Bob Stephon

Bob Stephon

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[quote who="RagingTy" reply="168" id="3720121"] pluto not appearing as a binary dwarf star is a bit surprising, [/quote] What? I'm lost. I would rather it appear as a 1947 Studebaker Starlight coupé.

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Hmmm OK. So here are my thoughts on the first chapter : The Solar System camera is seriously aggravating. We either need full control of the zoom level or a solar system mini-map, preferably both. At one point the sound and voice stopped all together and I had to exit the game and get back into it to fix it. I am trying to reproduce it, but I had hit escape to pause the game briefly (during solar system navigation) and it cut out while t

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It seems to me that as the graphics and detail of modern games has increased, exploring random planets, and Landers in general are less viable. You cant procedurally generate a whole universe and have it be non-stop thrills (see also No Mans Sky). We just expect too much when you give us a 4k/60fps color view of the universe and its not realistic that it will be entertaining AND magically generated. It seriously breaks my heart since games like SC

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Am I the only one that spent a certain amount of time putting it loosely related StarControl terms into the beta field, you know, hoping for the extra-super-secret beta?

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As a software engineer, I have always looked up to Fred and Paul... But unless they have been living off-planet for the past 25 years they know how intellectual property works. Peter Jackson poured his heart into Lord of the Rings, but he doesn't get to make "Lord of the Rings II, Sauron on Vacation" without getting the daylights sued out of him. It seems to me that Stardock has been bending over backwards for Fred and Paul and once Stardock did all the

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I like it. I wouldnt mind 'rescuing' errant crew and pressing them into service either. Not slavery exactly, just a mutually beneficial survival arrangement. Or stuff them in an airlock. Both are good.

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I jumped on Founder status and then lost track of it for a while, so I just gorged on the whole list of items at once. I have high hopes for this and I do like the art direction so far. There is less lore in Vault than I would have wished though. Is there a single place where all of the lore items have been collected that I can look at?

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