StarMade 0.1 : Pents and Tets and Mysterious Bars

The new version of StarMade is out, for testing at least.

Blocks:

I'm really digging the new blocks.  As I've been working a lot with the StarTrek franchise ships, I make a LOT of discus-shaped saucer sections.  The broad curved contours have forced me into some unfortunate concessions where my hulls take on sort of a terraced look wherever the contour isn't directly between two cardinal directions.   I'm really enjoying how I can now smooth those terraces.   The down-side, at the moment at least, is that the lighting is inconsistent across surfaces.  I can make a double row of pents and tets such that structurally, I have created a single smooth surface... But the pents will reflect full-light while the tets seem to be in shadow.   I'm certain this is a temporary problem, and the most insignificant of gripes next to the STUNNING change-log of this release.

I also discovered gold, silver, and bronze "bars"  which I suspect will work rather like the wires from tekkit.  I wonder if they will just be decorative.   I wonder if they will lead to lighted bars, which I would love.  So far the block does nothing except scolding you when you try to place it.

Dave:

Dave is cool!  He is a LOT more humanoid and probably a more pleasant person in general than his predecessor who seemed to be suffering from a massive permanent space-wedgie.  He even has an animated "put on my helmet" action.

Lua and crew:

I don't know where Schema is going with this, but the incorporation of Lua scripting has MASSIVE potential implications beyond simple conversation.  How about support ships, patrol craft, and traders all manned by lua programmed VIs?  What about raiders who extort first, and shoot second?  Fleet maneuvers anyone?

Hull Codes, New and Old:
The StarMade Wiki hasn't caught up to the new release yet.  So for those who want them, here's the updated table of hull item codes...

	Cube	Wedge	Corner	Tetra	Pent
Grey	5	293	302	348	357
H.Grey	263	311	320	402	401
White	81	301	310	400	392
H.White	271	319	328	384	376
Black	75	296	305	393	385
H.Black	264	312	321	377	369
Red	76	297	306	394	386
H.Red	265	313	322	378	370
Blue	77	298	307	396	388
H.Blue	267	315	324	380	372
Yellow	79	300	309	398	391
H.Yellow	270	318	327	383	375
Green	78	299	308	397	389
H.Green	268	316	325	381	373
Brown	70	295	304	404	403
H.Brown	269	317	326	382	374
Purple	69	294	303	395	387
H.Purple	266	314	323	379	371
Glass	63	329	330	368	367