Deadeye_Rob

All uploaded and ready to download now buddy! It should be on the composition catalogue. I've also left a link to the browser page on a separate thread. If its not available yet, it needs to be ratified by the Ylands catalogue admins. Enjoy!

After requests from our membership I have uploaded a composition of the Flintlock Trading Company Monogram. It is available on the Ylands composition catalogue and can be added to your blueprints and creations. Don't hesitate to let me know if there are any snags. You can find it here: Flintlock Trading Company Monogram If you intend to incorporate the Company Monogram onto your structures and vehicles, please kindly understand the identity you are undertaking. I would like to promote the FTC as a community-friendly group and not a bunch of griefing pirates! ?

I've got a Discord app on my phone but I am a total Luddite (Definition: technophobe, moron, idiot etc.) when it comes to that sort of thing! If someone else in our group wants to run an FTC Discord, I'm happy for them to administrate it in our name! I downloaded it to see what P1 was all about, but I practically never used it.

I agree, regardless, it will take me some time to design blueprints and buildings. I'm going to design 'shell' buildings where only the shop-front interior is accessible. This will cut down on entity placement and should make rendering the port a little faster and easier. Fear not! Caliga Hall will always be my personal home and is an ongoing project. Whilst I want nothing more than for Ylands to have its own community harbor, I don't want any peasant trudging on my land =P My plantation will remain accessible but only to the select few. =D

Oh don’t fear! I’m not intending to build a massive community port on the same map as The plantation. That would weigh very heavily on running the map. What I’m planning is to start a fresh map to site our Community Port. I totally agree with the issues regarding multiple ships. To counter this I think some polite signs around the docks requesting visitors despawn their ships when disembarking would suffice? As for choosing a biome to locate the port, I think that a polar biome would ease loading times due to its reduced entity count (especially underwater!) the drawback to polar of course, is the temperature affecting visitors and the blizzards which would greatly hinder navigation. Ill be back on tomorrow to publish the FTC monogram for people to download. I’ll also scout some maps for potential building sites. I think this will be a very pleasant project if it works out well!

@spiritchaser28 I’ve been busy over the last few days starting up possible layouts for a ‘Central Trading Port’. I’m thinking of something along the lines of a stone-lined Dock able to accommodate at least four large ships. The dock will include an open town square flanked by a few buildings and NPC shops. I’d like to base my architecture on the tried-and-tested Victorian/colonial style incorporating some industrial themes in there too! The thing of concern however is the strain on system resources. Flintlock Plantation (Caliga Hall) takes significant time to render on approach. I estimate that a similar side-effect will occur on this project. In order to limit this effect, I’m toying with the idea of locating the port in the Polar Biome where ambient entities are reduced. What do you guys think?

That looks incredible mate! ive has a couple of requests for the logo. I’ll be uploading it for download as a composition on Monday.

Here here!

I’m in a very lucky position that I have the NPC merchant Artyen on my Island. He sells and supplies pretty much every mineable ore including sulphur and Saltpeter. More importantly however, he bulk-sells coal, which is invaluable for fuelling my steamboats. When I’m out exploring, I tend to ignore Zirconium veins all together! I like the idea of using it for some kind of advanced power source or engine. Maybe some kind of place able battery for power storage?

Hi guys! I was given a whole day off yesterday and what better way to spend it than start a build project! After spending approximately 6 solid hours building, I present to you the fruits of my addicted labor! Many of you may have played Red Dead Redemption 2. So I decided to build my version of Caliga Hall! Caliga Hall as it appears in RDR2 based off of the real 'Shirley Plantation' in Virginia Here's my rendition on Caliga, I've added a few details here and there. So in the space of one working day I have pretty much completed the external structure. The real time-consuming element is fitting in a comfortable, flowing interior. Currently on Exploration 1.5, my Home island lies unused. I intend to build a nice plantation and develop the land to be used as a functioning home and base of operations for my little clan. I also have plans to build other structures such as stables, barns etc. These will be designed to the same architectural standard as Caliga Hall. I appreciate any feedback and upon completion, I will welcome any visitors! Thanks guys! Rob

That’s strange, I’ve not heard of any issues like that happen before.

Thanks guys! I’ve not been on this past week. The Easter holiday encourages me to be more outgoing! But I will be completing the plantation as well as overseeing the club from here!

Hi guys! You have my upmost thanks for joining this little group of mine. With the combined experience, talent and dedication pooled here; I hope we can achieve some great feats here! Please use this space to discuss anything relevant to Ylands. You have access to a player base with a dramatic range of skills spanning across both Editor & Exploration. Whatever you need, don’t hesitate to ask!

Greetings & thank you for taking the time to consider applying for Membership into the Flintlock Trading Company. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the process of membership application! Kindly send myself a Private Message expressing your desire to join the FlintLock Trading Company. Please include a brief description of your experience playing Ylands and what you hope to bring to our little community. If you are a member within another Ylands Clan, Guild or Party such as P1, World Of Dreams Etc. Please include it within your description. You will not have to leave your original Clan and this will not have any effect on your application but could have an effect on in-game communication and map privileges. If you have been encouraged to submit an application by a fellow Company Member, please request that they state this on your application thread as it could increase your chances of a successful result. Whilst I will generally accept the majority of applications, we will not tolerate individuals who have a track-record of being disruptive or abusive. Furthermore, non-participating members will also be reviewed on the basis of keeping the membership fresh and active. Successful applicants will be inducted into the Company Ranks and will be issued the Flintlock Trading Company Uniform to be worn when conducting company business. Henceforth, it will the the duty of all FTC members to provide assistance to their fellow Agents when requested; be it military or mercantile!

It is the vision of the Flintlock Trading Company to create an accessible trading network of ports and harbors across the Exploration map of Ylands. From the Frozen north to the Arid South we want to ensure that every Agent of the Company can find a safe port or plantation to stock up on resources or offload some much needed supplies! Through this strategy, we hope to nurture a closer Ylands player-base which will make the game more enjoyable for all! But we cant do this without your help! If you want to offer the services of your farm, settlement or home please get in touch! Here's what to do! Create a new thread in this section with the name of your Colony as it's title. please populate your application thread with the following details: An annotated screenshot of the Map, detailing the location of your Colony/Port. The Biome and region it is located in. A basic description of what resources your colony can comfortably provide (Flour, Sisal, Timber, Etc.). If your Colony has any additional features that may benefit your application such as Ship-Building facilities or developed Docks, please include them in your description. Screenshots are highly recommended. Should your Colony application be accepted, we require that you, as it's presiding Mayor adhere to the following conditions: Your Colony map should be converted into a Sharegame Format. This will enable free-access to your colony by fellow Company Agents. You can of course limit visitor privileges to protect your property which we encourage. Colony mayors should look to construct adequate docking facilities to allow large vessels to visit. Ideal facilities will allow the loading/off-loading of goods quickly. Whilst it is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged that Company Markings are displayed prominently to promote collective identity and trust. With a well constructed and maintained port, you can begin to produce goods to sell to visitors and even establish trading routes yourself! If you have any further questions relating to this topic, please don't hesitate to drop me a line!

Hi @Nikki Severin I’m Rob! I’ve been a dedicated Ylander since it’s debut on Steam Early Access back in 2017 and it’s still my go-to title of choice in my library! I’ve clocked up a grotesque amount of playtime hours! Sadly, most of my time is gobbled up between working as an aircraft engineer, and family life. After being swept up by the proverbial ‘Minecraft Tidal Wave’ back in 2014 I’ve been a Survival Sandbox fanatic ever since! Ylands drew me in because of the potential it has as a solid survival game and in its current state, it’s slowly fulfilling that promise! I spend most of my playtime exploring but I do dabble on the Editor in order to design and test my catalogue of blueprints! Great to have you join the community! Prepare to be swamped with suggestions and feedback!

I like this direction! A lot of other games have adopted a similar solution to the multi-varied blocks issue with great success (Avorion, Starmade to name a few). Im very intrigued with the paths that players will unlock recipes. It would be interesting to see what types of ‘cultures’ will emerge depending on which way Ylanders unlock new recipes. We could see players who favour wood-based architecture over others who use sandstone or ice blocks! Might I make a bold suggestion and look into the possibility of creating ‘recipe pamphlets’. Players could use blank paper to make physical/tradable recipies that could be traded and consumed?

I’ve thought about this too! Terraria has a set of ‘Vanity Clothing Slots’ that behave exactly as you describe them. I’m all in favour of this quality of life feature being added. I prefer my outfit to the guardian set any day!

I approve of the propeller pack nerf. I do however think that the 10 second limit Should be extended via progression crafting. My suggestion would be to utilise Ylandium Power Packs. When held in the players inventory, they would grant additional seconds. Once all of them in the players inventory depletes, then down you glide!

Great news guys! I look forward to the update! I also loved the in-game recording studio on your last twitch interview! With regards to an overarching exploration objective, I like this idea. I was very drawn in to solving the ritual random encounter! Stuff like that but on a bigger scale would be great! Maybe even some rewards for completing things?

Well as soon as I was able to get out there and explore, I found myself quickly accumulating a lot of unique outfits, weapons and objects. Which is great! Although, I'm the type of guy who just sticks to one outfit, so therefore I wanted to come up with a solution that would make a good use of them without having to stash them in an old chest somewhere. Also I can now show them off for bragging rights of course =P

I did not actually, but I can always go back and do so.

I originally used Cloth and Leather -made unpickable via the Editor- but for obvious reasons it's not practical to do so in Exploration 1.5. The log blocks work brilliantly and as they're saved on a blueprint, they get built seemlessly!

I made them using nothing more than simple 1x1x1 Log Pieces! My window frames are actually quite thick, so in this case I was able to make the curtains look quite neat. Most times they are very bulky looking.

Haha! I demand that you make Adam-Tron into a legitimate NPC in the game! ?