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The power is out at our data center. We have shut down cleanly, so expect no data loss. Will post an update when it returns or we have an ETA.
We have had to roll back a few hours of the database but everything is back to normal now. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Our data centre is without power right now and we will be offline for the next several hours. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will post an update when service is restored.
From 9pm Thursday 19th October to 6:30am Friday 20th October, UTC, there will be a maintenance window. Players will be unable to connect during this window. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Our systems will be offline for a few hours from late Wednesday night (21st June) UTC to Thursday morning. Players will be unable to connect during this time. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Our game servers have had some issues contacting people with gmail email addresses. This is now resolved - you should no longer have any problems with email. We apologise for the inconvenience.
We're working on a new client update which will include:
Due to power infrastructure maintenance, Ascent servers may be offline for periods between 02:30-03:30 10-March-2023 UTC.
Your NPCs can now develop an exploit for an operating system. This is a difficult task requiring InfoSec theoretical and practical knowledge. The task gets harder for higher level operating systems, however it's easier for operating systems you have a copy of, and even easier if you have the source. Exploits will later be used for hacking. Developing exploits against your own operating systems will make upgrading your OSes to higher levels easier - making them harder to hack for other players.
New NPC Missions have been added:
There is a new NPC mission type: Develop New Operating System You can (so far) only have one OS per player account, but with upgrades will come many versions. Exploits and upgrades are next!
In the first of a number of updates, there are new NPC missions available for training: [olist]
Update: This situation has been resolved. We have restored the service without needing any rollbacks and everything is operational again. Once again we apologise for the unexpected unavailability period. Our game servers are temporarily inaccessible right now. This outage is unplanned, but we hope to restore service soon. We expect resolution today so don't panic. Update #1: ETA to resolution is about 12 hours from now. (It's 10:34 UTC now) The problem is a faulty storage controller, and those are always lots of fun. The good news is we're able to recover the live data, which means no rollbacks, the bad news is that this is a slower process than reverting to yesterday's backups. So nobody loses anything except playing time, but we're going to be offline a bit longer than expected. Apologies for the inconvenience!
After testing some different build options, we have found a combination that appears to resolve network issues some players were experiencing. We were never able to reproduce the problem ourselves, so this was a bit of a nightmare to resolve.
A series of missions have been added for your NPC crew. You can now send crew on missions away from your ship. At one of your colonies or any other player's colony, new missions can now appear under your "ship and crew management" tab. Crew sent on missions can develop their skills and attributes. Some missions are designed specifically to develop NPC skills and attributes, while others can have a lasting impact on the colony. [olist]
Ships can now earn special traits when you fly them and undertake activities in Ascent. So far players have discovered three:
Ascent's power infrastructure will be undergoing maintenance from 20:30 27th June UTC to 01:30 28th June UTC. The window starts at 4:30pm 27th June for East Coast USA or 1:30pm west coast. (see UTC timezone conversions for your time zone) During the window we expect some disruption to Ascent's server infrastructure during which time your game client will not be able to connect to the servers. Otherwise, playing during this maintenance window should be considered safe as the game servers persist all important information without delay. So if you can connect, you can play.
A number of new skills have been added to Ascent to enhance gameplay and reward varied play over and above monotonous "grinding" behaviours.
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Version 1.5021 of Ascent is out, and includes a series of visual improvements, a small engine update and a significant look-and-feel update for Asteroid Mining.
After years of lobbying by players we have released a Silicon Filter DLC for mining. The Silicon Filter removes Silicon from mining yields, increasing yields of other minerals. This is aimed at experienced, established players who do a lot of mining. We decided to release this mini-feature as a DLC for the following reasons:
A major new version of the Ascent game client has been released to all players after extensive testing and development with our Beta group.
The new client enhances all aspects of gameplay and ties in with the new server infrastructure to provide you with a greatly improved game experience. The visual look and feel of the game has been updated, and a large number of Quality of Life fixes and bug fixes have been made.
The new client and server architecture are ready for the next phase of development, but more about that soon.
Server upgrades are now complete. There will be no further interruptions to service.
Over the next 120 minutes we will be performing server upgrades on Ascent, including fixes for several small server-side bugs. Players will experience some interruption to service during this time, but you will not lose any progress. Incidentally, this is the first interruption to our service since 2013! We will post a new notice when the upgrades are complete.
President RAM has instructed the UNCA controlled local markets to accept the following new goods:
President RAM has instructed the UNCA controlled local markets to accept the following new goods:
We're faced with a stark choice for their latest Presidential elections. A candidate by the name of Donald Trumpet, or a more established player named Leprosi. Donald Trumpet aims to “Make the Inner Nine Systems Great Again!” by building a wall to keep pirates out and making the pirates pay for it. He plans to fix the economy “I have the best economic plans” although it is unclear how any of these goals will be achieved. Promising to grab Developers Fluffy Kitten Studios “by the kitten”, Trumpet suggests he will force the developers to fix more bugs. Previously completely unknown to the playerbase and with no apparent government or political experience, Trumpet is pitching against against establishment candidate Leprosi, who has been a Star System Senator for several terms and has numerous achievements and alliances within the community. Presidents can approve gates to and from the inner nine systems, change the prices paid for resources there, and designate a system to be guarded by UNCA dreadnoughts - eliminating piracy in that system. Check out the politics forum for these candidates and others.
We're faced with a stark choice for their latest Presidential elections. A candidate by the name of Donald Trumpet, or a more established player named Leprosi. Donald Trumpet aims to Make the Inner Nine Systems Great Again! by building a wall to keep pirates out and making the pirates pay for it. He plans to fix the economy I have the best economic plans although it is unclear how any of these goals will be achieved. Promising to grab Developers Fluffy Kitten Studios by the kitten, Trumpet suggests he will force the developers to fix more bugs. Previously completely unknown to the playerbase and with no apparent government or political experience, Trumpet is pitching against against establishment candidate Leprosi, who has been a Star System Senator for several terms and has numerous achievements and alliances within the community. Presidents can approve gates to and from the inner nine systems, change the prices paid for resources there, and designate a system to be guarded by UNCA dreadnoughts - eliminating piracy in that system. Check out the politics forum for these candidates and others.
Every Colony and Outer Star Base with a population has a Mayor. Every populated planet has a Governor, and every populated star system has a Senator. There is one Colonial President. The President can change the prices the inner 9 systems offer, and as of this term direct one fleet of UNCA Dreadnoughts to one system, eradicating and preventing further piracy in that system. Mayors have authority to change colonial laws. Governors can rename planets. Senators can rename systems, plan and approve Player Constructed Gates. The President can plan and approve gates to the inner nine systems and has a direct line to both UNCA in game and developers outside of it. Senators and Governors of large populations of players are also considered to be representatives by developers. Elections for all seats are now open and remain open until the 7th of this month. This includes all Mayor, Governor, Senator seats, and the Colonial Presidency. Please head over to the politics forum (read the rules!), announce your candidacy and platform for each seat (above Mayor) you intend to contest.
Every Colony and Outer Star Base with a population has a Mayor. Every populated planet has a Governor, and every populated star system has a Senator. There is one Colonial President. The President can change the prices the inner 9 systems offer, and as of this term direct one fleet of UNCA Dreadnoughts to one system, eradicating and preventing further piracy in that system. Mayors have authority to change colonial laws. Governors can rename planets. Senators can rename systems, plan and approve Player Constructed Gates. The President can plan and approve gates to the inner nine systems and has a direct line to both UNCA in game and developers outside of it. Senators and Governors of large populations of players are also considered to be representatives by developers. Elections for all seats are now open and remain open until the 7th of this month. This includes all Mayor, Governor, Senator seats, and the Colonial Presidency. Please head over to the politics forum (read the rules!), announce your candidacy and platform for each seat (above Mayor) you intend to contest.
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Ascent has LEFT THE BUILDING. Well, Early Access. Sales so far have been great, and we're also seeing our Wishlist score growing at the same time which is always positive.
Best of all, my inbox is buried with press key requests :)
Ascent has LEFT THE BUILDING. Well, Early Access. Sales so far have been great, and we're also seeing our Wishlist score growing at the same time which is always positive.
Best of all, my inbox is buried with press key requests :)
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Melbourne (Australia - Victoria) Friday, 13 November 2015 at 3:00:00 PM AEDT UTC+11 hours Washington DC (U.S.A. - District of Columbia) Thursday, 12 November 2015 at 11:00:00 PM EST UTC-5 hours San Francisco (U.S.A. - California) Thursday, 12 November 2015 at 8:00:00 PM PST UTC-8 hours Corresponding UTC (GMT) Friday, 13 November 2015 at 04:00:00 Will be messing about in the game, answering questions as they come up in twitch chat. Will give away 4 full retail keys during the event. Rumour has it, I may be showing off a partially completed CARRIER. 1. Screenshot competition - post to the facebook page, entries close 3 hours before the event 2. Best Question about the game 3. Best Question not about the game 4. Best paint job (find me in game during the stream to show off your ship) http://www.twitch.tv/jamfks https://www.facebook.com/events/1660910444194028/
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