Stuck? Can't figure out what to do next? I want to hear about it.

[justkevin]

In the game's open world universe, the player is free to explore at their own pace and direction. Most of the game's core story line is expected to unfold at a natural pace with organic exploration, providing some hints if the player missed something critical. Since I know all the content in the game, it is sometimes difficult for me to recognize where players might get stuck if they do things in an unexpected order or miss some clue.

As of Kepler 17342, the number of common "stuck" points in the game have dwindled, but I still want to be aware of any.

• General: Some times you need to return to Celaeno for new information.
  
• General: If you think you are stuck, make sure you've investigated any yellow or purple highlighted investigation targets on the map (unscanned or unsurveyed anomalies). Also, check the Mission Log.
  
• Mid Game: The Heretic Portals require a key that should be found soon after you find one. Once a portal is active, you can fly into it.
  
• Mid Game: Some player have had trouble re-finding ships of The Trade Guild. They can usually be found in the constellation where you find the Aquarian Colony. If you search your log for "guild master" you can see where you last interacted with them.
  
• Late game: One of the three keys you need drop from the Devout in the green nebulae, but only after you've completed the Arkadian quest line.
  
• Late game: The unstable cores will eventually respawn after you leave the area
  
• Late game: Several players have had trouble locating the Missing Goryr vessel. Sometimes it is legitimately hard to find, but it is also possible to accidentally destroy. Failing to find it doesn't block the main story, but does prevent the mission from being completed.
  
• Late game: In Strange Matter, the mission reports the Xenium task as completed, whether or not you have the correct amount. You need to deliver 4 units to complete the mission.
  
• Late game: In the unstable "storm space", there's a trail of debris you need to follow to the NE.

You can now submit saves game via F8, but since feedback is anonymous, also post in this thread so I (or another player) can respond.

[justkevin]

引用自 StellarSkys：

引用自 justkevin：

If players come anywhere near the Polyhedral, they'll trigger the void effect hint. If that message gets triggered, eventually the first officer will chime in and say something to the effect of "remember that void effect..." and drop a pin on the map.

But some players take a route that avoids passing through the sector that the Polyhedral is in at all. I suspect they go exploring and stumble upon the Devout region on their own, then work backwards to the gateway.

The unstable build expands the radius of triggering the void hint, but in the next update I'll add a fail-safe.

Ah I was just giving a guess. I didn’t realize you had a back up for that already.

Thanks for the suggestion, if the back up wasn't there it would be a good guess.

[tankanidis]

引用自 justkevin：

So this is an issue that's impacted a small percentage of players: you didn't encounter the Polyhedral en route to the Aletheia. I talked about this issue a bit in this post: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1750770/announcements/detail/5484882897552286953?snr=2_9_100003_

You're not blocked, but the progression may be a bit awkward for a bit:

You need to explore the space SW of Celaeno, between there and where you found the Aletheia. You'll find something interesting. Then go talk to Dr. Rama. A little while later, go back to Celaeno and she'll have a new mission for you to investigate.

Do you happen to remember how you found the Aletheia?

Thanks for the reply!

I think i had previously found the sector (square of space) that the quest told me to go find the ship in, but when i went there, the ship was NOT there

I panicked and went south to the next sector (square of space) and found the Alithea flying around near some planets in in the north west of the sector i believe? I might have gone back to base after that without going further south

I'll try to go around and see if i can find the area again

I appreciate you taking the time to look into things like these, its a great relief, thanks!

[-.Elier.-]

So... I have spent the last couple days runing around and talking to random npcs trying to find where to go next, but everything is already expored. Please help!

My open quests are:
* Archive Crystal
The goryr think the artifact may have been sold to the Trade Guild
- I have talked to many goryr and trade guild ships, no new dialogue options

* Singularity
Lt. Porx thinks we might be able to gather additional data if we can get closer
- I got closer, and died a couple of times while trying to hold the ship as close as possible whitout touching the thing, no advancement

* The CXTA
The transponder log had a reference to a "half-charriot"
- Found the charriot, dont know what to do with it
The CXTA transponder powered itself up near 13,26 x -0,55. Lt Gliese thinks it may be near its vessel's location.
- I went there and started exploring in circles around that point, but found nothing

* Redacted
We've found part of a Devout three-factor encryption key 2/3
- Dont know where else to look

* Bones of the Dead God
Lt. Pirx says the sector has four planets equidistant from a K-type star, one big and three small.
- I spent hours roaming space while watching tv, and found no new planets

I dont know if there is more content or if I hit a bug or something, but the lack of a clear indication of where to go on each quest is getting really annoying.

Thanks!

[justkevin]

引用自 -.Elier.-：

So... I have spent the last couple days runing around and talking to random npcs trying to find where to go next, but everything is already expored. Please help!

My open quests are:
* Archive Crystal
The goryr think the artifact may have been sold to the Trade Guild
- I have talked to many goryr and trade guild ships, no new dialogue options

* Singularity
Lt. Porx thinks we might be able to gather additional data if we can get closer
- I got closer, and died a couple of times while trying to hold the ship as close as possible whitout touching the thing, no advancement

* The CXTA
The transponder log had a reference to a "half-charriot"
- Found the charriot, dont know what to do with it
The CXTA transponder powered itself up near 13,26 x -0,55. Lt Gliese thinks it may be near its vessel's location.
- I went there and started exploring in circles around that point, but found nothing

* Redacted
We've found part of a Devout three-factor encryption key 2/3
- Dont know where else to look

* Bones of the Dead God
Lt. Pirx says the sector has four planets equidistant from a K-type star, one big and three small.
- I spent hours roaming space while watching tv, and found no new planets

I dont know if there is more content or if I hit a bug or something, but the lack of a clear indication of where to go on each quest is getting really annoying.

Thanks!

If you submit your save from in-game via F8, I can take a look and see what's blocking you, but probably the blocker is the Archive Crystal, which you should be able to purchase from the Trade Guild through trade. The last key will drop from the Devout after you complete this mission.

CXTA and Bones are optional side quests.

[-.Elier.-]

引用自 justkevin：

If you submit your save from in-game via F8, I can take a look and see what's blocking you, but probably the blocker is the Archive Crystal, which you should be able to purchase from the Trade Guild through trade. The last key will drop from the Devout after you complete this mission.

CXTA and Bones are optional side quests.

OMG thanks! I never thought the crystal was sold in the normal trade way, since its for a quest I assumed it was through a special dialog. So now with the crystal I just roam around killing random pirates until I get the drop?

[justkevin]

引用自 -.Elier.-：

引用自 justkevin：

If you submit your save from in-game via F8, I can take a look and see what's blocking you, but probably the blocker is the Archive Crystal, which you should be able to purchase from the Trade Guild through trade. The last key will drop from the Devout after you complete this mission.

CXTA and Bones are optional side quests.

OMG thanks! I never thought the crystal was sold in the normal trade way, since its for a quest I assumed it was through a special dialog. So now with the crystal I just roam around killing random pirates until I get the drop?

If you return to the green nebula, it should drop pretty soon (once unlocked it is a high frequency drop).

[tankanidis]

引用自 -.Elier.-：

* Bones of the Dead God
Lt. Pirx says the sector has four planets equidistant from a K-type star, one big and three small.
- I spent hours roaming space while watching tv, and found no new planets

I dont know if there is more content or if I hit a bug or something, but the lack of a clear indication of where to go on each quest is getting really annoying.

Thanks!

Just to let you know it doesn't have to be -new- sectors

Could be once you previously travelled to, that if you went -back- to would alert you and let you re-scan a certain world to complete

(was one of the ones i already had checked out previously for me, just check number of planets in your map until you find one that matches and go see)

[omnipa]

Hola Ya'll

Over 62hrs in, have had a Blast ... literally. I have submitted a comment with my save game, but I forgot to copy/paste. I was something like ...

Redacted: 2/3 encryption keys

Void Disrupter: Blackhole survivability issues

Thanks again for an awesome time. Hope you all have a great weekend

MC

[justkevin]

引用自 omnipa：

Hola Ya'll

Over 62hrs in, have had a Blast ... literally. I have submitted a comment with my save game, but I forgot to copy/paste. I was something like ...

Redacted: 2/3 encryption keys

Void Disrupter: Blackhole survivability issues

Thanks again for an awesome time. Hope you all have a great weekend

MC

Another player had the same issue-- the Trinary Keys are not supposed to be able to be sold (I think this is patched in the unstable build). Find a Guild Trader and offer to trade. A few seconds after the trade window opens you should get a message from one of your crew that the last key has been found. Let me know if you still have issues with this.

[omnipa]

That may have been me! Thanks for your attention. I am looking forward to playing your previous game

[BulletMagnetEd]

For the mission "The CXTA", it's still listed as "In Progress" for me, even though I found the half Chariot and activated all the Heretic portals on the map. How can I complete this mission?

[TwoTonTuna]

I used to be stuck at "Fallen Empire" quest (part 2) and "The Starlance" (part 1). I followed tried the advice given to Gamerzilla, which is:

引用自 Gamerzilla：

引用自 justkevin：

If you return to Celaeno, some events should trigger. Let me know if that doesn't work.

This must be one of the timer based ones, because I was constantly going back to the Celaeno at each warp point and did not see it until I had quit the game and come back after your message... Maybe add a message from the sister-ship captain that she is getting strange readings and would like you to come check it out when the player gets to this point?

Restarting the game did the trick, wherein a fleet of baddies spawned right after loading into my save.

[Shlassentriumvirate]

Hello, pilots. I'm stucked with Late game: The Chariot and unstable cores. Problem: when I push any of cores (with or without turboboost), it (core) just dissappers and returns to initial position near the generation ship. Nothing help: ship's construction solution, which was described here on the forum, neither speed mode (slow/manual, cruise, boost).

[Exclipt]

引用自 justkevin：

If you submit your save from in-game via F8, I can take a look and see what's blocking you, but probably the blocker is the Archive Crystal, which you should be able to purchase from the Trade Guild through trade. The last key will drop from the Devout after you complete this mission.

CXTA and Bones are optional side quests.

I have same problem, but I do not see Archive Crystal in "Artifacts for sale" in Guild traders trade

[justkevin]

引用自 Exclipt：

引用自 justkevin：

If you submit your save from in-game via F8, I can take a look and see what's blocking you, but probably the blocker is the Archive Crystal, which you should be able to purchase from the Trade Guild through trade. The last key will drop from the Devout after you complete this mission.

CXTA and Bones are optional side quests.

I have same problem, but I do not see Archive Crystal in "Artifacts for sale" in Guild traders trade

Try switching to the Icarus unstable branch, then talking to the Traders and see if that helps:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1750770/announcements/detail/3717217413245323045?snr=2_9_100003_