Hey Brave,

It’s been a long time since I was rallying newbies in Hek, but I still l think about those times sometimes. A lot of what it taught isn't that I necessarily want to play myself or run a space empire, but to create something new. It's a sort of user-to-dealer character arc where the protagonist decides self-realization means it's time to load up and RV and head into the desert to cook.

So yeah I'm making a game.

TRAPPIST-1 is a hard sci-fi colony strategy game set in the TRAPPIST-1 system, seven rocky worlds around a dim red star 40 light-years away. You’re the first expedition to arrive. Or so you think. It's a factorio-ish experience on hex planets derived from JWST measurements of real exoplanets (or hexoplanets), incorporating orbital mechanics, trade, and kinetic kill vehicles for good measure.

What it is:

• Industry on the ground. Mines, factories, depots and launch sites across hex-mapped planets, linked by road, rail and maglev.
• Hauling in orbit. Every cargo run follows real orbital mechanics. You don’t need to do the math: for each trip you choose efficient, balanced or fast, and you pay in fuel or time.
• No god’s-eye view. You only know what you’ve scanned. Rival expeditions can hide, watch and wait, and so can you. (Yes, it’s basically d-scan paranoia in a star system.)
• No fleet battles. The enemy is the star’s flares, the cold, the distance, and running out of life support. Rivalries are settled with drone swarms, kinetic impactors and countermeasures.
• A different system each playthrough, with varying planets, resources and possibly microbial life.
• Endgame: build an interstellar mission to the next star.

It’s heading to Early Access, with the release date still to be announced. I’m building it solo. I’m not a programmer by trade, and I use AI tools as part of production so you know, bite me. The Steam page has the full disclosure. The design and direction are mine, and I’d rather be upfront about that here than have you find it in the fine print.

What would help most right now: If you like the idea, wishlist it.For a solo dev, wishlists are what make Steam show a game to anyone at all.

👉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/5423750/TRAPPIST1/

There's also a little devblog I made here

👉 https://www.youtube.com/@TRAPPIST1game

If you like the sound of it, I’d love feedback, especially once the Alpha tester program is up. Ask me anything in the comments, and tell me what you’d want from a game like this. Many of you have spent more hours on space logistics than most game designers ever will.

Fly safe, and thanks for keeping the dream alive.

7o

— Matias

I used to follow the SOTOs even though I haven't been online in a long time. I noticed they stopped, any particular reason why?

Last one was over a year ago now, I know Jinx was doing them after Dunk left

If anyone out there is curious how Brave is doing, we just killed Horde. Gobbins is no longer. They are failscading. Being in the Imperium certainly changes a lot. Now we are glassing drone lands. Never thought I would see the day. It's amazing to go from Barlequete to Catch 1.0 to this. If you're old Brave and wondering if you should come back. Now is the time. Posting here for posterity. I hope this message finds you well. 7o

7o

I haven't played in about a decade, other than a month here or there where I peeked in, didn't play with friendos, and got bored. I want to try again, but this time with comrades.

However, I have a question.

I still have my old main sitting in dock, with a LOT of skill points, and I have no idea how to play the game, much less a high skill point character. I'm starting a new character to get a feel for the game again, do the tutorials and stuff. I can't afford an Omega clone until payday, so I can't even skill up on my old main. Once I feel like I'm sufficiently familair with the game, I may chose to dust off my old character and main her again.

Should I apply on my new character, or on my old one?

Oh, and I was briefly in Brave, had anxiety in large groups, and quit. My anxiety is a lot more settled now after a long history of doing work with mental health people on my anxiety and other issues. They're not gone, but i"m doing much better.

Stay classy!

Abyssals and Lvl4 or Burners is the way.

Replace the Lvl4s with Explo, Trading or PI but I don't like any of these. For my casual gameplay approach, T4 abyss is around 100-120mil per hour, Lvl4s 80mil without the Loyalty Points. Switch around these activities based on how you feel, Lvl4s if you have other RL things to do. It helps if you have a casual corp.

PI might be the only other way but this is if you really hate yourself.

Essentially, most casual activities can earn you close to 100 million ISK per hour. If you play for about 2 hours a day, 3 times a week, that's enough to even Plex your account. The point is, any typical player someone moderately experienced and past the newbie stage can reasonably expect to make around 100 million ISK per hour with the mentioned approaches.

Also forgot to add incursions, a very good fleet is 120mil per hour. Yes, there's the higher levels (HQ or lowsec) which is how 150-200mil and more isk per hour. I despise PI but it's really the only other semi passive way P1 or P2 can give you some beer money 40 mil isk per week if you're consistent.

Also, I'm not talking about multiboxing, this is for only 1 account, 1 solo account with 1 well trained character, thoughts?

I remember when I flew with Brave a long time ago, there use to be a VERY brave guy bringing their Paladin on roams! I wonder how theyre doing now.

Title says it all.

I hope you are all kicking ass and taking names in this adventure we call life!

Fly Safe

7o

Hi,

Just got Back to Eve after several years break. My main 85 milj SP toon can fly Caldari and Gallente carriers including supers with perfect jump and fighters/heavy fighters skills. I can also fly Phoenix dread almost perfect skills.

I Have 25 milj SP mining alt on other account. Perfect exhumer pilot and can fly JF almost perfect skills.

I am from Finland Eutz and just looking to find nice community that i can trust.

It has been along time and i have since been winning eve enjoying life more. I was just wondering where everyone has gone on the eve/life journey? I know some still play but would be cool to reconnect to old friends.

Wow Does anyone even use this anymore? One of our mods is literally dead.
Rip Lychton. I thought it would be bad if there was no record of Dunk's retirement.

I am witnessing!

Brave Alliance Chat - Nov 11 2022 by Dunk's Random Stuff (anchor.fm)

So I was wondering, how would I go about joining a fleet battle. When are they and what do I need to do? Thanks

I submitted my app on the 21st, is it normal it takes this long? Is the class 1 beacon thing making it longer?

Hello everyone, I had 2 accounts on Brave years ago but stopped playing. I really want to get into the game again. Are we still in the same location? how much has changed in the last 5 years? My main was in BRAVE Incredibles. Is that still a thing? Basically, is it worth coming back to the game?

Hey, I've been playing eve for about 4 years, maybe longer I can't remember and have been in nullsec for most of it. The alliance I'm currently in is getting stale all we do it mine moons to pay rent and on rare occasions do PvP.

I was recently listening to an eve podcast and they has some one on from brave explaining there situation and told a few stories like the guy in his tackle veture 🤣 and John bellicose day memorial

I was thinking about applying to join, is there anymore information or a public discord I can join to speak to some one

So I applied for brave empire and my application was rejected. I then tried to apply for BNI and this was also rejected. I keep getting answers from the recruitment guys that say “We do not discuss the details of rejected applications.” Is there any reason for this?

I highly encourage everyone to run a search in this subreddit for "Garandhero". Truly the greatest Brave Newbie of all time.

You're welcome.