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Starbound now available for preorder [Up: Stretch Goals]

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TomPUH

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I'll definitely will be hosting a server once beta is out, I can't recall if Tiy mentioned if modding would be officially supported.
 
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VandalD

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Retro said:
Does anyone want to volunteer to create the Beta OT? I dunno why I feel like I shouldn't do it, I guess I just don't want to be seen as monopolizing things. If people want me to do it, I can certainly put one together. I have some resources for the Launch OT I can adapt, and it's not like the usual info-dump is required here.

Either way, I dunno if a thread should be made for it until the Beta is 100% confirmed. We're within the one-week window right now, IF it launches on the 4th.
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I'd say it's all yours. You've made at least one OT before, you're probably more prepared than the rest of us, being that you reserved the release OT, and really, I don't think anyone has the attitude that you're monopolizing. Those people should feel free to speak up though, if they're out there.
TomPUH said:
I'll definitely will be hosting a server once beta is out, I can't recall if Tiy mentioned if modding would be officially supported.
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I have heard modding is in for beta, but I also remember hearing from one of the dev livestreams that not all of the modding will be available until release, or maybe a bit after.
 
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HaRyu

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VandalD said:
The Steam page will be early access. Tiy actually showed it off. So I'm assuming you'll be able to pay on Steam for it directly. I'd further assume that the price will remain the same, but I don't think they've said that for sure, if that matters to you.
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I dunno, I've always had the belief that the price will shoot up a bit once the beta actually starts, those of us who actually bought a pre-order ahead of time were given the advantage of a lower price. Again, I'm only guessing, but hey, its a possible slight reward for those of us who had the foresight to actually put money down on the game beforehand.

TomPUH said:
I'll definitely will be hosting a server once beta is out, I can't recall if Tiy mentioned if modding would be officially supported.
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Modding supposedly will only be included AFTER beta, so, probably not till next year.

platypotamus said:
Wow that looks great. Were can I get this game? It's not on Steam...
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Until the Steam page goes up, you can only get it here:

http://www.playstarbound.com/store/

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Like Retro, I do have some some questions concerning the game, and I've told him millions of times its mainly about the multiplayer.

Specifically, it concerns players and multiple planets. Considering how Terraria's online multiplayer is a hot mess, I'm keeping my expectations low when it comes to Starbound's online capabilities.

The way I see it, it'll pretty much boil down to these scenarios:

a) BEST CASE SCENARIO: players can go to and fro from any planet, regardless of whether or not other players are on said planets. In other words, truly open world.
I have concerns about this happening, because I think memory/resource issue would constrain this (Hell, in Terraria, on the GAF server, we were maybe able to get 12 people on average on the server, and it still be stable. Anything more than 15, and things just go fucking wrong).
I really hope I'm wrong, and that this scenario is what we actually get, but since I'm trying to be more realistic with expectation, I suspect the next scenario is more likely....

b) PROBABLE SCENARIO: we've got a Borderlands online situation, where the host is pretty much in control of what planets the entire server goes to. In other words, if he goes off planet to another one, so does everyone else on the server.
This is what I can live with, but the problem will be if we end up with the next scenario...

c) WORST CASE SCENARIO: we've got a Terraria situation. In other words, only one damn planet is designated as multiplayer, and every other planet in the game is single player.
In other words, while you're online, you can still go off planet, but you cant take other people with you, other planets are strictly single player. This will probably suck, and I really hope its not this.
However, there's a variation of this particular scenario which kind of makes it better:

d) MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOLUTION: its like the previous scenario, where there are only single player planets, but when it comes to online, every single person's computer represents a multiplayer planet.
This actually can be pretty brilliant, it does restrict other players from helping in the regular campaign, but its a great way to sort to create a "galactic community"
Think about it, you want to take a break from single player, so you hop online, and notice Retro's opened up his planet to multiplayer, so you head on over to enjoy his OCD buidling tendencies.
Or if you have a death wish, you can head over to my planet, and it'll be filled with death traps ever 10 steps. :p

I feel those are the four possible scenarios to expect when it comes to online. If anything, I would prefer scenario A, but if we get scenario D, that would be pretty awesome too.
 
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VandalD

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HaRyu said:
I feel those are the four possible scenarios to expect when it comes to online. If anything, I would prefer scenario A, but if we get scenario D, that would be pretty awesome too.
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According to this, "Players on a server are not required to be on the same planet at the same time, and may go off and explore different planets." I'm trying to find where they posted current system requirements for hosting a server, and they did mention needing more RAM for if people are on separate planets. It seemed to me that you host the universe, not any single or set of planets. Open universe.
 
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Retro

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I guess I'm doing the Beta OT then. It's not really an OFFICIAL THREAD-type OT, just a place to corral the discussions on bug hunting and such. I'll wait until the 3rd or 4th before creating it, otherwise I think it'd be kind of pointless and then quickly lost, and this thread is certainly sufficient.

I'll post in here when it's up. Don't expect anything amazing, that's all for the real Launch OT.
 
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HaRyu

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VandalD said:
According to this, "Players on a server are not required to be on the same planet at the same time, and may go off and explore different planets." I'm trying to find where they posted current system requirements for hosting a server, and they did mention needing more RAM for if people are on separate planets. It seemed to me that you host the universe, not any single or set of planets. Open universe.
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First thing we're going to need to do is stress test the server software. I'll coordinate it when the time comes, but I'll probably ask everyone to try and get on my server at the same time.

I've got 12 GB on this machine, and for internet bandwith, 45/45 downstream/upstream, and when it came to Terraria, exceeding 18 characters completely killed my machine.
 
Grinchy

Grinchy

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This looks sweet. They are just kinda building things (really slowly) so it's a shame I won't be able to see the combat or some exploration tonight. I really like how it looks though.
 
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duckroll

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Retro said:
I guess I'm doing the Beta OT then. It's not really an OFFICIAL THREAD-type OT, just a place to corral the discussions on bug hunting and such. I'll wait until the 3rd or 4th before creating it, otherwise I think it'd be kind of pointless and then quickly lost, and this thread is certainly sufficient.

I'll post in here when it's up. Don't expect anything amazing, that's all for the real Launch OT.
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Good idea. It would probably also be a good idea to actually make sure the beta is really coming out. Lol.
 
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elyetis

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platypotamus said:
Not Starbound silly, I preordered that ages ago and will be punching my key into Steam as soon as the beta store page goes up. I was talking about that One Way Heroics game that elyetis said is coming out in a day or two.
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http://playism-games.com/games/onewayheroics/ ( thought I hope it will end up on steam one day, it wouldn't be the first game they put on greenlight )

Tomorow o/ a good way to wait till the 4th december.
 
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Retro

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duckroll said:
Good idea. It would probably also be a good idea to actually make sure the beta is really coming out. Lol.
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Yeah, I mentioned that earlier. It sounds like they're really pushing for the 4th, but who knows? The only way to be 100% sure is to wait until it's actually available for download. Since that could be any time on the 4th (and Tiy is in London, so the time may be wonky), maybe just create it on the 3rd and hope they don't delay it in the final hours?
 
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Ashodin

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Kouriozan

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Oh and, in case some of you were wondering :

Will I still be able to purchase the game after the beta is released?​

Yes! You'll be able to purchase the game through Steam Early Access and we'll still have the $15 Pixel Tier and 4-pack up in our store.​
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Weltall Zero

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Hard to believe we're going to get our dirty mitts on the game this Wednesday-ish. I unsubscribed from this thread because the waiting was killing me, but I'll definitely subscribe to the OT.

Edit: Also, has anyone played One Way Heroics for a significant amount of time? It seems exactly right up my alley, and 2$ seems like a steal, so unless someone has negative impressions of it, I'll probably bite.
 
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Skab

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HaRyu said:
Yeah... IF IT WAS JANUARY.

The 4th is Wednesday. :p



Give Retro a bit, I think he's still asleep right now.
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Holy shit I'm an idiot.

I flipped my wall calander to December to write in something on the 18th and never flipped it back. Hahahahahaha god I'm dumb
 
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Retro

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Checking in on my mobile, got some errands to run and then I'll put the Beta OT up. Should be this afternoon or early evening.

Cue the itshappening.gifs.
 
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VandalD

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Retro said:
Checking in on my mobile, got some errands to run and then I'll put the Beta OT up. Should be this afternoon or early evening.

Cue the itshappening.gifs.
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Announcing release dates for beta OTs. This is what we've become. I justify this post in that you can just reply with a link to the new thread when you get back, instead of having to edit. Surely I am a credit to the community.

Also, it's happening.
 
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platypotamus

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Weltall Zero said:
Edit: Also, has anyone played One Way Heroics for a significant amount of time? It seems exactly right up my alley, and 2$ seems like a steal, so unless someone has negative impressions of it, I'll probably bite.
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Definitely a steal for the price. No regrets on the purchase at all, I think it's one that I'll be doing a run or two at every day or two for awhile.
 
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HaRyu

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Shining Sunshine said:
So they have a standalone client? Or is it only on steam...
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For the beta, its only on Steam for now. Steam was chosen because its the fastest way they can push updates. Don't complain, because it was put to a vote, and the majority chose Steam.

AFTER the Beta is done, then its suppose to be also available through sources other than Steam. When will the Beta be done? Sometime next year.
 
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Twinduct

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HaRyu said:
For the beta, its only on Steam for now. Steam was chosen because its the fastest way they can push updates. Don't complain, because it was put to a vote, and the majority chose Steam.

AFTER the Beta is done, then its suppose to be also available through sources other than Steam. When will the Beta be done? Sometime next year.
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For some reason I think I saw that Tiy said in phase 2 of the beta they'll do milestone releases outside steam. I imagine the custom launcher would be up then.

Other places would most likely be Humblestore and their own.
 
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Vaiim

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Kouriozan said:
Oh and, in case some of you were wondering :
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Thanks, that was useful.

I'll definitely buy this game, but I kinda want to wait as long as possible before I play, so I get a more finished game, and I know if I buy early, I'll play early (I am weak). Doing the waiting game with Prison Architect also!
 
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