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Yes currently the only way to create your own blueprints is to have the exploration DLC, or a friend with the DLC who is willing to make it for you from the composition file made in editor. On the 12th (tomorrow) they are having a live stream event with prizes and I believe the DLC is one of the prizes

@Jarda I reported it to her also. I'm sure it will probably be addressed in the next hotfix. I think that the encounter is actually supposed to be there, but someone must have forgotten about a step needed for it to be in game. If you use freecamera and look below the encounter areas like these, you will see a pink dot. I think that means something actually should be there.....oh well human beings making mistakes is a fun part of life.

Looks fantastic @IEuphe! I want to see shots of the inside when you are done furnishing it. I love the circular wrap around deck. The balcony and archways and window frames look amazing also! Lots of patience and love went into this one

One more thing that helps is adjusting your video settings so the "level of detail" setting is on high. If it is on low I cannot even see the other islands, so the higher the setting, the further away you can see your friends. If it is too foggy to see them, turn the weather off in video settings as well.

C key can toggle first person view to third person view....but first person only works when you are not moving. In third person if you are backed into a corner it will switch views until you move. You can also use free camera view by typing /freecamera in chat. this turns freecamera on and off. in freecamera mode you are not actually moving, just the camera is moving....but you can use it to connect energy nodes and connections that are hidden.

No real current way to do this other than telling them which island you are on on the map. Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, etc. If you are streaming your game you can show your map and your current position.....or if you are in voicechat you can tell them....in game chat is just text....so those are pretty much your options. Light a big fire so they can see you....that sometimes helps.

They are going to publish a roadmap after the next update. I believe after 1.9 they will be doing another water and ship update, and after that some sort of energy and lighting update. Sometime within the next few updates they also mentioned something about a blueprint update.....maybe being able to make them directly in editor. I know they are also working on being able to transport vehicles and animals to other maps (hopefully sometime soon) and bringing back sharks....but no promises as to when it will happen. Ales mentioned pack animals is coming also. So they got a ton of things they are working on. Ship warfare is on that list, but not sure when that will happen since it is a lower priority. Right now their main priorities are giving us a better exploration experience for the next 2 updates.

I don't know if building station works with energy linkers on ships. I know I can't use it to build anything on my ships.

Can you use freecamera with energy linker? I never tried but someone mentioned it was possible.

I would also like to see feed and ignite on both menus for those workstations that require fuel. A "Take all" button would also be nice on both menus so you wouldn't have to switch back and forth so much.

Yeah steam ship is definitely the fastest, Catamaran and large ship is the second fastest. I prefer the catamaran for turning (Plus one less engine gets the same speed as large ship with 4). Steam ship is great at going straight but turning it is a beast.

Hey everyone! So @Nikki Severin does not get overwhelmed with messages. I asked about the live stream giveaway event and she said it has also been pushed back to July 12th.

Hey that's the back of my house

I have uninstalled and re-installed ylands through steam and all the data was saved, but I strongly suggest saving your files on a USB dongle just in case. C://Program Files (x86)/Steam/Userdata/ (folder with your steam account number ...looks like a bunch of random numbers)/298610 The 298610 folder is the folder you want to back up. It contains all your saved games, compositions, blueprints, etc.

I'm guessing there will be a new editor function made specifically for creating custom ylands in exploration that comes with this update? Maybe we can choose the number of islands on the map , biomes, etc This is sounding fun!

I remember you telling me about moving and dropping using Ctrl. Don't remember breaking conversation.

Yesterday I was breaking some logs into wood pieces and the thought occurred to me, how about a button that allows players to break an entire stack of items? I was clicking break several times to break all 20 stacks of 50. A button that would allow you to break the entire stack would sure help my tired mouse finger. Just a suggestion to help with quality of life improvements in real world game mechanics.

Guess I will start working on some random encounters! I have an idea for a custom island but it may take too long to make before the competition.

I did not know that thanks! I knew about moving and dropping things but didn't think ctrl would work on breaking. Still a single button would be easier.

Was this Beta test version or 1.6? I noticed today in 1.6 that the ship compass triangles didn't always lead to an island. I followed one today that sort of vanished when I got to it's location. No underwater encounter there, no Island.

Glad you figured it out The devs usually have the weekends off. Some are on their way back to work now.

In less than 10 minutes Ales will be answering questions live on Naru's twitch stream. twitch.tv/naruthehuman

Haha! @Jarda! Learning English the hard way

One side of marble and stone blocks are quite smooth (seamless when placed together) I use them all the time for inner walls if I want a solid color

I'm guessing it's a regular block placed inside the counter with just the top part showing.