Starbound

Starbound

United Systems Expansion - [DECOMMISSIONED]
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Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 3 Apr, 2017 @ 4:29am
Facts and Questions
The FAQ is a general QUESTIONS page. If you have a question it should be redirected here to avoid clogging up the comments. Some of these are pre-emptive questions but it's so that when somebody DOES ask it I don't need to add it in.


Various Questions

What's Scrap Metal used for?
As it states on the tooltip, it can be melted down into iron at a vanilla furnace. It's also used in the crafting of US.E mech weapons.


How do I start the missions?
Architect's Table > Military Replicator > Loyalist Recruitment
*Subject to change in the future


Why are the missions segmented rather than just being singular?
Half-Life styled loading zones to reduce memory usage. Oh and so that the backgrounds and environments can change with each zone to make the story more fluid.



Why is the character 'Sarge' retarded?
He's not a real Sarge. The woman 2 floors down says that.


Wow this story is just a bunch of space melodrama edge. Just stick to CoD lol.
So talking about the economy of space-faring nations and mentioning warring between humanity is edgy? That's the kind of mindset of people that don't want to admit their own flaws. We are flawed, and people like that just don't want to admit it.


This mod is just Quantity over Quality! You have ♥♥♥♥ sprites!
A: Well you see, it's hard to make metal-slug level sprites if it's made by hobbyists whose skills focus on storywriting, not art. It's also hard to make an equivalent balance of Quality/Quantity when I don't have the liberty of pulling a bunch of high-end mods together into one big one like Frackin'. This mod came from scratch with the support of a few background devs. Let's also not forget Frackin' started much earlier than this mod.


Why is literally everyone at war or in some way, hating eachother
Violence is incredibly prevalent within human history and the weak are often preyed on. This will apply to space where laws are stretched to the point of no longer existing as other factions demand ownership of already colonized space. Let it be known however, that even the most unlikeliest of people can be your best allies. People can still be friends, but salt and toxicity greediness prevents this. A flaw that people don't want to admit.


Why do you dislike the Protectorate?
I dislike them for what the community has turned them into. They're just rich high-class "protectors" living in post-scarcity utopias who represent nothing for what they supposedly stand for. A symbol of peace is nothing more than a push for power and resources and the majority of the community will blindly stand by their side. This image completely ignores the true hardships of space and industry. You can't rely on "automated labor" for your issues.

Every faction has flaws. Making the Protectorate flawed (as well as literally every other faction mate) has angered a select few.


Is there a wiki for this mod?
Yeah. Mostly dead, but it exists. Just search for up. Run by Shakuras.


When I teleport to _____, I'm sent back to my ship or the game crashes. What is this?
Well you see we really can't figure it out if we can't read the log ourselves. This doesn't happen very often. Try and find the part of the log that includes the incident. - WarWolf Woo

Or the whole thing preferably - Medicfast90



Why is music a necessity for this mod? Why not make it an addon instead?
As much as it seems like a "big waste" to have music files, to us it's not. Music is an extremely integral part of storytelling and building atmosphere or tension thus it's always included, whether it's for planets or for missions. Besides, it's only 200mb of music/sound files. It's barely any data compared most normal phone data plans. - Medicfast90


There's a lot of mature content in this mod. What makes you think this is suitable for the community?
If "Floran Butt dance" and "Holographic Dancers" is suitable for the community, I'm pretty sure a mod about a war story is a step in a better direction. -WarWolf Woo

Swearing is unacceptable but sexually suggestive content is. Hell, you guys know there's a literal lingerie mod out there right? "Illustrious Apparel" That ring any bells? Ah no but nup that's fine while this mod is just unacceptable. - Medicfast90



This has too much swearing! Why did you put it all in?
If you were to get shot, and it hurt like hell, how would you react? Probably not in a kid- friendly way. Oh, and make sure not to bleed upon being shot. It might scare the kids. - WarWolf Woo

Yeah because men that were dying of Trench Foot and suffering from Shellshock as they are being stabbed by a sharpened rock never swore. - Medicfast90



Why are the guns so small?
Pixels are small, the player is small. Therefore the guns are small. - WarWolf Woo
Because guns 3x bigger than your body doesn't feel right. - Medicfast90



Will you ever add an ammunition system for weapons?
After some long discussions with Gnio, this mod will be one of the first mods to use the WIP "Evolved Weaponry System". Separate from Lyetzi and Rexmeck, the only delay to this plan is Gnio's coding. The time will come.


Is this supposed to be a successor to the dead United System Enhancement mod?
No.


Is this mod compatible with X mod?
Ok seriously, playtesting is a thing. Do us a favor and confirm it.
ISTHISCOMPATIBLEWITHFRACKINUNIVERSE? Y E S I T I S


The missions are too hard! I keep dying and it's so annoying!
Bring better supplies and get into the mindset of retreating and evasion. Also try bringing dodge equipment like Speed boosts and airdash.


Why are the missions all endgame stuff?
It makes it easier to balance the mission itself. If you can't get better armour or weapons, you can't overtier the mission. Therefore it's better for me and everyone as it always keeps the challenging aspect at a tier of 6. Mostly anyways. Anything above T6 can go ♥♥♥♥ itself tho seriously ♥♥♥♥ off with that 10k health ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t. - Medicfast90


Can I join the Rebels?
Due to my own limitations, nope (not yet anyways). - Medicfast90


The NPCs are OP! Nerf them!
First you need to say which ones. Taking note of what they wear and if there were any faction flags around are a good start. Preferably if you can take a screenshot that'd be even better. Then I'll retest them. If I find them balanced, you'll need a good valid argument before I reconsider.


I'm in a mission! Why am I starving!
To discourage poor planning. You have 40 slots to bring food. - Medicfast90


Why did you make this?
I got ticked off from watching LP's of Starbound and having a comment saying how generic and boring humans are. No really that's it. It all just started from that single youtube comment. - Medicfast90


What wars is this based on?
The Bosnian War, World War 1 and 2, the American Civil War, the Afghanistan War, The Cold War, The Modern Drug War, The Korean War and the Vietnam War.


Do you think this mod will ever get popular?
lolno
Last edited by Tengu_Civitas; 5 Sep, 2018 @ 6:15am
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VOC - WW3 Enjoyer 13 Jun, 2017 @ 5:24am 
I see your pain. the stupid questions hurt.
Tanix 14 Jun, 2017 @ 10:35pm 
wow...
Solzucht 16 Jun, 2017 @ 10:21am 
didnt see my questione ither here, or on the mainside so ill drop it off :P
i didnt see anything written that this mod does replace anything vanilla and/or change it.
is that right? :)
Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 16 Jun, 2017 @ 5:16pm 
@Solzucht
I'll get around to updating this section. Eventually. Maybe.
Also, yes, doesnt change vanilla content.
Doge762 27 Jun, 2017 @ 2:23am 
I've looked through unpacked files and cant find a dungeon name for the bunker, do you happen to know it? (trying to set up some side missions for friends)
Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 27 Jun, 2017 @ 2:33am 
@Doge
Bunker was removed from vanilla starbound.
Doge762 27 Jun, 2017 @ 2:36am 
@Medicfast90 I meant the mod bunker the one USE adds
Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 27 Jun, 2017 @ 2:48am 
@Doge
I don't take kindly to people unpacking my mod as there's a potential for people to steal but now here's the thing. I actually ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ forgot what the idname was. I cant go back to check either because I cant use my computer for a week. Soz. For now why dont you stop snooping around my mod files?
Doge762 27 Jun, 2017 @ 3:02am 
@Medicfast90 was a bit overly aggressive but k lol
Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 27 Jun, 2017 @ 3:09am 
@Doge
[Insert 12 year old roblox kid telling you to ♥♥♥]

Nah I'm just really protective of my assets. Try ue_humanbunker or sometging that might work.
DonnieLove 8 Jul, 2017 @ 12:50am 
I have a few things to say about this.
1. I, too, was tired of generic and bland humans.
2. I, too, am not amused by 'wrap-rush' syndrome.
3. I, too, prefer actual tactical prowess over "the bestest gear!1"
4. I, too, cannot stand illiterate idiots asking stupid questions (read: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ whining).

For these reasons alone, this FAQ has convinced me that this is the mod I need in my life. I am also downloading it to piss off the crybabies that slobber all over the other races and then spasm if humans get any attention. Well played.
Last edited by DonnieLove; 8 Jul, 2017 @ 12:51am
Spcike 9 Jul, 2017 @ 1:19pm 
I am having trouble with the first mission, when i go through the teleporter at the end, it just sends me back to the same place, not another planet
Frederickpool 16 Jul, 2017 @ 8:10pm 
@medicfast90 Dunno how many times you've heard this issue so far but with the first mission for the story I cant use the teleporter, it just drops me back in the boss room. I've heard it works only in single player but the issue persists on a solo game for me too. any ideas what the issue could be?
Tengu_Civitas  [developer] 16 Jul, 2017 @ 9:44pm 
@Frederickpool

I have many times but it's actually the map failing to load for many people. I do not know how to fix this as I have no issues on my end. If people could give out their SB log files during the session it failed to load It could help speed up a possible fix. Unfortunately people seem to be unwilling to do this so I cannot fix the hub world map. Soz. Atleast there's spacey stuff.
Frederickpool 16 Jul, 2017 @ 10:20pm 
@medicfast90 Oh, alright. Thanks for getting back to me on that. Love the mod so I figued I'd ask. Nice job on the rest.
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