Starbound - Space-Terraria in Space [Steam Early Access]

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Nyyen: Jun 26, 2005; MACHINE MEN
with MACHINE MINDS
and MACHINE HEARTS

Imaginary Friend posted:

After pooping about I finally decided to try building something! And realized that there should be some cloaking device that casts the shadow stuff in rooms so that you can hide your secret underground base from murderous goons in multiplayer.

I really like the grass to metal transitions and just the whole look of the place. Keep up the awesome work. :golfclap:

# ? Dec 21, 2013 03:59

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# ? May 31, 2024 09:55

Galaga Galaxian: Apr 23, 2009; What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!

Section Z posted:

God I can't wait until "wall" items like banners and the tiny light strips for legit ships are true background items. You can't place floor objects like the pixel converter if there is a banner on the wall, or a treasure chest on a platform by the ceiling if there is a light in the way. Go ahead, move one of those lightstrips (you can even remove them with a pickaxe in vanilla) to crafting station height and try to put down a crafting station or bed, or anything. You can't.

THIS, should be your main concern with low vertical space. For the moment it seems like each station only takes up as much physical height as the player at most (like the pixel compressor and ore refinery) so your ship should be fine, but that could change.

Well, I could see if sticking the interior lights in the ceiling would work. However that'd make them unremovable.

Otherwise I'm putting the finishing touches on now.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:13

Black Griffon: Mar 12, 2005; Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.

I know who you are. You are destiny.

Doug Lombardi posted:

The biggest problem right now is that the game can't handle multiple NPCs well so performance drops whenever you're in a city with lots of NPCs or even sometimes just in the wilderness because a lot of monsters spawn.

Yeah, my frame rate is awful in cities, but it's just as worse in those huge apex labs, and I'm not sure why.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:18

Section Z: Oct 1, 2008; Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?; Pillbug

Imaginary Friend posted:

After pooping about I finally decided to try building something! And realized that there should be some cloaking device that casts the shadow stuff in rooms so that you can hide your secret underground base from murderous goons in multiplayer.

This is cool, I hope you find one of those glitch secret trap doors to put in the floor of the little house to finish the job.

Galaga Galaxian posted:

Well, I could see if sticking the interior lights in the ceiling would work. However that'd make them unremovable.

Otherwise I'm putting the finishing touches on now.

Oh, you have plenty of vertical room at the moment there for crafting stations. Right now if there is enough room to stand without your head being on level with a wall item, there is enough room for a crafting station (pixel compressor looks taller but the top edge of it clips a bit into blocks just above your head). Just bringing it up because it can make putting items on wall shelving more iffy. I think you have enough room for a bookcase, my current characters haven't bothered to loot any so I cant check the clearance height needed.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:21

Dog Kisser: Mar 30, 2005; But People have fears that beasts do not. Questions, too.

Sanzuo posted:

More like...

Fun fact: I drew part of that! Little sub airlock in the bottom right corner with a red sub with tentacles.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:24

Smoremaster: Aug 5, 2009; Don't forget to source your quotes!

Section Z posted:

glitch secret trap doors

These exist? :aaaaa:

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:26

Section Z: Oct 1, 2008; Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?; Pillbug

Smoremaster posted:

These exist?

Yes, I have found ONE so far. It was in a very tiny basically one room and tiny shaft down castle with a mad glitch queen inside (She called me a vagrant :saddowns:

) who I looted a crown from. Over the obvious shaft were off color compared to the building bricks, I pushed E and they recede into the wall and you can drop down. You can copy them in the 3D printer, and they take 1,000 pixels to print.

They are called "Glitch Hidden Trapdoor" in game, listed as a Door item. The inventory description is "Something isn't quite right with these bricks".

EDIT: Oh my god, they have both floor, AND normal position hidden doors :aaa:

I just poked through the files till I saw em. Assets/objects/glitch. the castlehiddendoor folder, and castlehiddentrapdoor folder.

Section Z fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Dec 21, 2013

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:34

Galaga Galaxian: Apr 23, 2009; What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!

Section Z posted:

I think you have enough room for a bookcase, my current characters haven't bothered to loot any so I cant check the clearance height needed.

Bookcases are 5 blocks tall.

Also, damnit, I can't figure out how to add platforms to my ship by default.

code:

    {
      "value" : [163, 73, 164, 255],
      "foregroundBlock" : false,
      "backgroundBlock" : true,
      "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
      "object" : "steelplatform"
    },

Something like that isn't working. :argh:

# ? Dec 21, 2013 04:51

AHungryRobot: Oct 12, 2012

Higher level NPCs seriously need some rebalancing eventually. I had a planet with an Avian temple and all the avians had plasma snipers that killed me in one hit even with the best armor available at that point.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 05:15

XboxPants: Jan 30, 2006; Steven doesn't want me watching him sleep anymore.

Galaga Galaxian posted:

Bookcases are 5 blocks tall.

Also, damnit, I can't figure out how to add platforms to my ship by default.
code:
    {
      "value" : [163, 73, 164, 255],
      "foregroundBlock" : false,
      "backgroundBlock" : true,
      "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
      "object" : "steelplatform"
    },
Something like that isn't working.

I haven't done any ship design, but are you sure that would be an object? Is "object" how you add other stuff, like lights? Usually the objects in this game are interactable stuff.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 05:37

Rails SDMM: Jan 15, 2008

Galaga Galaxian posted:

code:

    {
      "value" : [163, 73, 164, 255],
      "foregroundBlock" : false,
      "backgroundBlock" : true,
      "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
      "object" : "steelplatform"
    },

Something like that isn't working. :argh:

Platforms are foreground materials, not objects.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 05:38

LazyMaybe: Aug 18, 2013; oouagh

The human mech should, instead of the guns it has now, use whatever guns you have in L+R. That way it would be worth using(use 2 two-handers at once!)

# ? Dec 21, 2013 05:43

ASSTASTIC: Apr 27, 2003; Hey Gusy!

For some reason the furnace quest never finished for me. I can't seem to make it finish and accidentally put it in the "abandoned" portion for my quest. Now I can't get my distress beacon to work. Anyone have any ideas on how to get that to work?

# ? Dec 21, 2013 06:18

Galaga Galaxian: Apr 23, 2009; What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!

Rails SDMM posted:

Platforms are foreground materials, not objects.

So what would the entryfor that be? "foregroundMat" : "steelplatform", ?

# ? Dec 21, 2013 06:20

Kyrosiris: May 24, 2006; You try to be happy when everyone is summoning you everywhere to "be their friend".

ASSTASTIC posted:

For some reason the furnace quest never finished for me. I can't seem to make it finish and accidentally put it in the "abandoned" portion for my quest. Now I can't get my distress beacon to work. Anyone have any ideas on how to get that to work?

You should just plant it on the ground and then press E on it. You can still fight the boss even after you do the quest.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 06:22

Galaga Galaxian: Apr 23, 2009; What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!

Well, I tried using that foreground mat thing and the platforms didn't show up. Oh well. I think I'm just gonna call this done.

Tomorrow I'll figure out how to package it up as a proper mod and put it up for download. Oh and I'll do a version where the cargo hold is a big open space instead of two decks.

Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Dec 21, 2013

# ? Dec 21, 2013 06:41

Rocketlex: Oct 21, 2008; The Manliest Knight
in Caketown

Motherfucker posted:

TECH IDEA: Drone, When used with F it deploys a flying drone, the drone sports whatever gun or weapon you are holding when you pop it (pistol and flashlight for exploring? Grenade launcher and pistol? Rocketlancher?) and stops all energy regen. Taking damage or firing your weapon lowers its energy till it eventually winks out of existence, flying too far away from your player causes it to wink out of existence.

I had a similar idea for a Probe item, but with different strengths and weaknesses.

You launch it from your ship and it appears at the spawn point of the planet. You control it from there, and it can fly infinitely in any direction. Enemies won't attack it. It's equipped with a Matter Manipulator, but has no inventory and cannot pick up blocks. It can also look in chests, but not take anything. You use the probe to explore areas and find interesting stuff. When you find something interesting, you can deactivate the probe, which will cause it to emit a homing signal. When you beam down to the planet, you'll have a little arrow pointing you to the place where the probe deactivated, essentially allowing you to use it like a waypoint.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:03

nullEntityRNG: Jun 23, 2010; Mostly pseudo-random.

Rocketlex posted:

I had a similar idea for a Probe item, but with different strengths and weaknesses.

You launch it from your ship and it appears at the spawn point of the planet. You control it from there, and it can fly infinitely in any direction. Enemies won't attack it. It's equipped with a Matter Manipulator, but has no inventory and cannot pick up blocks. It can also look in chests, but not take anything. You use the probe to explore areas and find interesting stuff. When you find something interesting, you can deactivate the probe, which will cause it to emit a homing signal. When you beam down to the planet, you'll have a little arrow pointing you to the place where the probe deactivated, essentially allowing you to use it like a waypoint.

As 100% brilliant as this sounds, it sounds a bit out of scope of the capabilities from the game. I mean theoretically, it should be possible if you say, just changed the model of your character when you 'beam down' and change the properties of monsters to force them to be 100% passive, but beyond that, I dunno if you could without changing the core mechanics.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:19

graynull: Dec 2, 2005; Did I misread all the signs?

Watching 'Alien Resurrection' on cable, now hoping someone makes a survival/horror dungeon or planet mod for release. I wonder if an environmental effect can be done to dim the flashlight/torch effects in certain areas.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:42

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; "From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.; Buglord

I'd like to see a tiny planet biome that's made entirely out of wood, like one of the early Alien 3 scripts had.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:45

Motherfucker: Jul 16, 2011; I certainly dont have deep-seated issues involving birthdays.

Imaginary Friend posted:

After pooping about I finally decided to try building something! And realized that there should be some cloaking device that casts the shadow stuff in rooms so that you can hide your secret underground base from murderous goons in multiplayer.

I'd be down with just being unable to see light through solid objects.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:46

Evilreaver: Feb 26, 2007; GEORGE IS GETTIN' AUGMENTED!; Dinosaur Gum

Motherfucker posted:

I'd be down with just being unable to see light through solid objects.

Hopefully this ends up being a difficulty setting: 'line of sight'

It would basically be required for Director Mode anyway.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:50

ASSTASTIC: Apr 27, 2003; Hey Gusy!

Kyrosiris posted:

You should just plant it on the ground and then press E on it. You can still fight the boss even after you do the quest.

Awesome. Will try that. I think I didn't press E like retard.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 07:55

Pentecoastal Elites: Feb 27, 2007

Still pushin pixels. Finishing internals, shading ( :shepface:

), and a final pass left. Hopefully it'll be done by Christmas.

I'm really happy that some of you guys like it. I wasn't planning on doing a race, but after seeing ship progression (and the Hiigaran comment) I'm thinking about making a race of post-fall-of-empire (or post-ascension remnants) scattered tribes. The player will start with a massive ship they've discovered and managed to get working, and instead of upgrading the ship they'll unlock more and more of it. Maybe with an ancient Arabic/Bedouin aesthetic? Maybe sort of like reptillian/humanoid/pachyderms, most comfortable on desert planets. Intelligent but very much fish out of water, bewildered by most things, but willing to roll with it if it contributes to uniting the tribes and rebuilding their empire.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 08:00

Chalupa Picada: Jan 13, 2009

Onion Knight posted:

Still pushin pixels. Finishing internals, shading (), and a final pass left. Hopefully it'll be done by Christmas.

I'm really happy that some of you guys like it. I wasn't planning on doing a race, but after seeing ship progression (and the Hiigaran comment) I'm thinking about making a race of post-fall-of-empire (or post-ascension remnants) scattered tribes. The player will start with a massive ship they've discovered and managed to get working, and instead of upgrading the ship they'll unlock more and more of it. Maybe with an ancient Arabic/Bedouin aesthetic? Maybe sort of like reptillian/humanoid/pachyderms, most comfortable on desert planets. Intelligent but very much fish out of water, bewildered by most things, but willing to roll with it if it contributes to uniting the tribes and rebuilding their empire.

Probably my favorite ship so far, looks fantastic dude.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 08:07

Galaga Galaxian: Apr 23, 2009; What a childish tactic!
Don't you think you should put more thought into your battleplan?!

Does anyone know where I can find info on how to package stuff up as a proper mod file? I went through the official forum's mod help section but couldn't find anything (its a mess there).

# ? Dec 21, 2013 08:38

Shima Honnou: Dec 1, 2010; The Once And Future King Of Dicetroit; College Slice

Onion Knight posted:

Still pushin pixels. Finishing internals, shading (), and a final pass left. Hopefully it'll be done by Christmas.

Please tell me that is what I think it is (It looks like it is from Homeworld).

# ? Dec 21, 2013 09:46

Vib Rib: Jul 23, 2007; God damn this shit is
fuckin' re-dic-a-liss
🍖🍖😛🍖🍖

Rocketlex posted:

I had a similar idea for a Probe item, but with different strengths and weaknesses.

Exploration without risk really seems against the spirit of the game, to me. Even ignoring that you could check the end of a dungeon safely to see if its loot is worth fighting to, that kind of advanced scouting just takes you too out of harm's way.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:32

Rails SDMM: Jan 15, 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdYPGHc_BYc

That didn't take long.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:37

Feindfeuer: Jun 20, 2013; shoot men, receive credits

I like the custom ship objects/consoles though, the red realy fits the retarded nazi thing he has going. Something like that would probably be nice for other races too, including the vanilla ones.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:41

shiksa: Nov 9, 2009; i went to one of these wrestling shows and it was... honestly? frickin boring. i wanna see ricky! i want to see his gold chains and respect for the ftw lifestyle

just encountered a game-crashing bug. I tried to play "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger on my hammered dulcimer and the game quit out. I feel this should take precedence over literally everything else because if I can't play god drat Sister Christian what's the point of all of this.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:41

Josuke Higashikata: Mar 7, 2013

Rails SDMM posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdYPGHc_BYc

That didn't take long.

That's ridiculously well done. It's a drat shame the creator wanted to make it a nazi thing because their talents could be put to better use. :smith:

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:48

Unimpressed: Feb 13, 2013

Given his youtube username, I think it's supposed to be ironic.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:54

NihilVerumNisiMors: Aug 16, 2012

^^^

I'm pretty sure it's a joke and the guy isn't an actual Nazi, you guys.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 10:54

Tulip: Jun 3, 2008; yeah thats pretty good

Rails SDMM posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdYPGHc_BYc

That didn't take long.

Is that the ship based on the one from Iron Sky?

# ? Dec 21, 2013 11:06

Feindfeuer: Jun 20, 2013; shoot men, receive credits

Nobody claimed he was a nazi, only the product is. It's just sad that he put so much work into a joke instead of something people would enjoy to play. Well there is always the small population of wehraboos/nazis who somehow end up playing starbound and will love playing this mod without the ironic/humorous undertone of the video. But at least this will confine them to their own, modded servers, so that's a bonus I guess.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 11:11

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

I guess Starbound is now banned in Germany

(Seriously I doubt it would be based on someone's bad taste mod, but still.)

# ? Dec 21, 2013 11:11

xf86enodev: Mar 27, 2010; dis catte!

Feindfeuer posted:

the ironic/humorous undertone of the video

Like that scene where they make-believe executed the make-believe jew? Seriously, there's nothing ironic or humorous about that video.

e: Oh wait, maybe the irony here is they're just idiots and not really nazis?

xf86enodev fucked around with this message at 12:20 on Dec 21, 2013

# ? Dec 21, 2013 12:17

Feindfeuer: Jun 20, 2013; shoot men, receive credits

Yes, like the scene where they trap the space jew. It's weird and moronic, which is why i first refered to it as a retarded nazi theme, but I also doubt that the guys responsible are real nazis.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 12:28

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Zeniel: Oct 18, 2013

I hope they eventually add in space station satellites to visit as well. I want me a Monolith Burger to go with my Phleebut and Ortega planets.

# ? Dec 21, 2013 12:53

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