How important are the DLC's?

[Beef Made]

Want to get the game but don't want to purchase all the DLC's just yet what will I be missing out on?

[Rox]

Pretty much just a bunch of stuff to make the inside of your impractically large ships look kinda lived in ^.^

[Jeff]

They have tried to make the DLCs be just cosmetic changes. Different looking versions of blocks that already exist in the game.

There has been a few additions that can be a little controversial like the new inset kitchen block having a controllable light in it where the vanilla kitchen doesn't have one.

[Buckshot]

I didnt bother getting the last 2 or 3 DLCs. IMO its just a waste of money....especially for me since I am not into the fighting/battling aspect of the game.

[Ace]

You cannot 100% complete the game achievements without purchasing the frostbite DLC bruh...

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, first I must tell you I am not a SE Dev but Moderator community helper with admin rights...

That said, DLCs are mostly Deco blocks, some add new cockpit, some add new Safe Zone skins (station shield), some add character emotes, some add new block textures, etch ...
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DLCs don't give any stratgic advantages to players using.
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DLCs can be shared free for all to use when published in a World saved on the Workshop.
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DLCs can be used by all players when going public servers or local world set on friends mode.

We are not able to build DLC blocks if not having the DLCs but we can use when shared in a world.


EDIT

For example :
The in-game Trade Stations (stores and contracts) have DLC Deco blocks in and all players can see the DLCs and use even not buying any.

[Beef Made]

Alright thanks for the answers that sounds good.

[Spaceman Spiff]

I bought them all, not that I'm bragging or anything. Well. Maybe bragging a little. Life just wouldn't be the same without them.

[Beef Made]

I don't care about cosmetic only the gameplay I did notice one of the scenarios is locked behind dlc but for all the content + workshop it seems worth it regardless. Don't go spending all that money at once Bill Gates buying all the DLC.

[Jack Schitt]

None of the DLC is required to play and/or enjoy the game. There are some blocks that are only available to use in single player if we have the DLC but we can access and use (not place and build) any DLC item on a multiplayer server the host of the server has whether we own the DLC or not.

Most of the DLC are cosmetic blocks and large versions of blocks that are available to everyone in the vanilla game. You're not missing out on a whole lot not having DLC packs.
The game can be played vanilla without even any mods for years without getting bored with it. I played mod and DLC-less from 2012 til around 2018.

[adritheonly]

Originally posted by Beef Made:

Want to get the game but don't want to purchase all the DLC's just yet what will I be missing out on?

The last DLC has a double-bladed wind turbine with a slightly higher power output. So, I basically purchased a wind turbine for the price of a meal. The rest is cosmetic. Most are like that. It is a matter of finding out what the DLC contains and if you need it. You won't need all and they won't change your game, much.

[Dan2D3D]

Originally posted by adritheonly:

Originally posted by Beef Made:

Want to get the game but don't want to purchase all the DLC's just yet what will I be missing out on?

The last DLC has a double-bladed wind turbine with a slightly higher power output. So, I basically purchased a wind turbine for the price of a meal. The rest is cosmetic. Most are like that. It is a matter of finding out what the DLC contains and if you need it. You won't need all and they won't change your game, much.

I did not noticed double-bladed wind turbine giving a bit more cause not tried yet and can't find any reports about this but I will go try, thanks for telling.

Note
I know the nornal Wind Turbine can go up to +1MW in heavy wind.

[adritheonly]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

Originally posted by adritheonly:

The last DLC has a double-bladed wind turbine with a slightly higher power output. So, I basically purchased a wind turbine for the price of a meal. The rest is cosmetic. Most are like that. It is a matter of finding out what the DLC contains and if you need it. You won't need all and they won't change your game, much.

I did not noticed double-bladed wind turbine giving a bit more cause not tried yet and can't find any reports about this but I will go try, thanks for telling.

Note

I know the nornal Wind Turbine can go up to +1MW in heavy wind.

I put the DB right on top of the others, not sure if that helped. I'm about to log off but will post a pic of turbine stack and outputs tomorrow. It looks really cool as well.

[Rox]

Originally posted by adritheonly:

... last DLC has a double-bladed wind turbine with a slightly higher power output ...

No, they produce exactly the same output.
Source - the sbc files in the game, where the block definitions are.

[Dan2D3D]

I just tested on Mars clear weather and heavy storm = the Normal one give more power.

Wind Turbine = 920.84 kW in heavy storm

Twin-blade Wind Turbine = 832.01 kW in heavy storm
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3039100525
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3039100642

[Rox]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

... the Normal one give more power ...

I'm sorry, Dan, but that kind of test is meaningless because the weather is not a static system, results will always vary. As I said earlier, the block performance for all game blocks is defined in the game files, which anyone can look at to confirm.