StarMade 0.1862 New Stations & Faction Security
Hello and welcome to StarMade,
we have a lot new players, so a warm welcome to all of you.
This update contain a few features that will make it more easier for new players to find a faction, a lot more stuff to explore in the universe, and bugfixes.
Hotfix 0.1867:
- Hopefully fixed vanishing ships bug (hard to track down)
- Reverted audio lib but added an alternative library (in the startup sound settings (turn OpenAL off)) to combat the problem
- Fixed faction being overwritten when docking as a neutral on a docking block of another faction
- Fixed Station spawn propabilities (too much pirate). This will normalize in undiscovered territory only.
- Fixed black holes spawning in totorial system.
- Probably fixed black holes spawning in 0 0 0, but if it's still happening, it won't apply gravity
- Turrets on neutral stations are now decayed
- Fixed people crashing because of audio lib in the last versions
- Fixed older blueprints that were not working
- Fixed new worlds not having any ships with the "enemy spawnable" flag
Hotfix 0.1863: Fixed neutrals being denied salvage, and a startup error on servers (which was around for a little longer), that would not cause the server to stop, but be in a very instable state.
Hotfix #2: there was a mac issue which made the game unplayable for them. servers dont need to update for this one.
Faction Role Permissions
This new feature now allows faction members to restrict access to their structures over the faction block. The access can be set by rank, and only that or better ranks can edit/enter that structure.
That way, factions don't have to worry about double-agents infiltrating the faction and destroying the home base and all their ships when they are offline, as long as they don't promote that double agent.
Another feature is a 'Friendly fire' options for factions. This can be set to each role individually in the faction options. A member in that role with that option will be kicked from the faction on the 3rd attack on their own faction.
This will hopefully help factions to admit more new players without having to fear about their belongings being destroyed.
I will also add faction rank based permission blocks that can be placed on any block that can be activated (e.g. storage) to serve the same purpose on a more detailed scale.
Station Contest Winners
Finally the stations of the winners are in the game. They will deployed only if the server didn't use custom stations yet (removing the folder would deploy them on next start).
These station will now spawn in neutral slots in the galaxy generator. Already explored systems might have a little bit more pirate stations than they should have but it is fixed and should normalize over time. All trading guild stations are shops and currently invulnerable (since there is more planned for them). Pirate stations not only have turrets, but they also call for support.
Descriptions are taken from the content pages of the entries.
Derelict Stations
Gamma Derelict by tenk11kamikaza
Author's description: well here it is,my first completed entry for station contest,abandoned station. 10 bedrooms,1 command tower,1 medium hangar,1 external landing pad,1 bar,1 core room. hope you like it!
Tranquility by Tshara
Author's description: The station is part of the neutral faction. So basically an abandoned station. However I see this station more as mothballed. It’s in perfect order just stripped of all equipment. The only thing left are the power and shield systems.
Medical Derelict by Atomic Yams
Author's description: A semi-destroyed hospital station
Shangra-La by Crimson-Artist
(no description)
Nova by worms
(no description found)
Trading Guild Stations
Outpost by dalmond
Author's description: My first entry into the station contest! A small Trading Guild outpost; features a biodome, habitation ring, logical gravity elevator, hangar bay, shielding, shop, respawn point, and much more!
Space Port by MaranellongGuild.
Author's description: This station have a very high-tech factory built look of course with civilians eye for aesthetics and prestige.
The SpacePort features 3 docks, all designed for Isanth type-Zero's, A factory that's able to macro-assemble, micro-assemble and refine ores. the station also features a control room/ office area, where materials are sold and bought.
all three docks have signals at the entrance, showing if the dock is occupied or not.
(no pic available)
here is a video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07PjS6fpFgs
Refueling Station by Zeno9141
Author's description: My entry for the Station Contest. A simple but pleasing Trading Station used for refueling.
Features;
- A cozy, detailed interior
- A free parking spot for ships
- Explosive fuel tanks... BOOOOM!
Trade Hub by Vanhelzing
Author's description: So here is my entry for the contest. This is a trade hub. Designed more for the storage of goods and temporary visits. Basically a pit stop where you can rest while your ship is loaded with goods.
Gamma Trade Station by tenk11kamikaza
Author's description: well here it is: 7 medium infinity class turrets,luxury floors,big power supply,2 hangars
Pirate Stations
Nexus by tenk11kamikaza, Dalmont and Raiben
(no description)
Hub Station by Vanhelzing
Author's description: This is my second station for the station build contest. It is a pirate hub, a home base as it were for the pirates of StarMade. The station was abandoned until pirates came along and starting adding to it. It is meant to look functional, but also amalgamated with chunks of metal that the pirates have added on over time.
Night Bane Station by jzimmerman4
Author's description: The most sinister pirate station created for the station contest.
Features:
-Factory
- Isanth friendly hanger
-Ship storage (for all them stolen goods)
-Treasure room
- Cryo pods
-The all so necessary space bar
- Research facility (lets hope the purple vines don't get out of control again)
- Holo room
-5 defense towers
-20 turrets
Pirate Military Station by Lancake
Author's description: It's an expensive/sturdy looking station made by the richest pirates in the starmade universe. Has 8 strong turrets that have 0 shields but should be able to damage medium sized ships without a problem.
The station itself has automatic opening external hangar doors. Lights in those tubes will go red when vacuum is entering (when the doors open on the outside) and there is a switch at the command center to put the station on high alert, closing all elevator doors and turning on flashing red lights.
Because the owners of this station are a bunch of cowards they also placed down a 100 000 hp strong shield on it so they get more time to escape if needed.
Command Center by Fwiffo
Author's description: This is my entry for the StarMade station contest - A pirate station with a command center theme, has 9 small turrets for defense, decent shields, a faction module, and a pretty big interior.
after lots of trouble trying to get these pictures uploaded, here they are, enjoy.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants. Round two of the station contest will probably be in January, where more stations will be added to the pool. Also in the future, we are trying to populate the stations with spawners, and also loot will be hidden on the stations for players to find.
Bug Fixes
Those with sound looping problems, I apologize for this bug. I updated the sound library and am trying out several things, but it's very hard to test unfortunately.
As always, if there is anything pressing, I'll do my best to fix it asap!
Next Steps
The redesign of the HUD/GUI is in works, and we hope to get the update out before christmas. Then work on a new docking system (including a rail system, and a new turret system) will begin.
Thanks for playing StarMade,
- schema
