[DEVELOPER-PLEASE READ]

To be blunt also, Avorion isn't exactly a space-heavy game, so really if you're running low on space already, that's a sign you need to move stuff around or upgrade  ;)

 

The game itself is very small, but save files actually do get quite large in the order of multiple gigabytes. So there is a chance that on smaller SSDs the free space runs out. Especially since the save files are currently limited to the appdata folder, which is located on the C: drive for windows.

[How to Backup saves?]

Is it as simple as going to %appdata% and making a copy of the galaxy?

 

Yes, that's it :)

[Galaxy size definable]

I feel that this is a very tricky thing in regards to the gameplay.

There are a lot of story missions that are located in a specific ring around the center of the galaxy. Resizing the galaxy could then result in very small areas, which might hinder the spawning of story related things and might throw the balance off. But I would also admit that there are parts of the balancing which could use a bit of adjustment at the moment.

[Add Science and Anomalies]

Great suggestion, I like it :)

Also, very good work with the images, they are looking great!

[I'm new here. (Some random suggestions)]

Some cooler random ship designs to replace all these blocks in space would be nice too. sometimes I don't feel like I'm shooting at actual ships. But I would imagine that's being worked on already and it's probably not easy to teach the computer to randomly design cool-looking ships.

 

We know that there will very likely be faction packs which you can then upload to and download from the Workshop to replace the random ships for some factions.

[How do you load a workshop added ship?]

Don't worry, it will come to the stable branch as well. It is just currently in testing to get rid of the most annoying bugs. Then you should have a better experience when it is released on the stable branch.

[Lock-On Camera]

No problem :)

In case you can't find a certain post of yours then you should be able to find it from your profile, as long as it is not deleted.

[How do you load a workshop added ship?]

Here is a guide on Steam on how to use ships from the workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=941842725

This feature is currently only available on the beta branch, so you should switch to that if you haven't before :)

[Lock-On Camera]

Moved to suggestions :)

[[General] update from .po file]

You should send them the file as an attachment with an email as posted in the announcement:

 

We also know that there are a few finished translations already around, so if you want your translation to be added to the database, send us a quick mail to translate@avorion.net with your .po file so we can add it to the database.

 

[Updates alle ~3Monate]

Koonschi hat ja bereits im letzten Info-Post erwähnt, dass die Updates nach diesem wieder häufiger und regelmäßiger kommen werden. Vielleicht haben wir ja Glück, dass das update vor dem langen Wochenende in die Beta geht, dann ist da auf jeden Fall viel Zeit das zu testen :)

Leider ist es oft nicht wirklich einfacher Sachen halb fertig zu veröffentlichen. Vor allem gibt es dann auch viele die sich beschweren, dass die Updates immer das Spiel kaputt machen, auch wenn es explizit als Beta oder Experimentell deklariert wurde.

[Alliances Dev Update III: Features are done, testing will begin soon.]

Well, first of all the week only ends tomorrow. And he also said that this will be the case if everything goes well. So it should not be very surprising, by the size of the update, if there have been some bugs that will delay it for a few days.

[Read this before posting.]

Yes, you can do that. But I suggest you create a post in the General Discussion forum. You should also add a disclaimer that everyone is using the tool at their own risk and that they should back up their saves before using the tool.

 

Welcome to the forums :)

[Windowed vs Borderless - Graphics]

I have removed the links, but I will leave the thread up as the answer to the question might be relevant to some.

[Any way of changing collision factor...]

You will have to edit the fifth line of the server.ini file of the galaxy you are playing in. The galaxy files are located in the %appdata%\Avorion directory.

The value should be between 0 and 1.

[MOVED: How do you match colours for sections of ship already built?]

This topic has been moved to Gameplay Discussion.

 

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[Dev Update: Alliances]

If you don't do so already, I'd suggest you follow koonschi on twitteror check up there from time to time. He has posted some updates on the progress in the last days again.

It seems that coop piloting is now a real thing and some out of sector updates are working as well.

[How to display cargo hold inventory and ship info?]

If you could link the video at the position where we can see what you mean, then it is easier to answer your question :)

[Ship goes mining when i leave]

Moved to troubleshooting for now :)

[Giving map and notes some loving attention]

Useful fer sure.  Wish there was a way to simply search all the auto generated & player added text for the galaxy map.  Would be nice to simply search for "Steel" to find all the Steel S/M/L factories coordinates (in systems you've been to of course); though would be great to have an option to 'Highlight Sectors matching search results?"  ;D

 

There have been a lot of suggestions in this direction.

Here is the answer from Koonschi (click on the quote description for a link to the topic):

 

I've gotten this proposal a few times already and I have to agree, something like that would be nice.

[Giving map and notes some loving attention]

Huh? There's a way to add player notes somewhere...?

 

I'm being serious, is this possible?  Please, how??

 

Right click on a sector in the galaxy map. Its a few entries down from the hyperspace calculations.

[How do I display my mineral/resource count in the top left at all times?]

Currently the display is only visible in menus like the building mode, to give space for displaying group information.

The total amount of a resource is displayed in the ticker on the right hand side if you collect more of it.

 

I don't know if the changes might be reverted at some point of if there will be something like a setting. That's a decision the dev has to make. I can' t tell right now if the screenshots of the new update already suggest some changes.

For now you will have to look at it in the building menu.

 

Welcome to the forums :)

[Future updates: The Alliances Update and more!]

I figured that maybe not everyone is following Koonschi on twitter, so here are some more recent screenshots from the development of the alliances update:

 

April 12th

 

 

 

April 15th

 

 

April 20th

 

 

 

[Console commands?]

The AppData folder is a hidden folder in your user directory.

 

One way to get to this is to hit the windows key and 'r' at the same time and enter "%appdata%" without the quotes.

You can also set the "Show hidden folders" option in the explorer-options. Then the folder is visible in your user directory.

[Podcasts]

Title seems fairly obvious, but here is my question:

 

What podcasts do you listen to?

 

I am personally trying to catch up with the following podcasts:

 

The Dollop

• American History Podcast
  
• Comedy
  
• Dave Antony, Gareth Reynolds
  

 

Hello Internet

• Varying Topics
  
• CGP Grey
  
• Brady Haran (Numberphile)