patter

#subnautica Cyclops was surprisingly easy to build once I found all the blueprints. With there being separate hull, engine & bridge blueprints, I thought I'd have to build the hull then go inside to fit it out, but it's still a 1 step build

Ok, I can still add a lot of stuff, kit it out like a portable base, but that's optional

Other advantage of getting to this game 5 years late - there's so many guides. Mostly been avoiding them 'cos it's my first go (and on survival), but I've now got all the vehicles to upgrade & start investigating alien sites

Still need the big fishtank though.

Mar 26 at 10:11amWeb
Show threadPurple Skies3d ago
@patterfloof avoiding guides is very much the right call. the joy of the mystery and the discovery and the slow unfolding of it all is what made that game good.
Show threadpatter3d ago

@Leviamicky honestly, following the PDA, building new things roughly as they become available & using radio signals to guide exploration & find the more advanced materials is kind of enough.

I know there's still stuff to find out there & the game has a machine that'll give me hints

Show threadpatter3d ago
@Leviamicky some of the base tours are neat, though mine's just: Moonpool (with loads of solar & lockers), scanner room & a general biopower + water room. Battery charger & smalluseful things slotted about wherever
Show threadPurple Skies3d ago
@patterfloof yeh, don’t go nuts, keep it functional and “enough”
Show threadLeoNerd3d ago

@patterfloof Yeah that would have been a nice mechanic. Build an empty hull then have to go inside and fit it out with engine and bridge.

But no, I think the reason there's 3 different parts is just to force you to collect fragments from different places rather than all 9 the same in one spot.

Show threadpatter3d ago
@leonerd I've not really experienced what the Cyclops can offer, but it's probably also a good progression-gate, so players can't get the endgame mobile base too early. The materials aren't in especially deep or dangerous areas.