Lateralus
More [H]uman than Human
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- Aug 7, 2004
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Save your units. I promise you'll find the best stuff just by exploring.
No doubt! I'm glad I did, at least that time. I'm going around trying to loot crates, etc. for stuff to sell and I think the largest amount of units that I've had is a couple hundred thousand. Getting the 2.3M required for that multi-tool would have taken a lot of grinding for loot, so it was very cool when I was given one because now I can start saving for another ship or something.
As for no map, you are correct. However, you can always back track to where you started. You'll notice each solar system in the star map tells you if it's been discovered or not. It will also say your name if you've discovered it too. So as tedious as it sounds, it's not that bad.
Correct me if I'm wrong here people, but I also believe they've add teleport/quick porting access with the base building update, right?
I'm not sure how it works, but I could swear there were patch notes about it.
And if there is, this will most likely be the easiest way to get back to your original planet.
Yes, once you activate another teleporter, or use one on a space station, you can get back to your home world.
Thanks guys. I know there is the galactic map or whatever but I haven't even gotten to that point because I'm still on the planet where I started the game. Good to know that there is some form of space nav, though.
What I'm talking about is navigation while on a planet. Like yesterday I was tipped off to a downed freighter. So I go and check it out. Don't find much, but it seems like I need to return later (ChoGGi's post earlier on this page confirmed that). Then I leave the freighter to go loot some more or explore another area on the planet and end up very far away from the freighter. How can I get back there?
Also is every surface installation unique? Like if I miss a monolith that would have given me something cool, is that the only place or will another monument on that planet (or another one) trigger the same sequence later on? This single planet alone is so massive, it just doesn't seem feasible to explore everything...especially without a map, etc. So I'm just constantly flying around looking for new places to explore and things that look cool and/or interesting.
And when you guys are talking about returning to your home world / original planet, do you mean the planet that the game starts you on or just whichever one you decide to construct a base on? The planet I started on is OK but not sure it's what I want to call "home" as it's like 69% Tox and not the prettiest of places. I restarted my game 3-4 times trying to land a "good" planet when I was trying to figure out how to get my ship going and finally said screw it, let's see how this goes. So I'm 10 hours in but have been hesitant to set up a base, etc. It seems as though I can move the base if I set one up but it seems pretty costly to build one and right now I'd rather save $ for another ship.
Thanks for the tips, I'm sure I'll have more questions later! I like the fact that the game doesn't spell out everything you can or need to do but guidance in some areas may improve my experience.