Better Keen public servers

[CaptainTHOM2947]

This is a suggestion on three things that really could make Keen's public servers better. The reason for this suggestion instead of going to a different server is because everyone only really plays on the Keen's public servers.

First PCU limits should be much higher because people really cant build much with such a low PCU limit. Epic battles turn into tiny skirmishes because weapons have such a high PCU cost. Creativity is heavily effected by this too because everyone only can build one small ship or station before people run out of PCU. What was advertised on the front page is now impossible because no one can mass produce, have ships with lots of weapons, or have big stations with lots of vehicles. People cant even really have a hanger because by the time someone makes a carrier that person does not have the PCU to fill the carrier. It would be much better if the PCU was 5- 10 times higher or at least allow us to buy more PCU permanently (A PCU DLC)(still allowing us to have PCU 5- 10 times higher) for a reasonable price. These low PCU limits really ruin the creativity of space engineers so please make them higher.

Next is longer time before the server wipe because people cant really build up fast enough before the server wipe. It takes a long time to build up to a great civilization. Unless an entire Faction plays Space engineers almost all day every day people cant get to the military stage. It makes it really hard to have epic battles and wars if everyone resets still in the industrial age. Please at least let use have a full year before the server wipe so we can have more fun instead of constantly restarting and having to start the grind again.

Finally there should be higher server capacity. Its really annoying when a person goes to play in his or her server they usually play on like for me NA#3 and finds out the server is full and they cant play for another hour. Also battles cant really happen when there is only three people on each side. Fighters are useless because no one will be able to pilot them because everyone is piloting the bigger ships. Please make the server player capacity 5- 10 times higher so people can have epic battles and can have a crew of more than 2 people.

These are suggestions that would probably make the servers a lot more enjoyable. At least make the first suggestion come to servers because the PCU limit kind of ruins the game. Hopefully these suggestions will get implemented into servers because the game would actually be just like the the small clips at the home screen.

[TheGraveDigger]

how about they focus on getting it to work without a bunch of people having issues before they do these

[ShadedMJ]

PCU limits have been talked to death. You can't just add PCU because there are limits to the game performance and PCU is one of them.
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https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/topic/please-remove-global-pcu-limits

5-10x players? Not possible with a maximum of 16 players. Again performance issues. This isn't a MMORPG.

[Realm Walker]

Wait, there are WIPs?

[Dan2D3D]

Originally posted by Realm Walker:

Wait, there are WIPs?

They rarely wipe the servers and they will post a important notice that will be pinned to the "Help-for-official-server" channel on Keen Discord if they do.

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Blueprint all your creations and copy/paste your GPS coords because you all can ask the Official admins to paste all back in for you if someting wrong happens or they wiped.

[CaptainTHOM2947]

I understand. Somebody in a server I played in said you can create multiple accounts and then have however times PCU of accounts you have. Does this work?

[Rox]

Originally posted by captainnoah2947:

... create multiple accounts ... Does this work?

I believe Keen have closed this loophole, so your milage may vary. I am not sure whether it has been done by preventing it in advance or by applying a Steam game ban when it's detected.

[α¯\_(ツ)_/¯Ω]

so long server from keen is by Gportal, its not possible ... sry Grap-hoster ...

PCU is virly to Small. real 25k are needed for Grid Limit large and small and Playerlimit complete 50K

Originally posted by Rox:

Originally posted by captainnoah2947:

... create multiple accounts ... Does this work?

I believe Keen have closed this loophole, so your milage may vary. I am not sure whether it has been done by preventing it in advance or by applying a Steam game ban when it's detected.

this is the way ... SE need this ... a player cloud what is build on KEen server, saved in workshop for any start on any server ... so you can create your own startup. One Grid per Limit, Station, Ship or Sover ... thats the key ...

[Dan2D3D]

You should just play in one of the cool community servers shared on Keen Discord because they will not change the official ones.

[Dan2D3D]

And members get Banned when they "Cheat" so better avoid ;)

[dragonsphotoworks]

I can see why raising cpu wont happen. Or player counts. I doubt the servers are on high end blades for one, too costly. And engine it self limited on what can handle.

So if 16 players and max 50,000 cpu server total max thats not much per player and limiting. But if server max can do even double that 100k. If x5 players or cpu limit you will hit 250k cpu easy. And if engine handles only 100k max then you will get crashes nonstop or massive slows downs.

Far as i know game setup MP wise for 16 players like a rts game. Its not set up like per say.. ark or conan with 50+ players easily. Or any MMO with 1,000+ player capacity.

MP here is more PvP or small team setups. They probably would of preferred doing 8 player caps or lower. But knew community would get in uproar. I believe engine setup more as a CO-OP game then real community server setup. If that makes sense?


Think of offical servers as some one leaving their PC on 24/7 for friends to log into their coop world.

[α¯\_(ツ)_/¯Ω]

player pcu is atm on keen server 20k... its not enough ... virly ...

you can build a grid with 7k no problem, but higher goes to a problem .. not all restrictions is puplic. You will see only the Grinder, Welder and Drills, but many other you cant see. I hate Restrictions, produce bugs and is not good. When i will play with restriction, i must only looking for Torch-Server, all from this is under restriction, all (!) plz KEEn Steam Server is better! letz go!

[Dan2D3D]

To be honest, I don't like the Official servers because it is players playing alone and they just want to build.

I prefer to go MP with my friends, I mean I don't go MP to play alone, I prefer a cool Premade PVP world than going on server just to build cause that I can do Solo.

A cool Race Track Mad Max like is the one I like a lot when I go MP

[dragonsphotoworks]

I think servers should have settings to make them differ from another. Like focused around one planet :think arrakis from dune series" with groups fighting to control planet through combat or other means. Like resource production quatas for example.

And maybe one built on a built up world with missions you can pick up to transport items, build ships for customers, or to attack or defend far off stations on other planets or space.

Maybe one server where picka side and join a interstellar war going on. The possibilities are endless. But the assepct that holds it all back is engine built to handle 8-16 people max :-(

[dragonsphotoworks]

I will admit for one second idea i posted is like "shoot forgot game name lol" But it is a 4K type game i just forget name.

[α¯\_(ツ)_/¯Ω]

its a other game, other platforn, other engine ...

This is a building game, not Domination, more idle in time. i fighting atm for changes so this game will become a better aspekt for more interactiv points. But it will show other as ur vision.

its atm possible to start Games with Quests and missions. in Orbit is the encounter stations with the single missions for factions. and add more is possible over some other mods, reaver, orks, ... prometheus, and much more ... watch here in forum the topic, atm is good threads on way for this.