https://twitter.com/Tiyuri/status/421334260436320256

"To clarify, the next update will make characters backwards compatible, meaning no more character wipes. Including ships."

A moment of Silence for wipes.

...

Alright, they're dead! Hooray! NOW WE NEVER NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING OUR SHIPS AND CHARACTERS.

No word on universe wipes. Planets may still need wipes, which makes sense if they're adding ♥♥♥♥ to the game.

I'm just glad I never need to add ♥♥♥♥ to my characters ever again.

Cheerio!

- Dupe

From me to you, Happy Holidays!

We can dupe christmas spirit even!

Hey everyone! Fred here, aka The Dupe!

If you can read this, I'd like to have a little powwow in the chatroom! Thanks guys! We're going to dicuss what DUPE will be doing in Starbound in general, and other long term goals.

Come on in!