Posts made by Esoba

I could be wrong or behind on info, but I think there will also be decay with buildings that will naturally require this.

I agree. My hope is that since this is a test, things are this way just for data for the test. Ultimately there shouldn't be any limitation on what individuals can build themselves, and on their own plot. Wanna build a metalshop in the middle of nowhere (out of a city). Go ahead. You won't have any access to your own ore, but that's what trade is for. Who knows, maybe you'll become a gifted hobo crafter who people seek out, and through buying tons of ore from the 3 cities closest to you, there ends up being a pretty active trade route there. Then maybe another person will build up the homestead closest to you with a tavern that services those traders. That is a nice way to encourage play between players without artificially created restrictions.

Well said. My hope is that since this test introduced new city mechanics they wanted to force that more to get more data. However, if they've truly shifted to a point where you can't do all this stuff solo, then thats a pretty significant shift from when I started following this a long time ago. I personally like that it takes forever to build. Instills a sense of accomplishment. However, I want the option to do some things solo, even if it takes longer or I can't be nearly as efficient. I just want the option. Part of the reason this game stuck out to me was that I could be part of a community, but also forge my own path. Now that simply isn't possible. Heck I don't even think you can solo farm at the moment out of a city (or city controlled node). As a citizen I can't even plop down my own farming square in my own city plot. That's just silly.

@BlueGoblin
I'm 100% in agreement, but there's no reason it can't be a little more open for both playstyles. For example, if I want to be a member of a city but have my house on the outskirts of the area. I should have the option to have a specialized area i can focus on when I'm not rocking out with my people.

We definitely need a labeling system when stuff is placed down in a city. Fully in agreement there. And stone, this is something I think should be looked at as well. Maybe if a city isn't claimed yet its ruins (for stone) are a ffa. That would definitely help out some as city cites aren't too far. Also maybe spawn a ruin (for stone) with building spots outside of cities that work the same way (ffa until claimed).

@grofire
More and more I'm tending to agree with you. Maybe have something where you have to buy blueprints from cities or some other measure to keep the city play important. I mean it would be cool to run into some hobo in the middle of nowhere thats hyper specialized in making something. Right now, not possible.

Edit: I was looking back through the webpage and found this direct quote. I think they've now moved away from the spirit of what they said was possible.

Stake your claim to free land in the open world, secure it from your enemies and start your own cultivation and livestock business. Your products will never be in low demand since access to food and water is essential for survival, especially when venturing into long extra-planetary travels.

The focus on city is great, but I will say I do hope they expand just a bit on what a person can build crafting wise outside of cities. I don't think it should be wide open, but this - to me - feels a tad too restrictive.

My thought is to let us all be able to set a certain number of pins. That way we could do this on our own, and it wouldn't "pin" every single thing we made.

Yeah, I'm part of a city, but went out on my own to do some solo killing of ghouls and skeletons. Not too difficult and wracked up a ton of gold in a pretty short amount of time. I will say that it does take a little bit - or it did for me - to find a good setup for soloing.

This may be a stupid question, and/or I could have missed it, but how does one make a protein sack? I know how to do the cereal one, but what about protein?

Woot. Outstanding

Yeah I experienced this as well quite a bit. It seems that about 1 per tree, for me, is never lootable. Anecdotally, they always seem to be the ones that are leaning on the stump.

This stuff is part of the process. Take what time you need. I mean the fact that I was chomping at the bit to get up this morning and play is a key indication - for me - that y'all have something good here. Just hope it isn't due to some jackwagons DDOS-ing y'all.

Maybe I just hit a few sweet spots, but I killed a couple horses and found a bunch more in my travels to my city. Heck I coulda tamed a half dozen in my first hour of playing. But I've also heard others talking about how they couldn't find any for the life of them. But definitely wasn't a problem for me.

Ready to rock and roll. Excited to do some testing

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@Gothix

I quite like that idea.