The Orbital Institute arrives! And notification about challenges.

Mooncrasher

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We're partnering with the official discord server to integrate their newly overhauled, more transparent and inclusive Orbital Institute system here to the Forums, completely replacing the team badges.
You can find a quick summary of the different ranks in the spoiler.
Recruit - Given to active and aspiring members of the community
Cadet - Given to recruits who've continued to hone their skills
Pilot - Given to cadets who've been a strong positive and knowledgable force in the community
Ace - The backbone of the OI, these guys really know their stuff Louisnidas is the first Ace, and there will be more.
Veteran - The best of the best. Responsible for steering the OI. Khaz and Marmilo are our veterans at the present.
This system is cross-platform, if you get a badge on the forums, you also get it on discord, and visa versa.
Marmilo and Khaz will be working overtime in the next few days to expand the list of users here with Orbital Institute badges.

The challenge badges system will stay, and is also experiencing its own overhaul to streamline the requirements on each challenge, open them up to more people and introduce more challenging missions at the top end for you to attempt!
These will be judged by users who have achieved a certain level in the Orbital Institute rankings.
Tier 1 of the challenges is now what used to be the team frontier level, moon return is no more. Tier 2 is what used to be team hawk level, and we have two more tiers to populate with the best challenges we can all think of in the future.


Expect some things to move around on the forum as we work out the best places for everything to go under the overhauled systems.

Happy playing!
 

Axiom

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Is the OI rank system activity based like the older discord ranks or challenge based like the old team challenges?
 

Dahzito

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Looks very interesting these new changes to the ranking system! I'm excited to see the complete new set of challenges that are going to be added!
 

Mooncrasher

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Is the OI rank system activity based like the older discord ranks or challenge based like the old team challenges?
Neither, the cornerstone of the overhauled Orbital Institute is community participation and general display of skill.
 

Mario Hobbs

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This all seems rather interesting with the cross-platform stuff, Are there any plans to add any of these systems to the subreddit?

Also, Does one need a discord account now to obtain these new orbital institute things? (I have just joined the discord thing but I'm still not too fond of the platform.)
 

Mooncrasher

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This all seems rather interesting with the cross-platform stuff, Are there any plans to add any of these systems to the subreddit?
I'm not aware of anything involving that.

Also, Does one need a discord account now to obtain these new orbital institute things? (I have just joined the discord thing but I'm still not too fond of the platform.)
No
 

Axiom

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Are there any plans to add any of these systems to the subreddit?
I don't think it's reasonable to extend these to the subreddit as reddit by design makes it hard to pick out individual people. And reddit has always been the weird middle child of the 3 main communities
 

Mooncrasher

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Changes:
Went through the entire badge system to give it some semblance of decent prioritization.
Staff colours changed slightly.
Atlas downgraded
Name colours removed for challenge badges pending overhaul
Modder badge has a colour
 
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ilikespace

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Team hawk lost speedrun record?
i was team hawk for just a day:p
 

ilikespace

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Also
Is it permanent?
Shouldnt i get recruit? i think im active enough
 

Mooncrasher

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Permanent, yes.
The vets and aces are currently working to populate the ranks with those eligible under the new standards (community contributions and general skill)
 

ilikespace

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The vets and aces are currently working to populate the ranks with those eligible under the new standards (community contributions and general skill)
So for example Astro826 can give the ranks below him beacuse he has ace? that would be nice
 

ilikespace

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I atleast want to be green not blue
im blue da be di daba die da ba di da dai
 

Dahzito

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Ok, What I feared about this new ranking system is that it would devolve into "How much do the mods/veterans like you", a public document makes it so it's less arbitrary
Same because I'll also try to level up my rank and I don't know much what I could do for it, beyond trying to be more active (I'm trying to be more active here on the forum and I'll be more on the main discord server) and also be good at BP edit.
 

Axiom

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Same because I'll also try to level up my rank and I don't know much what I could do for it, beyond trying to be more active (I'm trying to be more active here on the forum and I'll be more on the main discord server) and also be good at BP edit.
Yeah, I liked the old ranking system because it was objective. I'll have to see how this one pans out
 

Dahzito

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Yeah, I liked the old ranking system because it was objective. I'll have to see how this one pans out
Yep, the only thing I know is that we will have to ""get our hands to work"", thought in my opinion it's most probable that you get an promotion Axiom, also because of your recent work with the Perseverance rover.
 

Axiom

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the only thing I know is that we will have to ""get our hands to work""
There will be a publised document, so I'll see whats in that
it's most probable that you get an promotion Axiom,
Thanks! You'll probably get one too
your recent work with the Perseverance rover.
Wait, what do you mean? The only thing I've done recently is make heightmaps for my planet pack
 

Dahzito

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Thanks! You'll probably get one too
Thank you, but I think for that I will need to be more active.

Wait, what do you mean? The only thing I've done recently is make heightmaps for my planet pack
I think I've mistaken with another user lol, I hate these dumb moments I have sometimes.