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Hello Noveans!
 
We would like to thank you for your patience during the past few weeks as we have been incredibly focused on getting you all into the game. While we know there are still a few edge cases out there, we hope you’ve been enjoying your time in Dual Universe!
 
A burning topic is known bugs surrounding duping, and their exploitation. We’d like to offer some clarifications on this. 
 
We are aware of some bugs that were allowing players to dupe items and resources, and we are actively investigating  these. The process is however slow and labor intensive. Given how much time is involved, and how severe the outcome is, we want to make it clear that we are taking all exploits very seriously and they will carry heavy sanctions for abuse cases up to and including removal of player accounts and permanent bans.  
 
We have a zero tolerance policy towards cheating and exploiting, as is clearly laid out in our Code of Conduct.
 
For those who have encountered these bugs and already reported them, we thank you. There will be no sanctions on those accounts. We may balance gains if deemed necessary.  For those who have been knowingly abusing bugs, you have 48 hours to report your activities via a ticket here: support.dualthegame.com - your duped proceeds will be removed, but no further action will be taken. Please select Gameplay in the first form drop-down, select the “Rules & Policies” > “Exploits” category and use the subject “Self Report” For those who continue to exploit, and do not report it, your account will be banned without notice upon completion of our investigations.    
While every person has their own sense of fun, it is important to remember that this is an MMO and that rules must be enforced to keep play fair and even. 
We thank you for being a part of the Dual Universe  beta and for helping us keep the game fair and entertaining. 
 
Sincerely, 
The Novaquark Team

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lmao the madlad did it

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 Community members,
 
A few changes are happening in the Community Team at the moment and it's necessary to make some clarifications about it:

- For those who remember NQ-Nunc, if it wasn't clear, he has left the team for quite some time now.
- NQ-Nomad is still there, but is investing a significant amount of time in many internal tasks related to live operations and project management.
- I'm still there, obviously, but I have to divide my time between reporting the community feedback, working on some internal tasks, as well as working on some projects for the future that should lead to some QoL on tools at the disposal of the Community (more info on that later ).
- NQ-Naerais has joined the team this week! If you want to say "Hi", you can do it in this forum thread.  
 
We know a fair number among you wanted more interaction with the Community Management team, and some changes are planned in the (very) near future on that topic!  
 
Best Regards,
Nyzaltar. 

hi so I'm grave! made this lil thing and left it! I got scared of what it needed to run a faction. WhiteMEat was there to create it with me and he kept faith in it. After a lil bit of time he got it running and recruited a whole lot moar peeps. Now they're making LUA stuff that renders even me jelly xD. They went and made themselves allies with the largest alliance in da game (the Arch Confederacy) and are aiming to get the title of Archons. They only need 40 ppl as I'm writing this and are already halfway done so uh yeh join em, they're gud.

hi so I'm grave! made this lil thing and left it! I got scared of what it needed to run a faction. WhiteMEat was there to create it with me and he kept faith in it. After a lil bit of time he got it running and recruited a whole lot moar peeps. Now they're making LUA stuff that renders even me jelly xD. They went and made themselves allies with the largest alliance in da game (the Arch Confederacy) and are aiming to get the title of Archons. They only need 40 ppl as I'm writing this and are already halfway done so uh yeh join em, they're gud.

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! 

Join Ministry!
 
 
- One of the Fastest Growing Organizations in Dual Universe!
 
- Help us build and prosper & Design with our in game Professional Web Dev teams!
 
- Learn from the ground up at our local Academy from day 1.  We will let hold your hand or let you learn the hard way if you prefer.
 
- Get a head start with our Industry for Ore Comprehensive contribution trade plan!
 
- Do Battle and Defend our Organization from threats and Carry Out the will of our High Ministers in one of our Fleet Battle Cruisers! Pew pew pew!
 
- Explore the unknown parts of the universe, unravel the puzzles and help us solve the mysteries of DU. Lead a fleet of pilots on an Expedition of unexplored planets. 
 
-  Help transport goods  and ferry people as one of our local Haulers. 
 
- Graduate from our Academy, go through a rite of passage and return as a recognized well trained Official Citizen of Ministry and settle down at a reserved spot in our City 

- Speaking of Cities, when you join our organization, you are apart of the Ascendancy, one of the largest alliances  in the Dual Universe Community to date. 
 
-As you grow in the game, advance in the ranks and work towards a spot on our High Council where all Major Decisions are made. 
 
- Build Build Build!!!!!
 

 
 
For more Information Please contact us on Discord! Yes we will get back to you!
 
- WhiteMeat
Discord: WhiteMEat#0726
 

Hi NQ any idea how this Corona Virus will effect the development of game. I understand Safety is #1 priority w everyone, and hope everyone stays safe firstly. I am just curious if we anticipate any major setbacks for DU due to the virus. 

Welcome @NQ-Naerais!  Glad to have you here  

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!
 
 

Hi everyone!
 
With the Alpha 3 deployment around the corner and the RDMS implementation, we had to make significant changes in the background by connecting organizations data available on the Community Portal to the organizations data that will be available in-game. As it is a "Work in Progress", the Community Portal will switch in "Read Only" mode for the time being, to limit the probability of technical issues.
 
During this transitional period, All management actions for the organizations will be done in-game.
You will also note that the number of legates per organizations isn't displayed anymore.
We are aware the situation isn't ideal, but it's a temporary and necessary step.
 
Update: Wednesday, January 22th, 16:15 UTC
 
What's the current situation?
To be clear:
- Posting/Editing News have been deactivated on the Community Portal.
- It will still be possible to post/edit News on the Community Portal through the in-game User Interface (assuming you have the proper rights to do such thing).
- Posting/Editing News will remain in a minimal state for the time being (only simple text. HTML code for formating options and image insertion will came back later).
- Posting/Editing News directly through the Community Portal should come back at a later stage.
- The "Join Organization / Accept application" feature remains active.
- The applications pending before the maintenance today should still be there after.
- Features such promoting or demoting a member will now exclusively in-game (as the process may now involve other game mechanics).
- Displaying the number of legates on the Organization Ranking page has been deactivated (as an intermediary step of the coming changes in the future).
 
What's coming in the future?
(please keep in mind that the features described below are work in progress and might change before their release)
 
Organization Ranking by the number of Active Members.
As the Community Portal will evolve, we plan to display the number "Active Members" and the number "Honorary Members" for each organization in the future.
The Organization Ranking will be done by the number of Active Members in decreasing order.
 
What will be "Active Members" and "Honorary Members"?
"Honorary Members" accounts will be accounts that have joined an organization on the Community Portal but haven't access to the game.
"Active Members" accounts will be accounts that have joined an organization on the Community Portal and have access to the game.
Accounts joining an organization directly in-game will be automatically validated as "Active Members" in an organization.
Only "Active Members" will be eligible to legate status, as most organization management actions will be only possible in-game.
 
Why planning this?
This is planned for two reasons:
1) To give a better visibility for newcomers regarding the activity potential of each organization (which can impact the decision of joining one organization or another).
2) To discourage unfair practices such as creating ghost accounts and making them join an org to inflate artificially its size (and get undeserved visibility).
 
Best Regards,
The Novaquark Team.
 

"and burn away the non-believers like the cancer that they are" ...thank you AllFather for giving me purpose

“And the AllFather said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I will reveal Myself to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream.”
Book of Creation, Chapter 6

Lo my children, the AllFather has revealed his wishes to our beloved leader in a vision.
In the vision he was at the Citadel of the AllSpark, inside the temple of the AllFather.
There the AllFather revealed the holy land, the place called “PVP Zone” and tasked him with taking this area in his name.
We shall therein create a temple with a shrine containing a most holy relic, some of the pure essence of the AllSpark itself!
Ye shall take and hold this area my children, make it ours! Guard it with zeal and let no foe enter its holy realm!"

Praise the AllFather!

The purge shall commence at the dawn of ALPHA 3

"and burn away the non-believers like the cancer that they are" ...thank you AllFather for giving me purpose

The Call Goes Forth:
When the Prophet's call comes nigh
We stand tall
We reply
When blood the 'Father's call is for
We go forth
Blood we pour
When our bones and blades do break
We grow strong
We remake
When others come demanding war
We consent
We bring more
When the heretics defy
We stand tall
And We Reply

Ahooooo Ahoooo

Sign your consent forms as you drop into PVP Space...??

Praise the All Father

We fight, for the all father!

The All Father's work shall be done.

For The All Father and its holy crusade!!!