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  2. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    The best solution would be to make a player only feedback forum.  And cut out all the misinformed opinions.

    For example:

    Non Players: The silo is a great idea, fantastic, super, wow..

    The Players: The silo doesn't actually work, it just feeds everyone, with gold and berries.  Friends, Enemies, Strangers, Allies..

    Now lets say Grapecard followed the opinion of the Non Players..

    They'd never know.. that the silo was broken.  Thanks for that, non players.. I'm sure the players will thank you.

    The latter part of my argument is that non players making promises to rejoin and therefore directly be informed and supportive with actual detailed information from their own actual experience.. are still non players.. until they actually become players.   Making promises, does not guarantee your return and the game should not be steered in the direction of your demands. But in the direction of the actual players.

    The game should only be designed and manipulated for the players, by the players.  Not for the spectators.

    Of course.. the spectators will disagree.. I'm sure even some of the players will as well.  This is my opinion.  Don't like? Lump it.

    Now you'll need to forgive me, but I have to get back to playing the game...

  3. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    I play Atlas for on avg 12-14 hours a day.. 4-6 days a week.

    Far as I'm concerned.. if you don't have the time to play.. that's your fault.. not mine.  Why should my gameplay be affected because you can't organise your life?

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  4. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    I'm abit confused.. by any objections to my thread tbh.. The Devs.. created the public TEST Realm.. surely.. it should be used for TESTING.. Why else have it?

    Sure it's ea and overall the game is in progress.. but adding items that simply dont work.. thats not game progression.. if anything it's game regression..

    The worst of this issue esp with the Silo, is it was added as a QoL addition.. it actually makes QoL worse.. and people who don't even play the game think it's amazing..

    Personally I like the "idea" of the silo.. But let me know when it works.  Before adding it.

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  6. Posted

    I forsee that they'll change how the code works, without advanced warning that the entire game will need to be reinstalled.

    And that they'll add a silo, call it a QoL change, that will utterly fail and break the game.

  8. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    14 hours ago, NoReason said:

    Dear ATLAS developers and players (this is google translate essay)

    I care about this game because the basics and the climate you have created is incomparable to any other production.
    However, I must express my opinion on why this game will not be a success on the gaming market. Or rather it will slowly die.

    The game has classified itself to the genre of survival / sandbox / exploration / PvP - this is the basic assumption.
    Based on these basic assumptions of the game, you can put the most important game downs.

    Survival:
    - Vitamins are only a hindrance and annoy the players - they need a modification. Sometimes the player simply decides to die than spend extra minutes picking up supplies.
      There was no such thing in ARK. We got a food recipe for it, which we could create according to our preferences. There is no such thing here.
    - Drinking water is also an annoying difficulty. In hot climates there are not enough places to dig this water. There is no rain if we would like to collect this water. *That's why they call it desert*
      In the ark we could create an irrigation system without any problems (and it was a pleasure in itself) *Ark irrigation was ugly and difficult to build without flyers*
    - In cold climates, the hunger rate drops even more and it is even harder to keep vitamins at a decent level. *As it should*
    - Putting armor of different types carries too many penalties and leaves no free choice. We can wear heavy armor (the best in the game) only in moderate climates.
    - You should be more focused on the fantasy atmosphere. Wolves, lions and snakes are not too demanding opponents. The game in real climates is not very interesting.
      Why not add creatures from fantasy to the world of ATLAS? Something that created an actual threat, and perhaps a challenge for the player? *No, just No.. Hydra and Sirens and Dragons is bad enough.. we don't need more hysterics*
    - Taming and breeding is as annoying as boring. This is certainly not as much fun as in ARK. Seriously think about the whole revorkiem.
    - You created the game in the assumption of exploration and hence these annoying factors. Here we have to sail a boat, sometimes over an hour, for example, want to tame an animal that is not in the mood of our island
      Or, for example, if we would like to do an item from the blueprint we found, we need to visit even three different climates!
    - Solo play is not possible.

    sandbox:
    - There are no structures with an angle of 45 degrees
    - We waste a lot of time on the ship's float. It's nice, but after a while it makes us realize that this game is dead. *I don't think it's dead, yet*
    - This is just my suggestion, but I think that there is too little land and too much ocean. *Sailing game!* Solid continents would be useful instead of islands.
    - There are few cons or many, but it is not important. The basics of the game are very good for this genre and it's not something extra to come up with.
    - Solo play is not possible.

    Exploration:
    - The game forces us to explore. Nothing else needs to be added in this sentence. The assumption is wrong at the very basics. Change your thinking to reward exploration *Actually I feel, it doesn't force us enough*
    - Exploration is boring. There is nothing to discover. *There's lots to discover, it's usually in hard to find places* There are no surprises, repetitive content.
    - Solo play is not possible.

    Graphics:
    - We hear the sound of the night / day and suddenly the light goes out / lights up. It's unnatural.
    - Shadows move unnaturally with the camera.
    - Waves on the sea, if they are interesting, after some time they are boring. Storms are boring and undemanding. Rework!
    - Why is this mist at sea?  *Fog, Mist only occurs over land*
    - Gamma is totally unmatched. In winter climates, snow winks. The / gamma X command does not help at all. You must use this command non-stop to be able to play.
      I feel sorry for players who do not know this command.
    - Ships "ship of the damned" look like big motor boats, not like ships of the undead.

    Bugia:
    - Under the influence of waves at sea, the player is often under the last deck of the ship and it is impossible to get out without destroying the ship's side.
    - The guardians of the chest are hiding under the ground, despite being in a fight with the player.

    I added a point that solo play is impossible. I play 5 players in the team. It's impossible to believe it or not - it kills the game more than any of the minuses I mentioned.
    I have even more suggestions that I think 100% of the players think is right, but I have mentioned the most important ones that should be resolved by ASAP.

    Nice input. I don't agree with all of it, but there are imo many fine opinions stated here.  I've used strikethrough for stuff I disagree with.

  9. Posted

    - Reverted the Claim Flag height limit on Official Servers

    v209.34

    - When replacing invalid claimflags, you can now place them within the green ring of your original flag
    - Claim flag height limit has been increased to 6500 units above sea level

    v209.31
    - Important: Claim Flags now have a maximum height limit when being placed. Claim Flags that were previously placed which exceed this limit will indicate as such on the HUD. Those which exceed the limit will be able to place a 2nd claim flag in a viable location. This will destroy your old flag and drop it's entire inventory into a loot cache (2 hour expiration time) on the ground. Next Wednesday, we'll be deploying an update which will force destroy any legacy flags which exceed the height limit. The limit is 4k units above sea level which is approximately 16/17 walls and only admins or above will be able to replace the flag.
    - New configurable ini setting for Claim Flag height limit

    [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
    MaxSettlementFlagZ=4000     // you can set this number to 999999 to have no height restrictions.

     

    Reading this through.. it appears as tho someone had an idea..

    Added that idea to the game without testing.

    The idea was then removed.

    All that's changed is a new line of code appears in private server scripts and alot of people where stressed out for no reason.

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  10. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    16 hours ago, Realist said:

    Technically those people don’t play football either. They watch others play football and comment on what others are doing without them doing it themselves. I have watched a lot of gameplay on atlas.

    i just don’t see the difference between me and a football fan and why it makes a difference if I am pressing the keys. I am still seeing the same stuff that the player is.

    i was even telling the twitch people to do certain things a while back because I wanted to see someone. It’s not like I can physically be there doing just like the players themselves can physically be there doing it. I believe watching gameplay is the same as playing. That is probably why twitch is so big.

    but yeah I don’t think people should just insult each other. Happens to me on here all the time lol

    I kinda agree with this, alot of what goes on in the game doesn't need to be touched or felt within the game for comment to be made on.  However, alot of what happens in videos.. is edited for effect, staged etc for amusement.  Which can lead to false assumptions.

    That said, the viewer can watch a fight and go "oooh... that's unfair.. see that!" and the player will be in total agreement.

    It's even possible indeed probable, that viewers will see stuff or guess stuff that the player can't/won't because they're preoccupied with not getting their legs ripped off..

    But.. the issue here, is that people who don't play a game.. not only don't have any moneytary input or quite likely, won't play it ever again, somehow have the right to steer how the game is designed.  ie to change the gameplay future.. of current gamers.   The people who do put into the game on a daily basis and do make "in circumstances" ongoing payments etc should be the only ones giving feedback.  People who haven't played for a week or more, don't own the game etc.. shouldn't even be allowed to post in the forums.. let alone view the content.

    They should perhaps get a forum for themselves to discuss theory.  Where their opinions can't hurt anyone.

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  12. Posted

    11 hours ago, boomervoncannon said:

    ...with lettuce tomato and mayo? Hold the onion please, you never know when you might wind up making out with someone later.

     

     

    What?

    I saw everyone making these request threads for wind and boosted breeding and stuff, so I thought we’re just placing orders now. I love grilling out on the 4th. Oh and make mine just medium well done if you will.

    If you make it, sure why not.

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  13. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    10 hours ago, Willard said:

    Jesus fuckin christ, Im not guessing. Atlas is the same game as it was 2 weeks ago when I still played, just with these QoL changes which fixed things that were annoying, for instance refilling 10 defence towers with 10-15 NPCs each all around the island, 6 galleons full of crew, 15 brigs full of crew, multiple schooners and hundred puckle guns all around the island. It took more than 4 hours to refill all these thinks and man, It was really boring. I know this much better than u are because I actually done that multiple times (just like my crewmates which hated it too). If you don´t see, sorry, your fault. You lack experience, not me.

    I know that for you and your 2 pve ships this change doesn´t do anything but for people who have a lot of NPCs (like hundreds all around the Settlement) its nice. 

    You actually think you're the only person who's maintained a base.. I laugh at your tiny base.  You should see what I used to maintain in ark.  It didn't take hours, it took days.  The silo is a nice idea.. but it's only for berries.. and gold.  If anything, it makes my QoL much worse.. as I can't harvest berries fast enough, we put 5000 berries on the silo, about 10 hours later, there were 450.. using meat/veg is way better.   It lasts much longer than berries.  I guess if you have easy access to berries it's a different issue but for me.. not so much.

    I can fill a food larder and not have to touch it again for a few days.. the silo.. didn't last a day.

  14. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    10 hours ago, Sulfurblade said:

    And now Martyn you can't have your cake and eat it too...

    You can't in one post defend Realists ability to have a right to comment and then in this post subvert your earlier comment for your own gain!

    I wasn't. I don't condone realists right to comment either. (didn't intend to if I did) He never even bought the game.  But, alot of what he says tends to center around viewpoints that can be argued without having played the game.

  20. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    Yeh yeh.. but that's too much like hard work and thinking.. and ships of the damned..

    And those sneaky rocks..besides.. If I tack NE/SE/NE.. etc.. I'll just end up further East.. not South.. where I need to be with my 14 thousand gold.. stored in my Racks.. waiting to pay greedy crewmen and island taxmen...

    What I need...

    Is a trireme.  Row row row your boat...gently down the steam...merrily..

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1790470149

    Now I have blurry compass disease.. if it goes another click to the east.. and a few bars higher.. I could finally leave... on  SES.. heading.. probably..

    Then we can talk about tacking..

    I'm so bored now..I'm swinging from my mast.. for fun and kicks.

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1790476897

    9 knots.. that'll do.. i'm off.. wind is slightly north of east.. but i can cut that.

  21. Posted

    1 minute ago, Willard said:

    Ye but im not someone who never played Atlas. I am probably much more experienced than you are. The fact you are still playing and I am not doesn´t make you someone who knows the game better 😉 I know everything about this game m8, the fact I stopped playing week ago doesn´t change it. 

    That isn't the point.. although you probably don't. And it does.  You are only guessing at the facts of what you are basing your opinion on.  Because you don't play.. end of. There is no argument here.. it's like the cheating to n fro.. no argument to be made.  You don't play.. you have no basis for argument.  You can comment on ideas etc but you don't have the right to argue opinions of people who are still playing, after you got bored and quit.  But clearly you disagree.. I disagree with you.. you with me.. we're just pointing this out repeatedly.. so

    I won't comment on your comments.  You don't comment on mine. 

  23. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    I've literally been sitting here all day.. I crashed.. and my ship sailed into busby island.. so I repaired it.. and noticed wind had flipped.. to opposite direction.  I've been watching it. it doesn't go 20dgs it goes 20, 20, then storm, flips, 20, 20, 20,storm flips.. etc. It hasn't gone anything south of east or west for last 6 hours.. and I need a southerly wind.. alternatively, I'll need to cross O/A line and hope the wind is better there and then get a westerly back to my base 2 regions away.  Or I wait here.. 🙂

    Growling..

    It's currently slack wind, in the fog, nor'easterly..

  24. Posted

    3 minutes ago, [GP] Guybrush Threepwood said:

    Not everyone has a right to comment on a public forum about a public game in a freedom of speech world.... man you still high? People have commented that @Realist doesn't have a place to comment as he doesn't play the game, they don't really mean he has no right to comment, they just don't like the fact that someone with no experience of the game should push for changes that they haven't experienced themselves.

    Now Realist has every right to comment like every single other person on this forum. If someone from Atlas is global banned in the game, they still have a right to comment on the development of the game. If someone doesn't play during the week but plays at weekends only, they still have a right to comment on the forum.

    You have a right to say who has no right to comment because it's your opinion, an opinion that means shit btw.

    And to say not everyone has the right to comment unless maybe their special.... well i'm not going to comment on that as i'll have the Mods on my back.

    I don't follow football.. but apparently I can comment on every team? Make suggestions how they should play? Having no clue what I'm talking about? You actually believe that? I don't play ark.. I'm not in ark forums telling them how to make their game.. it really is that simple.. don't play.. no rights.  Freedom of speech is not about making comments on privately run servers.. it's about citizens rights in their own country, against their own government.. nothing to do with private forums.. your freedom of speech, is your right to tell your local senator what you think of him.. literally.. and he can't do anything about it.  That's all.  It doesn't give you the right to insult people, degrade them, make innuendos or anything else.  Those are actually assaults.  Maybe you need to go and learn about what stuff actually means before you go spouting your nonsense.

  25. Posted · Edited by Martyn

    Been waiting 6 hours.. it was due south.. then it changed to due north.. then ne.. then nw..then north again..

    Do I need to turn my ship to the north to get the wind to go south?

    It really does feel like the game purposefully switches wind direction.. that it isn't rng at all.

    East, West.. Ideally South.. any of the combinations.. would be great thanks.

    I've turn my ship to point north.. see if I can trick the wind gods to sending it south.  6 hours.. sitting here.. errgh..

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