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| Start with a complex, fully-equipped asteroid base with many small ships and the 2 large ships.  
 
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! Lone Survivor
 
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=== Assembler Efficiency ===
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Only available in [[Survival Mode]]. Affects the speed of and the amount of ingots used by the [[Assembler]] to produce [[Components and Tools|components]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Realistic
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| Standard speed and efficiency
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|-
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! 3x
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| Assemblers use 1/3 of the ingots and take 1/3 of the time
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|-
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! 10x
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| Assemblers use 1/10 of the ingots and take 1/10 of the time
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|}
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=== Refinery Speed ===
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Only available [[Survival Mode]]. Affects the speed that the [[Refinery]] processes [[ore]]s.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Realistic
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| Standard speed
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|-
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! 3x
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| Refineries take 1/3 of the time
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|-
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! 10x
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| Refineries take 1/10 of the time
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|}
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=== Online Mode ===
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Determines whether or not people can connect to you for online multiplayer.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Offline
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| The world is not visible on the "Join World" menu, and is not joinable in any way. Singleplayer mode is active, meaning you can pause the game.
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! Private
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| The world is not visible on the "Join World" menu. It is joinable, but only with an invite.
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|-
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! Friends
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| The world appears on the "Join World" menu to your Steam friends, and is joinable by them. People who are not friends with you on Steam will not see the game, but they can still join if they are invited into it.  
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! Public
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| The world is visible on the "Join World" menu to everyone online on Steam, and is joinable by them.
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|}
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=== Max. Players ===
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Only available if the Online Mode is not "Offline". Determines the maximum amount of players on the world at once, including yourself. Range: 2-16
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=== Max. Objects ===
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The maximum amount of small objects (ores, dropped components, etc.) in the world at one time. If this limit is exceeded, the oldest object will be deleted. Higher values can strain less powerful computers. Range: 16-1024
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=== Environment Hostility ===
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Affects the frequency and severity of [[Meteor Storms]].
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Safe
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| Meteor storms will not occur.
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! Normal
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| Meteor storms will occur rarely and in smaller numbers, causing minor damage.
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! Cataclysm
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| Meteor storms occur regularly, in decent numbers, and can cause serious damage.
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! Armageddon
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| Meteors never stop. Meteors are on fire. Meteors will cause major damage. Good luck.
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|}
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=== Asteroid Amount ===
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Not available if you have picked the "Empty World" scenario. Affects the amount of pseudo-randomly generated asteroids in the game world. Important for [[Survival Mode]], as they are your source of [[ore]]s.
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=== Auto-Healing ===
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Only available in [[Survival Mode]]. If turned on, you will gradually heal up to 70% health without the need for a [[Medical Room]].
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=== Enable Copy/Paste ===
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Only available in [[Creative Mode]]. Determines whether or not players are allowed to cut, copy and past.
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=== Auto-Save ===
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When turned on, the world will automatically save at regular intervals.
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=== Weapons Enabled ===
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Determines whether or not weapons will work. If turned off, trying to a fire a weapon will display a warning message.
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=== Show Player Names ===
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When turned on, players who are in your line-of-sight will have their names displayed above their heads.
  
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=== Thruster Damage ===
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Toggles on/off the damage that thrusters do to objects caught in their flame.
  
They are as follows:-
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=== Cargo Ships ===
; Scenario : Only available when creating a new world. Allows you to select from a set of pre-built scenarios to start from.
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Toggles on/off the randomly-spawning [[Cargo Ships]].
; Name : The name of the world, which will appear in both the load menu and the join menu (if your world is open for others to join)
 
; Description : A short description of the world.
 
; Game Mode : Sets the world to either [[Survival Mode|Survival]] or [[creative Mode|Creative]] mode.
 
; Inventory Size : Only available in [[Survival Mode]]. Multiplier for the size of the player's inventory.
 
; Assembler Efficiency : Only available in [[Survival Mode]]. Affects the amount of ingots used by the [[Assembler]] to produce [[Components and Tools|components]].
 
; Refinery Speed : Only available in [[Survival Mode]]. Affects the rate at which the [[Refinery]] processes ores into ingots.
 
; Online Mode : Determines if your world is joinable for other players. "Offline" means it is not at all, "Private" means it can only be joined with an invitation, "Friends" means only those on your Steam friends list can join, and "Public" means anyone online on Steam can join. [[Multiplayer]]
 
; Max. Players : Only available if the Online Mode is not "Offline". The maximum amount of players on the world at one time. (2-16)
 
; Max. Objects : The maximum amount of small objects (ores, dropped components, etc.) on the world at one time. (16-1024)
 
; Environment Hostility : Affects the frequency and severity of [[Meteor Storms|meteor storms]].
 
; Asteroid Amount : The amount of pseudo-randomly generated asteroids in the game world. Important for [[Survival Mode|Survival]], as they are your source of [[Ore|ores]].
 
; Auto-healing : Only affects [[Survival Mode]]. If it is turned on, you will gradually regain health up to 70% without the need for a [[Medical Room]].
 
; Enable Copy/Paste : Only available in [[Creative Mode]]. Toggles whether or not to allow access to cut, copy and paste.
 
; Auto-save : When enabled, world will automatically save at regular intervals.
 
; Weapons enabled : Determines whether or not weapons will work. If turned off, the [[Gatling Gun]], [[Rocket Launcher]] and [[Automatic Rifle]] will refuse to fire and display a warning message.
 
; Show player names : When turned on, names of other players in your line-of-sight will be displayed above their heads.
 
; Cargo ships : Toggles the randomly spawning [[Cargo Ships| cargo ships]].
 

Revision as of 15:05, 16 May 2014





There are a number of settings that can be changed to affect various ways the game works. They can be set when creating a new world or adjusted on existing worlds by selecting them in the load menu and clicking "edit settings".

Scenario

Only available when creating a new world. Allows you to select from the following set of pre-built scenarios:

Easy Start 1 Start on a fully-equipped platform with 2 small ships (one mining, one military) and 2 large ships (the blue ship and the red ship featured in one of the menu loops).
Easy Start 2 Start with a complex, fully-equipped asteroid base with many small ships and the 2 large ships.
Lone Survivor Start on a fully-equipped platform.
Crashed Red Ship Start with the aftermath of the red ship flying into an asteroid.
Two Platforms Has two fully-equipped platforms at opposite ends of the asteroid field. Recommended for PvP.
Asteroids Start in a spawn ship in an asteroid field.
Empty World An empty world; no platform, no ships, no asteroids. Completely unsuitable for Survival Mode.

Name

The name of the world, which will appear both in the "Load World" menu and in the "Join World" menu (if your world is open for others to join).

Description

A short description of the world. Appears when you mouse over the world in the "Load World" menu.

Game Mode

Sets the world to either Creative or Survival Mode.

Creative Infinite resources, instant building, systems to not require resources (e.g. Uranium) to function.
Survival Resources must be mined and refined. Blocks can still be placed instantly, but require components and welding before they are functional. Systems require and use up resources.

Inventory Size

Only available in Survival Mode Affects the size of the inventories (both the player's and most storage blocks).

Realistic Standard. Player can hold 400L.
3x Inventories are three times larger. Player can hold 1200L
10x Inventories are ten times larger. Player can hold 4000L.

Assembler Efficiency

Only available in Survival Mode. Affects the speed of and the amount of ingots used by the Assembler to produce components.

Realistic Standard speed and efficiency
3x Assemblers use 1/3 of the ingots and take 1/3 of the time
10x Assemblers use 1/10 of the ingots and take 1/10 of the time

Refinery Speed

Only available Survival Mode. Affects the speed that the Refinery processes ores.

Realistic Standard speed
3x Refineries take 1/3 of the time
10x Refineries take 1/10 of the time

Online Mode

Determines whether or not people can connect to you for online multiplayer.

Offline The world is not visible on the "Join World" menu, and is not joinable in any way. Singleplayer mode is active, meaning you can pause the game.
Private The world is not visible on the "Join World" menu. It is joinable, but only with an invite.
Friends The world appears on the "Join World" menu to your Steam friends, and is joinable by them. People who are not friends with you on Steam will not see the game, but they can still join if they are invited into it.
Public The world is visible on the "Join World" menu to everyone online on Steam, and is joinable by them.

Max. Players

Only available if the Online Mode is not "Offline". Determines the maximum amount of players on the world at once, including yourself. Range: 2-16

Max. Objects

The maximum amount of small objects (ores, dropped components, etc.) in the world at one time. If this limit is exceeded, the oldest object will be deleted. Higher values can strain less powerful computers. Range: 16-1024

Environment Hostility

Affects the frequency and severity of Meteor Storms.

Safe Meteor storms will not occur.
Normal Meteor storms will occur rarely and in smaller numbers, causing minor damage.
Cataclysm Meteor storms occur regularly, in decent numbers, and can cause serious damage.
Armageddon Meteors never stop. Meteors are on fire. Meteors will cause major damage. Good luck.

Asteroid Amount

Not available if you have picked the "Empty World" scenario. Affects the amount of pseudo-randomly generated asteroids in the game world. Important for Survival Mode, as they are your source of ores.

Auto-Healing

Only available in Survival Mode. If turned on, you will gradually heal up to 70% health without the need for a Medical Room.

Enable Copy/Paste

Only available in Creative Mode. Determines whether or not players are allowed to cut, copy and past.

Auto-Save

When turned on, the world will automatically save at regular intervals.

Weapons Enabled

Determines whether or not weapons will work. If turned off, trying to a fire a weapon will display a warning message.

Show Player Names

When turned on, players who are in your line-of-sight will have their names displayed above their heads.

Thruster Damage

Toggles on/off the damage that thrusters do to objects caught in their flame.

Cargo Ships

Toggles on/off the randomly-spawning Cargo Ships.