Can you get to Waterfall zone at game start?

[Pekiti]

I have a pretty advanced save game, and I like the waterfall biome so much I am rebuilding my main base there. I am curious, though, whether or not I can get to this biome at game start (or very early game). At the moment, my route to it went through the meteor crater, so I am guessing a meteor crater start would put me near it, but...

Has anyone else figured out how to do it?

[Pesky]

There's no ice barrier stopping you. There's a clear path from, say, the central plateau, through aluminium fields, zigzag, uranium cave, wilderness, meteor field, waterfall zone. No barriers, just a long way when you can only walk at a slow speed.

Of course, if your starting place is the meteor crater, you just have to climb the wall in the right direction, and slide down the slope to it. Very close.

Yes, it's a beautiful place. A little far from some necessary resources, though. I'd be thinking carefully about what I need in early game and how far I'd have to go for them.

[Palandus]

Yes. You can use Oblivion-style Bunny Hopping, to scale the cliffs near the big crashed starship near the typical starting area, and that zone will be right there.

[BRO46]

Tried that, started at the meteor creator but ran out of food quickly and ended up dying with no food resources. Had to delete game and start over.

[Taonath]

Yes, it's a bit of running but it's not closed to all sides. If you want it fast F4 over the mountains.

[chutz748]

you can start at metor crater, and get to it, but it is a long trek without jet pack and some agility, and very difficult to get to, plus there is no water there to begin with.

[Thiesen]

Actually you can do it...

You got to be prepared thopugh

Ample amounts of cobalt to be made into oxygene... enough mats to buld a small living compartment... and then run for the cliff side and F4'ing like crazy over it to the other side...

It's not the intended route though... but hey... if the devs lets you do it that way then do it... :-)

The inventory space in the beginning will be a big problem though...

[Palandus]

Bunny hopping is so much simpler, but eh, do what you want.

[Pekiti]

I started in the meteor crater, and although it was a close call, I managed things until I had a steady food supply and set up my base in the waterfall area. I've completed the Lakes stage and into the Moss one. Getting a jetpack let me explore areas that are adjacent to it, and I have looted the three major ship wrecks, plus several golden crates. There are two entrances to the mushroom river biome close by so I was able to get algae growers into action as soon as I developed the tech for them. I'm steadily increasing my biomass now, and have sent up a couple of rockets.

A challenging start, to be sure, but things are coming along nicely now. :)