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Sega See D posted:I bought the game again after not playing since launch (I was crazy for it at launch but haven’t played any of the updates). I’m following the story and enjoying it, but I’m kind of thrown by the pacing. Specifically, I’ve played for eight or so hours and the story doesn’t seem to want me to actually explore much, I’ve only been to three or four systems. If I gently caress off and look for some kool new planets, will I have to backtrack to quest objectives in the first few systems, or will things like holotowers spawn in the new systems? Hey I was in this exact boat a couple of months ago. Some missions can be reset to your location but I think you have to be some amount of distance from the system you picked them up in for the story missions. There's the teleporter thing on space stations though so you can just hop back to anywhere you've been. I think there's some criteria for accessing it but I don't recall what exactly.
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Thundarr posted:The luck comes when your first (freebie) freighter rescue is for an A or S ranked super class freighter.  lmbo i misread this as ship Ghostlight fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jul 17, 2019 |
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Jul 16, 2019 21:59
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I haven't played since NEXT first came out and I started a new game, just got to the point where you are offered the freighter (which I took). Thing is, I accidentally chose "free explore" at the end of the tutorial where it gives you the option to continue on, and I don't know if I can continue down the main story path now. I don't really mind it, I think I played through the story in creative mode back when NEXT came out, but did I just lock myself out of it in "normal" mode?
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Jul 17, 2019 00:59
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You should be able to pick up the story path next time you come across the Anomaly, which if there's a community event on you can prompt by selecting that mission then scanning while in orbit.
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Jul 17, 2019 01:13
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Quick question: If I find a ruined spaceship on a planet and add it to my collection, will it appear in my freighter later if I don't fix the launch thrusters and pulse engine?
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Jul 17, 2019 07:16
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Black Griffon posted:Quick question: If I find a ruined spaceship on a planet and add it to my collection, will it appear in my freighter later if I don't fix the launch thrusters and pulse engine? Yes.
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Jul 17, 2019 07:28
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Careful though, you only get 6 spaceship slots in your freighter, and can't sell or scrap any ship, only replace it.
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Jul 17, 2019 08:56
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Speaking of replacing/trading in ships, will the value of my salvaged ship increase if I fix it up? Even out bulkheads and whatnot? I'd test it out for myself, but I don't have enough resources to fix anything on this old bin I've found. Edit: Also, I adore ugly ships so much. This thicc lil' dumbass, my new main ship, is surprisingly agile and roomy. 
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Jul 17, 2019 13:10
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Black Griffon posted:Speaking of replacing/trading in ships, will the value of my salvaged ship increase if I fix it up? Even out bulkheads and whatnot? I'd test it out for myself, but I don't have enough resources to fix anything on this old bin I've found. No, the biggest coup early game is getting just the pulse engines of a 48 slot crashed freighter working, then trade it for a legit goof ship at a massive discount.
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Jul 17, 2019 14:06
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Blindeye posted:No, the biggest coup early game is getting just the pulse engines of a 48 slot crashed freighter working, then trade it for a legit goof ship at a massive discount. Oh poo poo, where do I find crashed freighters? I assume it's not the ones literally broken in half on planet surfaces. Edit: wait, not capital class freighters, duh never mind. Edit 2: or??
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Jul 17, 2019 14:10
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I think they mean haulers
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Jul 17, 2019 14:15
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It's rare but you can sometimes find an A or S rank hauler crashed on a planet. Since inventory size is by far the mostly heavily weighted when it comes to deciding how much a ship is worth, it's basically a free 100 mil towards any ship trade you want.
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Jul 17, 2019 14:29
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I don't think I have ever seen a 48 slot ship post Next. 
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Jul 17, 2019 16:29
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I picked up two at space stations, but they have to be A or S rank haulers with one of two or maybe three wing types. Finding a system with the right sort of ship and then waiting for a high rank clone of it to land is... pretty boring to be honest. I've never personally had that much luck with crashed ships but I assume they exist if you win the rng lottery.
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Jul 17, 2019 17:55
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Party Boat posted:I think they mean haulers Whoops, yeah. I found a busted c-rank 48 slot and it helped a ton as a flying coupon.
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Jul 17, 2019 20:20
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I just saw there were some other updates like "Abyss" and "Vision" and I haven't played these yet. Is it worth it now to jump back in? Assuming planet gen gets updated again, it should be enough to just go to another system right?
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Jul 17, 2019 21:10
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I've completely forgotten about how the story stuff affects anything; am I locked out of something if I follow Atlas or can I do everything eventually?
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Jul 17, 2019 23:29
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Black Griffon posted:I've completely forgotten about how the story stuff affects anything; am I locked out of something if I follow Atlas or can I do everything eventually? I think you can do everything eventually? Completing Atlas/Artmis or whatever the hell it was called just lets you jump to a new galaxy where you can pick the seed factor (peaceful, hostile, crazy). Of course I think this kicks out out of the starting / main galaxy so you lost almost all player contact (of which there’s barely any but still)n
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Jul 17, 2019 23:32
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From what I gathered after some googling, the "choice" mattered more at release. Anyway, I just have to say that my absolute favorite thing right now is summoning my freighter in atmosphere. Seeing it warp in and just look collosal in the sky reminds me of the Adama Manouver.
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Jul 18, 2019 22:22
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flying near and around freighters is going to be loving dope in VR.
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Jul 18, 2019 22:58
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Have they made improvements to the exocrafts? I recall it being kinda annoying that they were tied to a base structure (one you can drop anyways, but still). I’d love if they could be deployed from your freighter (give me exo drops) or attach them to your ship.
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Jul 18, 2019 23:39
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Have they made improvements to the exocrafts? I recall it being kinda annoying that they were tied to a base structure (one you can drop anyways, but still). I’d love if they could be deployed from your freighter (give me exo drops) or attach them to your ship. Nope but that is a dope idea that I wish they'd look into, however unlikely.
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Jul 18, 2019 23:53
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Yeah, it's always been dumb that the exocraft are so expensive to deploy. At the very least they should be something you can throw together with a few minutes of farming, at best they should be permanent unlocks you can summon at will.
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Jul 18, 2019 23:56
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Or maybe build once each, then just have to recreate a pad for much less resources as much as you want in order to summon it (but cost nothing to summon from the pad) At the very least that would give each kind a bit more of a personality
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Jul 19, 2019 00:00
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Being able to either drop them or carry them with your ship would be extremely good. What I truly, truly want is to hop in a rover, remote control my ship from the cabin and do a god drat Aliens APC style drop.
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Jul 19, 2019 00:58
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HiroProtagonist posted:Or maybe build once each, then just have to recreate a pad for much less resources as much as you want in order to summon it (but cost nothing to summon from the pad) That's basically how it works now
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Jul 19, 2019 01:17
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Deploying an exocraft pad costs resources but now at least you get all those resources back when you deconstruct it. Basically so long as you have the required resources on hand you get unlimited exocraft deployment.
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3 posted:Deploying an exocraft pad costs resources but now at least you get all those resources back when you deconstruct it. Basically so long as you have the required resources on hand you get unlimited exocraft deployment. You'd have to go back to where you placed the pad to desconstruct it, though. Right?
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Alpine Mustache posted:That's basically how it works now Is it? I must be a loving idiot because I never built more than one, expecting it to be just planetbound. Welp
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:You'd have to go back to where you placed the pad to desconstruct it, though. Right? I just spawn the pad, summon the craft, then immediately deconstruct it. Once there's an exocraft active on the planet you can use the summon menu to bring it to you wherever. You do have to do this for every planet you land on, but you don't need the pad to summon your exocraft once it's already out and about.
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HiroProtagonist posted:Is it? I must be a loving idiot because I never built more than one, expecting it to be just planetbound. Welp You build the individual exocraft things once anywhere, then there's a generic summoning station you can build that will let you summon any exocraft (for which you have the original things built).
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Jul 19, 2019 14:13
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I hope that Beyond adds more unimpressed looking aliens I can goof around in front of.   
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stupid idiot game, I love it    The way bipedals walk, like they're really late for an appointment, is just the best.
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gently caress I really wanna play this again but I feel like I have to wait for the new update to get the best "wow this game has changed a lot" experience.
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Black Griffon posted:stupid idiot game, I love it I really dig those screenshots. How many hours of game did you put in to find those cool worlds. I always start on random planet X with hell storms and just kinda sigh and give up. I absolutely adore this game in theory but only play for 8 minutes at a time before giving up.
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I think I've spent twenty hours or something on this save? I'm not that far along in terms of progression, but I've got enough gear and resources to explore comfortably, and if I find a planet I like the look of, I'll usually stick around to find as many animals as I can. In general, I just enjoy long walks on moderately hazardous planets and a cold drink of pure oxygen.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:
Same same, but it's an overheating phone in a dumpster-daydream, with two more overheating phones as controllers for when the DD controller dies at 73% battery.
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Jul 23, 2019 01:04
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More wildlife photography.     Also, I finally found a place to settle down. Turns out I was looking for space-Norway the whole time.    
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chaosapiant posted:...but only play for 8 minutes at a time before giving up. there's your problem there. you could even just go into creative mode if you just wanted to find interesting planets it's not hard to find beautiful vistas in nms. My favourite are moons of ringed planets
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