So lets be heard...

I love this game! I am glad to support the devs further!

I however, disagree majorly with the functional blocks being un-usable by players that do not have the DLC. We know the mechanics to prevent players from building/rebuilding blocks exist with the progression mechanic, Why not expand that further to prevent players on the other side of the "pay wall" from placing/building them.

However, to talk about the pack it self a bit the blocks are pretty and nice to use.

the cockpit did not miss out on the LCD update that was added to the game though again !! Other players need to be able to use it and simply not build it !! due to this one reason i am annoyed as i will not be able to use it my self in most servers as a lot of people that i end up playing with will not get this pack.

The Holo Table, I thought we weren't going to more advanced tech? Isn't that the argument to turn down putting shields into the game?... As compared to the modded options to do the same thing the impact this has actually seems less and I'm glad to see it make it into the game officially.

The Table, Planter, kitchen, armory, toilet, lockers, and bed (The set of other decorative blocks). Not much to add to these, they are nice to look at and add several options into the game in terms of making things look nice, some of these blocks probably should have a conveyor port added to them as they have inventory but no way to make use of it with out touching the blocks your self. Outside of that, they have no functionality to add to your base.

Just my thoughts. which for me the above is enough to say no, I do not recommend this. change it so that people can use the blocks that have functionality to them and not build them and I will consider modifying this review.

Dev response:

Blitzzz333 [developer] Posted: Apr 24 @ 3:54pm
Hi Talltrea,

Thank you for writing this review.

We really appreciate your feedback.

After carefully evaluating feedback provided by the community, we have decided to make a major change to the functionality of the Decorative Pack. Soon, all players will be able to interact with these blocks regardless of whether they own the Decorative Pack or not. In the case that a player doesn't own the Decorative Pack, they will just not be able to build with these blocks. This change will be made in an update very soon.

We are also continuing to release free features for Space Engineers via updates, (Customizable LCD Screens, Replay Tool, Steam Badges. Steam Backgrounds, etc.) and optional paid DLC (the Decorative Pack), which is designed to not split our community. For more information please see Marek Rosa's blog: https://blog.marekrosa.org/2019/04/space-engineers-customizable-lcd.html

Additionally, we are continuing to optimize Space Engineers and fix numerous bugs in the game.

If you are experiencing any issues, please message us via our support site: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general and we'll be happy to assist you.

Kind regards,

Keen Software House


My Response:

Hello!

Thanks for getting back to me! Its always a joy to know my feedback is not getting read :)

If you bothered to read it you would know i do not care for this response as what you state will happen has yet to happen so my review will not change much other then the update including your waste of bytes to write basically nothing. This information regarding updating the pack was all ready sent to me via email and does not matter sense it has not occurred.

I have an issue with the following phrase "which is designed to not split our community." If this was really the case wouldn't we not be having these conversations now?

Additionally, If you bothered to read my review you would of seen I did not have any problems with bugs or optimization in my review. So this in turn leads me to believe some one just wanted the "Developer Response" on the comment to make it look like you guys actually responded with something constructive which was not done in this response.

My request is pretty straight forward. Update the pack then I will consider updating my review. Not before, Only reason it is updating now is to respond to this generic response that does not actually fix the issues listed.

Looking forward to the actual update that i was aware of well before now.

Thanks for your time.

So lets be heard... I love this game! I am glad to support the devs further! I however, disagree majorly with the functional blocks being un-usable by players that do not have the DLC. We know the mechanics to prevent players from building/rebuilding blocks exist with the progression mechanic, Why not expand that further to prevent players on the other side of the "pay wall" from placing/building them. However, to talk about the pack it self a bit the blocks are pretty and nice to use. the cockpit did not miss out on the LCD update that was added to the game though again !! Other players need to be able to use it and simply not build it !! due to this one reason i am annoyed as i will not be able to use it my self in most servers as a lot of people that i end up playing with will not get this pack. The Holo Table, I thought we weren't going to more advanced tech? Isn't that the argument to turn down putting shields into the game?... As compared to the modded options to do the same thing the impact this has actually seems less and I'm glad to see it make it into the game officially. The Table, Planter, kitchen, armory, toilet, lockers, and bed (The set of other decorative blocks). Not much to add to these, they are nice to look at and add several options into the game in terms of making things look nice, some of these blocks probably should have a conveyor port added to them as they have inventory but no way to make use of it with out touching the blocks your self. Outside of that, they have no functionality to add to your base. Just my thoughts. which for me the above is enough to say no, I do not recommend this. change it so that people can use the blocks that have functionality to them and not build them and I will consider modifying this review. Dev response: Blitzzz333 [developer] Posted: Apr 24 @ 3:54pm Hi Talltrea, Thank you for writing this review. We really appreciate your feedback. After carefully evaluating feedback provided by the community, we have decided to make a major change to the functionality of the Decorative Pack. Soon, all players will be able to interact with these blocks regardless of whether they own the Decorative Pack or not. In the case that a player doesn't own the Decorative Pack, they will just not be able to build with these blocks. This change will be made in an update very soon. We are also continuing to release free features for Space Engineers via updates, (Customizable LCD Screens, Replay Tool, Steam Badges. Steam Backgrounds, etc.) and optional paid DLC (the Decorative Pack), which is designed to not split our community. For more information please see Marek Rosa's blog: https://blog.marekrosa.org/2019/04/space-engineers-customizable-lcd.html Additionally, we are continuing to optimize Space Engineers and fix numerous bugs in the game. If you are experiencing any issues, please message us via our support site: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general and we'll be happy to assist you. Kind regards, Keen Software House My Response: Hello! Thanks for getting back to me! Its always a joy to know my feedback is not getting read :) If you bothered to read it you would know i do not care for this response as what you state will happen has yet to happen so my review will not change much other then the update including your waste of bytes to write basically nothing. This information regarding updating the pack was all ready sent to me via email and does not matter sense it has not occurred. I have an issue with the following phrase "which is designed to not split our community." If this was really the case wouldn't we not be having these conversations now? Additionally, If you bothered to read my review you would of seen I did not have any problems with bugs or optimization in my review. So this in turn leads me to believe some one just wanted the "Developer Response" on the comment to make it look like you guys actually responded with something constructive which was not done in this response. My request is pretty straight forward. Update the pack then I will consider updating my review. Not before, Only reason it is updating now is to respond to this generic response that does not actually fix the issues listed. Looking forward to the actual update that i was aware of well before now. Thanks for your time.