Maps

[msjadeflower]

I been trying for days to get a map that aint the bloody Rockies. Alps, Andes, or some sort rocks so high u can only jet pack around. I like to have a desert like map with maybe with a ice pond or lake with in 2 to 3 Km of the drop zone. It takes days to find ore if u r lucky. Im trying on the earth like. what it take to get out of the dang rocky mountain type maps

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, I hit the F5 key to quick reload while in the drop ship if I am not above the Desert Biome.

You will spawn at other areas if you hit the F5 a lot more right at the beginning and keep the one above the Desert cause that is the easy Biome where we see the ore spots with our eyes.

Edit
There are 2 Earth Desert Biomes with a ice lake = tha best spots.

[Mike ={JcC}=]

Or you cant just spawn on mars. That's the only planet that is perfect for a rover.

[msjadeflower]

i been hitting F5 as soon as i c the rockies

[Realm Walker]

seeing ore spots? this times are over

[NYVS]

^Respectfully disagree; theres about half of Mars that I despise.
Might be reading to much into it, but OP requested access to nearby ice; which can also ne a problem with spawning on Mars.

Kinda sounds like OP is experiencing the planet sizing effect of SE's maps.
Trick is to make a rover where you land and slowly travel to the equator of the Earthlike planet. Small rovers tend to be able to traverse the craggy sides between the biomes easier of I recall. Or repurpose your pod for conducting short hops to the nearest supply points, which is the method I've found most popular with the veteran community.

Sorry if I'm not of much help; planet spawning is a luck of the draw kind of item; and the odds are pretty highly stacked against you on landing within the narrow 2-3km band around one of the few ice lakes in the short band that defines the desert equator of Earth. Hang-in there; you got the right idea! Every ice lake I've found on Earth has plenty of ore, and enough ice to run operations for months.

[msjadeflower]

i try respawning 30 to 100 times when i try. nothing but the bloody rockies. so sick of the rockies. mars is ok it flat in some spots but hate it u no have air. suit seems to run out of power faster there also. want a earth like place that flat. not to far from ice, have air to breathe and aint freezing

[Dan2D3D]

What world you try to load, the Star system of the "Experimental" mode or one of the premade easy starts?

Give me more clues on the exact world / mode used and I will try/test on my side.
> it may be a bug to report.

[msjadeflower]

i do this >>> Custom Game >> Survival >> Star System >> Earth like drop pod
Then under advance tab I max the char inventory size for there backpack

[Doom]

Originally posted by msjadeflower:

I been trying for days to get a map that aint the bloody Rockies. Alps, Andes, or some sort rocks so high u can only jet pack around. I like to have a desert like map with maybe with a ice pond or lake with in 2 to 3 Km of the drop zone. It takes days to find ore if u r lucky. Im trying on the earth like. what it take to get out of the dang rocky mountain type maps

You can zoom into space (as in - in a ship) and land at a different spot.

On my last survival start I landed on a mountain as well, started exploring and then.... wandered into ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ snow cap and got lost.

It took me a LOT of time to get out of there.
https://i.ibb.co/yR7ch12/image.png
Just white plains and trees and nothing else.

Basically, you could try orienting yourself. If you wait for a sunrise, you'll figure out where roughly east is, then you can head towards either poles or equator. If the sun doesn't really raise much above horizon, you're sitting on the pole and its highest point above horizon will lead you to equator.

It is also apparently possible to follow valleys down and that might lead you to a frozen lake.

[Dan2D3D]

Originally posted by msjadeflower:

i do this >>> Custom Game >> Survival >> Star System >> Earth like drop pod
Then under advance tab I max the char inventory size for there backpack

Thanks, I will go test this one ...

[msjadeflower]

Trees r evil in this game. If u get to close they try to grab u and hug u to death

[Smokey]

you could try a custom plannet, i made a world with one that is earth like replacing the alien plannet.

You can try the world yourself ( you can spawn on the plannet itself ) found here, if you don't like some of the mods just remove them apart from the plannet itself.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1912292116

Or you could add the plannet into a world of your own, i would suggest reading the description of the planet before deciding if it's for you.

You can find the planet on its own here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1731305566

Note I didn't make it but I do enjoy it.

[Dan2D3D]

Took some time but I spawned at the best easy Biome using F5 9 times :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2107050592
That is one of the best Earth Biomes :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2107052269
It was different area every time but a lot in montains.

Edit
I got a Desert Biome on the third reload (F5) but I skipped it :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2107049297

[Raider Deci]

Got some flatlands during various test-starts (on game stability), so its there. Its just luck I guess. I just roll with whatever it is.

[Dan2D3D]

But Mike ={JcC}= is right with Mars cause that one is very rich, we can see +20 ore spots on that shot :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2084517201
No mountain problems on Mars
Maybe you could try Mars first and Earth later, well Earth start is not my Fav when I play survival.

edit
I prefer Moon start :)