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Yep, as is the case with these kind of games you will be gated by resources. There may be lulls in the story to help you gather and survive
is this crossplay btw?
It says "cross-platform co-op" under "Capabilities" on the game's store page for the Xbox App, so yes.
Yeah sure, but this number just seems wrong, cause I think I'm also at that point in the "story" now and you did, literally, nothing till this point. That's a bit too fast.
Confirmed on "Day 1" from PAX. But not sure if that applies to Early Access.
Is this worth the asking price at the moment? I played a bit of the demo a few weeks ago and had a nice time, but not sure if I should wait for more content to come along or not.
In case you weren't aware, the game is on Game Pass for PC and Console :)
Are the Wolf Spiders always at the oak tree or is this just a story and or night thing? Thought about doing my first base there cause that could be pretty amazing.
The ecosystem stuff is what excites me most. The idea that the bugs will "learn" that your base is a great stockpile of food and will start to attack to get at it. Or that you can overharvest any resource, deforesting the grass, or driving the bugs in an area to extinction (or just driving them out like frontier-era America). Hopefully we see more interesting interactions between the creatures in the backyard, as well. Would love to see some Monster Hunter-esque battles loll
Was having a good time, but seems like the beginning tutorial is totally borked (or maybe I had pretty bad luck).
It led me to certain building where after a while it got dark, I cannot build anything inside and cannot leave because on one exit there are giant spiders and another is full of killer ants. So now either I have to die and respawn or just start over (which will probably be quicker).
Tbh for this type of games I either prefer a complete handholdy tutorial or just let me figure all it on my own.
It led me to certain building where after a while it got dark, I cannot build anything inside and cannot leave because on one exit there are giant spiders and another is full of killer ants. So now either I have to die and respawn or just start over (which will probably be quicker).
Tbh for this type of games I either prefer a complete handholdy tutorial or just let me figure all it on my own.
Probably wait. I haven't played it yet, but its early access, seems to have a few bugs. If you're trying to get your money's worth upfront you might as well wait a bit more, no?
an early quest requirement that I'm stuck on:
"investigate the explosion at the oak tree" ... uh, where is the oak tree? not marked on the map, and I got lost recovering a backpack after respawning.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
I decided to actually just gamepass it since I still had the $1 deal available :)
Just realized that I had the $1 deal available still so I went with that option, thanks! :)
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Go to the machine you activated and look up. Should see the oak tree in the distance. Only tree in the biome iirc.
If you look up, you should be able to see it from very points in game. It's the big tree, red-ish and brown if memory serves.
This was me just now. Had a blast exploring but then I started losing health and saw what I needed to craft just one bandage and felt the tedium of it all wash over me.
I'll probably keep playing though. As a huge fan of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids growing up, this kind of environment is right up my alley.
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Just be sure to look around the tree for purple smoke... and maybe don't go in it if you don't have good armour/weapons.
So I played the demo in that steam event recently, so I just installed via game pass to check it out. MP isn't working I assume because early access.
I replayed the same bit from the steam demo then started the next story bit and.....it was over straight away? It came up on screen like "you've now done all of the story content, we are adding more as we develop the game".. I've been playing for like 20 minutes. Then I got ganged up on by a bunch of spiders and got stuck in a loop of respawning right next to them and dying instantly over and over.
This seems super super early and bare bones.. I think I might just wait this one out for now. Of course you can still explore and craft stuff but in terms of doing the story thats it? I did see like daily challenges or something, but that isn't proper missions.
These kind of games really shine when playing with people online, so that and lack of content means i'm going to shelf this for now.
I replayed the same bit from the steam demo then started the next story bit and.....it was over straight away? It came up on screen like "you've now done all of the story content, we are adding more as we develop the game".. I've been playing for like 20 minutes. Then I got ganged up on by a bunch of spiders and got stuck in a loop of respawning right next to them and dying instantly over and over.
This seems super super early and bare bones.. I think I might just wait this one out for now. Of course you can still explore and craft stuff but in terms of doing the story thats it? I did see like daily challenges or something, but that isn't proper missions.
These kind of games really shine when playing with people online, so that and lack of content means i'm going to shelf this for now.
Caught up with the story content in around an hour and change. Promising start and the gameplay is just as fun and appealing as the demo suggested. I built a tent around the analyser and haven't got into base building yet, but that will be my next port of call. Feels as though I've already run out of new materials to scan but it's early days, I don't expect it to be super deep at this stage of development.
The problem is a hotdog spawned in/on my base and it required a level 2 axe to destroy.
Wow, played for half an hour and this is incredibly appealing so far.
You're guided along the path with small quests, the visuals are astonishing and the whole thing drips atmosphere - from the small green bugs running away from you and up the nearest grass to the intimidating spiders running around and the "landmarks" like the baseball that really nail the "you're shrunk" tone.
I thought the reveal felt a little lackluster back then, but playing for a little while it seems like MS could have something special in their hands with this game. Very promising.
You're guided along the path with small quests, the visuals are astonishing and the whole thing drips atmosphere - from the small green bugs running away from you and up the nearest grass to the intimidating spiders running around and the "landmarks" like the baseball that really nail the "you're shrunk" tone.
I thought the reveal felt a little lackluster back then, but playing for a little while it seems like MS could have something special in their hands with this game. Very promising.
make sure youre using the "feedback" button to report stuff like this:
Press down on the DPAD and then select your "mood"
