Expedition rewards question

[Karax]

After im done with the community expedition, can I access the rewards on my other custom save? Or on any new save file for that matter?
Thanks!

[wkitty42]

the final rewards, yes... the intermediate milestone rewards, no...

[Karax]

Thanks for the reply although, im not sure what final rewards are, im intereste about the cosmetic stuff, armor, staff, jet pack and ship for example...are these final rewards or milestone rewards?

[Foxglovez]

Yes.

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by wkitty42:

the final rewards, yes... the intermediate milestone rewards, no...

This is a little more complicated now.

If you started the expedition from within an existing save, your wallet transfers when you end the expedition and you can transfer 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo. So yes, you can access some of the intermediate rewards.

[Karax]

Originally posted by Foxglovez:

Yes.

So does that mean yes to the examples above?

[Geldric™]

What has ALWAYS been claimable on ANY other save are as follows:
1: The FINAL (in this case the Starborn Runner ship) reward
2: Each PHASE reward. Sometimes there are 5 phases, sometimes 6 phases. The rewards you collect from completing each phase; usually posters and base decorations.

that's it - there is NO 3

[Karax]

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

Originally posted by wkitty42:

the final rewards, yes... the intermediate milestone rewards, no...

This is a little more complicated now.

If you started the expedition from within an existing save, your wallet transfers when you end the expedition and you can transfer 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo. So yes, you can access some of the intermediate rewards.

What does that mean though?

Is it better now to join an expedition from your other save, which can be survival, or custom tailored to your own liking?

As far as I know, a community expedition after its done, it's a normal save with default values (normal difficulty)

I already started the expedition, but I'm thinking whether I should join from my main save, since it seems, you can always go back and forth.

[Geldric™]

Originally posted by Karax:

Is it better now to join an expedition from your other save, which can be survival, or custom tailored to your own liking?

As far as I know, a community expedition after its done, it's a normal save with default values (normal difficulty)

I already started the expedition, but I'm thinking whether I should join from my main save, since it seems, you can always go back and forth.

Regardless of what your CURRENT save is (can be PERMADEATH), you basically make a copy of your stuff and play in the current Expedition mode which is 99.87% NORMAL.

I suggest you complete the expedition on your new save and then decide if you want something specific on your main save.

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by Karax:

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

This is a little more complicated now.

If you started the expedition from within an existing save, your wallet transfers when you end the expedition and you can transfer 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo. So yes, you can access some of the intermediate rewards.

What does that mean though?

Is it better now to join an expedition from your other save, which can be survival, or custom tailored to your own liking?

As far as I know, a community expedition after its done, it's a normal save with default values (normal difficulty)

I already started the expedition, but I'm thinking whether I should join from my main save, since it seems, you can always go back and forth.

Under the old expedition system, you created a new save to play expeditions. The only rewards that transferred were the entitlements from the "phases" and the final big reward. Everything else obtained during the expedition, including the between-phase milestone rewards, ships, multi-tools, units, nanites, and unspent quicksilver were lost unless you used a save editor to copy things over to a different save.

That's been changed, to a degree, now. When an expedition is available, you now have the option to start the expedition from within an existing save. That existing save becomes your "main" save. When you end the expedition you still get your phase and final entitlements, but you are also presented with a screen that allows you to store up to 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo (which can include milestone rewards if you desire), then a roll of your accomplishments is tallied and valued in units and nanites which are added to your expedition save totals. Finally, your expedition units, nanites, and quicksilver are transferred to your main save and the expedition save is deleted. When you get back to your main save, you can claim those stored tech and cargo, as well as make copies of the last equipped multi-tool and ship from your expedition into your main save. This all, in effect, allows you to merge over a lot more rewards than previously possible.

[Karax]

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

Originally posted by Karax:

What does that mean though?

Is it better now to join an expedition from your other save, which can be survival, or custom tailored to your own liking?

As far as I know, a community expedition after its done, it's a normal save with default values (normal difficulty)

I already started the expedition, but I'm thinking whether I should join from my main save, since it seems, you can always go back and forth.

Under the old expedition system, you created a new save to play expeditions. The only rewards that transferred were the entitlements from the "phases" and the final big reward. Everything else obtained during the expedition, including the between-phase milestone rewards, ships, multi-tools, units, nanites, and unspent quicksilver were lost unless you used a save editor to copy things over to a different save.

That's been changed, to a degree, now. When an expedition is available, you now have the option to start the expedition from within an existing save. That existing save becomes your "main" save. When you end the expedition you still get your phase and final entitlements, but you are also presented with a screen that allows you to store up to 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo (which can include milestone rewards if you desire), then a roll of your accomplishments is tallied and valued in units and nanites which are added to your expedition save totals. Finally, your expedition units, nanites, and quicksilver are transferred to your main save and the expedition save is deleted. When you get back to your main save, you can claim those stored tech and cargo, as well as make copies of the last equipped multi-tool and ship from your expedition into your main save. This all, in effect, allows you to merge over a lot more rewards than previously possible.

So in a nutshell, it's better to start an expedition from an existing save file, from what I gather here

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by Karax:

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

Under the old expedition system, you created a new save to play expeditions. The only rewards that transferred were the entitlements from the "phases" and the final big reward. Everything else obtained during the expedition, including the between-phase milestone rewards, ships, multi-tools, units, nanites, and unspent quicksilver were lost unless you used a save editor to copy things over to a different save.

That's been changed, to a degree, now. When an expedition is available, you now have the option to start the expedition from within an existing save. That existing save becomes your "main" save. When you end the expedition you still get your phase and final entitlements, but you are also presented with a screen that allows you to store up to 8 stacks of tech and 24 stacks of cargo (which can include milestone rewards if you desire), then a roll of your accomplishments is tallied and valued in units and nanites which are added to your expedition save totals. Finally, your expedition units, nanites, and quicksilver are transferred to your main save and the expedition save is deleted. When you get back to your main save, you can claim those stored tech and cargo, as well as make copies of the last equipped multi-tool and ship from your expedition into your main save. This all, in effect, allows you to merge over a lot more rewards than previously possible.

So in a nutshell, it's better to start an expedition from an existing save file, from what I gather here

If you want to keep more rewards, yes. But some people consider the gameplay itself the reward and don't like the accelerated acquisition of resources, units, etc. from expeditions. In the end, it's up to you and up to what you want. But the option is there.

[Karax]

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

Originally posted by Karax:

So in a nutshell, it's better to start an expedition from an existing save file, from what I gather here

If you want to keep more rewards, yes. But some people consider the gameplay itself the reward and don't like the accelerated acquisition of resources, units, etc. from expeditions. In the end, it's up to you and up to what you want. But the option is there.

Leaving aside the resources which I'm not that interested in, the things I care more about are the specific expedition rewards, like the cosmetic stuff, the ship and the staff as well, which from what I understand, are time limited, and you can only get them from the expedition

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by Karax:

Originally posted by Azure Fang:

If you want to keep more rewards, yes. But some people consider the gameplay itself the reward and don't like the accelerated acquisition of resources, units, etc. from expeditions. In the end, it's up to you and up to what you want. But the option is there.

Leaving aside the resources which I'm not that interested in, the things I care more about are the specific expedition rewards, like the cosmetic stuff, the ship and the staff as well, which from what I understand, are time limited, and you can only get them from the expedition

Those are the "phase" rewards. I take it this is your first expedition.

Expeditions are broken into three, interlinked layers: Milestones, Phases, and Final Fhase.

• Milestones are sub-objectives within a phase. The rewards for completing a milestone are, historically, kept with the save and lost in the end. These are generally resources, currencies, and other non-unique rewards meant to speed up your journey on the expedition. In the current system, these are the rewards that can only be transferred if you start the expedition within an existing save.
  
• Phases are the themed sets of milestones. When you complete all milestones in a phase, you complete the phase. Phase rewards are unlocked directly to your "account" once claimed to the expedition and can be claimed on any save you ever create as long as you don't delete your account file. These entitlements are automatic and most of what you are directly concerned with.
  
• Final Phase is the reward for completing all phases. Once you complete all phases, the final phase reward unlocks. It functions like the phase rewards in that it is an entitlement to your account, contains unique rewards, and can be claimed by any save you ever create as long as you claimed it during the expedition.

If all you care about are the rewards unique to the expedition, it doesn't matter where you start your save. As long as you complete your phases, you'll get everything you care about.

[<RED>Pirate King Undead<>]

if they are on QS shop yes, you can claim them on ANY save, but may cost tho

[Karax]

Thank you for the in-depth reply! it really helps.

Originally posted by <RED>Sentinel Soldier<>:

if they are on QS shop yes, you can claim them on ANY save, but may cost tho

So the unlocked rewards in the expedition can be claimed in the anomaly at the QS vendor, but it my cost too? well I'm cool with that, I was thinking if I should continue on from the new expedition save, or return to my main save file and join from there.

But as long as I can claim the phase rewards and final phase rewards, on my other saves, then thats cool.