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[Grakl]

Gotta craft in inventory. Basic materials to do so should be around.

I upgraded it, it didn't work, and crafted it again. Still doesn't work

 

[Setmeni]

So first hour into the game and I got everything nice and set up, all my gear repaired and I found like a little abandoned outpost on my home planet so pretty fun so far! Also my wife is loving that she got a planet named after her.

 

[bananafactory]

It's A White Man's Sky?

even space police can be racist

 

[Movalpolos]

there is no zinc anywhere

I'm finding a lot where I started.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Heading to bed. Initial impressions is that it's a solid game with some tedious little things. The fact your propulsion needs to be recharged so often is gonna be a pain especially when traveling around a planet exploring it. Maybe you can upgrade it on a ship if not I'll have to change ships fairly quickly to one optimal for exploration.

First planet of mine already had aliens in it and ships flying by. No animals I saw outside of a moving planet.

 

[Hawk269]

The Metroids

Not to be a dick, but that is one of the worst screen shots of the game yet. Horrible looking. I know it does not look like that, but jeez that looks bad.

 

[v1lla21]

Holy fuck bros! I destroyed two starships probably 3! It was fucking crazy. I died but it was cool.

Nvm it only registered one of them. I died before the other two actually got destroyed?

 

[adj_noun]

Started in a radioactive hellhole, then finally flew to a moon to meet a giant sabretoothed armadillo.

Neat. Have no idea what I'm doing, but neat.

 

[eyeball_kid]

I mean, Sentinels getting pissy about you mining for stuff is fine, but don't have them appear right behind me while I'm in the middle of it after scouting the area and not finding one. It makes the whole process incredibly tedious and unfun.

If they nerf that very, very soon, I'd see myself enjoying the game more. But I can't mine much on the surface without an alteraction and having to rush to destroy them or I have to fight some two star level cops.

Three things to keep in mind (which you might already know):
- every planet seems to have a different aggro level for the Sentinels
- some planets have no Sentinels at all
- the Sentinels don't seem to travel in cave systems, so that's free reign

 

[WonkyPanda]

Bummed to find out the game doesn't just auto-save. I need to make my way back to my ship? what if something comes up and I need to leave the house?

 

[Hawkian]

The clock tells me it's been a little over an hour and I have found relative safety in a cave, so I'm just going to post my initial experience with my starter planet. No real reason to spoiler tag this I guess but just in case during these first few hours. It will include a reference to the very first "scripted" choice there is so beware that.

My PS4 save is going to be a terrible person and kill everything and go the pirate route. Not even naming any discoveries.

Spoiler

This is a shithole. I can't wait to get off this rock.

The air is radioactive. Everything is grey and yellow. The place looks sick, and my ship is busted. I start to take inventory of what I need to fix my equipment and my environmental protection is already almost out. I get back into my ship to protect my fragile body.

I wander. There are some basic creatures. Zebra moles and annoying-ass giant scorpions. I kill them and take trace elements from their corpses to help get my ship back up and running.

I make a bit of progress and find some caves. Caves protect me from the rads. Now we're in business. I get my scanner online and there's Heridium, which I need for my last repair, about 7 minutes out. I can make it if I'm lucky enough to find caves along the way. The shit I need to recharge my hazard protection is too valuable otherwise to spend on that for the moment. I just want out, into the loving embrace of space.

At some point I wander back to my ship. I notice a beacon there I didn't see before. I open it and the Atlas offers to guide me if I accept its assistance. This is clearly the introductory story beat and I missed it for a half hour.

Obviously, I tell the red ball to fuck off and carry on my way.

The thirst to leave and find a lush planet in the near future is very, very real.

While running across the surface I found a weird floating egg thing I couldn't successfully mine. Later on I found a pillar of Heridium and shot through it and saw the floating thing through the hole. I had to clear a bunch of stuff to get the angle for the shot and the Sentinels kept rolling up on me while I was doing it but it was worth it.

The planet is ugly as sin but there was a kind of random geometric oddity about this I wouldn't have expected this early in the game.

I don't know how everyone else is feeling yet but as far as I can tell this is clearly a remarkable achievement for this tiny team and they can be proud of what they were able to offer the industry. I say this with relative certainty without even having been into space.

 

[Grisby]

I finally started recognize some elements/plants and.....

 

[zoukka]

Not to be a dick, but that is one of the worst screen shots of the game yet. Horrible looking. I know it does not look like that, but jeez that looks bad.

Dude it seems to be a zoomed out part of a screen, not the actual screenshot.

 

[Belfast]

Of course the first animal I encounter is a penis-headed monster.

 

[bananafactory]

The clock tells me it's been a little over an hour and I have found relative safety in a cave, so I'm just going to post my initial experience with my starter planet. No real reason to spoiler tag this I guess but just in case during these first few hours. It will include a reference to the very first "scripted" choice there is so beware that.

My PS4 save is going to be a terrible person and kill everything and go the pirate route. Not even naming any discoveries.

Spoiler

This is a shithole. I can't wait to get off this rock.

The air is radioactive. Everything is grey and yellow. The place looks sick, and my ship is busted. I start to take inventory of what I need to fix my equipment and my environmental protection is already almost out. I get back into my ship to protect my fragile body.

I wander. There are some basic creatures. Zebra moles and annoying-ass giant scorpions. I kill them and take trace elements from their corpses to help get my ship back up and running.

I make a bit of progress and find some caves. Caves protect me from the rads. Now we're in business. I get my scanner online and there's Heridium, which I need for my last repair, about 7 minutes out. I can make it if I'm lucky enough to find caves along the way. The shit I need to recharge my hazard protection is too valuable otherwise to spend on that for the moment. I just want out, into the loving embrace of space.

At some point I wander back to my ship. I notice a beacon there I didn't see before. I open it and the Atlas offers to guide me if I accept its assistance. This is clearly the introductory story beat and I missed it for a half hour.

Obviously, I tell the red ball to fuck off and carry on my way.

The thirst to leave and find a lush planet in the near future is very, very real.

While running across the surface I found a weird floating egg thing I couldn't successfully mine. Later on I found a pillar of Heridium and shot through it and saw the floating thing through the hole. I had to clear a bunch of stuff to get the angle for the shot and the Sentinels kept rolling up on me while I was doing it but it was worth it.


The planet is ugly as sin but there was a kind of random geometric oddity about this I wouldn't have expected this early in the game.

I don't know how everyone else is feeling yet but as far as I can tell this is clearly a remarkable achievement for this tiny team and they can be proud of what they were able to offer the industry. I say this with relative certainty without even having been into space.

damn man, it's like you are on a mixture of tattooine, the nevada desert, and the inside of a nuclear reactor

good job surviving that stuff

 

[Hawkian]

Anyone else who started on a radioactive planet, respect.

There's no way to name your starting ship, right? I kindly like the little piece of scrap.

Also, I don't know how to get rid of the "redeemable items" message, anyone know?

 

[E92 M3]

I don't want to leave the first planet lol.

 

[Brandon F]

there is no zinc anywhere

L3 sonar ping (u crafted that starter item rite?) and I think zinc is the yellow icons. Keep exploring, had to walk a decent amount constantly pinging for that and some other resources on my home planet.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Three things to keep in mind (which you might already know):
- every planet seems to have a different aggro level for the Sentinels
- some planets have no Sentinels at all
- the Sentinels don't seem to travel in cave systems, so that's free reign

How do you check the aggro level?
And I could have sworn Sean said all planets would have Sentinels.
Not traveling into caves is nice, but once you get lost starting out, it's sorta painful.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Of course the first animal I encounter is a penis-headed monster.

alright that's an actual fucking penis

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Just got wrecked in space...to be fair I started it lol

 

[liquidtmd]

Guys, So initial impressions are....Good bad too early?

Is it what you were expecting???

Its good...it needs a patch addressing:

- Hard crashes (1 for me, lots for others)
- Speed of moving
- FoV
- many other little balances

Before becoming great though

 

[Beaulieu]

the guy that posted the "Melee jetpack" trick... you are a life saver.

 

[Grakl]

Gotta craft in inventory. Basic materials to do so should be around.

I upgraded it, it didn't work, and crafted it again. Still doesn't work

Thinking this is a glitch wtf. Just can't use visor at all

 

[U2NUMB]

Anyone else who started on a radioactive planet, respect.

There's no way to name your starting ship, right? I kindly like the little piece of scrap.

Also, I don't know how to get rid of the "redeemable items" message, anyone know?

Gotta hit start... It's in the options menu at the bottom if I remember right. It's a ship.. which u can spawn but it will still need to be fixed.

 

[Brandon F]

Anyone else who started on a radioactive planet, respect.

There's no way to name your starting ship, right? I kindly like the little piece of scrap.

Also, I don't know how to get rid of the "redeemable items" message, anyone know?

Pause->tab to options->redeem rewards

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Anyone else who started on a radioactive planet, respect.

There's no way to name your starting ship, right? I kindly like the little piece of scrap.

Also, I don't know how to get rid of the "redeemable items" message, anyone know?

That message is your dlc ship at least that's how I got rid of it go to options and redden it

 

[ironcreed]

Finally off my first planet. But man am I ever going back. Way too massive, way too many points of interest and some weird life.

The game is brilliant and exactly what I thought it would be.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Of course the first animal I encounter is a penis-headed monster.

One of Mara's steed.

 

[Speely]

damn man, it's like you are on a mixture of tattooine, the nevada desert, and the inside of a nuclear reactor

good job surviving that stuff

This is why sandboxes should exist Also, thanks for the story, Hawkian!

 

[More_Badass]

Finally off my first planet. But man am I ever going back. Way too massive, way too many points of interest and some weird life.

You really get a sense of the planetary scale in this shot

 

[fernoca]

Good starting planet.
Seems a bit cold, but can explore around for some time, thete are caves and plants to get the temperature of the suit back to normal.

Creatures are friendly...so far.

 

[Aselith]

Not to be a dick, but that is one of the worst screen shots of the game yet. Horrible looking. I know it does not look like that, but jeez that looks bad.

It's a stream off a TV screen with a phone

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

This game is remarkable, transcendent. The music is brilliant. I'm in love. Haven't felt this giddy from a non vr game in years.

 

[ironcreed]

You really get a sense of the planetary scale in this shot

As soon as I turned around and saw the curve of the planet and sheer size I about shit my pants. It's unreal.

 

[dangeraaron10]

You can almost certainly still run this as is, but both the Nvidia 1060 and the AMD 480 are really, really good mid-range cards and cost less than a PS4 while significantly outperforming it. You can throw in extra RAM (dirt cheap right now) and it would still be cheaper than a new console.

I'll keep this in mind, thank you.

 

[Hawkian]

Speed of moving

I want it on the record that there is nothing wrong with boost dashing and it never needs to be touched, it is perfect.

In fact, it honestly makes the game fun as hell to just run around. Something I was not expecting. Intended or otherwise kudos to Hello Games on this mechanic

It is true that the FOV sadly is ridiculously tight. It might be a performance tradeoff.

Pause->tab to options->redeem rewards

Er, I mean, I click on the ship, and then it shows it to me, but I want to just leave it and forget about it, is that possible?

Finally off my first planet. But man am I ever going back. Way too massive, way too many points of interest and some weird life.

The game is brilliant and exactly what I thought it would be.

those forests...

I don't think there is a green thing (or colored thing that would ordinarily be green on earth) on my entire stupid planet.

 

[bananafactory]

Anyone know how to switch between ships?

 

[FlyinJ]

Is there any reason to hold onto these green loot items like "peace beads"? Or is it just vendor trash to sell?

 

[thetrin]

Bummed to find out the game doesn't just auto-save. I need to make my way back to my ship? what if something comes up and I need to leave the house?

Put your ps4 in standby.

 

[MarineMountie]

Can't believe how fun this damn game is. I have ben playing since right at midnight and I'm still on the first planet and hell bent on discovering as much as I can.

 

[MThanded]

I'm still on my first planet. This may be the game of the forever.

 

[Mick Stagger]

So if I just download the update and pick up where I've left off do I miss something important? Or should I delete my save (been playing since Friday night) and start all over again?

Thanks guys!

 

[Skeletron]

I'm running through acid rain toward a heridium deposit that's ten minutes away according to my scanner. Don't know if I'll make it, but damn it I've got to try. Like hell if I'm going to stay marooned on this godforsaken shithole of a planet.

 

[jwk94]

There's far too much walking in this game. I really wish there was a faster mode of transportation on planets. Having to walk two minutes to get to my ship is too much. Why can't I just teleport or call it over?

 

[QuantumSquid]

Of course the first animal I encounter is a penis-headed monster.

"Thrusting Horse"

 

[Brian_FETO]

Hey so I'm at the part with Hyperdrive, right now it's telling me I need to craft it and go to the space station

But it says I need to craft something first...though it isn't in my crafting options yet. Is this something I'll get down the line or am I missing something lol

I don't really understand how quests really work in this game, if there's some pretty set in stone stuff or if it's super open

 

[idonteven]

whenever i go to the menu it says connecting to online services but the circle is only half blue

anyone else ?

 

[WonkyPanda]

Put your ps4 in standby.

I don't know if it's worth trusting an hour or more of gameplay to standby. One unfortunate event and bye-bye progress.

 

[Grakl]

So everyone else can use their analysis visor after fixing just fine?