Is everybody taking a long time to finish this game as well?

[IE800S]

Im like 140 hours in, I take breaks in between sessions (my destressing game) and Im like still in Episode 8. Not that Im complaining, just curious because i see everyone saying this takes like 40 hours to finish 100hours to get all achievements and all that.

Eg. I spent a good 10 hours in the tutorial area just to 5 star everything and learn mechanics, try and fail to outsmart devs and running from mules.

I almost always forget about shared materials and try to farm my own, the last farrming spree lasted 2 days where I farmed mule camps and converted everything to materials then transport them to mountain knot (i still regret this choice, lake distro is way better) to make sure I never run out of mats to repair the roads and all that.

just reached the evo-devo scientist today and spent my day setting up a zipline across the mountains. I also enjoy suddenly remembering a mechanic and trying them out and die in miserable ways, I died today trying to slide my way down the mountain with a carrier.

oh yeah, how is it possible for the 840kg live-fish to be delivered in 5 minutes from evo-devo scientist to paleontologist? Do you guys do it on foot?

Btw share with me how long did your playthrough last! I wanna know

[D I A B L O]

YEAH IM AT 188 HOURS IN AND IM JUST PAST THE SECOND CREDITS SCREEN

5 STARING STUFF MAKES THE GAME A BIT EASIER.... BUT WAAY LONGER

[clif9710]

I found the following at gamerevolution.com

Story only: 28-32 hours
Story + Some Side Content (Average Player): 55-65 hours
Completionist: 80-100 hours
Most people are going to fit in the middle category. If you’re looking to platinum the game, most of your time is going to go into five-starring everyone’s connection level.

I just got back into the game after a two year break and have lost track of my chapter progress. I'm busy trying to relearn the commands...

[IE800S]

Originally posted by D I A B L O:

YEAH IM AT 188 HOURS IN AND IM JUST PAST THE SECOND CREDITS SCREEN

5 STARING STUFF MAKES THE GAME A BIT EASIER.... BUT WAAY LONGER

what do you mean there's a second credit screen?! I haven't seen my first lmao

[IE800S]

Originally posted by clif9710:

I found the following at gamerevolution.com

Story only: 28-32 hours
Story + Some Side Content (Average Player): 55-65 hours
Completionist: 80-100 hours
Most people are going to fit in the middle category. If you’re looking to platinum the game, most of your time is going to go into five-starring everyone’s connection level.

I just got back into the game after a two year break and have lost track of my chapter progress. I'm busy trying to relearn the commands...

Im not particularly keen on platinuming the game but after I knew that the preppers sometimes gives you equipment upgrades and little goodies when you deliver to them, I tend to at least try to make everyone 4 star and by that point, and the 5 star is usually when I want their goodies and/ or they are just on the way.

you can try loading up a new save and play through the tutorial again and pick up the controls then reload the old save file, or just make a brand new run if you're not that far into the story lol

[D I A B L O]

Originally posted by IE800S:

Originally posted by D I A B L O:

YEAH IM AT 188 HOURS IN AND IM JUST PAST THE SECOND CREDITS SCREEN

5 STARING STUFF MAKES THE GAME A BIT EASIER.... BUT WAAY LONGER

what do you mean there's a second credit screen?! I haven't seen my first lmao

theres like a whole entire cinematic sequence leading up to the first credits screen that you cant skip... and then an entire act creshendoing into a opera like musical sequence leading into the second..
yea im HYPED for the THIRD...

[Colmaniac]

Stayed in my first ever game for months, seemed no one was building the complete road from start to finish, however plenty of recorces were stacked in along the length, I managed to compete all but the last map screen of the entire road, wasnt long after people on the same map as me started to figure out I as getting alot of attention building it, just the last area at the end people then started to finish building it before I did. Finished the game after that.

[D I A B L O]

Originally posted by Colmaniac:

Stayed in my first ever game for months, seemed no one was building the complete road from start to finish, however plenty of recorces were stacked in along the length, I managed to compete all but the last map screen of the entire road, wasnt long after people on the same map as me started to figure out I as getting alot of attention building it, just the last area at the end people then started to finish building it before I did. Finished the game after that.

the game links you up with a zillion random people

so im guessing that no matter what you put into it, in the end it dont really matter,

[clif9710]

Originally posted by Colmaniac:

Stayed in my first ever game for months, seemed no one was building the complete road from start to finish, however plenty of recorces were stacked in along the length, I managed to compete all but the last map screen of the entire road, wasnt long after people on the same map as me started to figure out I as getting alot of attention building it, just the last area at the end people then started to finish building it before I did. Finished the game after that.

The chances of a bunch of people producing a complete road is pretty slim since the only time a segment of road can appear is when a player first builds it and since it takes a bit of material to build just one segment, it will be awhile between two segments produced by one player. So...each of us ends up with bits of road here and there and the only way to get a complete road is to do it yourself.

Fortunately, once a segment is built, it only takes one material to keep it maintained so it is possible for one player to create an entire road and keep it up.

[JMO]

I gave it 10 hours and just could not stand it.

[IE800S]

Originally posted by JMO:

I gave it 10 hours and just could not stand it.

I actually had a first playthrough 2 years ago and quitted at the 8 hour mark, because I was mindlessly grinding the 5 star in the tutorial part. But the bulk of the game is off that island and way more fun than the tutorial island and Im glad I gave it another try. Cross the lake and try the whole game, it is a lot than what you can experience on the island.


Also, if you only did the main story mission, it will not take long (around 35 - 40 hours tops) but prepared to face some difficulty along the way because some gear are upgradable if you have higher connection level with the preppers.

I do hope that you can give this gem another chance and experience it in its full glory and Keep On Keeping On!

[JMO]

Well I paid enough for it so maybe I'll try again sometime.

I don't remember ever getting to a Lake but it's been a while since I bought it the week it came out.

I remember that when I gave up I was traveling up some river. I was never really able to balance my load or prevent it from degrading. And I was completely unable to avoid those creatures that appeared when the rain came. They would kill me every time.
Which would not be that bad if I improved at all but I did not. I died just as fast the 100th time as I did the first. I tried reading threads here about it and doing what people suggested.
made no difference. In decades of playing computer games. I cannot ever remember having such a frustrating experience.
Combine that with the bizarre story line (OK, so I am carrying a dead baby...?) and the fact that the game apparently want to make you rely on an online "community" people leave for you. Well it was just too many strikes. I like a game that's just me. Skyrim I loved. ES Online I hated.
A shame though because visually it was amazing.

[IE800S]

Originally posted by JMO:

Well I paid enough for it so maybe I'll try again sometime.

I don't remember ever getting to a Lake but it's been a while since I bought it the week it came out.

I remember that when I gave up I was traveling up some river. I was never really able to balance my load or prevent it from degrading. And I was completely unable to avoid those creatures that appeared when the rain came. They would kill me every time.
Which would not be that bad if I improved at all but I did not. I died just as fast the 100th time as I did the first. I tried reading threads here about it and doing what people suggested.
made no difference. In decades of playing computer games. I cannot ever remember having such a frustrating experience.
Combine that with the bizarre story line (OK, so I am carrying a dead baby...?) and the fact that the game apparently want to make you rely on an online "community" people leave for you. Well it was just too many strikes. I like a game that's just me. Skyrim I loved. ES Online I hated.
A shame though because visually it was amazing.

Use the odarek more, it will serve you well. A quick 'Q" would show you smooth terrain (blue), challenging terrain(yellow) and impossible terrain (red).

Be mindful of your stamina (blue bar) it is a limited resource when you're doing strenuous activities such as river crossing, a lighter blue bar will appear on top of it and start depleting, if it starts to glow yellow, stand still and maintain your grips to slowly recover.

Also, try using common real-world knowledge and treat sam less like a video-game character but how would you cross the terrain if that were you.

There are controller and keyboard controlling schemes in place, use whichever you're used to.

[Eleanor Shellstrop]

I'm at 85h, still in chapter 6, just started making ziplines today :)

[clif9710]

At chapter 5 I decided to forget the story for a while and build every bit of road and zipline that I could. The result (after many hours) is a complete road all the way from South Knot City up and over the mountains and down to Mountain Knot City. The zips are even more extensive and the great thing is that deterioration is slow enough that everything can be maintained without running out of resources.

I'm letting the road sections go to see if any other players will help out on maintaining them. So far the evidence is that I will have to keep them up myself. Thank goodness the map shows the triangles that indicate significant deterioration so that I can zip to any location before I lose a segment and toss in some metal.

BTW - I found a bridge near the Junkman with 1,191,000 likes, built by a player who hasn't played the game since 2020.

[ingueferroque]

I finally did and.. it's so worth it. :(
I'm going back in to 100% it.