I dont think there is a max level and from what I heard you could acquire all the skills if you played long enough.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
This is mine with 0 investment in the skill:
True, but you're using temp consumables, they might run out in the middle of a dungeon or something.
But the game having this kind of freedom of how you want to tackle is great in itself.
Some PC people are probably gonna mod out encumbrance any minute and this will all be a moot point anyway lol.
MidGenRefresh
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I might but I won't. I only use one, the one from Crimson Fleet that adds +20. I have loads of these.
To be honest, with the upgrades I've invested in additional O2 + O2 regeneration + mod that heals you passively, I can just run forever on most planets, regardless of how much I carry. I can carry more than my ship and that beast can carry 4000+ something.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I might but I won't. I only use one, the one from Crimson Fleet that adds +20. I have loads of these.
To be honest, with the upgrades I've invested in additional O2 + O2 regeneration + mod that heals you passively, I can just run forever on most planets, regardless of how much I carry. I can carry more than my ship and that beast can carry 4000+ something.
My mains are weight lifting, persuasion, max health, max o2 and surprisingly .. mercantile lol .. cause I like making lots of credits.
I should put some more in the weapon customization ones cause I'm at a point where I have resources but the upgrades want me to have customization perk level 2, 3 etc.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
The assassination perk looks insanely strong. That's definitely on my list in the near future.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Like you guys, I found the Mantis pretty early on and Ive gotten to the point where Ive blown up so many Crimson Fleet ships that word has gotten around. Sometimes when I arrive in a new galaxy in the middle of a dogfight between them and the UC, theyll see my ship and run away in terror. Ill still get thanks and rewarded from the UC just for scaring them off
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Reizo Ryuu
Member
Finished the Ryujin story line and had a blast with it, finished it twice actually because there's multiple ways it can end up and I wanted to see the two main ones.
The whole thing felt like playing a different game for a bit, almost like Bethesda's take on Deus Ex.
Overall really dope storyline and the goodies you get are great:
The game isn't very good at stealth though, so unless you have heavily invested in stealth prior, there are two mission that might be a struggle to complete as a ghost; thankfully save scumming your way through them makes it relatively easy.
I like how the ship stays visible wherever it can, and how the loading screens in Atlantis are largely artificial; you can jump straight down from the city area back to the spaceport
I ran into a funny random encounter in space:
Not me playing with my food
I like how you can just ram ships to kill them, funny bit of hubris from the enemy right at the end there though lol.
The whole thing felt like playing a different game for a bit, almost like Bethesda's take on Deus Ex.
Overall really dope storyline and the goodies you get are great:
An amazing version of the soltice pistol, a suit that makes you 25% harder to detect and you get the manipulation skill for free!
The game isn't very good at stealth though, so unless you have heavily invested in stealth prior, there are two mission that might be a struggle to complete as a ghost; thankfully save scumming your way through them makes it relatively easy.
I like how the ship stays visible wherever it can, and how the loading screens in Atlantis are largely artificial; you can jump straight down from the city area back to the spaceport
I ran into a funny random encounter in space:
She did not just leave me hanging...
Not me playing with my food
I like how you can just ram ships to kill them, funny bit of hubris from the enemy right at the end there though lol.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Welcome back captain fucker
MidGenRefresh
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My strategy is always: if there's a skill that can be replaced by smart usage of gear / consumables, I'll skip on it.
So for example, I rather invest in crafting as it's fun and adds cool gameplay than in combat skills that give you damage perks. I rather mod my guns with cool stuff and achieve the same result this way.
If I can find gear / consumables that increases my capacity, I will do that, I won't invest a perk in that skill.
Etc. Etc.
FearlessBelgian
Member
There is no way to improve performances without changing CPU and GPU ?
Dude playing at 40 fps is so trash...
Dude playing at 40 fps is so trash...
clarky
Gold Member
Goals for today. Bigger cargo hold, go do
Thats my plan for today. Optimise the shit out of everything. And have a right good tidy up, my ships a shithole just now.This is mine with 0 investment in the skill:
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I don't really have any leveling up strategy. I skipped Fallout 4. My Morrowind strategy was always to pick the skills that are easy to use since that's how you get levels, but it's kind of backwards in this one.
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
I mean, I think we all knew Box o' Wine would eventually lead to this right?
ADVANCED NUTRITION
ADVANCED NUTRITION
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Ultra Donny
Member
This game looks so so good. Can't stop going in to photomode and capture the environments.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Using your screenshots as occasional loading screens is a genius move
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Lighting / volumetrics / texture quality are all so damn good in this game:
Toots
Gold Member
Dear M mortal ,
• Text Version •GENERAL INFORMATION
Modes — Single-Player
Genres — Adventure, Role-playing Game
Developer — Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher — Bethesda Softworks
Platforms — PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xcloud
Rating — Mature, PEGI 18, CERO D
Release Date — September 6, 2023
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED OS Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) Windows 10/11 with updates CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Intel Core i7-6800KAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Intel i5-10600KMEMORY 16GB RAM 16GB RAM GPU AMD Radeon RX 5700
NVIDIA GeForce 1070 TiAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080DirectX Version 12 Version 12 NETWORK - Broadband Internet connection STORAGE 125 GB (SSD required) 125 GB (SSD required)
DEVELOPMENT STAFF
OVERVIEW
FOR ALL, INTO THE STARFIELD
In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling on new planets, and living as a spacefaring people.
You will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of space.
The journey you take with Constellation is just the first of many you'll embark on. The settled systems are home to all kinds of different stories, people, and adventures for you to uncover.
EXPLORE THE FINAL FRONTIER
Venture through the stars and explore more than 1000 planets. Navigate bustling cities, explore dangerous bases, and traverse wild landscapes.
Meet and recruit a memorable cast of characters, join in the adventures of various factions, and embark on quests across the Settled Systems.
CHARACTER
SCULPT YOUR STORY
Start your journey by customizing your appearance and deciding your Background and 3 optional traits that come with their own unique advantages and disadvantages.
Picking from a lineup of 40 presets as a starting point, craft the appearance of your character. Ranging from hair, makeup, blemishes, scars, piercings, teeth, and more.
The choice is yours to decide who you will be and what you will become.
[SKILLS]
Expand your capabilities across the 5 skills of Physical, Social, Combat, Science, & Tech.
Leveling up provides a skill point, which can be used to unlock or rank up skills.
Ranks are unlocked by completing challenges associated with that skill.
EXPLORATION
CHART YOUR COSMIC COURSE
From the Starmap, you have an overview of a planet's info and resources. Choose a landing spot or fast travel to known locations.
You can also survey all the planets in that star system that have key locations, missions, or potential life on them.
Zoom out even further to view all the star systems in that region of the galaxy, where you can plot a course to ones that are light years away
using your ship's Grav Drive to fold space and jump to those systems. Upgrade your ship and skills to jump to the most distant ones.
DISCOVER, COLLECT, BUILD
Explore the cities and wilderness of planets. Discover the fauna, flora, and resources needed to craft everything from medicine and food to equipment and weapons.
Build outposts with livable quarters and hire a crew to passively extract materials and establish cargo links to transfer resources between them.
Invest these raw materials into research projects to unlock unique crafting recipes.
STARSHIPS
CAPTAIN THE SHIP OF YOUR DREAMS
Starships serve as essential means of travel, enabling players to journey between planets and star systems,
engage in combat with enemy vessels, and dock and board other ships and structures in space.
[SHIP CUSTOMIZATION]
Ship manufacturers bring their own look and feel to every piece of your ship. From living quarters to cargo holds, mess halls, and control rooms.
Personalize the look of your ship and modify critical systems including grave drive, weapons, and shields.
You can have modules within your ship for crafting or storing your weapons.
Every spaceport has a ship technician where you can purchase, sell, and modify ships.
COMPANIONS & CREW
NAVIGATE THE STARS TOGETHER
Assign companions to serve on your crew to provide unique bonuses.
Each companion comes with their own valuable skills for your ships and outposts, as well as unique quest lines.
Hire additional crew at spaceports or meet potential crew in the wild.
Eventually, some friendships might even blossom into romance.
COMBAT
TRIUMPH OR DIE
Space can be a dangerous place. A refined combat system gives you the tools to deal with any situation.
Whether you prefer long-range rifles, laser weapons, or demolitions, each weapon type can be modified to complement your playstyle.
Zero-G environments add a chaotic spectacle to combat, while boost packs give players freedom to maneuver like never before.
[SPACEFLIGHT]
In deep space, you will engage in high-stakes dogfights, encounter random missions, and dock at spaceports.
You can hail any ship you come across to trade, swap information, and even board and commandeer enemy ships to add to your collection.
MEDIA
ANNOUNCEMENT
TEASER
GAMEPLAY_A
GAMEPLAY_B
GAMEPLAY DEEP DIVE
REVIEWS THREAD
Your OTs make me want to make love to you.
Yours truly,
Toots
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Lighting / volumetrics / texture quality are all so damn good in this game:
Procedurals can make some places look like ass.
But when this game hits, it hits it along with some of the best tech+art combo we've seen in gaming yet.
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Interfectum
Member
This game looks so good on a gaming PC.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Not to get ahead of myself, but it's mindblowing to think about what Elder Scrolls VI might end up looking like.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Ive found a variety of short blades, a fire axe and right now I have a tanto equipped.
What are you looking for? A baseball bat?
clarky
Gold Member
Yeah, axes, knives, swords theres loads?
Kacho
Gold Member
I’m looking for more variety because it’s shit right now. Fallout 4 had the same issue, especially with shotguns, and it wasn’t addressed until new options were released via the Creation Club.
twilo99
Gold Member
Yes, it’s good stuff.
How are they doing it? There is no way What you stumbled upon was already there so it must be randomly generated for you around the place you choose to land…
vaibhavpisal
Member
twilo99
Gold Member
It looks good even on a Xbox series S lol
Dusktildawn48
Member
Finished the Ryujin story line and had a blast with it, finished it twice actually because there's multiple ways it can end up and I wanted to see the two main ones.
The whole thing felt like playing a different game for a bit, almost like Bethesda's take on Deus Ex.
Overall really dope storyline and the goodies you get are great:
An amazing version of the soltice pistol, a suit that makes you 25% harder to detect and you get the manipulation skill for free!
The game isn't very good at stealth though, so unless you have heavily invested in stealth prior, there are two mission that might be a struggle to complete as a ghost; thankfully save scumming your way through them makes it relatively easy.
I like how the ship stays visible wherever it can, and how the loading screens in Atlantis are largely artificial; you can jump straight down from the city area back to the spaceport
I ran into a funny random encounter in space:
She did not just leave me hanging...
Not me playing with my food
I like how you can just ram ships to kill them, funny bit of hubris from the enemy right at the end there though lol.
Funny because I've loved everything about this game, except the ryujin quests. Sneaking isn't my thing in this kind of game.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Have any of you guys run into this "Mysterious Captain" yet? I grav jumped into some random planet and there was this ship just sitting in orbit there like it was waiting for me. I hailed it and on the other end was some Russian woman saying all this weird cryptic shit to me. Like premonition type stuff and it was creepy as hell. And Ive only done a couple story quests and havent touched the faction stuff yet. No idea what its connected to. Maybe because of all of the Crimson wreckage in my wake?
Del_X
Member
What GPU? Turning shadows down helps. Also the DLSS3 mod on NexusMods is actually very good.
mansoor1980
Member
the tiles used for planet exploration is a non issue
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Have any of you guys run into this "Mysterious Captain" yet? I grav jumped into some random planet and there was this ship just sitting in orbit there like it was waiting for me. I hailed it and on the other end was some Russian woman saying all this weird cryptic shit to me. Like premonition type stuff and it was creepy as hell. And Ive only done a couple story quests and havent touched the faction stuff yet. No idea what its connected to. Maybe because of all of the Crimson wreckage in my wake?
This sounds like one optional part of the Ryujin quest line, without spoiling anything, there's a Russian captain lady you can go see if you choose at one point.
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Man, this game! So, I've been bouncing between Faction quests for the most part, but I have worked my way through quite a bit of the main quest as well, or at least it feels like quite a bit.
I'm blown away by how good even little side quests are, and the hijinks you can get into. As for Factions, so far my favorite is the UC Vanguard. Haven't finished it, but it's some straight up awesome shit right out the gate.
MidGenRefresh
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I have 70+ hours and I never run into the boundary... BUT it would be cool to have a Mass Effect style Mako rover or something like this to explore further.
ZehDon
Member
So, I want to focus on shotguns, but I'm seriously having ammo issues. I have to keep a standard ballistic rifle around just so I can fight. Anyone know where I can buy some ammo?
If you post your specs and settings, folks might be able to point out some improvements to help your performance.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Oh awesome! I applied to Ryujin early on when I arrived in New Atlantis but I havent even seen Neon yet
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Remember to put quest details in spoiler tags if its story related.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Depending on your playstyle, you won't be landing in Neon even 30 hours into the game lol (I haven't)
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Im mostly using an "Old Earth" 12 gauge pump. Vendors seem to carry ammo you need at random. Also once you clean them out, youll need to wait a couple days for a restock. Also note, if you're looking to use that Old Earth shotty you need to buy the regular 12G shells. Not the other types.
Zero G gun fights with a pump shotty is always a good time. I call mine The Biehn
I always make a pit stop at the equipment store and Trade Authority at The Well in New Atlantis. Then zip over to Akila City and hit up the general store and ammo shop. If I still need more then I go to The Exchange on Cydonia. By then Im good.
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So the Dream House perk..... I am going to ignore the quest I have for it because I hear that you have to pay 500 credits a week in rent unless you can pay off the mortgage. My idea is to safe enough for the house and then open the quest to pay it off quick.
Funny how even in a video game I am trying to maximize my funds.. lol
Funny how even in a video game I am trying to maximize my funds.. lol
Games of Today
Member
If you favorite the weapons you have in your inventory you can equip up to 12 of them in the weapon tree.
That way you swap weapons without pausing the game.
I'm curious why you are you playing this game if you don't like scavenging? That has been a main Bethesda staple for nearly 20 years. Didn't you know what you were going to be getting?
There are plenty of space games that don't have this mechanic.
Games of Today
Member
I picked this too. But I'm surprised you have to go to the bank to actually activate the mortgage payments. I guess you have to go there to actually get the house first as well.
I haven't gone intothe bank yet and I haven't looked for my house either.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
The OG space explorers.
500 credits a week that doesnt come off the mortgage cost is not too expensive but it is just cumbersome enough that I prefer to not have it hanging over my head.
FearlessBelgian
Member
RTX 3080... I use DLSS but not 3 because its limited to 4000 series... That crazy how bad the optimization is...
Bumblebeetuna
Member
I wish there was a way to respec skill points. Tried going melee build, but melee is trash in this game. I got my Duelist or whatever skill to level 4, it was a waste. Not only does there seem to be like... no melee weapons that aren't basic knives, but the animations suck and the hit detection is even worse.
Games of Today
Member
No it doesn't sound to bad. I just wish the game forced it upon me from the start. Because now I have no desire to deliberately fuck myself haha.
But like you, I want to save and just pay it off at once and have a house.
I also wonder if you can sell it? Or what happens if they foreclose it?