Empyrion: new server settings as at 02/05/16 02:00hrs GMT
23/04/16

1. ALL playfields will now become PVP
   
2. All Terran planets will be player spawnable
   
3. Structure limit reduced below 80 over time (per playfield)
   
4. DecayTime: 1 # Time after which player-built structures without core or less than 10 blocks get removed when not visited
   
5. WipeTime: 96 # Time after which any player-built structures get removed when not visited (0 = disabled)
   
6. ProtectTime: 72 # Time during which structures are offline protected
   
7. MaxStructures: 100 # Max number of structures per playfield
   
8. AntiGriefDistance: 30 # PvE: distance (in m) around a faction's base where no other faction's base can be built
   
   NB: All times are given in real time hours, 1h real time = approx. 24h in game

Aim

1. To increase server performance.(reduce interaction lag & AI combat interaction).
   
2. To prevent the need for planet wipes.
   
3. Fully utilise the structure limit per playfield, this includes space areas.
   
4. Discourage ‘turtle’ solo players from building large entities that never get used and serve no gaming purpose.
   
5. Encourage players new and old to the server to populate other playfields, thereby improving local area performance.
   
6. To reduce structure limit back to default.

Advice

• Build your Offline protection block ASAP.
  
• Build larger turrets for exterior protection ie Flak turrets.
  
• Build ‘Sentry guns’ for interior protection.
  
• Subterranean bases offer the greatest/cheapest defence but take longer to build.
  
• Remember to turn off your turrets for trading in PVP areas.

Current situation

This game is very CPU intensive for hosting servers. At busy periods our server is now spiking 90%+ CPU, this is causing the interaction lag.