What do I need for what?

[computerking9979]

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone else struggle with what you are supposed to do with what resources or how certain resources are used for various things?

The only thing i understand is that i need potatoes for food.

Anyone... anyone at all?

[Suncrash]

You can open the Dream Archives with TAB, and there you can see the different buildings, crafting recipes, and production recipes, so you can see which resources are used where.

What else would you like to see? We plan on improving the dream archives in future updates.

[jamiechi]

It took me the longest time to figure out what machine processed 'cabtus'. The research screen was not helpful and it is very difficult to find things in the Archive. The Dream Archives really needs a search function.

Also, maybe the Dream Archives should mention the research required and what maps 'cabtus' grows on. And it would help if there were links in the Research tree that would connect directly to the appropriate Dream Archive subject. (Cross links between Dream Archives and Research Tree? Or maybe an in game WIKI?)

[Suncrash]

Originally posted by jamiechi:

It took me the longest time to figure out what machine processed 'cabtus'. The research screen was not helpful and it is very difficult to find things in the Archive. The Dream Archives really needs a search function.

Also, maybe the Dream Archives should mention the research required and what maps 'cabtus' grows on. And it would help if there were links in the Research tree that would connect directly to the appropriate Dream Archive subject. (Cross links between Dream Archives and Research Tree? Or maybe an in game WIKI?)

Why was the research screen not helpful? If you hover the Carbon Mix production recipe, it shows 'Produced at Wood Warper', doesn't it?

The Dream Archives will be expanded and improved in the future.

[jamiechi]

I don't remember seeing the produced at wood warper thing. Maybe I missed it because in the beginning, the information needed to play is a bit overwhelming. I'll go back and look again. I guess what I need to see somewhere is a list of items each building produces. And that is probably in there somewhere.

[Kendov]

Basic resources are pretty intuitive (bloodwood to wood warper, featherstone to stone worker, as is explained in the tutorial), and all advanced recipes are explained in the tooltips in the Research window. I have seen more people who expected their people to eat unprocessed potatoes Oo

[jamiechi]

Originally posted by Kendov:

Basic resources are pretty intuitive (bloodwood to wood warper, featherstone to stone worker, as is explained in the tutorial), and all advanced recipes are explained in the tooltips in the Research window. I have seen more people who expected their people to eat unprocessed potatoes Oo

I grew up eating raw potatoes. Yummy.

[Xarniia]

Would be great to have acces to the Dream Archives at the map selection, or some smart info, what can produced on a certain map.

[czarinna]

Would be super helpful to have a list of all the resource types and what they go into. Took me forever to figure out what to do with Cabtus.

[jamiechi]

Originally posted by czarinna:

Would be super helpful to have a list of all the resource types and what they go into. Took me forever to figure out what to do with Cabtus.

So I am not the only one. :)

[hugedata]

I was just coming on here to mention this exact thing. Finding out basic information is one hell of a scavenger hunt.

- When I go to upgrade something, it shows an icon of the resource that I need, but no reference for what the icon refers to. Every icon looks like 'chunks' or 'shards' of something. Not very intuitive.

- Got to a new place and discovered crystal. Went searching for something to use it for and the only thing I found was something called Carbonite. Carbonite requires Carbon Mix from a wood warper, and that requires something called Cabtus. Not sure what I need Carbonite for yet, or where to find this Cabtus thing. So I just sent the crystal to my headquarters building to sit on for later.

I would like to see the dream archives have a complete separate section that just shows the resources and where to get them. And another section that shows the refined resources; what makes them and what they are used for.

[jamiechi]

Originally posted by hugedata:

I was just coming on here to mention this exact thing. Finding out basic information is one hell of a scavenger hunt.

- When I go to upgrade something, it shows an icon of the resource that I need, but no reference for what the icon refers to. Every icon looks like 'chunks' or 'shards' of something. Not very intuitive.

- Got to a new place and discovered crystal. Went searching for something to use it for and the only thing I found was something called Carbonite. Carbonite requires Carbon Mix from a wood warper, and that requires something called Cabtus. Not sure what I need Carbonite for yet, or where to find this Cabtus thing. So I just sent the crystal to my headquarters building to sit on for later.

I would like to see the dream archives have a complete separate section that just shows the resources and where to get them. And another section that shows the refined resources; what makes them and what they are used for.

Yes. Sounds good to me.

[Exgene]

Perhaps a graph / tree that has icons and some minimal labels, then more information on tooltip(hover)?