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Major Wasteland Update 5.0 Revamp and Rebalance We've been listening to your feedback over the last few months - and changes are coming. We've been listening: Your discontent has been heard. You’ve told us: The server grind is far too intense and time consuming. Acquiring sufficient funds to play with high level gear and vehicles is not practical for average players with time constraints. There is no incentive to play cooperatively and it is not encouraged. A majority of players join the Independent faction and get annihilated by longstanding veterans who have accumulated capital giving them access to superior small arms and vehicles and can field them in greater numbers. The majority of combat is fought kilometers away by snipers in ghillie suits or jets with air-to-ground missiles. We're taking action: This afternoon, the server will be updated with a variety of new features and balancing changes to the server economy. Capture rewards for all zones have been increased Starting balance for new players has been increased Heavy lifting has been reintroduced Burying bodies has been reintroduced Independent group sizes have been restricted Extensive pricing balancing for vehicles, weapons and gear New vehicles, weapons and gear have been added Sniper nest mission has been added Super heavy money mission has been added !admin support feature has been added. Map changes based on feedback you gave has been made: Central has been revamped with unnecessary buildings being removed and a vehicle store added USS Freedom has been relocated back to the southern side of the island accessible by land Gun Stores have been given a facelift and decluttered Relocation of a number of stores to complement the new territorial layout What's in the pipeline: Moving forward into 2020, we plan to implement the following features and changes. Loyalty cash rewards for BLUFOR and OPFOR players Refreshed missions including the much requested Rogue Admin mission Cash rewards for reviving team members New virtual inventory items for base building and a deployable quadbike for quick getaways. Dynamic weather to add variety to the combat environment Food and water items to keep players moving around. Our vision for Wasteland: These changes will promote more territorial play between the BLUFOR and OPFOR factions by incentivizing zone contestion between factions and reducing the time required to source higher grade weapons and vehicles. Aforementioned changes reflect this vision in the rework of the map, delineating clearly two zones to encourage each side to control one of, capturing zones and constructing defenses around them, and then fighting over a reworked central zone with one of each type of store. Increased costs for first-rate aircraft means their acquisition will be more difficult and their loss more punishing. This combined with reduced launcher costs will create a more even playing field by allowing relatively affordable countervailing responses from either side in response to more expensive and lethal assets fielded by the other. Jets and ahelicopter gunships will retain power but not be able to attack without appreciable reprisal. Moving forward, the Wasteland Team will be running weekly server events to provide some variation in gameplay and inject some cash into the server economy. Full dev-blog can be found here.

StrayaGaming Wasteland Team We're recruiting! Hey folks, We are looking for some new Wasteland Moderators! We're looking for some Wastelanders to become part of the team responsible for moderating the Wasteland server, running server events and guiding the direction of the server. Prospective applicants should have good communication skills, be active on our Wasteland server, and be able to work in a team environment. Upon the acceptance of your application, you will be expected to represent a genuine interest in the various issues that players might find while you serve as a temporary TRIAL Moderator. During this period, it is expected that you use the basic moderation tools provided for the benefit of the community through directly addressing breaches of both the Wasteland Rules and our Community Guidelines. If you're interested in applying for a position and think you have met the requirements, please submit an application here. Have questions? Don't hesitate to flick me a message. @Joshua_

HNJ has a few positions left for prospective members We are looking for mature, active individuals who are ideally well established on either the vanilla or modded server and are able to support themselves. If you're interested in joining the premiere Space Engineers factions, give myself, @Noskire or @Humaine a shout in PMs and we'll have a chat.

@KRISTIAN. I really appreciate you taking the time to voice your concerns about our Wasteland server, I always take the feedback from individuals permanently banned for hacking very seriously. Undoubtedly the constructive opinions you've raised here today will influence the direction of our Wasteland server for years to come. // Thread Locked

INTRODUCING STRAYAGAMING IAWARDS ROUND 2 Today, we are releasing our second round of iAwards, bringing you variety of new awards to show off your prowess within the community. 19 New Altis Life Awards 23 New Wasteland Awards 4 New Forum Awards 7 New Global Awards Our goal with iAwards is to provide you, the players, goals within each server and the community as a whole to work towards and be recognized for. The awards are designed to encourage positive and skillful play, and to offer a challenge at the same time for people who want to go the extra mile and gain recognition for their achievements. A complete list of the different categories and awards can be found here. It also contains the requirements to be eligible for each badge/award. If you believe you have met the requirements for one or more of the awards, you can either submit a ticket on our forums or by contacting a support staff member in TeamSpeak. Please ensure you have any applicable evidence ready to prove you have met the award requirements.

StrayaGaming Monthly News Bulletin THE HEADLINES It’s been another busy month at StrayaGaming, with new servers added, updates applied and general gaming chaos allround to ensure you continue to enjoy your time inthe community. RUST IS UPON US: October saw the release of StrayaGaming’s new Rust server. To connect, search “Strayagaming” in the modded section of the browser or use:client.connect rust.straya.life:28015. For further information and general rules check out the forum announcement here. INVADE & ANNEX FEEDBACK UPDATE: @Fitz has been working hard behind the scenes in response to player feedback on a number of areas, which has resulted in an update to both Invade Annex servers. Most significantly, we have introduced a simple chat command !admin, that allows players to notify staff on Discord and in-game more effectively. Simply type !admin into any chat channel and the menu will appear. Head to the forum post to see the full details of what’s been included in the update here. SPACE ENGINEERS: Space Engineers is one of the newer additions to our gaming community and continues to grow in popularity. The 6th Anniversary Update has been applied to both servers and adds plenty of cool new features for new and veteran players alike - be sure to check them out when you have a chance. ANNOUNCEMENTS STRAYAGAMING iAWARDS ROUND 2: You can now have increased bragging rights with a host of new awards added to the StrayaGaming Awards area. You can view the leaderboard and new awards here. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS: StrayaGaming is always looking for members who hold exceptional abilities in Development, such as coding or map development. Even if we currently do not have a game in which you have development experience, it is a good idea to apply as we are always looking to expand our reach. Head over to the Development Applications page on our website to express you interest. MEDIA OF THE MONTH This month's 'Media of the Month' is @Armando Wolff's Altis Life v11.5 Update Teaser . The Update is expected to drop very soon. STAFF NEWS Congratulations to the following staff who have been appointed to the staff team or promoted in the last month: @Mr Chu @Armando Wolff to the Community Team. @Citric @HAMME @jack the fat snack to the Support Team @Asnee has been promoted to Altis Life Administrator and Community Team Leader @Noskire has been promoted to I&A Administrator and Community Team Leader @Chadd has been promoted to Development Team Leader @John and @AceWinchester have both been promoted to Altis Life Senior Moderator DONATORS Many thanks to all those who have donated in the last month - it’s your support that helps keep StrayaGaming one of the strongest gaming communities in Australasia! @GotSlain @Auschwistic @Mick_S @GrimReaper @Bull @BOB123 @Alatz @Zybisko @MiniKillers @Baconnn @shot_be_kill @Hori Neff @Levi @sparogaming @[IV] M3rKiN @Larso @Cpt.Cougs @Wyrmstooth @KevinStevenson @Unconformed @Passive

Here are some of my personal thoughts. Similar to @Turbanator's suggestion, we could rework the transport points to a more generalised "pilot points". Pilots gain points for transporting players to the AO, stocking the FOB and eliminating targets from any CAS aircraft. I would structure the points something like; 0.5 for lightly armoured vehicles, 1 for heavily armoured vehicles, 1 for helicopters, 1.5 jets. This would provide those more inclined to the CAS role an opportunity to increase their points from the CAS seat, rather than ferrying players back and forth to the AO. If you're a decent pilot, you could attain 20-30 points even with a Buzzard very quickly. The current arrangement isn't too bad, but I can appreciate where y'all coming from. Something that could also be tweaked perhaps is how high you have to sit on the leaderboard to get the newer CAS aircraft. A little nerf may go a long way.

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SG MINECRAFT Strayagaming is proud to announce that beginning this Saturday (28/09), we will be hosting a 50-slot Minecraft Survival Economy server. We hope that this gamemode will provide a balance between both the creative and PvP aspects of Minecraft that everyone can enjoy. The Survival Economy gamemode uses the basic Minecraft survival base with the addition of currency and shops for players to purchase and sell goods. The use of claim blocks allow players to safeguard their creations against hostile raiders. SERVER DETAILS Minecraft Version: 1.14.4 Server IP: mc.straya.life Server gamemode: Survival-Economy PvP is enabled by default, but can be disabled in claimed areas. Have questions? Send us a message in discord or ask us in TeamSpeak!

Space Engineers Update, Second Server and Giveaway! Update Information: Since the re-launch of our Space Engineers server two weeks ago, we have seen an explosion of interest in the gamemode, with the 50 slots sitting near full on most nights on the week. To ensure our player's experience remains smooth and as enjoyable as possible, we have released a second 32-slot server with a custom solar system and increased ore deposits. You can find both servers by searching "straya" in the server browser. New Commands: To assist with lag and make the transfer between the two servers as easy as possible, several commands have been added to allow players to switch servers and easily save and load ships between them. The new commands are as follows: !savegrid <grid name> Stores your grid to your virtual garage, whereby you can pull it out on the other server. !garage Shows all grids currently stored in your garage. !loadgrid <grid number> Withdraw a grid from your garage. !switch me Transfers you to the other server. Space Engineers Giveaway: To celebrate the release of our second Space Engineers server, we are giving away FOUR COPIES of the game to FOUR lucky community members. To enter, reply to this thread with the phrase: "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire." The giveaway will close and be drawn on the 27th of September at 21:00 AEST. If you have any questions or require assistance storing and retrieving a grid, please give @James32 @bodyboarder2528 or myself a yell and we can assist you.