Satisfactory Alpha release

[LeMson]

Damn you guys don't hang around to be at coal already! I've got as far as a janky spaghetti mess producing plates, rod, wire and solid biofuel and thought that was good. Still, I've got all the milestones unlocked and starting building the platform for a proper starter factory. I also found a couple hdd's giving me the iron ingot straight to screws (cast screw I think?) and the other gave me extra inventory space which is always handy at the start.

Just hand craft with the spacebar, Start game, build hub, hand mine for some portable miners, build that workshop thing that makes them, get 12, stick 4 on iron, 4 on copper, 4 on limestone.

Hand craft with spacebar and tab out all the way, you only need to make one machine, an assembler for 50 smart plates, collect leaves and craft 200 biofuel to power it, it's ghetto and lazy, build mam too and research stuff, turn sound off too, so you can watch something when tabbed out, a couple hours later, tabbing in and out and handcrafting you are at coal, easy

 

[Subzero85]

if i where to pick one, this or no man sky ?

 

[Noxia]

if i where to pick one, this or no man sky ?

Fundamentally different.

 

[Dano]

Just hand craft with the spacebar, Start game, build hub, hand mine for some portable miners, build that workshop thing that makes them, get 12, stick 4 on iron, 4 on copper, 4 on limestone.

Hand craft with spacebar and tab out all the way, you only need to make one machine, an assembler for 50 smart plates, collect leaves and craft 200 biofuel to power it, it's ghetto and lazy, build mam too and research stuff, turn sound off too, so you can watch something when tabbed out, a couple hours later, tabbing in and out and handcrafting you are at coal, easy

I did the opposite, automated everything (solid biomass, reinforced iron plates and rotors) and simply spent the time collecting biomass and exploring, took around five and a half hours without any real hurrying at all. Barely did any manual crafting at all other than a bunch of reinforced iron plates to build constructors with.

 

[montymint]

I did the opposite, automated everything (solid biomass, reinforced iron plates and rotors) and simply spent the time collecting biomass and exploring, took around five and a half hours without any real hurrying at all. Barely did any manual crafting at all other than a bunch of reinforced iron plates to build constructors with.

This is how I've done it (well not got around to plates and rotors - that's tonight), then I'll work on making my way up from the rocky desert to the pool / waterfall with all the coal to set up automated power

 

[Noxia]

I didn't realise you just had to press space. I was holding it when crafting.

 

[Dano]

I didn't realise you just had to press space. I was holding it when crafting.

You can also hold E and look at plants/wood to collect biomass rather than constantly tapping it, just in case you didn't know.

 

[Noxia]

You can also hold E and look at plants/wood to collect biomass rather than constantly tapping it, just in case you didn't know.

Ffs

 

[TheBrooder]

So just spent a few hours on this again, tearing down my startup to place foundations, yeah lots of nice updates, initially the manual construction of parts is better as you press space and it auto builds until you stop it or run out of parts, I used to "automate" it by resting my phone on the space bar

And yeah as monymint said no loss when dismantling so easy to rebuild

Ha! I used to click on it then alt-tab out and back in and it stuck

 

[Haggisman]

So... this has finally fully released?

I played it a while back - didn't get too far in, unlocked the space elevator and then got dragged into playing BG3 with my mates!

Might have to set a up a dedicated server for us all to play on and restart

 

[Mr Jack]

Started a new game, spent the first hour wondering around dithering over where to build my base....

 

[Rexxar]

So... this has finally fully released?

I played it a while back - didn't get too far in, unlocked the space elevator and then got dragged into playing BG3 with my mates!

Might have to set a up a dedicated server for us all to play on and restart

Yep fully released. I've enjoyed being part of the journey with the updates, their community engagement is second to none.

I'd be up for joining a dedicated server for OCUK , They can get quite, chaotic though i think unless we're all on the same page.

 

[Kelt]

Does the game support gamepads?

If so, anyone playing with one, and is it any good with it?

 

[Dano]

Does the game support gamepads?

If so, anyone playing with one, and is it any good with it?

It didn't, not sure about now and they've announced it for consoles so if not it's only a matter of time.

 

[physichull]

Yep fully released. I've enjoyed being part of the journey with the updates, their community engagement is second to none.

I'd be up for joining a dedicated server for OCUK , They can get quite, chaotic though i think unless we're all on the same page.

Unleash the anarchy!

In all seriousness though, I'd be up for this.

 

[montymint]

Does the game support gamepads?

If so, anyone playing with one, and is it any good with it?

because of how fiddly placement of things are, I would say it'd be far more enjoyable on a mouse + Kb.

 

[physichull]

because of how fiddly placement of things are, I would say it'd be far more enjoyable on a mouse + Kb.

The one thing that annoys me about planet crafter is that the snapping and alignment is just an absolute nightmare.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Yep fully released. I've enjoyed being part of the journey with the updates, their community engagement is second to none.

I'd be up for joining a dedicated server for OCUK , They can get quite, chaotic though i think unless we're all on the same page.

Can you have more than 4 different players in a server?

Or will people have to share an inventory?

 

[Mr Jack]

Whoops. I seem to have accidentally four and a half hours today. Should probably do some work today...

 

[sgavan]

I do IT support in a factory and already I want to start changing conveyor belts not sure I would be in a job for too long if I did, but that would give me time for my factory to grow.