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Okay, that does it! We're making an underwater city!

Discussion in 'Starbound Discussion' started by TheEvanManz, Apr 27, 2013.

  1. TheEvanManz

    TheEvanManz Space Penguin Leader

    Lol I'd love to do this with some other Hyotl and build some crazy rapture type city underwater. Is this doable? And what are your other crazy ideas your itching to try out!? <3 :D
     
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  2. DakoShark

    DakoShark Pangalactic Porcupine

    I plan to make an underwater base. :rofl: I just need to make sure they have pumps and figure how they will work. I have some airlocks in mind, but then we'd need lots of glass and stone/metal. The painting is going to be good too. I hope they have blocks that glow. Like neon stuff. :rofl:
     
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  3. TheEvanManz

    TheEvanManz Space Penguin Leader

    Well if you watch the water pressure demo, this type of idea is totally doable.
     
  4. Khrono

    Khrono Big Damn Hero

    If they don't have pumps you can always build a base and then put water over it once it's done.
    [​IMG]
     
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  5. skaree

    skaree Astral Cartographer

    As a human I shall have only part of my base under water, though you Hylotl are welcome to visit I imagine it won't be too aesthetically pleasing to you as it will be to me.
     
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  6. TheEvanManz

    TheEvanManz Space Penguin Leader

    I wanna make a sprite copy of Zora's Domain lmao
     
  7. Rekalty

    Rekalty Friend of the Night

    Mind you, the Water Demo did lack proper pumps, it simply drained away the water, rather than pumping out the water and re-pressurizing the chamber. I do hope that the game will feature proper pump/liquid displacement so you can automate airlocks; have inner door close, outer door open, room floods so you can leave. Afterwards, closes outer door, pump drains the water out of the room and then opens inner door. Also, maybe pumps at key locations, so you'll be able to get rid of water that has leaked in.
    But yeah, my first proper base will be a rapture styled underwater hideout, as much as the game would allow so, of course.
     
  8. UncleCoord

    UncleCoord Big Damn Hero

    There really isn't enough Hylotl love on these forums, its all about them crazy Florans, but lets be honest, Hylotl's are the champions!

    UNDERWATEBASEHOOOO!!!
     
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  9. Mianso

    Mianso Black Hole Surfer

    Dammit rekalty I was about to edit that. By the way I'm planning to build an underwater dojo.
     
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  10. Pardos

    Pardos Pangalactic Porcupine

    Don't speak for all us Gaians, bro. I, personally, would love an underwater base. I think that it would provide some safety from the police (and griefers), and that it would look fairly nice. Besides, it would be pretty safe from florans. As far as I know, florans don't really like salty water...
     
  11. Yup. I've had this planned from the get-go. Underwater cities one of my favorite things to make. Built a MASSIVE glass-domed underwater city when I used to host a Minecraft server. Tried to make one in Terraria, but just not enough water IMHO. Made an under-lava house at the bottom of hell though.
     
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  12. TheEvanManz

    TheEvanManz Space Penguin Leader

    Thats a great idea! Are you guys thinking of doing that?

    Now that i remember, you're right, they just showed us how water falls and drains, not mechanisms we can use like water pumps.
     
  13. LazerEagle1

    LazerEagle1 Master Astronaut

    I'm probably going to build a large Apex Facility, with a majority of it being underground. It'll be on a Desert planet, and I'll probably put some of it on the floor of an oasis.
     
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  14. FireStrike

    FireStrike Star Wrangler

    i want to build a space mining station but hey underwater sound fun to do as well
     
  15. Rekalty

    Rekalty Friend of the Night

    Given the ability to do so, that was my general idea, yeah :)
     
  16. UncleCoord

    UncleCoord Big Damn Hero

    Give us pumps QQ.
     
  17. Serenity

    Serenity The Waste of Time

    Big Boss
     
  18. Loopie

    Loopie The Number of the Minibeast

    I was thinking of making a rapture like base just cause, but then The new Bioshock came out. I will probably just make floating bases in the air so I don't have to deal with alot of monsters spawning and killing me when I go take bathroom breaks.
     
  19. TheEvanManz

    TheEvanManz Space Penguin Leader

    But your base would still be protected, you'd just be underwater!
     
  20. futrtrubl

    futrtrubl Cosmic Narwhal

    Just based on the functionality we have seen I whipped up this airlock system. As long as the body of water you are in counts as an ocean and contains a liquid spawn block this won't empty the ocean. We have seen that liquids won't go through closed doors and that liquids drain away when there is no background. So to cycle the airlock when entering from the water, close all doors, open the door in the drain, cyan area has some missing background (could do this from a wired console), let the water drain, close drain, enter base (closing the door behind you, someone else might want to come in). More consoles could be placed so that you can close the opposite door if someone forgot and you want to enter or leave the base without flooding it. We'll have to see what the wiring system is like to see if we can make a foolproof system ie, do not open door if other doors are open.[​IMG]
     
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