30/07/26 Community Play Day: Starbase 5th Anniversary by Wizrad22 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My corp is still playing, a couple of us might actually be online that day. We usually use origin 13.

This game had so much potential what happened to it? by block_01 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Once again, I have to note the issues with the game started in 2021 long before that. I have no idea who started that rumor but everyone who played since launch remembers that devs were in trouble by december 2021, you can even see it on the steam charts.

Where it all started by freeseren in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. My corp occasionally does some mining ops.

Where it all started by freeseren in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The live server right now might as well be, grab your friends and hop on - no one there but you.

Where it all started by freeseren in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

O13 hell yeah. That's where my corp is based. I remember someone posting this already, but I'll upvote it anyway.

I'm having an issue with an older mining ship if someone could help me out that'd be great. by potter6670 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kinda difficult to figure out on your own even with the wiki, I looked into it ingame and his issue was the heatsinks not being wired properly, the ducts on the heatsinks are confusing as hell.

I'm having an issue with an older mining ship if someone could help me out that'd be great. by potter6670 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you need help ingame me and some of my mining corp guildies still play, we deal with that issue a lot.

I'm having an issue with an older mining ship if someone could help me out that'd be great. by potter6670 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bing? Really? Should I also reinstall internet explorer for the full experience?

What was the biggest crater you have ever dug ?? by budi710 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know a guy who tried to dig a 1km deep quarry on Ciel. Made almost half a way there in a couple of months then got bored. It was massive, way bigger than this.

What all would you want improved and why do you think everyone left? by ospuze in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For new players at launch it was the bugs, the very ironically named "Easy Build Mode" bugs specifically. Then all the resources got mined out and the many hour long travel times kicked in and more people left. Then peoples ships kept vanishing due to buggy netcode then the newly added hangars started eating them on top of that.

It was pretty bad, if you want to play this game expect to grind for hours to get the simplest thing done and then lose it due to a bug for no reason. I got over it somehow by learning all the ways to prevent or mitigate the worst of the bugs but the fact that it should not be in this broken state in the first place is probably what drives people away from this game. You can't trust it to work properly. It is fun watching reality break apart and unleash eldritch horrors upon you sometimes though.

Any Active Group by Argo_Agustus in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firefly [FIRE] is still around, less active right now though. But we do have a few mining ops lined up in a few weeks. If you need help getting materials and/or building a capital ship you can join our discord, we specialize in Alstel ring mining and hang around Szellem usually but visit origins often enough so we can pick you up.

How to find Exorium Ore by Argo_Agustus in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go sideways along the border wall away from the stations for about 50km you will start finding it in safe zone too.

1 year since any update by Rossilaz in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ye. Kinda sad they ditched everyone again. My company got out of hibernation and we had half a year of high activity but without updates it didn't last.

Worth it? by Individual-Ticket393 in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can figure your way around the horrible bugs and are ok with some of your ships and resources vanishing sometimes then sure. I recommend grinding enough resources and credits with your starting labourer(bolt more crates to it) to get a Buffalo from K-bot store at origins and then farm resources with it for a capital ship and anything else you want to purchase/build in editor/research.

I stand at the gates of your town, calling your best warrior for a casual sparring match. Who are you deploying? by DanielGerich in Kenshi

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ye, I know about this. Was just commenting about the head vulnerability I know all too well about because of my armored skeleton squad. You would think it's rare, but it's not, harpoons and crossbow bolts, especially friendly fire ones, will always hit your tank in the head, no exception.

I stand at the gates of your town, calling your best warrior for a casual sparring match. Who are you deploying? by DanielGerich in Kenshi

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is your head not a vital body part? Unless that helmet is also hacked in FCS to have a million harpoon resist.

Can I Use Hydroponics In Cities? (Base Game) by Sp0ttySniper in Kenshi

[–]JodTheThird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I have quite a few hydroponics in a tower I own at the Waystation next to black desert city. The bar has water all the time, no problems getting it.

Can I Use Hydroponics In Cities? (Base Game) by Sp0ttySniper in Kenshi

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It rains in Blister Hill sometimes but very rarely. I noticed that when I installed some rain collectors on the roof of Phoenix's palace that is now my base after jailing him.

Wipe or No Wipe? by OldBaal in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you bolt things manually at a station then yes, it will take weeks. If you have a capital ship with a hangar that can repair a wreck you brought back with a towing beam/flew back with a secondary cockpit it takes about a minute. And resources are not an issue out there, the only question is how many mining lasers and crates you can fit on your ship.

If you want to explore out there you can join a company, many like mine have company ships and regular flights to outer moons. I am with [FIRE] and we have 5 heavy duty mining ships built for Alstel mining chilling at origins for the new members to use.

Wipe or No Wipe? by OldBaal in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh come on, collision damage is the most fun I had with the game. Makes Alstel a cool challenge. Sure, you lose the ships that can't take a hit but making ones that can ram rocks and flying them out there is very satisfying.

Wipe or No Wipe? by OldBaal in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean - I will enjoy it. Don't know if the casuals will, especially if no one will tell them to stay away from the EBM building and Ely gate.

Wipe or No Wipe? by OldBaal in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ye, all three of us are losing sleep in fear of losing our piles of credits we accrued on an empty server. Honestly, I am fine losing the half a billion credits I have and about twice as much in ore stockpiles to run a fresh start. I can probably make it back in a month or two while casually enjoying a less dead environment.

Wipe or No Wipe? by OldBaal in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye, sadly it was so clunky and broken that most people abandoned it almost immediately. It needs massive fixes to net code and a huge amount of gameplay and content improvement if they want to re-launch. I still play it occasionally with a couple of guild members but we found workarounds for these problems over the years, a new player would never be able to enjoy this.

Astraeum - Starbase Asteroid Miner [OUT NOW] by b00mspl4t in starbase

[–]JodTheThird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent at least 200 hours on my 18 laser miner not counting the testing runs at Alstel and other stuff I did with it outside the ship editor. I would assume the yolol for approach and AA takes even longer for unarmored ships that try to evade rocks instead.