Myk

Its pretty bad. I totally support Grapeshot for working to make a great game, a fun game. Wiping servers, making changes when and how they need to be - that's awesome, and it is Early Access - we are just helping test the game, in a sense, and that's solid. Its what we agreed to. But, when Grapeshot comes out with strong statements about banning entire companies and alliances if folks abuse known exploits - strong words, that really give folks like me hope that the game is going to be revitalized... ... and then don't keep their word - well, that support dries right up and I agree - best bet at this point is to move along and find a game developer who keeps their promises. I don't care what that promise is! But strong words and zero action sum up to one thing... pathetic.

Yea, there's so much lag already - I don't even want to consider the overhead of a "hex overlay" across the entire map.

The actual phrase is, "so it begins" .... not "and it starts," c'mon now.

So you want the stuff you want to do to be solo-able, but you don't care if the things you don't want to do are group content. Well, OP, I think you've shown your true colors. This conversation has been fun, but its time for you to look in the mirror and think a bit.

Not sure what server you're on, but anyone on NA PvE who has this problem let me know. We're in a PvE alliance focused on killing Kraken on any odd Tuesday. You don't have to do anything with anyone at all, ever - be as loner as you want, but if you could stand to you know, sail near other people for a few minutes, its pretty easy to get those things unlocked. I do see what you're saying in terms of wanting to be pure solo and still access everything, but how can things be made at that level of difficulty/challenge, yet still also be a challenge for folks who do work together? If it takes one guy to do something, then its usually stupid easy with 2 or 3 ... I can't imagine a scenario where the solo hero can achieve everything, and yet, the game still provides a challenge to groups.

So, are you suggesting the game have different rules for smaller companies than large ones? Like if your company is 3 people or less, you just get everything without working for it, but those folks who can work together get... to work harder? Sorry, doesn't make sense to me, and I'm in a 2 person company. The game already allows you to get the power stone pretty easy... only requires one stone to get the submarine... There should be something available to folks who are able to do more... because they work together as a large group, or work very well as a small group, or whatever it is. Without challenge, the game loses all interest.

Just set things up so you only need to visit for the imprint. Figure out temperatures, build a shelter, run some grills... whatever you need to do... been breeding bears, and now horses, without any stress at all - just getting them past that first 10%, and then using an alarm clock to visit for imprint... super easy, with a shelter and a couple grills as needed.

Its the same as in Ark, the baby randomly gets from the parents, each stat. So if the baby gets the worst of a bunch of stats, then his level is lower, because less points per stat. Its unlikely, but always possible.

Hey Shoe, if you're on NA PvE we have a breed that is 170+ born, fully imprinted over 200 dmg - would love to mix and match with that stamina and health.

141% Also happy to trade 1 run for 1 run, each supply the mats ... could do a 184 that way

Like the subject says - we have an extra mythical large shipyard blueprint, as an indication of quality, it wants over 100 mythos. We're looking to trade for a small, mythical shipyard blueprint, since we aren't having the luck in finding one. NA PvE, PM me here, I'll follow up. Myk

Hey, Looking for an alliance to join on NA PvE, to do endgame content. If anyone knows of one, please let me know! If other folks are looking for one as well, on NA PvE, drop a comment here - if nothing else, we'll just make one. Myk

Bump. Additional information: Colorful tools will not remain on my toolbar when I relog. When I log back on, I cannot drag them to the same slots on my toolbar where they were when I logged off. I can, however, drag them to a different slot, and swap that slot with the correct slot, as a 5-10s workaround. Network - NA PvE Grid - B5

Definitely full emo. Once spotted, an Emo will turn into a Rageaholic, as their cover is blown.

I think you can get away with placing an NPC in a box and letting him sit there forever, or until your resources/gold run out. Not sure, but the NPC pirates have been used before to help with claim battles, once you own the land. Might work here.

I agree, trying to get reclusive, PvE, solo or "circle of friends" folks to share is challenging. We are offering an eco-friendly, tax-share situation for any new folks who want to live on our island, because: 1 - it would help us out. We'd appreciate the lower gold cost per tick, and we'd enjoy the free resources 2 - by eco-friendly, we mean, ocean facing cliff platforms, no resource blocking, shared facilities (taming, garden, forget, etc...) so the island stays clean. note: We follow the same rules we ask of our settlers. 3 - tax share, we split 50/50 the free resources with our residents, so everyone profits. My hope is that by establishing a relationship, where its obvious everyone is benefiting, we can help folks feel more secure. I do hear you about the gold being tight, and I expect the upkeeps cost to be tweaked - but I can also see how that same upkeep could be a great conflict driver in PvP, so I like that... Still, the two of us were able to farm over a weeks "rent" so we can chill and wait till next weekend to get back into it, 2 lowbies and a bear - gotta figure that will get easier as we get levels, so yea... running a crew forever would be nasty - but keeping 1 NPC as a cleanup guy, and just hiring crew to man the guns when you're sailing? They should pay for themselves... I dunno, it will remain to be seen if neckbeards can survive in a close space together. As a fellow neckbeard, I am curious to see

Look, Grapeshot. You guys are not the best at schedules, but its OK, there's plenty of folks complaining about that. I wanted to say big ups to Grapeshot Games. Trying new things, not afraid to wipe an EA situation, that's awesome. Fixing broken stuff requires testing, trying things out, and you guys have the kohones to do it. Much respect. Put that on top of really listening to your community, and I gotta say Big Ups. You realized NA Empires wasn't going well, you heard folks crying about not enough islands for small companies in PvE and no NA Server. You took the steps to fix this quickly, and gave a lot of us a great holiday in the process. Sure, there's bugs. Sure, some folks didn't come out ahead on this change, but overall - really nice. I know most people only come to forums when they're upset, so I wanted to say my piece. Great job! Myk

I remember the first launch. Rushing in a raft to claim a small chunk of rock near some resources.... if sailing out of a rubberband freeport counts as "rushing' Having to build a stone house, with no windows, and foundations in a circle around the main house, to prevent folks from killing me by dragging wolves to my base while I'm logged off, or shooting me with fire arrows while I sleep. Not being able to leave your claim because if you do - then someone can flip it instantly, since its buggy as hell... This "sucked." What we have now? It is a far, far cry from those early days. Now I can go sailing and not worry. Now I can build a reasonable base, not a PvE stone bunker. This is light years better my god man.

Well, I disagree. We're also a 2 man tribe, also picked off a small island. It is plenty for us to play the game, relax, and enjoy. Yes, there is a gold upkeep. Yes you have to play the game to own the land. Yes you have to log on and maintain it. I think this is a huge step forward from Ark, or even earlier Atlas attempts, where in PvE folks could claim land and just sit on it forever, leading to stale maps. This is nice, if people are playing and enjoying - they can easily afford their own land. If not - well, someone else can grab it. Again - in PvE, Person X on your island gathers 100 wood if tax is 0 or 20% doesn't matter. The only change is magical, free resources appear in your bank. There is no downside to taxes, only an upside. I know you're a bit of a forum warrior, Damion, but really, this system does not suck at all.

Hello, Old school EVE player, who loved Ark and got lost in it for years also, looking for solid company with pvp-knowledgeable leadership. Can't stand racism, or immature, ego driven folks. Looking for a company that can handle the metagame, organization, etc. for me, so I can build myself a ship and sail it in epic naval battles in fun fleet fights. More than happy to throw in and pull more than my own weight... I'll be dragging my wife along, and she's pretty active and just likes to harvest tame and pvp; while I like to build and pvp. Please - any companies that can help me find the fun side of this game, hook me up. I've spent years in games like this, and to see them come together is exciting for me - I know this is a game I'll be into for a while, so looking for that quality team to play alongside. I'll check for messages here - or add me on discord, Myk#4714 Myk

Red X indicates where you are on the map. An X, not an arrow, so you have no idea what direction you're facing. That's bad. Putting the red X inside a red circle, so you literally cannot find where you are on the map because colors... that's just stupid. Can we change the X to orange or something? Maybe make it a directional arrow? But at least, change to color? Holy shit.

Why? Has Grapeshot ever talked about a server wipe? no. Does the Grapeshot team have a history of not wiping imbalanced/broken/duplicated servers? yes. What you can really expect is to see (if we're lucky) a clean server deployed sometime before release. That's your best bet. Still unlikely. History. It teaches those who listen.

Yep, but too scared to join PvP. I understand folks who are too cowardly to PvP, but want to grief/raid anyway... understand, but don't respect.

Sailed into a very sheltered bay to avoid tornadoes while I slept RL. Anchored. Logged on today to find myself dead - company log says Ship of the Damned... OK?

I think? you get a message if someone tries to take your land... so if you are in a boat, just fast travel via bed on home and block it. Definitely not a perfect system - but if you always log out in your home territory / main flag area.... and travel back via beds if that spot is contested - may be that you cannot protect 5 flags, but you can probably defend one?