Dash Tech Quest

[Nakos]

Okay... I HATE dash tech. I NEVER use it after I've unlocked it.

It has never, ever worked reliably for me.

And yet now, I find I have to run an obstacle course which seems to be a prereq for getting the techs I actually like and use?

Not really happy with that, I find the interface far too clunky to be able to do the twitchier parts of the game, like those jumping puzzles in the challenge zones. Those are just certain death for me.

I prefer to think my way through the game, not twich my way through it. Please bear that in mind when you're building in (what appear to be) unskipable quests.


Edit (July 2019): For those coming to this via Google, years later, I have a quick solution for the problem that I (and others had), sadly this does not involve a way to actually do the quest correctly, but it does get you past this particular quest, should you reach the the point of giving up on it.

Solution, type:

/admin
/warp nowhere=2585.820

[Cipher]

I have no issues but then again practice! lol

[Nakos]

Okay see ... no matter how much I practice it, even if I do finally manage to complete it successfully (which is doubtful at this point), I'm still going to hate it.

As far as I can tell (at this point) things I need are locked behind this quest which I find frustrating, unfun, excruciating, etc.

I'm not seeing that as good game design here.

The appeal of Starbound for me is exploration and building. Not the twitch parts.

Do I get an option to go back and slap the Doctor in the face and tell him where he can stick his stupid obstacle course? Do I get an option to obtain the various kinds of tech through other means?

It doesn't seem like I do at this point.

[argenex]

I gave up after getting stuck on the last door 23 times. I can't spam the D key fast enough it seems.

[Zimplex1]

its not too difficult... though the tech is useless as it only hinders mobility and can't be done while in the air. Just muscle through it I guess.

[Nakos]

Originally posted by Zimplex1 \//\:

its not too difficult... though the tech is useless as it only hinders mobility and can't be done while in the air. Just muscle through it I guess.

Ahh... I'm afraid I don't agree with your assessment.

Everyone is different. It's certainly nice that the quest is "not too difficult" for you, but I think our experieces are going to diverge sharply.

[Zimplex1]

Originally posted by Nakos:

Ahh... I'm afraid I don't agree with your assessment.

Everyone is different. It's certainly nice that the quest is "not too difficult" for you, but I think our experieces are going to diverge sharply.

One finger on the E key and one finger on the D key... That was the only way I could dash with any semblance of speed.
Although I don't think it's mandatory or hindering in any way. All it does imho is give you a useless dash tech that you'll never use again. Plus you can still use the tech station without doing the mission (I'm pretty sure at least) so, I'd just ignore it if it's too hard or you can't be bothered.

[Nakos]

Is it possible to obtain the techs without doing the quests?

[Flyingbox]

No. You have to do the trial to unlock.

What's hard about the dash one? Just hug the door and flip the switch on the last part. I literally walked through that last section and didn't even dash.

[Nakos]

Originally posted by Flyingbox:

No. You have to do the trial to unlock.

What's hard about the dash one? Just hug the door and flip the switch on the last part. I literally walked through that last section and didn't even dash.

Nice for you that you're young and have good reflexes and undamaged nerves.

Maybe best not to assume that everyone has the same gifts, hmm?

[Inny【🐭】Nazrin]

Originally posted by Nakos:

Nice for you that you're young and have good reflexes and undamaged nerves.

Maybe best not to assume that everyone has the same gifts, hmm?

Cheat.

[CheekiCheeki]

Originally posted by Nakos:

Originally posted by Flyingbox:

No. You have to do the trial to unlock.

What's hard about the dash one? Just hug the door and flip the switch on the last part. I literally walked through that last section and didn't even dash.

Nice for you that you're young and have good reflexes and undamaged nerves.

Maybe best not to assume that everyone has the same gifts, hmm?

Just... Press the D key two times when the thing goes down. It's not even reflex based, you can just count the seconds it takes for the laser to go down if you want. Besides, you can upgrade it for a sprint tech, which is immensely useful for travelling.

[Kadah]

Getting dash to activate is very inconsistent for me. Doing it with any sense of timing is entirely luck. Only managed the obstical corse using a friend to hold the buttons.

I don't know why its so bad now, it used to be just fine and never had an issue. Now the controls are kinda unresponsive and laggy.

[RPGpro]

I personally managed to complete the dash quest without using the dash tech (I didn't realised it was activated for the quest)...if you get hit by one of the cryo rays just use a first aid kit to remove the debuff...

[SamV]

I too had a lot of trouble with the dash tech quest. I had to repeat certain sections over and over before I could get through. It was very frustrating and not fun at all for me. I almost gave up a number of times but was scared that I wouldn't be able to get other tech if I couldn't get through this obstacle course. I got the game for the exploration, fighting, crafting and building parts. I don't like twitchy platform stuff either. I wish it wasn't a requirement in Starbound.

[Garick]

I'm actually curious about this. During the last couple of weeks leadup I watched one of the live streams from a few months back where CF were showing off a few changes. They were talking about crew acquisition.

During the conversation they ran though the multiple ways to get crews and ship upgrades, because they didn't want players 'to feel forced to quest, or build a base'

So what are the alternate paths for tech skills?



Also, the challenge missions are just not fun in general. Theres no risk in performing them, and so far I've seen no real puzzle element to their design. Depending on your platforming skills you'll either be a little annoyed the game is wasting your time, or really annoyed because you can't complete it. You aren't coming out of those missions thinking 'wow that was great, I'm so glad I spent time on that'