#9 Tau Ceti Part 3 & Conquest Rework

[Rajaa]

Unrelated question to the topic:
Is Lagrange Singularity still planned as next system after Tau Ceti? (after TC , PvP rebalance and Player Controlled Invasions are planned after it).
Will there be added Rare Unit to each planet From TC1 - TC4 ? (basically just little stronger unit than usual , you kill it and get new pattern and little more cryo than usual mantis (like harv cryo etc , not much more))
Also small suggestion: During events , there could be added blaster skins (heart,confetti , snow etc.) as there are usually for some events (could be for all).
- Adding Different color tails (engines) to Shop just for gold (as we have Blue for Admiral , Purple for member or non-clan player , Yellow for squad leader and Green for GM). Those that we have wouldn't be obtainable as they're unique. But other colors would be fine as long as they're not too much dark (not sure about Black). Red , White or Ancient engine etc...

 

[Vesperion]

Unrelated question to the topic:
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Also small suggestion: During events , there could be added blaster skins (heart,confetti , snow etc.) as there are usually for some events (could be for all).
- Adding Different color tails (engines) to Shop just for gold (as we have Blue for Admiral , Purple for member or non-clan player , Yellow for squad leader and Green for GM). Those that we have wouldn't be obtainable as they're unique. But other colors would be fine as long as they're not too much dark (not sure about Black). Red , White or Ancient engine etc...

In addition to that i made yesterday a post about those ideas (just not as buy it via gold cus of current situation (only lasts for 3 hours)) that came into my mind since a longer day (or rather said because of the RDX Events itself)
https://forum.pirategalaxy.com/viewtopic.php?p=201631#p201631

 

[-BoH-]

Unrelated question to the topic:
Is Lagrange Singularity still planned as next system after Tau Ceti? (after TC , PvP rebalance and Player Controlled Invasions are planned after it).
Will there be added Rare Unit to each planet From TC1 - TC4 ? (basically just little stronger unit than usual , you kill it and get new pattern and little more cryo than usual mantis (like harv cryo etc , not much more))
Also small suggestion: During events , there could be added blaster skins (heart,confetti , snow etc.) as there are usually for some events (could be for all).
- Adding Different color tails (engines) to Shop just for gold (as we have Blue for Admiral , Purple for member or non-clan player , Yellow for squad leader and Green for GM). Those that we have wouldn't be obtainable as they're unique. But other colors would be fine as long as they're not too much dark (not sure about Black). Red , White or Ancient engine etc...

Good question

 

[gonzaabel]

I remember have seened somewhere one pic of one parsec with the mantis color tail (used by Developers). And that looks fantastic!
Also the green tail of GMs or methanoid tail will be nice to buy with gold to "customize" our ships like the blaster skins, buyable as three online hours effect.

 

[Rajaa]

I remember have seened somewhere one pic of one parsec with the mantis color tail (used by Developers). And that looks fantastic!
Also the green tail of GMs or methanoid tail will be nice to buy with gold to "customize" our ships like the blaster skins, buyable as three online hours effect.

It could be an perma item like alloy as well , 3h is too short for a tail. (there could be some perma and some limited ones ). But still main question is about Lagrange that i posted in post up.

 

[jlinares]

Hello
can you (developpers) put the Magnetic trap of NPCs with the red color instead of the blue color for the player's trap please ?
Thank you very much

 

[Vesperion]

Hello
can you (developpers) put the Magnetic trap of NPCs with the red color instead of the blue color for the player's trap please ?
Thank you very much

Yep definetly needed considering how many pilots avoid the Player MT even if the "caller" of it is flying normaly inside it to show that it´s the "friendly MT"

Would easy by doing the same thing like it was done with the OS when they changed the NPC OS colour to red and keeping the player OS Blue to indicate it.

 

[-BoH-]

Depending on how the story goes, what kind of enemies will be present in the new story planet, will it be the pirates like in vensr? Mantis? Ancients? Completely new units?

 

[gonzaabel]

How close is TC3? You have any date planned for the release? :mrorange:

 

[Highway]

this is very nice, And in the image it looks like you can spectate in orbit how the CQ goes. Included what ship each pìlot use and who is in rescue pod (I think because of that some icon ships have opacity).

Good oberservation . Players should also have fun spectating the scoreboard from the orbit.

But I've been thinking for long, it's great update but how will all players get to enjoy it?
For example there are 15 people online in clan who want to participate, and enemy is only 5. So only 5v5 we can participate? What about other 10 people. It will be attracting to play conquest, but if just people who want to participate do, others would get bored (if i didn't read some part, remind me).

I guess larger clans will handle this by defining on who should play the upcoming conquest. It works like this during the enlist phase:

Older Mockups:



The players are choosen for the match by the order they enlisted during that phase. Higher rank clan member can remove member from that list(reordering is removed for now). So clans need to manage it and let others play the next time etc.

Will we be able to test this CQ Update on PTR server before it comes info real server? If its planned, then when?

Is the PTR still a thing? I know that the PTR somewhere still exists but i have no access to it anymore.
I think when Split will do PTR tests they will have to alter some things about the new CQ system so that it could be tested properly (short times between the CQ rounds, infinite tokens to actually participate etc.)

Absolutely. The system must be stress tested with large matches. Jup we also need some adjustemtns so that every players has access to the tech required for the test etc. When we are ready for this we will post updates in the forum. Currently it looks like public testing could start in late April. But please dont nail us on that date.

Hello
can you (developpers) put the Magnetic trap of NPCs with the red color instead of the blue color for the player's trap please ?

The TC3 update will have that change ^^

Depending on how the story goes, what kind of enemies will be present in the new story planet, will it be the pirates like in vensr? Mantis? Ancients? Completely new units?

When you played the Tau ceti part 2 story missions there should be a hint on what to expect on the new planet. You will certanly encounter new units using the new items

How close is TC3? You have any date planned for the release? :mrorange:

We planned to release in March, but that depends on the tests and balancing goes. Btw here is a first TC3 teaser to puzzle: https://forum.pirategalaxy.com/viewtopic.php?f=514&p=201730#p201730

Have fun

 

[GOTIL0N]

In a miniature of the "panel" of ships in Conquest you see a ship design that such does not seem to exist within the game ,will it be a future ship playable?

 

[-BoH-]

In a miniature of the "panel" of ships in Conquest you see a ship design that such does not seem to exist within the game ,will it be a future ship playable?

I've noticed that aswell. It wasnt just that ship, there was another sol ship like ship I saw that isn't playable. I'm also curious.

 

[Fission]

In a miniature of the "panel" of ships in Conquest you see a ship design that such does not seem to exist within the game ,will it be a future ship playable?

The ship design you are talking about already exists in the game, is used by the Bozo Gang Members during Story Missions

 

[-BoH-]

Highway, I was also wondering about the question rajaa asked if lagrange will ever be planned after all the updates. Is there anything that needs to be said about it?

 

[gonzaabel]

I think it's too early to talk about Lagrange... because after TC we will get PVP Overhaul Part 2 & Player controlled invasions (if it not change) and it sounds like biggest updates. Also they have big plans for Dino Storm after TC3 & Conquest Rework, so it looks like we will have to wait years to go more beyond than Tau Ceti. But they will give us meanwhile new QoL updates that the game needs as well to get fun. :mrorange:

It's only my opinion :mrorange:

 

[GOTIL0N]

The ship design you are talking about already exists in the game, is used by the Bozo Gang Members during Story Missions

How is Bozo?

 

[Vesperion]

The ship design you are talking about already exists in the game, is used by the Bozo Gang Members during Story Missions

How is Bozo?

Depending on when you last played the Antares Storymission "Criminal Activity" they are simply Story NPCs that only show up in that particular Story Mission and then never show up again.

 

[GOTIL0N]

Depending on when you last played the Antares Storymission "Criminal Activity" they are simply Story NPCs that only show up in that particular Story Mission and then never show up again.

2017, is that a long time? xD

 

[Rajaa]

We planned to release in March, but that depends on the tests and balancing goes. Btw here is a first TC3 teaser to puzzle: https://forum.pirategalaxy.com/viewtopic.php?f=514&p=201730#p201730

So the TC3 is planned next month, and CQ update in April.
How about Easter schedule this year? Will we be able to obtain Defender Mizar and Sol golds as well as M. Trap/Q. Leap ones?

 

[Fission]

So the TC3 is planned next month, and CQ update in April.
How about Easter schedule this year? Will we be able to obtain Defender Mizar and Sol golds as well as M. Trap/Q. Leap ones?

quote from RavenDynamics VI announce:

Please note that Magnet Trap and Quantum Leap blueprints will NOT be appearing as drops during RavenDynamics Ⅵ. You can expect the former in our upcoming Easter event, and the latter in a later event.