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Another semi survival game that reminds me of this is diluvion. Its a steampunk sub game with some surviving and exploring. It scratches a similar itch to this game. Like imagine this but instead of the prawn suit you are in a 2 story whiskey barrel with a propeller and a rudder trapped under sea ice with a bunch of underwater cities made of barrels or whatever junk is laying around. There isnt base building though and its third person. The combat sucks but its pretty easy. I ahvent played it much so i cant really recommend it one way or the other but its worth a look.
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That sounds rad as hell right up until "the combat sucks". Could you sell it a little more? Because I still really want to pull the trigger.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:That sounds rad as hell right up until "the combat sucks". Could you sell it a little more? Because I still really want to pull the trigger. It can be kinda hectic and hard to aim. I use a controller because its pretty couch gamey and i didnt have much trouble but thats probably the main complaint. The combat isnt very deadly and its kind of an rpg so you can just upgrade untill you are powefull enough to not care. Its divided into big areas so you can gear up before you hit the next area and its not a problem. I guess my main complaint would be it could have been a deeper system. The combat is just kinda forgettable and to me it felt exactly lile freelancer or similar games but the physics are pretty accurate so your whiskey barrel is gonna move through the water like a barrel. There are other types of ships with completely different feel and stats so maybe some of the other starter subs are different. If you watch a video of the combat youll know if you will like it or not i would think. Its not the main show though and they protect key areas you need to progress but most of the time you are sneaking around salvaging and exploring to stay alive or upgrade. You can avoid combat in most situations in the early game from what ive played. E: also its updated twice since ive played. I think it's still early accsess too but im not sure. Ee: looking at the steam page i may have got in after they fixed some control issue that generated the complaints. Also its still early access but you can finish the story. I didnt really notice anything i would say was missing and anything they add from here on out is icing on the cake, but i guess considering what thread this is.. things could always go backwards lol. EE: i think this my first triple. Next update is "combat feel" so if the combat isnt your taste maybe wait for that and check again or wait till release. DogonCrook fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Mar 14, 2018 |
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Mar 14, 2018 00:52
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Wait, time capsuals are from players who've finished the game? Thats nifty
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Mar 14, 2018 02:50
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I found a capsule pretty early on near the ship that I thought was from a developer -- it had a message that said something like 'We are out of early access, congratulations!' in a tone that made me think it was like a Kickstarter backer / pre-release purchase reward that I got by mistake (I don't think this game had one, the message was just very similar.) I guess it might not have been a mistake, I have no idea when I actually bought this thing (was it ever in a humble bundle?) It had 4 ion power cells in it, which I recognised were so valuable that I never actually used them before the endgame because I didn't realise I'd be able to recharge them. 
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Mar 14, 2018 04:00
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There are definitely ones from the devs, the first one I picked up was in the Grand Reef had a message from one and a picture from some concept art, along with a Cyclops Pressure Compensator Mk3 and some flares.
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Mar 14, 2018 04:17
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I got one that was just a fake bot script for a dating app message. No items, just a pretty hilarious message.
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Mar 14, 2018 15:10
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I'm disappointed to learn that sea treader poop provides so little energy in the bio reactor.
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Mar 15, 2018 02:31
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I miss when they pooped out rocks you could break to retrieve materials from.
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Mar 15, 2018 02:36
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Cojawfee posted:I miss when they pooped out rocks you could break to retrieve materials from. When they walk they kick up shale deposits. It's not poop but it's good enough.
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Mar 15, 2018 02:41
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I built a big base right at lifepod 2 and it's been fun wandering into that big cave with my new prawn. Just drilling and punching things.
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Are warpers always somewhere significant, like near alien structures and entrances to the deep underground, or just scattered around like most wildlife?
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Inescapable Duck posted:Are warpers always somewhere significant, like near alien structures and entrances to the deep underground, or just scattered around like most wildlife? They will definitely be near alien structures usually, but they can show up almost anywhere.
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I am stuck? I'm 48 hours in and have spent a considerable amount of time building a massive base at lifepod 2 along with a prawn and a cyclops. I have constant nuclear power and a self sustaining base for the most part. Lifepod 2 was the last radio transmission I received. I don't know what the game wants me to do. I did get attacked by a ghost Leviathan but it didn't stand a chance against Fishpuncher (my prawn's name).
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Mar 16, 2018 11:03
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Untrustable posted:I am stuck? I'm 48 hours in and have spent a considerable amount of time building a massive base at lifepod 2 along with a prawn and a cyclops. I have constant nuclear power and a self sustaining base for the most part. Lifepod 2 was the last radio transmission I received. I don't know what the game wants me to do. I did get attacked by a ghost Leviathan but it didn't stand a chance against Fishpuncher (my prawn's name). Explore deeper areas and look for holes
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Mar 16, 2018 13:54
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Sloober posted:Explore deeper areas and look for holes Title of your sex tape.
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Mar 16, 2018 14:46
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Untrustable posted:I am stuck? I'm 48 hours in and have spent a considerable amount of time building a massive base at lifepod 2 along with a prawn and a cyclops. I have constant nuclear power and a self sustaining base for the most part. Lifepod 2 was the last radio transmission I received. I don't know what the game wants me to do. I did get attacked by a ghost Leviathan but it didn't stand a chance against Fishpuncher (my prawn's name). Been to the islands and explored them? Check your tablet, the hints section. But yeah, find a big hole and go down it. Explore that depth until you find something exciting you can go into, then go deeper to the next depth level. Explore that until you find something exciting to walk into, then go deeper again.
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Beat the game and launched into space while leaving a capsule with a cuddlefish, a cat poster, and a thermal knife. I never did find the last piece of the nuclear reactor, or the thermal suit. It made the last part of the game somewhat tricky when I could not afford to be out of the prawn/cyclops for more than 20 seconds without the heat damage building up. I explored every single wreck in the game, and even tried to console a fragment in (it never worked for some reason). I did punch two ghost leviathans out though. One of them dragged me all the way to the kelp forest by Lifepod 5 before finally keeling over. I AM THE MASTER OF THE SEA. 
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Mar 16, 2018 15:25
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The cat poster is pretty much the best thing in this game. I stuck it on the wall of the moonpool so you're looking at it when you exit your vehicle.
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Mar 16, 2018 15:40
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Bhodi posted:The cat poster is pretty much the best thing in this game. I stuck it on the wall of the moonpool so you're looking at it when you exit your vehicle. you can buy it from unknown worlds' redbubble and hang it on your wall in real life btw
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Dunno-Lars posted:Been to the islands and explored them? My problem is that I'm constantly terrified that I'm gonna walk my prawn off the end of the earth and into the void. The void terrifies me. Reaper Leviathans terrify me (not the ghost ones, they're punks). Everything about this game past about 500 meters scares me so bad that I have trouble playing sometimes. I guess it's not much of an issue now, since last night my computer froze while playing and won't turn back on.
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Untrustable posted:My problem is that I'm constantly terrified that I'm gonna walk my prawn off the end of the earth and into the void. The void terrifies me. Reaper Leviathans terrify me (not the ghost ones, they're punks). Everything about this game past about 500 meters scares me so bad that I have trouble playing sometimes. I guess it's not much of an issue now, since last night my computer froze while playing and won't turn back on. You should try it in VR
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Untrustable posted:My problem is that I'm constantly terrified that I'm gonna walk my prawn off the end of the earth and into the void. The void terrifies me. Reaper Leviathans terrify me (not the ghost ones, they're punks). Everything about this game past about 500 meters scares me so bad that I have trouble playing sometimes. I guess it's not much of an issue now, since last night my computer froze while playing and won't turn back on. The void is pretty obvious. It's a REALLY sharp cliff drop off you won't find anywhere else in the game, and if its your first time discovering it your little AI will tell you its the edge of the world.
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Are you intended to build a base by one of the warp gate exits? They seem pretty pointless otherwise, but maybe I'm missing another use for them.
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Viridiant posted:Are you intended to build a base by one of the warp gate exits? They seem pretty pointless otherwise, but maybe I'm missing another use for them. I think they exist so you can easily find ingredients you need.
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Viridiant posted:Are you intended to build a base by one of the warp gate exits? They seem pretty pointless otherwise, but maybe I'm missing another use for them. They were useful in the endgame.  Easier than going all the way down there in the cyclops again. I think there should have been one in the jelly cave, though. Be neat to find early on and it's close enough to the start that you're liable to have a base around anyway.
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I guess it's just my mindset then. I feel like it's a shame not to use the cyclops as much as possible after spending so much time bulding, upgrading and furnishing it.
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Cyclops is awesome, I just didn't want to slowboat all the way to the bottom to drop off the macguffin. oh and you can go down there to farm ion cubes if you wanna.
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Viridiant posted:I guess it's just my mindset then. I feel like it's a shame not to use the cyclops as much as possible after spending so much time bulding, upgrading and furnishing it. The cyclops just exists as a way to drop my prawn places. It sucks to drive. Can't see poo poo. Always bumping into poo poo. Cameras help a little but the overall experience sucks. It's just a very large, mobile moonpool.
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I'm still annoyed that they never fixed the lights or the driving position on the Cyclops. Chances are you'll be driving the cyclops near the bottom of the ocean and you'll want to see out that giant fuckin window. Too bad you can't see below you at all and the lights do nothing besides put a grey haze over the screen.
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Cojawfee posted:I'm still annoyed that they never fixed the lights or the driving position on the Cyclops. Chances are you'll be driving the cyclops near the bottom of the ocean and you'll want to see out that giant fuckin window. Too bad you can't see below you at all and the lights do nothing besides put a grey haze over the screen. This is what the cameras and sonar is for.
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I love the way the Cyclopes drives. A lesser game would have just given you a 3rd person view and called it a day, but not Subnautica. Not quite having a full understanding of your surroundings really adds to the "undersea" immersivness of the experience.
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I accidentally built my deep base about 100m away from an endgame portal. It was a nice surprise.
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Cyclops was easy to drive w/the cameras.
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Untrustable posted:My problem is that I'm constantly terrified that I'm gonna walk my prawn off the end of the earth and into the void. The void terrifies me. Reaper Leviathans terrify me (not the ghost ones, they're punks). Everything about this game past about 500 meters scares me so bad that I have trouble playing sometimes. I guess it's not much of an issue now, since last night my computer froze while playing and won't turn back on. The reason I suggest the Lifepod 2 area for people to build is because it has a fairly straight route to the endgame hub right down the hole next to Lifepod 2, and because once you get to the bottom and unlock the plot stuff, it has a fast travel portal right there too. So y'know, that's the way you go for the rest of the game.
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Joseph Anderson posted his critique of Subnautica if anyone else is interested in watching someone talk about this game for an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLsPoJWO-e8
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it's a good review, agree with almost all of it. the story is absolute garbage and i wish the game was just "explore this alien planet".
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I wouldn't say the story is complete garbage. It's not super great but it makes sense.
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Cojawfee posted:I wouldn't say the story is complete garbage. It's not super great but it makes sense. For all the game's flaws, the fact it actually HAS a straight up plot with a finish line beyond "Well you found out the things. Back to the sandbox until you get bored and quit!" remains a strong point in it's favor. Even if the signposting has suffered over the course of the development. The removal of half the signals in the game at the behest of bored vets who have the map memorized anyways would mean far less players suddenly stonewalled for hours if the game had better rendering ranges, or literally any form of in game map. That's not a fault of the plot. At the very least the fact we have to unlock a compass in an exploration game should come with an in game UI coordinates readout, for how much even the most "But my immersion!" diehards point to the F1 button to anyone wishing for better navigation tools. ACTUAL faults of the plot would be how so much of note is of little worth to progressing said plot, even if you go out of your way to visit. Sequence breaking itself is fun because that's always nice for replays of lucky first timers. I'm more thinking about how things like the Deep Reef Degasi base and Orange Tablet are of zero impact beyond flavor text. Or how the Disease Research Facility is of zero use, More so now that "uh... go deeper again, AGAIN" is all you get out if it beyond The game being slightly easier if you skip it. Section Z fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Mar 18, 2018 |
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What signposts did they remove during PR? As i mention, I stopped playing around the time the Cyclops caught on fire when you drove it at more than a snails pace. And I think survival games need some kind of story, or at least something that drives you forward. I love creating bases and gear, but without the story, I'd do that and then not have any reason to go beyond that. And all the ones I can think of have some kind of basic plot. Ark has collecting artifacts to unlock the bosses, 7 days to die has the constant 7 day cycle that gets you to improve your gear and defenses, same thing with the forest. I think the Long Dark has a goal of getting to safety? But yea, no map is kind of BS. It just needs to map where you have been, and you can mark stuff on it. I keep forgetting where the floating island is until I put a becon there, which seems kind of silly considering how big it is.
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