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codex: Integrate arrival and service-sequence brainstorm: optional guidance, clear prerequisites, vehicle readiness, existing skills and rental rules; retain demo boundaries and source archive

2026-10-24T16:53:21Z

Integrate arrival and service-sequence brainstorm: optional guidance, clear prerequisites, vehicle readiness, existing skills and rental rules; retain demo boundaries and source archive

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codex: Consolidate early design notes and prospecting story; affirm Demo Limits, modernize references, preserve Bill sources and decision provenance

2026-10-24T16:44:14Z

Consolidate early design notes and prospecting story; affirm Demo Limits, modernize references, preserve Bill sources and decision provenance

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codex: Add streamer feedback relayed by Jason on atmosphere, persistence, and colonies; distinguish testimony from inferred priorities

2026-10-22T18:56:17Z

Add streamer feedback relayed by Jason on atmosphere, persistence, and colonies; distinguish testimony from inferred priorities

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	Visual presentation still matters. Weather, clouds, lighting, sound, clear instruments, and reliable performance can strengthen the experience Rise already offers. The older suggestion to disregard players who care about graphics should not be treated as a settled constraint. Prioritize presentation that helps people read the world, appreciate it, and understand their decisions. Weather radar is a documented example of the connection between environment and operation. ([[#Source-G\|G]], [[#Source-D\|D]], [[#Source-R\|R]])		Visual presentation still matters. Weather, clouds, lighting, sound, clear instruments, and reliable performance can strengthen the experience Rise already offers. The older suggestion to disregard players who care about graphics should not be treated as a settled constraint. Prioritize presentation that helps people read the world, appreciate it, and understand their decisions. Weather radar is a documented example of the connection between environment and operation. ([[#Source-G\|G]], [[#Source-D\|D]], [[#Source-R\|R]])

	Public Peli-Rami video titles ~~cover~~ learning to fly, cargo business, an E-10, and the clouds update. ~~That range is consistent with interest in learning, operating, ownership, and atmosphere. This is a limited inference from public~~ titles and descriptions, not ~~a review of~~ complete streams ~~or a statement of the creator's motives. Enjoying Rise alongside other games is not contradictory: different sessions can satisfy different interests~~. One enthusiastic creator is a useful case to investigate, not ~~evidence of typical retention or proof of~~ a ~~growth strategy~~. ([[#Source-V\|V~~]], [[#Source-R\|R~~]])		=== Player feedback: atmosphere, persistence, and colonies ===

			On 22 October 2026, Jason relayed the following comment from the streamer identified earlier as Peli-Rami. The wording is reproduced as supplied:

			<blockquote>Yeah, Star Citizen tries to combine everything to one game seamlessly transferring between flying and FPS. The thing that Rise is doing better is atmospheric simulation, presistency and colony gameplay.</blockquote>

			This identifies '''atmospheric simulation, persistence, and colony gameplay''' as strengths this player values. The comparison with Star Citizen is his assessment, as relayed by Jason; it is not an independently established technical ranking. It gives a firmer basis for discussing his preferences than the earlier inference from video titles. It does not, by itself, explain every reason he returns or establish how representative those preferences are. ([[#Source-S\|S]])

			'''Recommended implications:''' make these three strengths work together in the player experience:

			* '''Atmospheric simulation:''' help players understand and enjoy the relationship between conditions, aircraft behavior, instruments, and flight decisions. Build confidence in controlled training before introducing more demanding conditions outside the simulator.
			* '''Persistence:''' make accumulated work and its continuing effects visible and dependable. Help returning players understand what has changed, what they achieved, and what they can do next.
			* '''Colony gameplay:''' introduce a meaningful relationship with a settlement early, such as a useful delivery with an observable result. A player can contribute to a colony before being ready or eligible to own one.

			This reinforces Bill's accounts of flying, building, solving supply problems, and taking pride in completed colonies. It also sharpens the onboarding recommendation: the first flight should lead toward an understandable contribution to the persistent world. A proposed starter delivery tied to an actual colony need would test that connection; it should retain manageable conditions and respect demo eligibility. These are design recommendations drawn from the feedback, not additional requests attributed to the streamer. ([[#Source-G\|G]], [[#Source-B\|B]], [[#Source-D\|D]], [[#Source-S\|S]], [[#Source-R\|R]])

			Public Peli-Rami video titles concerning learning to fly, cargo business, an E-10, and the clouds update remain supporting context. The earlier review used titles and descriptions, not complete streams. One enthusiastic creator is a useful case to investigate, not a substitute for observing new, returning, and departing players. ([[#Source-V\|V]])

	== Recommended priorities and validation ==		== Recommended priorities and validation ==
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	\| '''2. First contribution and next goal'''		\| '''2. First contribution and next goal'''
	\| One eligible paid starter operation, access to a suitable vehicle, clear completion feedback, and an attainable next opportunity.		\| One eligible paid starter operation, access to a suitable vehicle, clear completion feedback, and an attainable next opportunity. Test a real colony supply need as the purpose of the operation. ([[#Source-S\|S]], [[#Source-R\|R]])
	\| Does the player understand why the work matters and want to do another operation?		\| Does the player understand why the work matters, see its contribution to the persistent world, and want to do another operation?
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''3. A sustainable career'''		\| '''3. A sustainable career'''
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	* <span id="Source-C"></span>'''C — October 2026 comparisons.''' [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=Star_Citizen&oldid=4978 Star Citizen (4978)], [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=Elite_Dangerous&oldid=4979 Elite Dangerous (4979)], [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=EVE_Online&oldid=4981 EVE Online (4981)], and [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=No_Man%27s_Sky&oldid=4983 No Man's Sky (4983)], prepared at Jason's request. These provide sourced design comparisons, not comparative audience or retention measurements.		* <span id="Source-C"></span>'''C — October 2026 comparisons.''' [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=Star_Citizen&oldid=4978 Star Citizen (4978)], [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=Elite_Dangerous&oldid=4979 Elite Dangerous (4979)], [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=EVE_Online&oldid=4981 EVE Online (4981)], and [https://www.risetvp.com/index.php?title=No_Man%27s_Sky&oldid=4983 No Man's Sky (4983)], prepared at Jason's request. These provide sourced design comparisons, not comparative audience or retention measurements.
	* <span id="Source-V"></span>'''V — Limited public creator example.''' Public Peli-Rami videos concerning [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGA8HUaQd30 learning to fly], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTL-BCw43T4 cargo business], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X993j895R7Q an E-10], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCSwaELnU-s the clouds update]. The review used public titles and descriptions, not full-stream analysis. No endorsement of this article's recommendations is implied.		* <span id="Source-V"></span>'''V — Limited public creator example.''' Public Peli-Rami videos concerning [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGA8HUaQd30 learning to fly], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTL-BCw43T4 cargo business], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X993j895R7Q an E-10], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCSwaELnU-s the clouds update]. The review used public titles and descriptions, not full-stream analysis. No endorsement of this article's recommendations is implied.
	* <span id="Source-R"></span>'''R — 22 October 2026 growth and retention review.''' Jason asked how Rise could attract and retain more players while preserving or strengthening its core values, then requested reconciliation with the three historical wiki articles. Codex proposed the guiding promise, principles, priorities, first-session sequence, and validation approach consolidated here. They are recommendations derived from the cited evidence; the request to publish this synthesis is not blanket approval to implement them. Future adopted decisions should add a date and a link to the relevant decision or implementation record.		* <span id="Source-S"></span>'''S — Streamer feedback relayed by Jason, 22 October 2026.''' Jason supplied the quoted comment in the follow-up to this Gameplay consolidation and attributed it to the streamer previously identified as Peli-Rami. No original public message URL or recording was supplied. The quotation is preserved as provided, including its spelling; the article uses the standard spelling ''persistence'' in its discussion. This source records the player's assessment as relayed by Jason, separately from the public video evidence in V and the recommendations derived from it.
			* <span id="Source-R"></span>'''R — 22 October 2026 growth and retention review.''' Jason asked how Rise could attract and retain more players while preserving or strengthening its core values, then requested reconciliation with the three historical wiki articles. Codex proposed the guiding promise, principles, priorities, first-session sequence, and validation approach consolidated here, and refined the recommendations after Jason relayed the streamer feedback recorded in S. They are recommendations derived from the cited evidence; the request to publish this synthesis is not blanket approval to implement them. Future adopted decisions should add a date and a link to the relevant decision or implementation record.

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codex: Consolidate Bill feedback, historical gameplay decisions, and 2026 retention recommendations with dated source citations and proposal status

2026-10-22T14:49:26Z

Consolidate Bill feedback, historical gameplay decisions, and 2026 retention recommendations with dated source citations and proposal status

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reskin at 21:21, 31 March 2025

2025-03-31T21:21:01Z

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	you think are good enough to build on. Make a way point so you can find it again.<br />		you think are good enough to build on. Make a way point so you can find it again.<br />
	Run Back to the City and buy the plots and then buy the <br />		Run Back to the City and buy the plots and then buy the <br />
	Construction ~~PODS~~. Once you have your first farm started there you need to<br />		Construction [[ARJ]]. Once you have your first farm started there you need to<br />
	build it up to where the Farm is NOW making more food then they need<br />		build it up to where the Farm is NOW making more food then they need<br />
	for just them selves. After What feels like dozens of trips you look over the farm<br />		for just them selves. After What feels like dozens of trips you look over the farm<br />

reskin at 18:04, 31 March 2020

2020-03-31T18:04:33Z

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	===Griefing===		===Griefing===
	Displace a player from an E-10 (for example) to a C-2, load the C-2 into the E-10, and take the E-10 to orbit with the C-2 inside ... then deploy the C-2 resulting in the player's death		[[Displacement\|Displace]] a player from an E-10 (for example) to a C-2, load the C-2 into the E-10, and take the E-10 to orbit with the C-2 inside ... then deploy the C-2 resulting in the player's death

	===How to Win===		===How to Win===

reskin at 15:46, 12 December 2019

2019-12-12T15:46:49Z

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	GAME PLOT		GAME PLOT
	The year is 2231. You have arrived on a work-release program sponsored by the United Stellar Republic. Your crimes are not important. As part of your sentence, your memories have been erased. If you had loved-ones, possessions, or dreams in your former life, they are but an echo. If you had abilities and skills in your former life, you will have to rediscover them. However, you have been granted a new lease on life!		The year is 2231. You have arrived on a work-release program sponsored by the United Stellar Republic. Your crimes are not important. As part of your sentence, your memories have been erased. If you had loved-ones, possessions, or dreams in your former life, they are but an echo. If you had abilities and skills in your former life, you will have to rediscover them. However, you have been granted a new lease on life!

			=== Deep Thoughts (with [[User:c00p]]) ===
			# [[User:rana]] likes SL and he likes Rise ... what is the overlap? He likes being a part of a world, contributing to it, and he also likes flying 8)
			# Gamers come in a lot of varieties but the two primary ones are 'Must have AAA graphics' vs. 'I don't really mind as long as the game is good' ... You're never going to get the first bunch, don't even worry about them
			## to capture and keep the second lot, you need to make sure the first steps in the game are tight, controlled, guided, provide context / direction and importantly, are easy to understand
			# Promoting the game on Steam is all about being active, showing it has positive and dedicated players, doesn't get heaps of bad reviews (which is will ATM because people are harsh and if a first impression is a bad one, they'll smash you for it) and that the 'Dev Team' is engaged and positive with players
			# Gamers are an entitled bunch, it sucks but that's the way it is currently if you don't have the time to do it, see if there's anyone in the player base that can

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reskin at 18:00, 12 October 2018

2018-10-12T18:00:04Z

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	GAME PLOT		GAME PLOT
	The year is 2231. You have arrived on a work-release program sponsored by the United Stellar Republic. Your crimes are not important. As part of your sentence, your memories have been erased. If you had loved-ones, possessions, or dreams in your former life, they are but an echo. If you had abilities and skills in your former life, you will have to rediscover them. However, you have been granted a new lease on life!		The year is 2231. You have arrived on a work-release program sponsored by the United Stellar Republic. Your crimes are not important. As part of your sentence, your memories have been erased. If you had loved-ones, possessions, or dreams in your former life, they are but an echo. If you had abilities and skills in your former life, you will have to rediscover them. However, you have been granted a new lease on life!

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reskin: reskin moved page Category:Gameplay to Gameplay over redirect

2018-10-12T17:59:47Z

reskin moved page Category:Gameplay to Gameplay over redirect

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reskin at 16:52, 9 October 2018

2018-10-09T16:52:30Z

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	# MMO		# MMO
	# Spaceflight		# Spaceflight
			# Simulator (Trey thinks this is primary now as of 10/9/2018)

	There was a question about RPG and Combat being on this list.		There was a question about RPG and Combat being on this list.

	===Game Type===		===Game Type===
	Sandbox MMO, not a carnival		Sandbox MMO, not a carnival MMO
	A lot of comparisons have been drawn to EVE Online, what turns off people from EVE is the time commitment and general lack of safety		A lot of comparisons have been drawn to EVE Online, what turns off people from EVE is the time commitment and general lack of safety
	Trey's Triangle -> Between Natural Ability, Time, and Knowledge/Research we are thinking that Rise success is determined mostly by time but to some degree natural skill (piloting) and research/knowledge?		Trey's Triangle -> Between Natural Ability, Time, and Knowledge/Research we are thinking that Rise success is determined mostly by time but to some degree natural skill (piloting) and research/knowledge?
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	===Video Storyboard===		===Video Storyboard===
	Show the gameplay, rags to riches style, 3 seconds of each task like taxi, truck hauling, aircraft landing on runway, aerospace craft leaving the atmosphere, docking with orbital facility, then fade out listening to ATC.		Show the gameplay, rags to riches style, 3 seconds of each task like taxi, truck hauling, aircraft landing on runway, aerospace craft leaving the atmosphere, docking with orbital facility, then fade out listening to ATC. We have a song from Unlight to use for this!

	===Trey's questions to Bill===		===Trey's questions to Bill===
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	Vision: Where are we going, what we bring to the table, what are we missing? Reddit post to get more contributors and players.		Vision: Where are we going, what we bring to the table, what are we missing? Reddit post to get more contributors and players.

			==== MMO Site Updates ====
			=====https://www.f2pg.com/rise-the-vieneo-province/=====
			Rise is a virtual, persistent universe that only exists online. It is the largest “seamless” arena online and has very realistic physics. The game is entirely first-person and was developed as a “vehicles-only” game. Imagine a sandbox over 100 million square kilometers in size – welcome to Vieneo, the moon of Iomere. Use ground, air, and space vehicles and structures to discover and develop sprawling urban cities, rain swept valleys, vast uncharted deserts, and glittering alien seas. Freely climb to space to take part in physics-accurate orbital maneuvers as the economic and social frontiers expand. Colonists arrive and thrive in the world that YOU are helping to establish.
			Ongoing development and updates ceased on Rise in October, 2010, leaving a game resulting from a decade of development available to be played free.

			GAME FEATURES
			* player-driven economics
			* a dynamic weather system
			* detailed terrain engine
			* aerodynamic and astrodynamic physics

			GAME PLOT
			The year is 2231. You have arrived on a work-release program sponsored by the United Stellar Republic. Your crimes are not important. As part of your sentence, your memories have been erased. If you had loved-ones, possessions, or dreams in your former life, they are but an echo. If you had abilities and skills in your former life, you will have to rediscover them. However, you have been granted a new lease on life!