[Megathread] Starbound

[Kelimbror]

Well the update is do (sometime) tonight and from what I've seen on Omni's stream I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!! They're adding drills which dig faster and also behave differently (from what I saw) to mining picks.

Sounds awesome. Can't wait to play the new update. Maybe I'll be lost in space this weekend!

[Kajikami]

Well the update is do (sometime) tonight and from what I've seen on Omni's stream I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!! They're adding drills which dig faster and also behave differently (from what I saw) to mining picks.

Other than that saw a few new items/weapons and I'd say they can colour me impressed.

Huh, are you sure it is coming tonight? Didn't they say they wanted to release it mid-day so they'd be around to fix any immediate issues?

[Treeskee]

Huh, are you sure it is coming tonight? Didn't they say they wanted to release it mid-day so they'd be around to fix any immediate issues?

Watching Omni stream while he codes (http://www.twitch.tv/omnipotententity) and early he had a FAQ up that said it would be put out tonight. Currently the whole team is playtesting while he is adding alt attacks now to spears it seems.

Also was Curious if anyone happened across: Ocean, swamp or marsh planets during their play.


EDIT: For anyone still awake the update is out, lol.

[Kajikami]

EDIT: For anyone still awake the update is out, lol.

Beat me to it.

[Tuma]

The patch has been released. The size of the patch is 753.4MB.

Here are the patch notes from Reddit:

Changelog for v. Annoyed Koala 12/9/2013

HUGE balance patch, every item, creature, armor and weapon rebalanced. Leveling system entirely rewritten

Although the balance is early the new leveling system, the system is much better than the old one and we can now improve balance over time.

Added early implementation of creature taming (more features coming soon)

Added new mining items

Added new weapons

Added new throwable items

Added grappling hook

Added new boss and new sector of the galaxy

Added a stance system to weaponry, not currently used but will allow us to add secondary attacks to weaponry very soon.

Tons of new sounds

Guns more common in tier 3

Underground detached/rare biomes more common

Underground random encounters more common

Underground chests more common

Ore rebalance (probably way way too much ore at the moment, will be fixed later, enjoy it)

Baby monsters

New monster palettes

Added pixel compressor for high cost banking (idea from Ncrpts)

Disable using the beamaxe to light caves underground

Added new hats

some monsters now graze on grass (can look ugly, needs finishing)

Small bipeds now socialise with eachother

All the monsters behave smarter and are less likely to get stuck

You can no longer attack through blocks

Fix the game on XP (hopefully)

Tons more fixes and smaller additions

[Auxis]

Some silly questions: is there a list of system requirements yet? I checked the FAQ but it looks outdated because it's "still in heavy development" according to the page. I'm guessing it wont be anything serious given the games graphics style?
And if I preorder the Pixel tier, will I get the beta key shortly after the order?

[Twoflower]

The game is still in developement. So the page is correct.

But dont worry, it's very easy on the computer. No high end gfx

[Auxis]

Fair enough

[Deleted]

The game is still in developement. So the page is correct.

But dont worry, it's very easy on the computer. No high end gfx

I have to disagree on this one. It would be nice to have gfx options in the game. My gf's laptop has big problems with the game, but can run terraria easily (granted it's an old one). Would be nice if one can turn down lighting effects etc.

[Kajikami]

So, it seems the released the patch with completely broken scaling. Like, you one-shot everything in the game from the moment you make your first crafted item. Not really sure how that managed to slip through their testing...

[Twoflower]

Not really sure how that managed to slip through their testing...

I dont know if you are familiar with how a betas work. Things did not slip trough their testing. The beta IS the testing.

[Xene]

So a bunch of people on the starbound forums put this together;

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...=sharing#gid=0

list of planets with known stuff on them, racial bases, technology, weapons, etc. i suggest you Dont use the link if youd like everything to be all fresh and amazing and new and stuff. i succumbed to using it after i spent a good 20 hours looking for a gun because i was tired of being destroyed by mobs.

After the player wipe, im trying to rush to platinum building, thats where i was stone walled before the wipe, in which i just by passes it by cheesing the 3rd boss, but i ideally would prefer to progress through the game as it was intended.

[Treeskee]

So I'm not super tech savvy what does the "Launch Starbound (OpenGL)" do exactly?

[Xene]

So I'm not super tech savvy what does the "Launch Starbound (OpenGL)" do exactly?

Something to do with gfx cards and openGL on them. If you were running Starbound fine before that, just use the normal one.

[Auxis]

How do I place a friggin door?!

[Tuma]

How do I place a friggin door?!

You need to have 5 spaces between the wall/roof and the ground.

[Auxis]

Wait nvm it somehow placed. I think I was trying to place it in a space which had 6-7 spaces instead of exactly 5.

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is there any way to set where the ship warps you, rather than just warping to the first place you landed?

[Deleted]

I hate terraria, so I'll probably hate this too.

[Auxis]

Gravel is a really awkward material to dig through :|

[Twoflower]

Gravel is a really awkward material to dig through :|

I love gravel. If you get it to collapse, all the ores cougth inside just pop out.