---
title: "Analyzing the Universe - Development Log #274"
date: 2021-03-01 13:46
categories: devlog
absolute_image: https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/website/og_image/release_expanse.jpg
author: "Nick"
---

With Early Access haven gone even smoother than expected, Michi breaks down the birth of the universe with plenty of graphs and statistics!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

We made it! It's alive! Starting into Early Access with a brand-new universe and no major technical issues fills me with joy :). Instead of telling you how nerve-wrecking last Tuesday and Wednesday have been for me, I'd rather show you some graphs from the early universe!

Let's start with the starting profiles chosen by the players:

![starting profiles](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_1.png)

Over the course of the first three days around 1.5k companies have been created. We sent out a newsletter to everyone that ever created a Prosperous Universe account which explains the sharp rise in the beginning. Due to Nick's marketing work we have been covered by a lot of MMO websites which sent more new players in our direction. This chart only counts companies who have been active in the last 72 hours, so we see a drop starting on day three. Victualler is the favorite starting package and this is understandable as food production is most important in the beginning of a universe

![starting profiles by faction](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301.png)

These graphs show the starting package selection split by faction. The overall shape of the curves are the same, but depending on the faction, different starting packages are more popular. As expected, Insitor has a strong focus on food production, while NEO Charter focuses more on metallurgy. Interestingly, there is no visible trend for the new faction Antares Initiative!

![money supply](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_2.png)

The money supply keeps track of the total amount of money in the universe. As every new player brings in around 40k, it is expected to rise sharply in the beginning. Even though new players keep on joining, the money supply flattened after two days, and this has to do with the market makers. We saw a strong market rush to buy prefabs for new production buildings. The money the MMs take for these prefabs is out of circulation.

The lower graph shows the money supply per (active) company and reflects that: There are more players, but some money is taken out of the game by the MMs, so the statistically available money per company drops. In the early hours, it looked like this could become a major liquidity problem, but the curve is flattening out now. In the meantime, production has ramped up and some of the products have been sold to the MMs, and thus fresh money has entered circulation. However, the MMs took more money out of the system though. The next graph shows the total balance of all market makers:

![market maker balance](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_3.png)

While this may look worrisome it is kind of expected, we saw the same behavior in the beginning of the last universe.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

Last week was a short one for me, but I still managed to keep an eye on the new-universe launch and all the feedback. Lots of things taking some getting used to and as always lots of notes on improvements for the future, but most of all: exciting times! It'll be super interesting to watch where this one will be going.

Another thing that became clear, again, from starting over: We should really improve that new-player experience! This is exactly what we're planning to do in the near future, so I'm currently looking into all kinds of improvements to the onboarding process, including "real" tutorials that teach the player how to handle APEX and how the gameplay basics work.

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

We made it! Early Access officially launched last week, so most of my time was spent making announcements, posting on various parts of the web, and of course contacting the press. I was thrilled that we were able to get several articles posted about us like the article from [TheGamer](https://www.thegamer.com/prosperous-universe-release-date-details/), which really helps with getting Prosperous Universe's name out there and with reputation building. 

Aside from Early Access stuff, I also worked on the remaining content for the new Roadmap, which will hopefully be out this week. This roadmap was designed to be updated regularly and help showcase what the team is working on at any given time. 

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

Quite obviously, my week was dominated by the Early Access release and the general overhaul of our backend systems that came with it. It all went surprisingly smooth. Sure, there were a few teething issues and once the new systems were in place we realized a few things that went missing and had to be quickly reimplemented over the remainder of the week. But all in all, this could have literally ended in a full-blown desaster and it didn't, so I am quite happy!

Work on the backend will likely continue over the coming weeks. Some of our internal admin UIs are still missing and the customer-facing account management pages are also missing a few features that we deemed low-priority for the initial release (who would want to delete their Prosperous Universe account anyway, right?). But my focus will eventually shift back to actual feature development and planning for the months (and years) to come.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!



With Early Access haven gone even smoother than expected, Michi breaks down the birth of the universe with plenty of graphs and statistics!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

We made it! It's alive! Starting into Early Access with a brand-new universe and no major technical issues fills me with joy :). Instead of telling you how nerve-wrecking last Tuesday and Wednesday have been for me, I'd rather show you some graphs from the early universe!

Let's start with the starting profiles chosen by the players:

![starting profiles](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_1.png)

Over the course of the first three days around 1.5k companies have been created. We sent out a newsletter to everyone that ever created a Prosperous Universe account which explains the sharp rise in the beginning. Due to Nick's marketing work we have been covered by a lot of MMO websites which sent more new players in our direction. This chart only counts companies who have been active in the last 72 hours, so we see a drop starting on day three. Victualler is the favorite starting package and this is understandable as food production is most important in the beginning of a universe

![starting profiles by faction](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301.png)

These graphs show the starting package selection split by faction. The overall shape of the curves are the same, but depending on the faction, different starting packages are more popular. As expected, Insitor has a strong focus on food production, while NEO Charter focuses more on metallurgy. Interestingly, there is no visible trend for the new faction Antares Initiative!

![money supply](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_2.png)

The money supply keeps track of the total amount of money in the universe. As every new player brings in around 40k, it is expected to rise sharply in the beginning. Even though new players keep on joining, the money supply flattened after two days, and this has to do with the market makers. We saw a strong market rush to buy prefabs for new production buildings. The money the MMs take for these prefabs is out of circulation.

The lower graph shows the money supply per (active) company and reflects that: There are more players, but some money is taken out of the game by the MMs, so the statistically available money per company drops. In the early hours, it looked like this could become a major liquidity problem, but the curve is flattening out now. In the meantime, production has ramped up and some of the products have been sold to the MMs, and thus fresh money has entered circulation. However, the MMs took more money out of the system though. The next graph shows the total balance of all market makers:

![market maker balance](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-03-01/20210301_3.png)

While this may look worrisome it is kind of expected, we saw the same behavior in the beginning of the last universe.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

Last week was a short one for me, but I still managed to keep an eye on the new-universe launch and all the feedback. Lots of things taking some getting used to and as always lots of notes on improvements for the future, but most of all: exciting times! It'll be super interesting to watch where this one will be going.

Another thing that became clear, again, from starting over: We should really improve that new-player experience! This is exactly what we're planning to do in the near future, so I'm currently looking into all kinds of improvements to the onboarding process, including "real" tutorials that teach the player how to handle APEX and how the gameplay basics work.

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

We made it! Early Access officially launched last week, so most of my time was spent making announcements, posting on various parts of the web, and of course contacting the press. I was thrilled that we were able to get several articles posted about us like the article from [TheGamer](https://www.thegamer.com/prosperous-universe-release-date-details/), which really helps with getting Prosperous Universe's name out there and with reputation building. 

Aside from Early Access stuff, I also worked on the remaining content for the new Roadmap, which will hopefully be out this week. This roadmap was designed to be updated regularly and help showcase what the team is working on at any given time. 

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

Quite obviously, my week was dominated by the Early Access release and the general overhaul of our backend systems that came with it. It all went surprisingly smooth. Sure, there were a few teething issues and once the new systems were in place we realized a few things that went missing and had to be quickly reimplemented over the remainder of the week. But all in all, this could have literally ended in a full-blown desaster and it didn't, so I am quite happy!

Work on the backend will likely continue over the coming weeks. Some of our internal admin UIs are still missing and the customer-facing account management pages are also missing a few features that we deemed low-priority for the initial release (who would want to delete their Prosperous Universe account anyway, right?). But my focus will eventually shift back to actual feature development and planning for the months (and years) to come.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!


Analyzing the Universe - Development Log #274

---
title: "Early Access Launch Week - Development Log #273"
date: 2021-02-22 13:46
categories: devlog
absolute_image: https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/website/og_image/concept-colony.jpg
author: "Nick"
---

Remember that Prosperous Universe will be down tomorrow Tuesday, February 23rd in preparation for Early Access on Wednesday!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

With Early Access happening later this week, I was busy setting everything up for launch day! Nonetheless, I managed to finish a small feature I was working on: the new system information command `SYSI`.

It works just like its `PLI` (planet information) counterpart. A given system identifier shows general information about the system like star type, faction affinity and micrometeoroid density. It also lists all planets with their surface type, population and resource concentrations. That should make scouting for a new base location a bit easier:

![system information - info](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-22/20210219_1.png)

Just like with `PLI` it is possible to search for systems when no system parameter is provided:

![system information - search](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-22/20210219.png)


![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Whew! There has been so much happening recently and it's all been really exciting! Today I released the [Early Access trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpazj_Bhjr0&t=29s) which you should definitely watch, big thanks to those that already mentioned it in Discord :) And we also have the [Early Access Release Page](https://prosperousuniverse.com/releases/early-access/) up already even though the website will totally change on Wednesday.

Don't forget that PrUn will be down tomorrow while everything is taken offline and restarted for Early Access. Those with test sever access will have a chance to log in after a period of time, just wait for the email I will send out. If you have any more questions about the release, the [forum post](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/t/release-notes-early-access/2752/3) is a good place to stay informed. Fingers crossed!

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

In the final week leading up to the Early Access release, I tried to tie up as many loose ends as possible. For AirlineSim, the whole system for ordering, paying and managing exclusive game worlds still had to be brought up-to-date to work with our new backend. For Prosperous Universe, some final touches to the voucher code system were still required. On Friday, I recorded the State of the Universe address which you can [watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-4SitnMWA) if you haven't done so yet. And after that, my weekend was basically about getting everything prepared for the big day. While Early Access launches on Wednesday, the biggest technical change already happens on Tuesday: The replacement of the account management system that has been running since we launched AirlineSim commercially in 2007. It's going to be a bit nerve-racking.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!



Remember that Prosperous Universe will be down tomorrow Tuesday, February 23rd in preparation for Early Access on Wednesday!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

With Early Access happening later this week, I was busy setting everything up for launch day! Nonetheless, I managed to finish a small feature I was working on: the new system information command `SYSI`.

It works just like its `PLI` (planet information) counterpart. A given system identifier shows general information about the system like star type, faction affinity and micrometeoroid density. It also lists all planets with their surface type, population and resource concentrations. That should make scouting for a new base location a bit easier:

![system information - info](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-22/20210219_1.png)

Just like with `PLI` it is possible to search for systems when no system parameter is provided:

![system information - search](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-22/20210219.png)


![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Whew! There has been so much happening recently and it's all been really exciting! Today I released the [Early Access trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpazj_Bhjr0&t=29s) which you should definitely watch, big thanks to those that already mentioned it in Discord :) And we also have the [Early Access Release Page](https://prosperousuniverse.com/releases/early-access/) up already even though the website will totally change on Wednesday.

Don't forget that PrUn will be down tomorrow while everything is taken offline and restarted for Early Access. Those with test sever access will have a chance to log in after a period of time, just wait for the email I will send out. If you have any more questions about the release, the [forum post](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/t/release-notes-early-access/2752/3) is a good place to stay informed. Fingers crossed!

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

In the final week leading up to the Early Access release, I tried to tie up as many loose ends as possible. For AirlineSim, the whole system for ordering, paying and managing exclusive game worlds still had to be brought up-to-date to work with our new backend. For Prosperous Universe, some final touches to the voucher code system were still required. On Friday, I recorded the State of the Universe address which you can [watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-4SitnMWA) if you haven't done so yet. And after that, my weekend was basically about getting everything prepared for the big day. While Early Access launches on Wednesday, the biggest technical change already happens on Tuesday: The replacement of the account management system that has been running since we launched AirlineSim commercially in 2007. It's going to be a bit nerve-racking.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!


Early Access Launch Week - Development Log #273

---
title: "Introducing Core Module Kits - Development Log #272"
date: 2021-02-15 11:46
categories: devlog
absolute_image: https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/website/og_image/release_presence.jpg
author: "Nick"
---

Changes on how players will build their **first** base are coming with the reset.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

Today I come bearing good news regarding some tweaks for the upcoming reset!

First, the starter packages will receive a buff. Since the start of the game will be a bit tougher in general with the off-world CX stations post-reset, you'll get more consumables and initial production materials to compensate.

Second, we've been following the Discord discussions about Local Markets. While we won't hand-place any LMs in the new universe, we changed a couple of things (just in time for Esabab's great summary [forum post](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/t/lms-in-the-reset-universe/2861)):

* No need to abuse the COLIQ feature to build an LM from your Core Module materials. In fact, we're getting rid of that trick completely. Your very first base will now require a "Core Module Kit", which you will receive instead of the materials required to build a standard Core Module. All bases beyond your first one will still require the same materials as before. (Also, additional building costs for certain environmental conditions still apply, so no settling on a gas giant with your CM kit only!)

* We're getting rid of the LTA requirement to build a Local Market and are replacing it with LBH (to compensate for the lack of COLIQ abuse potential... just kidding, it just makes sense to change this). This should make LMs accessible quite a bit earlier in the game than they would have been with their previous building costs.

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

I'll make it short this week, as most of the topics I worked on are covered by Fabian.

Besides that I worked on the integration of the new account back-end for the game, specifically on the question what
happens if a player has had a PRO subscription and "falls back" to a TRIAL license. In that case the player will not
receive a TRIAL licence but rather a BASIC license. There are not many differences between TRIAL and BASIC, but a few of
them are noteworthy:

* BASIC users will be able to accept LM ads, but not post
* BASIC users will have a rating
* Once a user becomes a BASIC licensee, running recurring production orders will convert to non-recurring production orders

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Last week was a short week for me since I took some time off for my birthday. I do have a few updates, however. The Early access trailer is finished! I'm really happy with how it turned out and the team liked it as well. Now my attention will be focused on the final new website touches as we approach the finish line. I will also be contacting influencers and the press to help bolster the effect of this big release, fingers crossed!

I have also been planning to remake/enhance some of the tutorial videos as I know some of them have become outdated with subsequent changes to the game. If you are a new player and/or have a good memory of the tutorials, you can help me out by completing this [survey](https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/6QPPJR6)!

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!



Changes on how players will build their **first** base are coming with the reset.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

Today I come bearing good news regarding some tweaks for the upcoming reset!

First, the starter packages will receive a buff. Since the start of the game will be a bit tougher in general with the off-world CX stations post-reset, you'll get more consumables and initial production materials to compensate.

Second, we've been following the Discord discussions about Local Markets. While we won't hand-place any LMs in the new universe, we changed a couple of things (just in time for Esabab's great summary [forum post](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/t/lms-in-the-reset-universe/2861)):

* No need to abuse the COLIQ feature to build an LM from your Core Module materials. In fact, we're getting rid of that trick completely. Your very first base will now require a "Core Module Kit", which you will receive instead of the materials required to build a standard Core Module. All bases beyond your first one will still require the same materials as before. (Also, additional building costs for certain environmental conditions still apply, so no settling on a gas giant with your CM kit only!)

* We're getting rid of the LTA requirement to build a Local Market and are replacing it with LBH (to compensate for the lack of COLIQ abuse potential... just kidding, it just makes sense to change this). This should make LMs accessible quite a bit earlier in the game than they would have been with their previous building costs.

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

I'll make it short this week, as most of the topics I worked on are covered by Fabian.

Besides that I worked on the integration of the new account back-end for the game, specifically on the question what
happens if a player has had a PRO subscription and "falls back" to a TRIAL license. In that case the player will not
receive a TRIAL licence but rather a BASIC license. There are not many differences between TRIAL and BASIC, but a few of
them are noteworthy:

* BASIC users will be able to accept LM ads, but not post
* BASIC users will have a rating
* Once a user becomes a BASIC licensee, running recurring production orders will convert to non-recurring production orders

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Last week was a short week for me since I took some time off for my birthday. I do have a few updates, however. The Early access trailer is finished! I'm really happy with how it turned out and the team liked it as well. Now my attention will be focused on the final new website touches as we approach the finish line. I will also be contacting influencers and the press to help bolster the effect of this big release, fingers crossed!

I have also been planning to remake/enhance some of the tutorial videos as I know some of them have become outdated with subsequent changes to the game. If you are a new player and/or have a good memory of the tutorials, you can help me out by completing this [survey](https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/6QPPJR6)!

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or
the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!


Introducing Core Module Kits - Development Log #272

---
title: "Planets Reincarnated - Development Log #271"
date: 2021-02-08 11:46
categories: devlog
absolute_image: https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/website/og_image/asteroid-day-2017.jpg
author: "Nick"
---

Find out if some of your favorite planets will survive the leap into the new universe and learn how company headquarters function!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

This week I finished implementing the company headquarters. I wrote a bit about them in [last week's devlog](/blog/2021/02/01/company-hq-under-construction-270/) and today I can present you the UI for it:

![Company HQ](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-08/20210205_1.png)

It consists of three parts. The first section has general information about the current location and level of the HQ. It also shows how many bases the HQ supports.

The second section allows the materials necessary to be assigned in order to upgrade to the next level. Once materials have been allocated, they cannot be reimbursed or assigned to other projects. "Base permit increase" and "Queue slot increase" indicate what the benefits of upgrading to the next level are.

The last section has the controls for relocating the HQ to another base. The drop down menu contains a list of all the bases the HQ can be moved to. A relocation will be possible every 30 days and the location of the base will determine the level of the new production efficiency modifier.

Depending on the faction affiliation of the base's planet, different expertise categories will get a boost:

* Castillo-Ito Mercantile: +5% Manufacturing
* Insitor Cooporative: +3% Agriculture, +2% Food Industries
* NEO Charter Exploration: +2% Metallurgy, +3% Construction
* Antares Initiative: +5% Electronics
* None: +2% Chemistry, +2% Fuel Refining, +2% Resource Extraction


![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

As you may have heard, there will be a new universe sooner or later, so I'll just leave this here (and yes, some of your favorite named planets from the current universe will make a return):

![New Universe](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-08/NewUniverseMap.jpg)

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

We have another [Spacedock video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQtwtBHc9yU) out on YouTube! I really liked his plug at the end for our game and was happy the way it turned out. Hope you guys enjoy it as well ;)

Things are moving along extremely well with Early Access content and the new website edits. I spent a lot of last week writing new content for both Early Access and for new pages for the website, which I'm really looking forward to showing once everything is ready. We are going to pause ads for a while on YouTube while we get ready for the release but will pick it back up once everything has been rolled out and all the bugs worked out. This will give me a chance to reach out to more influencers, so send me your favorite YouTubers/Twitch streamers!

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

As long as one doesn't look to closely at the tape holding together the panels and the scaffolds hidden under tarp over there, one can say the backend systems are ready for the EA release. Ready enough anyway so that I am somewhat confident that the remaining bits and pieces can be taken care of over the coming days. Honestly: I can't wait for this stuff to ship to production for a whole range of reasons!

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!



Find out if some of your favorite planets will survive the leap into the new universe and learn how company headquarters function!

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

This week I finished implementing the company headquarters. I wrote a bit about them in [last week's devlog](/blog/2021/02/01/company-hq-under-construction-270/) and today I can present you the UI for it:

![Company HQ](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-08/20210205_1.png)

It consists of three parts. The first section has general information about the current location and level of the HQ. It also shows how many bases the HQ supports.

The second section allows the materials necessary to be assigned in order to upgrade to the next level. Once materials have been allocated, they cannot be reimbursed or assigned to other projects. "Base permit increase" and "Queue slot increase" indicate what the benefits of upgrading to the next level are.

The last section has the controls for relocating the HQ to another base. The drop down menu contains a list of all the bases the HQ can be moved to. A relocation will be possible every 30 days and the location of the base will determine the level of the new production efficiency modifier.

Depending on the faction affiliation of the base's planet, different expertise categories will get a boost:

* Castillo-Ito Mercantile: +5% Manufacturing
* Insitor Cooporative: +3% Agriculture, +2% Food Industries
* NEO Charter Exploration: +2% Metallurgy, +3% Construction
* Antares Initiative: +5% Electronics
* None: +2% Chemistry, +2% Fuel Refining, +2% Resource Extraction


![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

As you may have heard, there will be a new universe sooner or later, so I'll just leave this here (and yes, some of your favorite named planets from the current universe will make a return):

![New Universe](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/2021-02-08/NewUniverseMap.jpg)

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

We have another [Spacedock video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQtwtBHc9yU) out on YouTube! I really liked his plug at the end for our game and was happy the way it turned out. Hope you guys enjoy it as well ;)

Things are moving along extremely well with Early Access content and the new website edits. I spent a lot of last week writing new content for both Early Access and for new pages for the website, which I'm really looking forward to showing once everything is ready. We are going to pause ads for a while on YouTube while we get ready for the release but will pick it back up once everything has been rolled out and all the bugs worked out. This will give me a chance to reach out to more influencers, so send me your favorite YouTubers/Twitch streamers!

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

As long as one doesn't look to closely at the tape holding together the panels and the scaffolds hidden under tarp over there, one can say the backend systems are ready for the EA release. Ready enough anyway so that I am somewhat confident that the remaining bits and pieces can be taken care of over the coming days. Honestly: I can't wait for this stuff to ship to production for a whole range of reasons!

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!


Planets Reincarnated - Development Log #271

---
title: "Company HQ Under Construction - Development Log #270"
date: 2021-02-01 11:46
categories: devlog
absolute_image: https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/website/og_image/release_locality.jpg
author: "Nick"
---

All around the galaxy company headquarters are being erected and Technician-tier spaceships are being engineered.

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

Some time ago, unfortunately I don't remember exactly when and where, we talked about caps for bases. It was in the context of micro-managing a lot of bases and missing quality of life features. There are/were many experienced players that have 20+ bases and keeping them supplied with consumables alone requires a major effort, even more so considering that until recently everything had to be done with two ships and shipping contracts.

We strongly think that Prosperous Universe is not a single-player-build-as-many-bases-as-you-can kind of game, where every player integrates their bases vertically. The current universe run has shown that without actively managing/limiting the amount of bases, it can get out of hand pretty quickly, and players will quit due to the amount of micromanagement. We started to implement some quality-of-life improvements over the last months and will add a new feature with the Early Access release that regulates base caps: Company Headquarters.

I spent the week working on the server parts of the feature. Here is an outline what the feature is about:

Your first base will automatically become the headquarters. Depending on its location, all your production lines will receive a certain production efficiency boost. For example (this is subject to change), building within Castillo-Ito faction space will grant a 5% bonus in manufacturing. The headquarters can be moved to another location every 30 days, and thus allows you to restructure your empire if need be.

Initially the headquarters will permit two bases. The HQ can be leveled up by paying an increasing amount of construction prefabs (B-Fabs for the first levels, then L-Fabs, then R-Fabs, ..). Each level will permit one more base to be constructed and every 5-ish levels will also increase the production queue slots by two.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

We have received your feedback that the entry barrier to ship building is still pretty high at the moment. While things will improve with reduced market maker prices for the electronics parts, we decided it would be a good idea to have an additional step below the current "entry-level ships" as well. So I spent some time last week figuring out how to best integrate that and enable *Technician-tier ships*.

I ended up introducing several new materials, such as a glass-based STL engine and low-level tiers of the crew quarters and command bridge modules. The new minimum-cost ships won't be able to perform FTL jumps and won't be very fast, but you'll actually be able to create a fully STL-capable ship without it requiring any materials created by Engineers or Scientists!

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Contrary to some other ["news sources"](https://prosperousturnip.com/post/3021/02/01-a-new-beginning/), I am not running any ads on Tinder or Match.com... yet. As I mentioned last week, Early Access is coming along quite well in terms of marketing materials and campaigns. We have 3 influencers in the pipeline including Spacedock, that will have another video out for us on Saturday. I don't want sound like a broken record but a lot of your tips that you have been sending me have been extremely helpful, so don't be hesitant to send me some of your favorite YT/Twitch channels :)

I also appreciate the feedback on the January Newsletter I sent out and will be optimizing it for future emails. Don't forget about the FA key giveaway that we are still running on Facebook and Twitter (message me on Discord if you have neither).

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

Some details aside, I was finally able to wrap up the work on the Prosperous Universe account management system (aka "The Hub"). Most importantly, the subscriptions I mentioned in last week's issue are now fully functional. I also added the interface required for our First Access supporters to be able to activate their post-First Access game time. We heard some concerns in the past from people who wished to only activate their game time at a later point in time, and not directly when Early Access launches. For example, you might want to wait until the game has matured even more, or a big new feature has been added, or when another reset takes place. We took these concerns to heart and instead of automatically activating your game time on release day, you will now find a banner in "The Hub" if you have FA game time left to activate. Then, a single click of a button will add it to your account.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!



All around the galaxy company headquarters are being erected and Technician-tier spaceships are being engineered.

### Michi (molp)

![Avatar Michi](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_michi_small.png)

Some time ago, unfortunately I don't remember exactly when and where, we talked about caps for bases. It was in the context of micro-managing a lot of bases and missing quality of life features. There are/were many experienced players that have 20+ bases and keeping them supplied with consumables alone requires a major effort, even more so considering that until recently everything had to be done with two ships and shipping contracts.

We strongly think that Prosperous Universe is not a single-player-build-as-many-bases-as-you-can kind of game, where every player integrates their bases vertically. The current universe run has shown that without actively managing/limiting the amount of bases, it can get out of hand pretty quickly, and players will quit due to the amount of micromanagement. We started to implement some quality-of-life improvements over the last months and will add a new feature with the Early Access release that regulates base caps: Company Headquarters.

I spent the week working on the server parts of the feature. Here is an outline what the feature is about:

Your first base will automatically become the headquarters. Depending on its location, all your production lines will receive a certain production efficiency boost. For example (this is subject to change), building within Castillo-Ito faction space will grant a 5% bonus in manufacturing. The headquarters can be moved to another location every 30 days, and thus allows you to restructure your empire if need be.

Initially the headquarters will permit two bases. The HQ can be leveled up by paying an increasing amount of construction prefabs (B-Fabs for the first levels, then L-Fabs, then R-Fabs, ..). Each level will permit one more base to be constructed and every 5-ish levels will also increase the production queue slots by two.

![Avatar Fabian](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_fabian_small.png)

### Fabian (Counterpoint)

We have received your feedback that the entry barrier to ship building is still pretty high at the moment. While things will improve with reduced market maker prices for the electronics parts, we decided it would be a good idea to have an additional step below the current "entry-level ships" as well. So I spent some time last week figuring out how to best integrate that and enable *Technician-tier ships*.

I ended up introducing several new materials, such as a glass-based STL engine and low-level tiers of the crew quarters and command bridge modules. The new minimum-cost ships won't be able to perform FTL jumps and won't be very fast, but you'll actually be able to create a fully STL-capable ship without it requiring any materials created by Engineers or Scientists!

![Avatar Nick](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_nick_small.png)

### Nick

Contrary to some other ["news sources"](https://prosperousturnip.com/post/3021/02/01-a-new-beginning/), I am not running any ads on Tinder or Match.com... yet. As I mentioned last week, Early Access is coming along quite well in terms of marketing materials and campaigns. We have 3 influencers in the pipeline including Spacedock, that will have another video out for us on Saturday. I don't want sound like a broken record but a lot of your tips that you have been sending me have been extremely helpful, so don't be hesitant to send me some of your favorite YT/Twitch channels :)

I also appreciate the feedback on the January Newsletter I sent out and will be optimizing it for future emails. Don't forget about the FA key giveaway that we are still running on Facebook and Twitter (message me on Discord if you have neither).

![Avatar Martin](https://cdn.prosperousuniverse.com/blog/busts/bust_martin_small.png)

### Martin

Some details aside, I was finally able to wrap up the work on the Prosperous Universe account management system (aka "The Hub"). Most importantly, the subscriptions I mentioned in last week's issue are now fully functional. I also added the interface required for our First Access supporters to be able to activate their post-First Access game time. We heard some concerns in the past from people who wished to only activate their game time at a later point in time, and not directly when Early Access launches. For example, you might want to wait until the game has matured even more, or a big new feature has been added, or when another reset takes place. We took these concerns to heart and instead of automatically activating your game time on release day, you will now find a banner in "The Hub" if you have FA game time left to activate. Then, a single click of a button will add it to your account.

As always: We'd love to hear what you think. Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/rRbqqRz) or the [forums](https://com.prosperousuniverse.com/)!

Happy trading!


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Analyzing the Universe - Development Log #274

Early Access Launch Week - Development Log #273

Introducing Core Module Kits - Development Log #272

Planets Reincarnated - Development Log #271

Company HQ Under Construction - Development Log #270