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 Alpha 7 Sign Up Is Live, Starts 3pm UTC October 18, 2017 Server is up! We are the Commune of Lowtax alliance. Bug me for an invite until I sort out people with roles to do poo poo. GOON DISCORD - https://discord.gg/p9GmdYr, you can also find us on http://www.discordgoons.com. Note: You need to follow GDN bots instructions to get access to the discord Starborne  What is Starborne? Starborne is a Free To Play grand-strategy 4X game that is expanded into being a MMO played in real-time. It's a bit of a mouthful but basically think MMO Civilization/Paradox Strategy Game. Your goal is to build your space empire, along with other players, to control the galaxy. There is the added wrinkle that you are expected to also coordinate with other players in Player Alliance, meaning there's an element of EVE Online's player diplomacy thrown in. This makes sense since the game is developed by Solid Clouds, a studio comprising of ex-EVE Online developers. In their own words "Solid Clouds felt there was a gap in the multiplayer strategy genre as most games in it have neglected the expansion and empire building elements of true 4X games."  They've also listed a bunch of games they are taking inspiration from to build Starbornes core framework: - Travian T3 for its amazing approach to multiplayer strategy and PvP elements. - Civilization for its tech tree and city-building mechanisms. - Hearthstone for its card crafting system, its sleek user interface and its admirable polish. - A plethora of strategy board games are definitive influencers.  The open beta is due out come 2018. For a more detailed FAQ check it out here: http://starborne.boards.net/thread/884/faq Also here's a 1 hour long tutorial by the devs for the October 2017 alpha test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd70u6Smv3A Is it any fun? Good question. The 7th alpha test for the game comes out on October 18, 2017 and will run for 12 weeks (campaigns are expected to take 6 months then reset). So, this is a good time to check out the game and see if it has enough to survive the fickle interests of Goons. Starborne's actions will be in real-time. So this means if you're mining asteroids, spying on neighbors, attacking etc. you have to plan ahead. A player's "turn" is limited in the number of actions they can perform in a period of time, letting them log off and return later without having to baby their units.  They've designed a card system as well that is a collectible card system, but not a trading card game. The cards are used to customize units and buildings, as well as the empire. This, according to the devs, will let you customize and make yourself unique from other players. You get card caches via in-game activity for that specific server and are only available for that campaign. However you can also purchase caches that you can then take into your game as well. Conceivably, this is how Solid Clouds plan to make their money as the game is Free To Play. Player Roles  Towards the end game, players no longer can afford to be jack of all trades, and for optimal success they are forced into dedicating their fleets to a specific purpose within their alliance. For example, Scouts are spymasters and saboteurs who, well, do spy related stuff for their group. Then there are Industrial players, Offensive players (attacking fleet), Defensive players, and Bomber players who are able to one-shot enemy stations as part of a siege.  In addition, there are different building types (Stations & Outposts) that can be built to serve different roles for the player. Each station has a building tree with three paths, Military, Domain and Industry however you can't build all the buildings in every station so you need to decide which path a station will take. Buildings decide your station's function within your empire and dictate its capabilities. Outposts are unlocked by certain buildings and are built in the claimed territory of that station. They help influence the power-level of a station. The placement of Outposts is hugely important.  Goon Alliance - Sector - Recruiters - Size/20 Commune of Lowtax - Libra Sector - Forge, Uziduke & Tallardar - 20/20 (Full) Unity of Lowtax - Gemini/Ursa Sector - Minchar - 2/20 Mekchu fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Dec 17, 2017 |
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Well I'm interested. Maybe it won't suck?
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Oct 17, 2017 13:03
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The quest to find that out starts in a day so we shall see!
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Oct 17, 2017 13:48
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I have no idea what this is but I signed up.
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Oct 17, 2017 18:13
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They had a day long only test server on Tuesday where I dicked around that I can upload some videos of but I think the hour long tutorial is a better tool to show the game off.
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Oct 17, 2017 18:16
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Unfunny Poster posted:
Good lord.
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Oct 17, 2017 23:07
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Most shocking aspect of the whole OP: it wasn't made by Alexander DeLarge.
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Oct 17, 2017 23:12
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This sounds like something I'm down to try out. edit: nevermind this is from the FAQ quote:I want to play Starborne now! Can I? 0xAYN fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Oct 18, 2017 |
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Oct 18, 2017 03:32
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I'm actually looking forward to trying this out. Will be downloading it tomorrow after it is up. Not sure how alliance stuff will work out but maybe a goon one would be a good plan if enough of us stick with it.
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Oct 18, 2017 04:47
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Also OP there is an official discord for players to socialize, organize, strategize, argue, etc. Here is an invite for anyone wanting to check it out: https://discord.gg/tMd4Pmt
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Oct 18, 2017 04:51
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Plastic Paws posted:I'm actually looking forward to trying this out. Will be downloading it tomorrow after it is up. Not sure how alliance stuff will work out but maybe a goon one would be a good plan if enough of us stick with it. I am by no means a great organizer/leader so someone can do all that if they want. From my view, if you basically bumrush a section of the map (you can pick where to spawn) with a bunch of goons youcan essentially take it over fairly OK. It'd basically be a Soviet Union approach, just throw a mass of people at the enemy and crush them that way. I can also set up a Goon Discord of needed later today in my timezone before thegame goes live. As for the official discord most Goons tend to avoid them but I'll add it to the OP when I can get to a computer.
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Oct 18, 2017 05:28
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Unfunny Poster posted:I am by no means a great organizer/leader so someone can do all that if they want. From my view, if you basically bumrush a section of the map (you can pick where to spawn) with a bunch of goons youcan essentially take it over fairly OK. I didn't realize most avoid the official ones, I am sorry. Seems we only have a few interested goons so far but we shall see how it goes tomorrow and onward.
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Oct 18, 2017 05:38
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No worries. I made a Discord for us to use. https://discord.gg/v8wpZN Its barebones at the moment since I'm on my phone but I'll add more bells and whistles later. Mainly the Goon Discord bot thing. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Oct 18, 2017 |
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Oct 18, 2017 05:47
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Unfunny Poster posted:No worries. Sounds great, thanks!
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Oct 18, 2017 05:55
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Game definitely looks worth a try, I'll be downloading it today. I joined the discord so we can coordinate a bit. Would probably be a good idea to try and start somewhat clustered, though I'm assuming you can build a new station elsewhere after starting if you Also the official discord is the usual pubbie nightmare but the devs are pretty active there answering questions at least which is useful. Edit: there is a trailer for this alpha as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqU1EGjuCrQ minchar fucked around with this message at 11:02 on Oct 18, 2017 |
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Oct 18, 2017 10:22
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correct me if im wrong, but are they doing a hearthstone pack model for fleet upgrades? so if you havent bought the recent pack cycle then youre behind, in power of those that do when the campaigns refresh. kind of like how youre SOL if you dont buy the new hearthstone set for deckbuilding. power creep card mechanics in an mmo dont seem like a great idea (for consumers). i do like the idea of a 4x mmo so ill watch and see what happens
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Oct 18, 2017 14:08
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Blazing Zero posted:correct me if im wrong, but are they doing a hearthstone pack model for fleet upgrades? so if you havent bought the recent pack cycle then youre behind, in power of those that do when the campaigns refresh. kind of like how youre SOL if you dont buy the new hearthstone set for deckbuilding. That's not necessarily my inference of how they're taking some of Hearthstones mechanics.
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Oct 18, 2017 14:32
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Server is up! PICK LIBRA SECTOR TO START. We are the Commune of Lowtax alliance. Bug me for an invite until I sort out people with roles to do poo poo.
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Oct 18, 2017 16:20
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I see someone finally took that time waster facebook style game concept and made a F2P MMO out of it.
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Oct 18, 2017 17:21
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Chomp8645 posted:Most shocking aspect of the whole OP: it wasn't made by Alexander DeLarge. Seems I fell behind in my endless Warframe grind. Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Oct 18, 2017 |
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Oct 18, 2017 17:28
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this is actually kinda neat in a do some poo poo every once in awhile kind of way, im enjoying it.
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Oct 18, 2017 17:48
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Alexander DeLarge posted:Seems I fell behind in my endless Warframe grind. Saw your application to the alliance. Accepted it, which then sends you an invite apparently rather than just letting you in. So you have an invite now.
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Oct 18, 2017 18:41
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  :thinking:
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Oct 18, 2017 19:01
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Thank you for finding a better version of Ogame. Now lets hope it doesn't turn into a huge pay to win game.
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Oct 18, 2017 19:45
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Uziduke posted:Thank you for finding a better version of Ogame. Now lets hope it doesn't turn into a huge pay to win game. I wanna stay optimistic about that.
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Oct 19, 2017 03:24
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I installed this thing and am clicking buttons in a blind haze of space ignorance. ingame as cinn in Libra sector
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Oct 19, 2017 03:43
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cinn posted:I installed this thing and am clicking buttons in a blind haze of space ignorance. Alliance invite sent
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Oct 19, 2017 03:50
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So we've discovered that alliances are capped at 20 players a piece, but you can make confederations/set each other blue. The confederation (group of alliances) stuff isn't fully implemented but you can set each other as "Blue" (friendly) on the in-game map so you can see who is what more easily.
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Oct 19, 2017 06:01
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Haven't played one of these in a long time. Signed on as Goodchild.
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Oct 19, 2017 06:21
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Goodchild posted:Haven't played one of these in a long time. Signed on as Goodchild. Invite sent.
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Oct 19, 2017 07:39
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Looks like it's worth a try. Applied ingame as Phartiphukborlz
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Oct 19, 2017 14:41
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It's only proper to try every new mmo. Regardless of how good/bad it looks.
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Oct 19, 2017 16:53
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A space game made by several former CCP guys... This could either be incredibly awesome or incredibly terrible. Will sign up tonight to find out.
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Oct 19, 2017 20:08
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I'm really enjoying it so far, just have it on another monitor minimised and check it once ina while.
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Oct 19, 2017 21:02
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Joined as "Omniblivion"
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Oct 20, 2017 00:29
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Added folks up to here.
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Oct 20, 2017 00:34
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In as Eltagg. Just finished watching and following along with the tutorial, seems neat so far.
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Oct 20, 2017 04:43
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Eltaggerung posted:In as Eltagg. Just finished watching and following along with the tutorial, seems neat so far. Added. Also please say something in the thread if you apply. We have a bunch of random names applied and I don't know which are/are not goons.
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Oct 20, 2017 04:47
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Seems I can't create an account at the moment. UI just flashes away then drops back to the creation screen. *edit* Apparently the server is full. tehsid fucked around with this message at 11:21 on Oct 20, 2017 |
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Oct 20, 2017 11:14
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Confirming the single alpha server is currently full. However, at 1500GMT they are beginning an automatic purge system per the rules below Snoogms posted:
This means at 1500GMT slots will open up on the server. Once those fill there will be no additional slots for this alpha test as they are only running one server for this alpha.
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