form. Give a weeks notice let say,  on x night at x time or something. Probably a Friday night or weekend or a time when most might not be working due to our many EU members. Most "official organization" chat is going to be dealing with internal stuff anyway.
 
That being said. As the days count down and we get closer to alpha, then beta, then launch and especially at launch I think a guild only site that is locked down to only members will be a good thing to do exactly what you described with style guides and coordinating some of the larger projects...but due to our nature this will not be forced on anyone and only a suggestion for those who want to work on larger projects.
 
I have had a number of offers today for web hosting and team speak hosting and I would like to have a  meeting with everyone at some point to ensure we are all on the same page before I commit to anything, we are in this together.
 
I am glad so many of you are taking up responsibilities to help get this ball rolling. As I have said to many, right now I am just waiting to see what happens but these offers and suggestions will be accepted and moved upon soon.
 
I'll tell ya what I really want right now, an online editor for people to make their own signatures in our format. I love working on these, but I am going to have to make them a bit more generic as the days go by due to how many I need to crank out. Outside of the fact I would like to see personal builds from inside dual on the signatures in the future. I think its the most honorable thing to do, to showcase the work the individual as done from inside Dual Universe.  I don't know if such an online editior is possible and I am sure it would be a boat load of work, so really its more of a dream than a desire.
 
Anyway, I am ranting now. I need to eat. Be back in a bit.

I'm right there with you Dhara. I imagine a lot of the time I'll be happily minding my own business, building, trading goods, services, resources and technology with fellow COP'ers, and other free spirited merchants, and probably stealing some of Kiklix's spaceships, but if someone crosses my path in the wrong way, or troubles one of my kin, then I'll gleefully turn my dark pirate side on and have a little fun.

I couldn't have said it better Dhara! *raises a glass to the lady smuggler*

We make our own laws and our decide our own rules. I won't be playing by your rules. I, for one, will be playing by my own.
 
That's the essence of a free spirit. We break away from the 'mould' and forge our own path. 

I feel so accepted today 

I was thinking about this sort of thing yesterday.  I would LOVE it if we could have a custom song playlist that we could broadcast on our ships.  Kinda of like an intercom system. Be great for ambient sfx in our settlements too.  I'd pay for that in a heartbeat.
 
We could do that in second life (at least years ago when I played we could).  We could also put webpages/videos into monitors/screens we made too.  So say if you walk into our organizations headquarters we could have a pc sitting on the counter with the website on it so our visitors could get more info, or even apply from in game.
 
Then of course, editable signs, banners, etc.  ANY of that kind of stuff that could be added would help make our worlds feel a lot more realistic and immersive and I would be inclined to purchase.

So will there be a Corps of Engineers (LUA and widgets)? That will be the regiment I'll be joining.

Glad to be here Lady Astrum. I look forward to experimenting on Stargates, in hopes of collapsing the universe on itself, but that can wait while I loot and pillage.

I have read all the recent commentary and I would like to give you all likes, but I am out of likes for the day.
 
​Very happy to have you guys on board! We have a solid group with some very talented people

I'm in the middle of building my own site where I will post my builds and such.  I am also adding  forum so we can start talking style guides and upload images and such.  I would be more than happy to open it up further so we can talk about a lot of other things too, if you guys want.  Should be done by the end of next weekend.
 
Or maybe I can just start a new one just for COPS instead?   If you guys want to do it, I can host it on my server and all I would ask is that someone get us a domain name so I can get started.  Take me about a week or so.
 
What do you think Kik?

Hi everyone, thank you all for the warm welcome. Looking forward to working with you all on the forums and hopefully in-game sooner than we expect. 

Wow!  I can't believe we have so many members now!  Awesome!  Welcome everyone! 

It's certainly a possibility 

As long as you collapse a Universe I'm not currently occupying, it's all good! 

A very warm welcome to our latest COPS members:
 
Kairos
Xorkil
Cybrex
Admiral_Adama
 
 
Great to have you onboard guys! 

A very warm welcome to our latest COPS members:
 
Kairos
Xorkil
Cybrex
Admiral_Adama
 
 
Great to have you onboard guys!