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Seltzer Feb 13, 2023 @ 8:09pm
what do you guys do about pirates
it seems like every other jump I have to fight off pirates. every time i have to fight pirates they blow up all my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ warp drives and i have to spend hours grinding for more chromatic metal and spend millions on units in wiring looms just to get my ship back to normal. the moment my ship is fully repaired i have to fight off more pirates and the cycle repeats. is anybody else having this problem?
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taniwhat Feb 13, 2023 @ 8:24pm 
Kill pirates, go on my way ?.

Early game they can be a problem, install the conflict scanner, avoid high conflict and pirate systems.

Four shield modules make a big difference as does keeping those shields charged.
Galadhlinn Feb 13, 2023 @ 10:05pm 
Install the emergency warp unit in your ship (available in the Nexus), then you can warp out if it looks like you are not gonna make it.
There's another upgrade that blocks sentinel ships from scanning your cargo, useful if you haul contraband. (also Nexus)
Galadhlinn Feb 13, 2023 @ 10:12pm 
Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:
Originally posted by Galadhlinn:
Install the emergency warp unit in your ship (available in the Nexus), then you can warp out if it looks like you are not gonna make it.
There's another upgrade that blocks sentinel ships from scanning your cargo, useful if you haul contraband. (also Nexus)

Yep. There is a way to "cheese" your way out of about every situation in this game.
Explain your definition of cheesing.
Galadhlinn Feb 13, 2023 @ 11:20pm 
Ahh, I suspected as much.
Most references on the web and in my experience in gaming, cheesing is about winning and/or defeating and opponent or NPC unfairly.
Your definition is very structured! Did you copy it from a source, or is it just your interpretation?

Here's a typical one found on the web:
"The term "cheesing" is often used in gaming, especially in the context of cheating or using unfair strategies to win. In this context, "cheesing" likely refers to the use of cheap or low-quality tactics to win"
Source: amazingtalker.com

Warping out of a battle you aren't going to survive is not about stealing a win though, right? It could be construed as surviving to fight another day. Or maybe a realization that your shields are not up to snuff yet. Or maybe you accidentally hit the space station with your cannons and now four sentinels have joined the fight and it is no longer a fight you wish to continue. Do you have room for scenarios where its not about winning unfairly or being a coward in a cheesy fashion but instead making a rational, logical decision?
TheCr33pur Feb 14, 2023 @ 2:40am 
When that happen not long ago after the updates, i wasnt happy with it at all. Yes i was almost impossible to pull that off and that where i gave up playing.

Idk if i ever will come back to this game, use to be relaxing and exploring each systems, planets, etc. But now it turn out to be killing zones almost everywhere you go, no fun at all. Btw i was playing on survivable mode, was doing okay until they beef up so much after that last big updates.

Good job HG, really killed the game!
Γαῖα Feb 14, 2023 @ 2:48am 
Hours just to get chromatic metal.

Copper is pretty easy to come by so is it your mining beam is too large and your not getting enough per pit site or are you using the automatic mining machine ?
Doing it manually with a the smallest beam while consuming time does yield the biggest amount in the most reasonable time frame as does picking the plot site dry (you can always turn excess silicon into glass and sell it, build with it, etc ).
Buy wirelooms along the way to build up reserves as it isnt only used for fixing your ship.
Its important to realise that when you start out that your very much metaphorically just a peasant farmer without an actual farm. That your metaphorically a resident of a planet that is unable to take on the might of the empire.
The point im getting at is would you travel across a desert without taking water, the type that hopes to find some along the way without knowing if any exists at all.

Be prepared not just in what is to come but to also make an effort if you want to experience the game naturally.
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Zak Feb 14, 2023 @ 2:51am 
Originally posted by TheCr33pur:
When that happen not long ago after the updates, i wasnt happy with it at all. Yes i was almost impossible to pull that off and that where i gave up playing.

Idk if i ever will come back to this game, use to be relaxing and exploring each systems, planets, etc. But now it turn out to be killing zones almost everywhere you go, no fun at all. Btw i was playing on survivable mode, was doing okay until they beef up so much after that last big updates.

Good job HG, really killed the game!

What do you mean by "survivable mode"?

Killing zones everywhere??? Nope. Not true. You haven't tried to get to know the game enough, you just seem to rage quit. They did not "kill the game". It's quite the opposite, they made the game more accessible and easier. After the latest updates, you can simply play Custom Game and adjust the combat difficulty and lower the enemy strength in the Difficulty Settings or even disable the combat altogether if combat ruins the exploration for you. You can keep the survival aspects of the game on high difficulty even, but without combat. So you can enjoy survival challenges but without excessive fighting. You can even change the settings back to whatever you want during the game later on. I'm playing a relaxing game with minimal combat.
Last edited by Zak; Feb 14, 2023 @ 3:26am
Zak Feb 14, 2023 @ 3:33am 
Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:
If I were to hand Hello games my walking papers it wouldnt' be for making this game hard. Quite the opposite.

HG basically built cheats into the game. I'm fairly old too for a gamer, but unlike you I'm not looking for challenges in games any more, I like easy games now, so the recent updates made it possible for me to come back to NMS, it was indeed too hard before.

I see people complaining about NMS being hard for three main reasons:

1) They start right away in Survival Mode and then complain that the game is too hard for them.
2) They don't get familiar with the new game settings so they don't realize that the difficulty and gameplay are extremely customizable now.
3) They experience bugs... er... yeah, this complaint is valid :steamhappy:
Last edited by Zak; Feb 14, 2023 @ 3:34am
Zak Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:01am 
Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:
Originally posted by Zak:

HG basically built cheats into the game. I'm fairly old too for a gamer, but unlike you I'm not looking for challenges in games any more, I like easy games now, so the recent updates made it possible for me to come back to NMS, it was indeed too hard before.

I see people complaining about NMS being hard for three main reasons:

1) They start right away in Survival Mode and then complain that the game is too hard for them.
2) They don't get familiar with the new game settings so they don't realize that the difficulty and gameplay are extremely customizable now.
3) They experience bugs... er... yeah, this complaint is valid :steamhappy:


Creative mode. That is YOUR option. Why does the game have to be dumbed down to accommodate the aged minority?

Thecr33per is complaining that when he plays hardcore (permadeath) he dies too easily now? Even at its hardest this game is so very easy. You can literally refresh, with no cool down, your shields as often as you want. I don't get it.

Creative is too easy, even for me, as everything is free and all blueprints are know since the get go. I play Custom Mode with some survival elements on normal, normal prices but minimal combat.

If you find the highest NMS settings to be too easy then you're an "above average" gamer, despite your age. You need to stick to Dark Souls :steamhappy:
Zak Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:11am 
Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:
So, if the game is easy enough for you, with the settings options. How can it hurt you that they might make it more challenging for others?
I never said that hurts me. They can make it more challenging for people like you, I don't care. I wasn't commenting on that. This thread is about the game being too hard for some. So I'm just saying that people just don't know how to configure it to their abilities.
Ztreemer Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:17am 
With the possibility to adjust the difficulty settings in the option menu, I've reduced the spawn frequency of pirate ships to minimal and they are easy to defeat. I just suck at fighting the pirate ships!!! After several defeats and built up anxiety for entering the space, it was a blessing for me to be able to change this difficulty setting. I'm now playing a "hybrid survival mode", meaning, survival mode on planet, but easy space battles.
Felis_Exploria Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:23am 
Originally posted by Seltzer:
it seems like every other jump I have to fight off pirates. every time i have to fight pirates they blow up all my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ warp drives and i have to spend hours grinding for more chromatic metal and spend millions on units in wiring looms just to get my ship back to normal. the moment my ship is fully repaired i have to fight off more pirates and the cycle repeats. is anybody else having this problem?

I don't engage them. I run away, calling the anomaly on the rare instances I can't outrun them. You can also set the space combat to minimal (or even off, though you'll miss out on a free freighter via rescue). I sometimes play in that mode.
wkitty42 Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:52am 
did Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch delete all their posts in this topic? the topic reads weirdly and i finally see/saw some posts with quotes... asking because still too early in the morning with partially working brain...
TommesD Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:54am 
Originally posted by wkitty42:
did Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch delete all their posts in this topic? the topic reads weirdly and i finally see/saw some posts with quotes... asking because still too early in the morning with partially working brain...

I was also surprised, there were some nice tips in the first post.
Zak Feb 14, 2023 @ 4:59am 
Yeah, all his posts are gone. Posts in other threads too and even a new thread started by him. Weird.
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