Critical, Game-Breaking Issue

Maybe the biggest issue isn't even the destructive power... but the fact the meteor ALWAYS. ALWAYS aims for the player. That is not natural. It would probably be fine if it happened offscreen too, leave some marks that "BAM! You can expect uninvited guests!" No warning and 99.9% aim at player is a bit much...it's very similar to bird aggro issue. Their damage might have even stayed as high as it was...if they[birds] didn't aggro you from miles away for no reason.

 

...but they don't aim for the player? Or at least, not in my game.

 

I actually find ridiculous that the character has technology to fly among stars, manipulate matter,create killer androids....and no systems in his own possession can warn him of meteorites incoming?

 

Yopu could make the metorite showers ising the base from the rain, and make it less dense, im just glad weatrher support got in =)

 

They should implement like some weather system that warns the player of upcoming weather maybe a minute before it happens. And this weather system will be more detailed as the player upgrades it in higher tiers. Other than that, OP clearly did not do enough preparation. If I knew that there was a possibility of meteors, especially when there was no sign of any rain or other weather I would have build the house underground or at least have some kind of protection above it if I wish to build on the surface. And hopefully environmental hazards balances out in future patches.

 

Okay, NOW I'm scared. I live on a forest planet, with plenty of water, and I have never seen any kind of rain, snow, or anything. I think I'm on a meteorite planet too.

 

The code works fine. The gameplay, however, doesn't. I don't get how people think that huge-ass meteors that destroy everything you've built WITHOUT WARNING is totally okay. It's not okay...but it's excusable because this is a beta.

I'm not faulting the devs because, like I said, this is beta. GeorgeV has stated that they're just throwing in ideas without tweaking them in this stage of the beta. But bringing the issue to the attention of the devs is also part of the beta.

And although I think the OP may be overreacting a little bit, I totally see where his frustration is coming from. Beta or not, having something you've worked hard on destroyed in a millisecond from something that out of your control is absolutely frustrating.

 

Keep it in the game. Add meteor defense systems IN LATE GAME. I like the idea of weather effects being visible in background layers first as a pseudo warning. The ship would likely need a scanner to indicate weather type, it can already indicate biome.

 

What is this "meteor" you speak of? I've never heard of such a thing.

 

The heavy handed finger of god smiting thy base with righteous vengeance and impunity.

 

Sounds like fun. Where do I sign up?

 

pack up your stuff and fly away

 

Be starbound!

 

The amount of threads about meteorites is too damn high!!!

 

(due to some mods that hate fun, I have to write something because otherwise it will be considered spam)
I disagree with the OP's first post

 

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ok its not rly funny cause i had same scenario

here is another topic about same thing
http://community.playstarbound.com/...oy-bases-are-not-ok.67032/page-2#post-1726991

 

Not really meteors.

Its actually enemy ships using mass drivers for orbital bombardment. They seem to be aiming for you because they really are.

 

They're dropping giant rocks on us ?

 

Indeed.

And you blamed it on meteors. You never suspected a thing.

 

THE GAME