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Have considered using it a couple of times, but have not actually used it. Maybe it is time to consider giving it a go.

Would be good to have some missions that pull together the key game elements, need to spend some time exploring space.

Sounds interesting. it is possible the missions are being reworked for the full RE2 update with the armour being mission rewards. These may replace the epic armours of the base game, although it would be fun have some original looking armour to wear. Really need to get into space to check out the wrecks.

Will take a look.

@@StephenSilverbeard Thanks, as it is now the autoplay plays the playlist in reverse.

The play order should be the right way round now.

Normally do not use the option as it can have unpredictable results due to the way the game allocates jobs to workers. When populating a new town is one of few times I do use it to force workers into key buildings, e.g. power, the shop and the kindergarten, as no workers in these buildings can cause problems leading to an early decline in happiness. Once the workers have settled down I remove the restrictions.

I was thinking of the Plasma Launcher, its not my favourite weapons, but could be useful against the big bugs. Will just need to remember to not kill myself. Planned to sell off the modules as at the moment it is a case of every little helps. However, it does make sense to turn them into wiring looms. Will need to find a water planet to get a good look at the waves,

@@StephenSilverbeard You don't need the grenade launcher, but the other 2 outrange the shotgun & would be useful even with only the Anomaly upgrades (esp the DoT from the Pulse Spitter). The Paralysis Mortar may be more useful, but you'll have to remember to (a) use it & (b) keep ammo for it :) ; the stun effect for the BJ may be more useful than the Mortar here. Ofc any wep will benefit from dmg upgrades from a space station.. :) You won't be able to gain race rep with keys, only guild rep; however, while you're at the space station you can pick up some missions for race rep, & 'practice language' for the chance of gaining race rep there While you're hunting down that uranium etc, remember to use the drop pod chart you were given (& maybe the other chart for a successful monolith interaction, gaining more race rep)

Had not considered the Paralysis Mortar, hopefully the Expedition will give an opportunity to practice taking down the 'boss' bug. The plan is to improve the two levels by exploring the current system as this will give an opportunity to explore the recent changes. Although finding a either dissonant planet or some uranium would be useful.

That would be useful, as this would fit into the schedule. Have a feeling the expedition will be interesting.

Ty, Will check out the card traders, could be a good source of income.

Ty for the information. Will keep an eye open for Spank's live stream

@@StephenSilverbeardSpank LMAO

Ty for the information, the Xenu Mainframe is an interesting POI, hope it has not had too much taken out of it. Was not aware there are specialist crew members, will look forward to checking them out.

Have to admit was not expecting a 'boss' fight, thought it would be like the taking on the worm spawn, make note to read release notes more carefully. During the edit was able to check the damage, taking down a vile queen is going to take an upgraded MT, maybe it is time to reconsider my dislike for cannons.

Expedition 14 should be unlocked in the next couple of days, these can be a good way to get back into the game, while picking up some special items.

Its worth considering, downside is the time to drill out the cave.

Currently considering using the Makar as a starter CV, at the least it will be useful as first base, It will be an interesting exercise to see how efficient the new thrusters setup is. Unfortunately no CPU for shield, need to find some more small optronic bridges to get an upgrade.

I'm also watching that. It's fun to watch the god of creation struggle when playing.

@@stephenmoon6644 Yes, both frustrating and amusing.

@@StephenSilverbeard Watch Episode 13! Very relevant to power management and usage.

Ty for the information. The random attacks from wandering drones can be a pain. having a turret really makes a difference.

Think it stems from players taking down the Titans before they reached the relevant step in the mission. Giving them admin cores protects them from accidental destruction,

@@StephenSilverbeard They appear to have 'Admin' cored loads of POIs and other things to deliberately stop players using 'exploits' to shortcut the POI (and or make faster progress).. no more short cutting the Abandoned Bunker (almost makes it not worth doing, as you get better rewards from the other 'Abandoned' POIs without the 'death' grind of getting through them.. might now come down to just doing the above ground element of the Bunker, and not doing the rest). With no 'dead' planet in the Alpha system, all the Alpha system starts are now a complete waste of time. If you want to do the story mission it now looks like the Roggery start is about the only viable option.

Have a bias towards the harder starts with a loop back to the main missions after getting a CV. Roggery will be near the top of my list of starts when RF2 full update drops. Have no problem with the use of admin cores, although would like to see a way to destroy the admin core when that step in the mission is complete. For example, some code locked switches that have to be flipped to destroy the core.

Ty for the tip.

@StephenSilverbeard You should really get an advanced radar, because there are a lot of wrecks in orbit and some of them will have neo ingots and neo ore as lot. To say nothing about credits and 10 platinum cards I found.

Will be making a decision on whether to continue upgrading the SV or going for a starter CV after completing the Communications station.

Will have to go over the Titans for a second time, have a feeling there are going to be several trips between the moon and Akua to get the loot in one place. Starting to miss having a CV, :))

As far as I can tell the biomes in the DLC vary according to overall conditions. The jungle and desert biome start date is the 1st January, would guess this is due to these biomes not having a winter cycle. The Siberian biomes winter runs from early October to early May, so the start date is the 4th May to let players start at the beginning of the short summer.

Like to have the phase beam for mining, and as a backup for when the primary weapon overheats or damaged (something that is more common recently). Started to run low on carbon (a new experience) so returned to the cold starter planet to stock up and finish some of the repairs. Seems the hype train is out of the station again with the possibility of a major update. Considering going back to the survival series to check out the new features, but will wait to see what is in the update before making a final decision. Although will come back to this series once the dust is settled.

@@StephenSilverbeard The phase beam isn't any better than the plasma blaster for mining, despite its description; neither does it recharge shields significantly :( It overheats too quickly to be of any serious use in combat IMO, so I never use it even if it's installed; seriously, pick any other weapon than this! :(

@@snafu2350 Plan to put on a secondary weapon, preferably on a sentinel ship, Just checked the Steam library it seems the new update has dropped. Have not watched the trailer, but the title seems to hint that it is water related. Just watched the trailer, the update is called Worlds Part 1, looks like a big one with major to the planetary surfaces including the addition of weather and new creatures. Seems we will be able to land on water, which should be interesting.

Have never had much luck with student halls, so generally do not build them. The only exception being when a university does not have many students due to a lack of nearby accommodation.

@@StephenSilverbeard Thanks for the tip! :)

Ty for the support.

The majority of the mods I am using come from the following collections in the Steam Workshop: Work & Welfare Social Democracy by Oskutin Horse Power Collection by Novu Early Start 1900 to 1950 by Novu Tiny Village Buildings by Novu To get good vehicle coverage recommend subscribing to every available early Soviet and Western vehicle.

Seems you have the right approach, the game is about exploring, seeing planets that no other player has seen. There is a degree of satisfaction knowing that each players discoveries leave a permanent mark on the game. One of my game highlights was finding a planet that I had discovered three years before.

@StephenSilverbeard It took a bit to get into the art style. I love it, but typically, I enjoy realistic space games. Once I got over that hiccup, I really started to see what the game was going for. I look forward to the rest of the series!

When NMS was first released it had a 1970's comic book art work, which was a bit over the top for me. Over time it has been toned down, find now the artwork that gives oddly realistic alien feeling. If that makes sense.

After completing the main mission, where the game goes depends on the player. The main direction for me tends to continue exploring as this results in tougher confrontation, needing bigger and better ships. Then comes the problem of how to get those ships, so this leads a visit to progenitor space to get quantum tech. Although my plans are often wrecked by the arrival of a new update.

Neo is a piece of cake to find.. Get the UCH 'System Survey mission', there is one for each of the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon systems.

​@@larsongates7745I didn't get offered that one I got the survey habitual systems which takes you into neutral space. Not sure why.

​@stephenmoon6644 Might be a bug. Watched another creater having that problem about a month ago at about build 12.

If you are playing with auto purchase enabled the message indicates there is no road connection between the tram depot and the customs office. This can be a problem when trying to buy a tram using dollars, In realistic mode trams can only be purchased at the border. Once the tram has been purchased, click on the tram in the customs info pane, this will open the vehicle info window. At the top look for an icon with a blue '?' over a truck, clicking on that will list the open hull that can carry the tram. Set up a manual route to pick up the trams and transport it to the tram depot. When the trams have been moved remember to send the open hull back to the depot.

@@StephenSilverbeard ok thanks

Putting down a base will be useful, although will wait for the next system as the current system not much used. A system with a source of Uranium would be nice. Not a fan of haulers, would be good to find a A class explorer as I really like the cockpit visibility. Will have to spend some time searching for crashed ships.

@@StephenSilverbeard You miss my point WRT haulers, which was that they're worth more as scrap than the other types Most Sentinel ships have good visibility, & none need to be fixed up after claiming. Now you have your Adv Mining you could consider that as your next system stop

Will be scrapping any haulers I find,. Finding a sentinel ship and multitool is high on the list of things to do, although, would like to find a better multitool first.

@@StephenSilverbeard You're currently in a Korvax system, so MTs are available for free from some Monoliths; if you fly to a Vykeen system you can get broken ones from some NPC interactions/quests from eg minor settlements (so look for beacon antennae). Otherwise you'll have to pay from eg space station or minor settlement boxes.. but it'll prolly only cost you 1 or maybe 2 scrapped ship's worth for a decent one

|Ty for the information. Will need to make the next system a Korvax system, the look for a sentinel pillar.

Would like to see the main mission extended to include the late game elements, such as Finding the legacy. The problem is the late game challenges are not connected to the main story, so many players (me included are not aware of the options), Have to watch Spanj to get hints about what is out there.

Feel Vermillion is expanding the role of trading, such as adding the ability to buy heavy armour, optronic bridges, etc. This gives a reason to both trade and complete minor missions.

Unfortunately not enough CPU for a turret, due to a piece of luck plan to spend the next part preparing for the trip to the moon, Just been watching Jason Plays speculating at the possibility of an update for NMS. Seems Sean Murry has sent out a planet emoj, Jason seems to be torn between a NMS update and a trailed for 'Light No Fires'. Hoping for a trailer as do not have the time for another update, let alone a new expedition. :))

Ty for the reminder. Was able to pick up a rocket launcher, this will make the next missions steps easier.

The new version is a big improvement on the older one, where the pirates would suddenly spawn behind the player. Reducing the distance between the satellites makes a big difference as well. Looking forward to playing the mission.

Finding optronix bridges in loot often come down to luck, although they can be obtained as part of the mission rewards. Another good source is from base CPU extenders found in some POIs.

I am planning on using them, the problem is the limited capacity would reduce am already slow build pace to a snails pace. The plan is to integrate the horse wagons to supply the day to day goods.

Missed that one, do not plan to rush to get a freighter, so there will be more opportunities going forward.

Have to admit having a few seconds thoughts, the problem is the long winters coupled with the day/night cycle does make it feel depressing. In addition the short summers is making recording t difficult when it comes to planning. At the moment planning to skip recording the winters as it consists of watching slow moving wagons going up and down roads. Plan to keep going for the moment, but if things go wrong will restart using the Grand Designs (1900) map as this was the original map for the series.

Ty for the information, did not really understand how that worked.

Makes sense to give missions POIs admin cores, have messed up a mission a couple times due to getting ahead of the curve. Will push forward with the missions to check out the com station, will be interesting what type of loot is available.

Long time since I have built base into the side of a mountain, once hollowed out a mountain and put a building landing pad on the top. Will give it a try after moving to another planet, although will put a couple of mining drills o the SV first. :))

Trading does seem to developing a bigger role in the game, feel it will require a change of habit for me, but will get there.

Have to admit not a big fan of spiders and horrors give me hordes of Zirax any day, :))

In a container at the end of the solo UCH mission it has a bunch of small bridges and four large bridges. So it's totally worth doing the solo UCH mission. Tons of loot between the Titan and the enemy base you attack.

Ty for the information, that will be useful.

The problem with early starts is the speed of the vehicles, this both limits the distance the can travel both to construct buildings and supply goods. Everything happens much slower, so need to present a challenge, but at the same time avoiding excess building times. On my first early start map it took 15 years to build a viable first town, which proved frustrating and eventually I gave up as there was no fun in having a small town after 25 year of gameplay. When planning an early start map need to strike a balance between presenting a challenge and not frustrating the player while they wait several months while a single truck delivers a load of steel to construction site. For this reason I place 'core' villages within 1 km of a border post and near water, e.g. a coast line, to deal with sewage disposal. Once the starter villages are placed I plan the map by trying to estimate the progress against time, for example, places for new towns when the date reaches 1960. Tip: when considering map features look at it from both a design and player perspective. The border can be changed in cheat mode by enabling the terrain editor. Although based on my experience editing borders in the terrain editor would not recommend it. The border has to remain a 'loop' with no crossing points and accidently clicking on the map when in the border edit tool can produce unexpected results. Moving the border even slightly away from customs posts will invalidate them, so will need to check they are still working after the edit. The edit tool can be temperamental when trying to move points over high mountains and deep water. When planning a map, rough out the terrain, then put in the border before doing the terrain detail. Only when this is finished are the customs offices placed. When creating an early map I find it helps to regularly step back and ask how I would play the map. Hope this gives an overview of the process.

@@StephenSilverbeard I was thinking deleting the borders and the custom houses in 1917, and only use the ones which are at the outside of the map (like a normal one) or use ships only

This is possible by using the 'make default' option, this reverts the border back to the default square, the downside is all the current custom offices will have to be removed and replaced. One potential problem is the top border may slice through the village, so will need to drag the border out to move it into the play area. If that works it would make the top left hand corner an interesting ship only start. Hope it works out well and makes an interesting challenge.

The self sufficiency requirement is an odd one, what it means is the food, clothes and alcohol have to be produced by the factories, then supplied to shop for distribution to the shop and pub. To do this need to get enough workforce in the factories to produce the items, then set up a distribution system to deliver them. The first problem is reducing the auto purchase in the shop and pub to a minimum, keep just enough to keep the population happy if something goes wrong. Then set up a distribution office to deliver the food, alcohol and clothes from the factory to the shops, when doing this set the delivery requirement to 90% as this will fill the storage in the shop and pub overriding the auto purchase . Let the game run, monitor the factories to see if they are producing enough to fulfil the needs, Will need a regular workforce in each factory, e.g. 10 - 20 workers, if there are not enough workers consider building extra residential buildings and bringing in more more workers. If the days keep resetting check the economy tab to see if the any clothes, food and alcohol are being purchased. It may take some time for things to settle down, so give the game time to run. Hope this helps.

​@@StephenSilverbeard Wow, I really do appreciate the personal reply, I will give that a go and try to understand the mechanics. Can I ask , In this campaign tutorial, as you know I have a farm (10 small fields). I believe this setup only produces crops at a particular time of year. So in turn, my Food factory can not produce food at a constant rate for trucks to distribute. Am I right in thinking in this tutorial that I have to have my farm auto purchase crops at a certain amount from outside as well for a constant supply for factories?. In actual gameplay, is it the intention of the player to build enough farms that you produce enough surplus to supply your stores until the farms to produce crops again next year? Again many thanks, Just subscribed :)

@@StephenSilverbeardHi Stephen, quick newbie Questions if that's OK. Can I confirm that a Distribution office can have multiple load sources & unload destinations? In the 'Distribution office' UI, what does the change order actually do and how it would effect the distribution? I'm also wondering what are the main reasons for a player to purchase a additional Distribution office? I know its a very tall order, but just wondering if you can explain in simple English what the Distribution settings do in the 'Distribution office' UI Thanks in advance

Crops have many uses in the game beyond making food and alcohol, so building farms and more importantly moving crops to the factory is a key challenge of the game. To keep the factories busy while waiting for the next harvest it may be necessary to import crops from the customs office by train.

@@StephenSilverbeard Thanks for the info, much apricated

Habits can be hard to break, tend to use ion batteries when I have a stockpile, use the dioxite for quick top ups. In the next part will need to stock up on doxite to repair the ship, :))

Keep forgetting to pick it up, the trap I keep falling into is when wifi to using temporary storage on the crashed ship. When the core is picked up it is placed there, not in the personal inventory.

Neo is always in short supply the best early sources are loot boxes and traders. This makes retrieving complete thrusters the key to building a CV, although that seems to have changed in Reforged Eden 2.

When the 'realistic' update was released did not find the free distribution offices until after the appropriate research was complete. :))