Warning : Meteor Shower

[Synthe]

When I first saw a meteor shower, I thought it was cool. I appreciated that the development team introduced this as a mechanic for distributing star metal nodes in the game. However, I did not realize (until today), that this is more than a simple animation preceeding the spawning of star metal nodes.

Today, a star metal node came through the rear left corner of the roof on my keep, and tore through every floor until it exited the front right corner of my foundations. It decimated the keep, and the single star metal node smoldered as evidence of what transpired. There were no records in the Event Log for this incident, only the remains of the structure that stood for weeks without issue.

I make this post as a warning for others, nothing more.

[Prometheus]

Publicado originalmente por Boomer:

I'm dying to see this.

I have never seen it in game, but I have seen it on stream.

[Fuzzy466]

Publicado originalmente por Prometheus:

I have never seen it in game, but I have seen it on stream.

Stay around the Mounds of the Dead long enough and you'll see them.

[Prometheus]

I am not talking about the event, but seeing meteors live actually hitting buildings and causing damage.

[JackDaZipper]

Publicado originalmente por Prometheus:

I am not talking about the event, but seeing meteors live actually hitting buildings and causing damage.

Yeah, I imagine it's not really a common thing to happen since building in that area would be difficult given that resources are more scarce and the area is pretty hostile conditions.

[Prometheus]

Publicado originalmente por Boomer:

Yeah, I imagine it's not really a common thing to happen since building in that area would be difficult given that resources are more scarce and the area is pretty hostile conditions.

I saw it on an RPG server, that had x4 harvest rate. I believe that is also what officials run on these days. However, there is a difference, that most PVPers would not want to build in that area for obvious reasons (resource denial not worth the potential of base breach with no PVP effort), and PVE has little point to doing it, as you won't be engaged in resource denial. So I think the only servers that really will see this kind of thing are RPG servers.

[AsianGirlLover]

This is why you build outside of the potential landing zones. I know building a base north of the Mounds of the Dead is tempting for being close to all that star metal, but be mindful that the closer you are to where they spawn, the higher you risk getting hit.

A nice place to build that’s close but safe from showers is Carrowmore, the site of a destroyed fortress with plenty of standing walls to hide your base behind.

[JackDaZipper]

Publicado originalmente por Prometheus:

Publicado originalmente por Boomer:

Yeah, I imagine it's not really a common thing to happen since building in that area would be difficult given that resources are more scarce and the area is pretty hostile conditions.

I saw it on an RPG server, that had x4 harvest rate. I believe that is also what officials run on these days. However, there is a difference, that most PVPers would not want to build in that area for obvious reasons (resource denial not worth the potential of base breach with no PVP effort), and PVE has little point to doing it, as you won't be engaged in resource denial. So I think the only servers that really will see this kind of thing are RPG servers.

I tried to build in that area before. IIRC the meteors wouldn't fall and leave star metal. It was way too much work carting resources back. But the end product was nice, I do like the snowy areas myself.

[AsianGirlLover]

Publicado originalmente por Boomer:

Publicado originalmente por Prometheus:

I saw it on an RPG server, that had x4 harvest rate. I believe that is also what officials run on these days. However, there is a difference, that most PVPers would not want to build in that area for obvious reasons (resource denial not worth the potential of base breach with no PVP effort), and PVE has little point to doing it, as you won't be engaged in resource denial. So I think the only servers that really will see this kind of thing are RPG servers.

I tried to build in that area before. IIRC the meteors wouldn't fall and leave star metal. It was way too much work carting resources back. But the end product was nice, I do like the snowy areas myself.

Building in the snowy area is argueably better than building inside the volcano for PvP aspects if you’re trying to add an extra layer of hassle to raiders via the temperature issues.

While you may be able to do cool structures with lava pitfalls and whatnot, there aren’t any armors that protect against extreme cold in some of the mountain tops to the tip of the map on the northeast.

You’ll have to wear warm gear and constantly chug warming food to build your base, but once it’s set you’re golden.

[Prometheus]

Publicado originalmente por AsianGirlLover:

there aren’t any armors that protect against extreme cold in some of the mountain tops to the tip of the map on the northeast.

Rumour has it, that this is going to change. DLC armor provides just a smidge more protection than Freebooter. However, that also means you can't run around everywhere with it. Exactly how this is going to be in the future, I do not know.

[hades]

You'll have to excuse the crazy speed of the weather system, it's set up to change really fast while developing it.
https://youtu.be/ClgzN7zU8KY

I tried getting a shot of it hitting some building pieces but it turns out its actually quite hard, even with the meteor shower set on a 2 second loop I only managed to get 1 wall hit, a direct impact to black ice walls will destrroy them, this is the best clip I could get with a meteor hit, not really interested in this so I didn't spend much time trying to get a better clip lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlkWLTjz0VQ

[AsianGirlLover]

Publicado originalmente por hades:

You'll have to excuse the crazy speed of the weather system, it's set up to change really fast while developing it.
https://youtu.be/ClgzN7zU8KY

I tried getting a shot of it hitting some building pieces but it turns out its actually quite hard, even with the meteor shower set on a 2 second loop I only managed to get 1 wall hit, a direct impact to black ice walls will destrroy them, this is the best clip I could get with a meteor hit, not really interested in this so I didn't spend much time trying to get a better clip lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlkWLTjz0VQ

Are you hoping to get lots of views for that or did you upload that mostly for friends and personal use?

Just asking because it’s not too optimized for maximum exposure.

[hades]

Publicado originalmente por AsianGirlLover:

Are you hoping to get lots of views for that or did you upload that mostly for friends and personal use?

Just asking because it’s not too optimized for maximum exposure.

What lmao, I don't really give a ♥♥♥♥ about views.

[AsianGirlLover]

Publicado originalmente por hades:

Publicado originalmente por AsianGirlLover:

Are you hoping to get lots of views for that or did you upload that mostly for friends and personal use?

Just asking because it’s not too optimized for maximum exposure.

What lmao, I don't really give a ♥♥♥♥ about views.

Just asking.

[Shaman-Ra]

Publicado originalmente por hades:

You'll have to excuse the crazy speed of the weather system, it's set up to change really fast while developing it.
https://youtu.be/ClgzN7zU8KY

I tried getting a shot of it hitting some building pieces but it turns out its actually quite hard, even with the meteor shower set on a 2 second loop I only managed to get 1 wall hit, a direct impact to black ice walls will destrroy them, this is the best clip I could get with a meteor hit, not really interested in this so I didn't spend much time trying to get a better clip lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlkWLTjz0VQ

Wow, no wonder my base is messed up. Thanks for posting these.

[Shaman-Ra]

Publicado originalmente por hades:

Publicado originalmente por AsianGirlLover:

Are you hoping to get lots of views for that or did you upload that mostly for friends and personal use?

Just asking because it’s not too optimized for maximum exposure.

What lmao, I don't really give a ♥♥♥♥ about views.

ikr ?