What does it mean if an item is vaulted in the Atomic Shop?

[wintermoononwater]

I'm a newer player that is trying to earn atoms instead of buying them, so I'm buying things from the Atomic Shop carefully. Should I pass on an item if it is going to be vaulted? Will it ever come back to the store? What does vaulting an item actually mean?

I was thinking of buying the Giant Letters or the Ice Box, but I'm also trying to save for larger bundles. What do you think?

[Cpt. Wardova TCNMS Intrepid]

TBD, they get put away then come back out later or possibly never. It probably depends on the item. Vaulting probably works here much like it does in Warframe. They cycle assets to keep things fresh.

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by wintermoononwater:

I'm a newer player that is trying to earn atoms instead of buying them, so I'm buying things from the Atomic Shop carefully. Should I pass on an item if it is going to be vaulted? Will it ever come back to the store? What does vaulting an item actually mean?

I was thinking of buying the Giant Letters or the Ice Box, but I'm also trying to save for larger bundles. What do you think?

Unless you really want them, just save your atoms. I highly recommend weapon, armor, and power armor skins. Items look the same regardless of level. It gets tiring to look at.

[Amanandhisdog]

what does it usually mean when a company says "this item is going to the vault."? it means its going into storage. until they decide to bring it back. ive played since before day 1, they bring almost everything back multiple times now.
so if you really want something now, grab it because we dont know when it will come back.
also when new things come out like the red rocket stuff. you dont need to buy it right away. many many times these bundles and separate items will go on slash sale right before they leave the shop ;)
ice box is fairly pointless. i bought one. i said cool ill put some degradables in there some wolf meat and some veggies..and forgot all about them and when i did recall they were spoiled and i think i use the ice box for a lamp and radio table now. yes it does slow the rate of spoilage... but limited amount of items go inside still takes satsh space and of course a bit of camp budget for the icebox itself.
if i could i would trade it back for half the atoms i spent to buy a plushie or some other nonsense item ill never place or wear.

[wintermoononwater]

Originally posted by Cpt. Wardova TCNMS Intrepid:

TBD, they get put away then come back out later or possibly never. It probably depends on the item. Vaulting probably works here much like it does in Warframe. They cycle assets to keep things fresh.

I figured they used a cycle where the items come back around, but for the 'vaulted' items it just sounded like they are gone for good. I guess there's some hope they might come back eventually, then? I was thinking they keep it vague on purpose so that you impulse buy. I'm just not going to sweat it too much then and mostly go for the bundles so I can get more items. Unless an item doesn't come in a bundle.

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Unless you really want them, just save your atoms. I highly recommend weapon, armor, and power armor skins. Items look the same regardless of level. It gets tiring to look at.

Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. I been watching the power armor skins too. I'm only just starting to use the power excavator power armor, because its the first full set I have. Early on it wasn't as important to me since I didn't have anything to skin, and it seemed a waste of atoms to buy something I couldn't use in that moment.

Thanks for the imput.

[wintermoononwater]

Originally posted by Mike "DieCast" James:

what does it usually mean when a company says "this item is going to the vault."? it means its going into storage. until they decide to bring it back. ive played since before day 1, they bring almost everything back multiple times now.
so if you really want something now, grab it because we dont know when it will come back.
also when new things come out like the red rocket stuff. you dont need to buy it right away. many many times these bundles and separate items will go on slash sale right before they leave the shop ;)
ice box is fairly pointless. i bought one. i said cool ill put some degradables in there some wolf meat and some veggies..and forgot all about them and when i did recall they were spoiled and i think i use the ice box for a lamp and radio table now. yes it does slow the rate of spoilage... but limited amount of items go inside still takes satsh space and of course a bit of camp budget for the icebox itself.
if i could i would trade it back for half the atoms i spent to buy a plushie or some other nonsense item ill never place or wear.

That is a good point on the slash sales. I was thinking of holding off on the red rocket stuff since it's so new and still full price. Also, I had the same concern with what you described with your usage of the Ice Box. I think I'll pass on that one, I tend to carry all of my food items anyway and would probably just forget about them elsewhere. Thanks!

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by wintermoononwater:

Early on it wasn't as important to me since I didn't have anything to skin, and it seemed a waste of atoms to buy something I couldn't use in that moment.

Good choice. Skins are an oddity. Backpack skins couldn't work on the "Small Backpack" until the last update. They only worked on the larger ones you get through an obnoxious questline. Some power armor skins work on certain power armors, but not all of them.

If you are not 100% sure about a skin, ask about it here.

[Cutlass Jack]

Its literally a copy of when Disney puts movies in the vault. It just means they're going to take it off sale for now to create demand for it. So people will feel they have to buy it now, and to build up anticipation for next time its out.

But when in doubt about any purchase, google it. Especially bundles, since they frequently show pictures of things that aren't included. Be sure it includes what you want.

[wintermoononwater]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Originally posted by wintermoononwater:

Early on it wasn't as important to me since I didn't have anything to skin, and it seemed a waste of atoms to buy something I couldn't use in that moment.

Good choice. Skins are an oddity. Backpack skins couldn't work on the "Small Backpack" until the last update. They only worked on the larger ones you get through an obnoxious questline. Some power armor skins work on certain power armors, but not all of them.

If you are not 100% sure about a skin, ask about it here.

I was wondering about the larger backpack and the skins you can apply, thanks. Google has been my friend on a lot of missing info on this game lol.

Are there any skins that tend to be buggy and/or should just stay away from that you know of?

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by wintermoononwater:

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Good choice. Skins are an oddity. Backpack skins couldn't work on the "Small Backpack" until the last update. They only worked on the larger ones you get through an obnoxious questline. Some power armor skins work on certain power armors, but not all of them.

If you are not 100% sure about a skin, ask about it here.

I was wondering about the larger backpack and the skins you can apply, thanks. Google has been my friend on a lot of missing info on this game lol.

Are there any skins that tend to be buggy and/or should just stay away from that you know of?

You can't sell or scrap anything with a skin.

Jet packs skins are weird. Instead of acting like a skin, they are crafted like a mod. However, you need to know the plan for the regular jet pack for the armor you are crafting.

Putting a skin on something adds an atomic symbol to it in your inventory. Stored power armor just shows up as "power armor chassis" in your inventory. So if you use multiple power armor sets, it could be beneficial to keep one without a skin to differentiate between them.

[krashd]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Stored power armor just shows up as "power armor chassis" in your inventory. So if you use multiple power armor sets, it could be beneficial to keep one without a skin to differentiate between them.

I do that.

[Pinger]

Originally posted by krashd:

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Stored power armor just shows up as "power armor chassis" in your inventory. So if you use multiple power armor sets, it could be beneficial to keep one without a skin to differentiate between them.

I do that.

use the inspect option when its in your inventory and rename the chassis to keep track of what is what

[krashd]

Originally posted by Pinger:

use the inspect option when its in your inventory and rename the chassis to keep track of what is what

Tasty knowledge!

[wintermoononwater]

Originally posted by Pinger:

use the inspect option when its in your inventory and rename the chassis to keep track of what is what

Yes! I do this too. I use it to label my weapons and armor so that I don't accidentally sell them. (Which I've done a couple times when in a hurry.) The only thing is that a lot of times you have to get creative to shorten the name, which will often have a given name longer than you are alowed to input yourself. I usually add the same character at the front of each item's name, so that they are all grouped together.