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Get newsletter cockpit without subscribing

By Elmer The Inhaler

Small edit to your game files to unlock the newsletter exclusive cockpit without needing to subscribe

(unsure if works in multiplayer or if this guide breaks any rules)

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Elmer The Inhaler
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Category: Modding or Configuration, Secrets

Languages: English

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14 Oct, 2024 @ 2:39pm

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Overview

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Comments

Step 1

Enter your space engineers game files by right-clicking your game > properties > installed files > browse game files

Step 2

In your game's root folder [SpaceEngineers] go Content>Data>CubeBlocks>CubeBlocks_Control.sbc

Step 3

Open CubeBlocks_Control.sbc with a text editor [eg: Notepad(Windows), Notepad++, Nano(Linux) ]
On your keyboard press [CTRL+F] Type "Newsletter" and click find next.

Change <NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>true</NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>

to <NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>false</NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>

Step 4

Enjoy your new cockpit!

Give a thumbs up so more players can see this guide!
Don't have to if you don't want to :)

17 Comments

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Nazo 9 Jul @ 12:26am

I signed up once and even though it's not supposed to, it went away when I then unsubscribed. I think it also doesn't carry over to new installations.

They really shouldn't have done it this way. I support them in general, but this was an awful way to handle this. No one likes newsletters . No one. And since it's not handled through Steam it doesn't properly sync whether or not you "own" the DLC.

Thanks for this guide. I didn't really want to subscribe again and have it go away again.

TheLordGuaRDiaN 1 Jul @ 6:26am

I believe that this is actually the configuration made by Keen for those who subscribe to the newsletter.
Because I subscribe and my game file was already set to true by default.
But I believe that if done manually, it will eventually be set to false, causing me to always be editing it manually...

Holy_Molybdenum 2 Jun @ 5:10pm

I would like to point out: Keen occasionally resets this.
i just had to go through the same process again

Holy_Molybdenum 18 Apr @ 11:34am

heck yeah, it worked

Holy_Molybdenum 18 Apr @ 8:44am

Ok, thanks.
I`ll see if that works

Elmer The Inhaler [author] 17 Apr @ 6:30pm

@Holy_Molybdenum If you're using a GUI based Text editor like Notepad on Windows, On your keyboard press Control+S while the window is highlighted. If not however, there should be the option to save in the top left of your editor window.

To my knowledge, Steam Cloud shouldn't rewrite your changes to the file because it's focused on save data, not core game files itself. However, I haven't tested if Steam file verification resets your changes.

As for Terminal based text editors like Vim or Nano, typically they have their own unique functions that vary from software to software. Usually there's on-screen pointers and software documentation that can help.

With that in mind, follow step 3 of the guide and you should have the newsletter cockpit in no time!

Cheers

Holy_Molybdenum 17 Apr @ 3:30pm

Will I have to like, apply the changes to the game somehow?
Or will it just auto save to the files?

Weys_dh 6 Apr @ 4:54am

ok thx

Elmer The Inhaler [author] 5 Apr @ 3:34pm

@Weys_dh To unsubscribe, change
<NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>false</NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>
to
<NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>true</NewsletterSubscriptionNeeded>
in the CubeBlocks_Control.sbc file.

false = Subscribed
true = Unsubscribed

Unsubscribing will prevent you from using the Newsletter Cockpit block. However, editing CubeBlocks_Control.sbc will not unsubscribe your email from the newsletter if you have signed up previously.

cheers

Weys_dh 5 Apr @ 11:51am

How do you un-sub?

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