So when I complete a mission but dont make it back to the ship, that's considered a failure? Playing solo and finished a mission with zero chance of making it to the pod. Am I doing something wrong or is this just bad game design where I have to finish missions where escape pod drops?
Posted Jan 4, 2021, 1:48 AM UTC
The pod will almost always come down some distance from where you call it. Making sure you can get back up the cave is an important part of the game, as is racing the clock to the pod.
The pod was put in an impossible place for me to get to in time. Does solo have anything to do with it?
Edit: I'm guessing the m.u.l.e getting stuck half way across the map is something to get used to as well. Maybe this game isnt for me. Seemed very enjoyable at first.
Molly will get stuck, but it doesn’t happen very often — maybe twice in 300 hours of play for me. Molly will do things like climb up supply pod holes and other things that you can’t do, so following Molly is often a bad idea. You have to look at your terrain scanner and find a way out without relying on Molly.
That molly glitch rate sounds high
Edit:300 hours sounds like alot
The escape pod will usually drop away from you no matter where you finish the mission, so you have to at least reserve resources for the possibility of a long trek
But it's impossible to get to that point playing solo, I had zero chance of making it.
That’s a shame. Don’t let a bad mission discourage you, have you tried playing online with a team? When you have a full team it’s a completely different experience
Noone joined my game and I was playing for at least 25 minutes. Felt like a big waste of time. Last game i played the m.u.l.e. bugged and stopped following me and I didnt realize till the machine was way too far away.
Maybe I'll try again if I can find a team at some point. Right now it's just really not fun solo.
Hmm, maybe try joining someone else’s game, everyone is pretty chill especially on hazard level 2-3
Try out the Discord server, there's channels to look for teams on.
As others have already said, half the mission is getting safely to the drop pod. The two things my group always tries to do before we call the drop pod is to ration our nitra so that we can call a supply drop for the escape, and - if possible - call the drop pod from close to the center of the map.
You might have tried killing everything on the way to the pod, I recommend just running there and only killing what you must. I've never missed a pod because I was too far.
No I tried to run to the pod and it was so far I had zero chance of making it. I can tell not to fight when escaping.
We were playing with a brand new greenbeard last night, and I was hanging back to guide him to the pod. We were following Molly's markers, keeping apace with one another when he got distracted. In no time flat he got turned around and ran in the opposite direction, back into the cave system, and we had to leave him because he got piled-on. Situational awareness is pretty key, and it's easy to get lost when you first start playing. Give it time and escaping will become second nature.
The green markets led me to a wall and I had to pickaxe through which wasnt enough time for the escape. I know what I'm doing in the game. I just dont think it was meant to be played solo.
Which class were you playing?
I dont think I've ever been in a cave that was more than 5 minutes from one end to the other. The only time I enter the pod without plenty of time to spare is when I am farting around or grabbing something last minute.
Either you found a rare bug, or you did something wrong.
Were you not sprinting maybe? Or did you get lost? The caves can be super complex so maybe you went the wrong direction for a while?
It took a long time for me to get used to using the map, until then I'd get lost all the time.
I made sure to understand how to use the map. Definitely a bit confused at first. The caves I've been in are definitely more than 5 minutes end to end. I'm pretty sure I was at one end and the ship spawned complete opposite side. The only chance I had was to pickaxe through which was too slow. Also not being able to choose what your robot buddy does didnt help. Wouldve been easy if the robot was picking with me.
If you want to join me some time, I can figure put what's going on, but I'm out of ideas.
PM me your steam tag if you want to join for a couple runs some time.
What class do you like playing? Every class has very different traversal tools that change how we go through tunnels and larger caves. While the game has guns I think the biggest learning curve in the game is realizing the true power of those tools and how to maximize their power.
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As a new player playing solo I recommend playing scout. Easiest soloing there is at a low level
Its part of the game. You got to be in the pod. Think about your exit route next time, yes it can be a pain, and Molly will take the easiest route including straight up a wall.