Support NeoGAF

[Slayven]

Can you dig in the worlds and find dungeons and shit?

 

[garath]

Someone posted a great newbie guide: http://www.reddit.com/r/starbound/comments/1s5zok/the_newbies_guide_to_starbound/

Some minor gameplay spoilers in here:



I would just add that everyone should craft a pick right away. Digging with the default tool is much slower.

This is hugely helpful. Thanks

I definitely learned a few things.

Also I am so happy they are increasing mining speed. Best change.

 

[fierrotlepou]

Wow so I went through all that trouble to forge a spawn beacon and now I have to make one again because I got killed.

Don't want to collect all that stuff again. This is kinda stupid. :/

 

[-tetsuo-]

I bought it, but never played it. Not really sure why, just never felt like installing it.

Welp.... you are in for a treat.

 

[Zornack]

Is there a way to delete a character?

 

[antitrop]

I'm not gonna look at any Wikis or anything, I want to figure this out for myself. Seems fascinating, so far.

 

[waypoetic]

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

 

[Maedhros]

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

Oh, hey, look, it's someone who don't know shit about what he's talking about.

Can you dig in the worlds and find dungeons and shit?

I think the answer is yes.

 

[nynt9]

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

You clearly have no idea. There's a lot more to it. Also the controls and UI are way more refined.

 

[Ensirius]

So I just got offered to participate in a 4 way pack for this game, and I have no idea what it's about.

Are we talking about Terraria on space? Is this game worth it?

 

[waypoetic]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

 

[Roland1979]

"It's Terraria in space".

http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-starbound-beta/2300-8275/

 

[Ferrio]

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

Your criticism is lazy. "It has a hub... maybe... I don't know.... something YES! It has SOMETHING"

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

Not the same dev.

 

[Tan]

Watched the giant bomb quick look.
This looks awesome, definitely gonna buy it after finals are over.

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

ugh

 

[-tetsuo-]

lol@ lazy. I guess they have just been sitting on their hands for a year.

 

[Artanisix]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

So what's your goal with the driveby shitposting if you're just going to ignore everything?

And it's basically Terrarria 2, not sure exactly why you're expecting a dramatic change in gameplay.

 

[garath]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

You're not wrong that it's like Terraria. But that doesn't make the devs lazy or make this any less of a great game.

It's a 2D open world crafting/adventure genre. Terraria may have been the first but Starbound has improved on it in almost every way.

It's like saying modern warfare FPS devs are lazy because there was a counter strike or Blizzard was lazy creating World of Warcraft when Everquest was already out there.

 

[Drazgul]

Are we talking about Terraria on space? Is this game worth it?

That's a fair, albeit simplistic description. It's still a work in progress (some aspects are still rough/not implemented etc), but great fun already. If you liked Terraria, you'll like Starbound.


Any pro tips you guys have for finding silver would be more than welcome, can't progress at all now without it.

 

[Roland1979]

Not the same dev.

Not?

 

[HaRyu]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

For the hundreth time, not the same dev!

 

[Ferrio]

Not?

Not.

 

[Visceir]

Played it for a little, seems quite addictive.

Got a pulse jump (double jump) tech and made my way to the UFO boss battle. No clue how you're supposed to beat that thing without cheesing it....or maybe that's the whole point.

 

[Roland1979]

Not.

Then it is kinda a "stolen" (inspired?) idea but who cares. Like Terraria wasn't Minecraft translated into 2D. As long as it's done very well, is inexpensive, adds new concepts and is addicting.

 

[antitrop]

Having a hell of a time trying to find the wood planks to build my crafting table... rough start, lol.

EDIT: Okay, yay, crafting table completed

 

[Funky Functionality]

oh hey look it's terraria but with a hub or something.

i'm sorry, this just seems lazy.

From the guy who called for the death of 'pixelartsy' indie games just yesterday, we see an unfounded, diminutive post about an indie game employing pixel art. How utterly surprising.

 

[Train of Midnight]

Not?

The two teams share a pixel artist and I think that's it.

 

[Mengy]

I bought it, but never played it. Not really sure why, just never felt like installing it.

Wow, you really should play it, one of my favorite games of the past few years. Starbound is basically Terraria on steroids with a different theme. In other words, it's fucking awesome.

 

[Mandoric]

That's a fair, albeit simplistic description. It's still a work in progress (some aspects are still rough/not implemented etc), but great fun already. If you liked Terraria, you'll like Starbound.


Any pro tips you guys have for finding silver would be more than welcome, can't progress at all now without it.

From what I've seen it's usually soil > rock > special > bedrock > special > bedrock > lava. First special layer and below have copious silver veins.

It can be really hard to see in some kinds of rocks too.

 

[Mengy]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

It has similarities to Terraria for sure, but it's a VASTLY different game. Much more fleshed out and immersive, with a huge game world to explore and enjoy.


And, it that is your "interpretation" then you have no idea what you are talking about. Either do some reading up on the game or be quiet young troll.

 

[antitrop]

Wow, you really should play it, one of my favorite games of the past few years. Starbound is basically Terraria on steroids with a different theme. In other words, it's fucking awesome.

Well, since I'm getting into Starbound now, I don't really feel the need to go back and play Terraria.

 

[GazzaScotland]

First boss keeps on despawning before getting the chance to kill it, any suggestions?

 

[RepairmanJack]

First boss keeps on despawning before getting the chance to kill it, any suggestions?

Block it in with blocks? At least until they patch in the fix later tonight.

 

[GazzaScotland]

Block it in with blocks? At least until they patch in the fix later tonight.

Tried that, this time it despawned before even smashing the ground once. Ah well.

 

[FloatOn]

I want a screenshot of the gaf server. Something to set a goal towards creating myself.

 

[Walshicus]

"You have no idea"

Same dev, same type of world. Yup, it's pretty fucking similar to Terraria! The space ship is the hub btw, that's my interpretation of it.

It managed to take me away from Kerbal Space Program and Dead Rising 3... it's pretty fucking good.

If you don't like the art style then that's fine, but I think when your problem is with the genre rather than the game what you're doing isn't particularly productive.

 

[Darklord]

osx i take it?

Nope, windows.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Spent hours getting the materials to build the beacon. Didn't read the full quest description. Got wrecked and lost the beacon.

This game rules!

 

[Kouriozan]

I want a screenshot of the gaf server. Something to set a goal towards creating myself.

The first thing you'll see on this server :

 

[Funky Functionality]

Nope, windows.

How long have you let it sit at the Chucklefish logo? My initial load on my admin account only took 15 seconds or so, but on my gimped account (roommates) it sat at the Chucklefish splash for over a minute ('not responding') before loading the main menu.

 

[cheststrongwell]

How long have you let it sit at the Chucklefish logo? My initial load on my admin account only took 15 seconds or so, but on my gimped account (roommates) it sat at the Chucklefish splash for over a minute ('not responding') before loading the main menu.

Couple minutes for me.

 

[webrunner]

man i really want this but I can't justify buying any more games this year. spent a lot on presents for people.

 

[Kouriozan]

By the way, I'm putting some weapons in the GAF server chests.

 

[Marven]

spent a lot on presents for people.

Don't you think it's time to spent a little on a present for yourself? I'd say you'd earned it.

 

[webrunner]

Don't you think it's time to spent a little on a present for yourself? I'd say you'd earned it.

i did that too, rofl.

 

[HaRyu]

Since several updates have apparently hit since the server went up last night, server will go through maintenance later, maybe for about half an hour, so I can let the updates actually kick in.

I'm guessing maybe 8pm/9pm EST.

---
BTW, looking through the Starbound launcher, it had an ad there for private servers that can be rented out. My computer seems to be running ok, but if bandwith becomes an issue, I might consider shelling out some cash for one of those servers.

 

[Mashin Haters]

Watched the giant bomb quick look.
This looks awesome, definitely gonna buy it after finals are over.



ugh

i made the mistake by downloading it before finals.

oh dear lord save me.

 

[Trickster]

Any one that gotten as far as to kill the first bossand gotten the soldier tier armor? I though that once I got that. More armor upgrade would unlock. But so far I've gotten nothing, don't really know what to do from here on.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Can someone sell me on why I should buy this game in a quick paragraph?

My friend from back home and I have been desperately searching for a good multiplayer game to no avail (we are both gamers who idiotically bought Macbook Pros). If we generally enjoy ARPGs, MOBAs, and MMORPGs, is it likely we would dig this game?

Sorry if this is unanswerable, I would just like to hear directly from some GAFfers before making my purchase.

 

[H1PSTER]

Do we have a server yet?

 

[-tetsuo-]

Can someone sell me on why I should buy this game in a quick paragraph?

My friend from back home and I have been desperately searching for a good multiplayer game to no avail (we are both gamers who idiotically bought Macbook Pros). If we generally enjoy ARPGs, MOBAs, and MMORPGs, is it likely we would dig this game?

Sorry if this is unanswerable, I would just like to hear directly from some GAFfers before making my purchase.

I would say yes. Lots of loot, procedural and random generation of worlds and dungeons, heavy on exploration.