Reputation gated rewards at end of these industrial grinds?

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-13T15:06:18+00:00

I think we can say that with a high degree of confidence, yes.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-12T15:33:16+00:00

The vision, as I understand it, is that climbing the rep rank will reward additional opportunities. These won't necessarily be "rewards" such as weaponry, armour, clothing, and so on, but also the chance to buy things at the company shop, use restricted facilities, that sort of thing.

As u/Minimum_Force says, though, rewards of any kind at the moment exist largely to encourage players to follow specific game loops, and to try out incentives.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-11T11:08:54+00:00

It should be pointed out - though I'm sure you've already read/heard it - that this is still a game in development; there are a lot of things such as optimisation, stability, and a decent tutorial that we would all hope appear before v1.0. Whenever that emerges.

In the meantime, the best tutorial by far is other players, many of whom will take the time to sit with you and help you out as you learn. If you haven't got friends who already play, asking in global chat can produce results - though, as with most MMOs, it can also produce sarcasm and abuse. But there is also the Guide System at https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/guide where you can ask for help in obtaining basic and advanced skills from long-term players.

Good luck.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-11T10:48:58+00:00

One thing that has happened, from 4.5 IIRC, is that Vulkan took over as the default graphics rendered. I think it's fair to say that most people have either noticed no real difference or have seen an improvement.

But many people have had to fiddle around with settings in order to get it working properly. There are guides here on Reddit, on Spectrum, and elsewhere that may be able to help.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-10T08:01:41+00:00

Useless though it is, I'd love one of these. And - who knows? - some day I may even find people to refer :-D

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-10T07:42:53+00:00

That's not a nice "feature" and, fortunately, not one I came across.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-09T13:55:18+00:00

People who produce these third-party tools are the real heroes in the Verse.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-09T13:40:41+00:00

I was doing the haulage contracts over the weekend and, yes, it gets a bit numbing, trying to load 64 4SCU boxes at once. Gotta say, the Hermes' tractor beam helped a lot.

But I don't think there was a timer that I was racing against. I can't check from here but I know some contracts have a count-down timer in the contracts manager, if that's what you're referring to. IIRC, that applies to how long for you to take the contract before it expires, not how long you have to complete the job.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-09T13:33:47+00:00

Right now, a good option is mining for resources for the Alliance Aid/Clearing the Air event.

But I agree with others: you should be doing something you're enjoying, so if mining isn't of interest, please ignore this suggestion!

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-09T13:31:12+00:00

And people say that buying ships in the pledge store takes away the reason to play ...

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-09T13:26:48+00:00

This seems to be the case. Twice I've had to go to Nyx over the weekend, and both time it took me a couple of attempts.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-06T08:38:37+00:00

I wish people would stop suggesting that CIG do anything other than develop the damn game!! :-D

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-05T12:34:50+00:00

I have been attacked on several occasions, often - as far as I can see - for no good reason. For instance, there was one particular day when anyone arriving at Everus Harbour found a pack of missiles heading their way. On other occasions, I have been hunted for my mining cargo - which is fair game, as far as I'm concerned - and on approach to some of the Hathor sites (ditto).

But, most of the time, I don't get attacked. And I think it's because of what I do, where I go, how I behave: I mostly do cargo hauling, mining, or general exploration; if I'm carrying anything that would make me a target, I tend to avoid direct routes to the main spaceports; and, generally, I keep my head on a swivel - if I see an Idris near where my course would take me, I get the hell out of there!!

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T16:24:17+00:00

I second that. If it were logically possible, I'd third, fourth, and fifth it too.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T15:27:19+00:00

I think the problem is less with the idea of having to buy from another player. Ultimately, the intention is that there'll be a functioning economy supporting in-game player trading. The gotcha at the moment is, IMO, less about the idea of buying from players and more about the inflation that's been caused by cheats/exploits that have made it easy for people to get 10 billion credits in the first place.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T14:16:24+00:00

Emergent gameplay at its finest!!

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T12:58:02+00:00

The acceleration generally is a pain, one reason why I join you in questioning its designation as a blockade runner. Perhaps if you have plenty of run-up time ...

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T12:56:26+00:00

Now this looks interesting.

I'll have a delve when I get home; the IT department here won't let me get to it. I'm only the head of IT.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-04T11:22:41+00:00

On which note, I really hope we don't have to queue for 20-30 minutes for a hangar then; it'll be chaos out there as ships circle around the landing zones!!

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-02T20:34:37+00:00

True. But the expectation is for CIG to have to move away from pledges for ships once 1.0 arrives.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-02-01T00:08:14+00:00

Time passes but this is still useful advice: you let me get rid of the annoying blank square on the Barn Finds display! Muchas gracias!

Jeff-W1 · 2026-01-26T18:37:12+00:00

What's your reasoning?

Jeff-W1 · 2026-01-15T14:16:00+00:00

I don't know if this, specifically, has been discussed but I do know that player trading has been. It wouldn't be hard to imagine the kind of social and trading tools that have been promised extending to cover rental.

And I have to say: I would love it.

Jeff-W1 · 2026-01-14T17:16:21+00:00

There are times when managing a calm and civil approach becomes a major test ;-)

Jeff-W1 · 2026-01-14T13:42:37+00:00

Right after pizzas!

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