Stuck in Expedition 12 Redux: Omega, unable to progress and unable to leave

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UPDATE:

There was a bug in the rewards in which the tech needed to continue was not provided, preventing warping, accessing the Anomaly, and advancing in the expedition.

After building up millions of units, I was able to find and buy a Freighter, and that Freighter was able to warp.

Starships all had warp ability stripped, so there wasn't a way to just buy a new ship and warp.

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Windows version.

I started the expedition today, collected some elements and resources, then raided an abandoned station, killing about 50 horrific creatures and collecting cores.

There was a random Construction Research Unit sitting near this building, so I used it. I purchased the start of the wood parts (floor, wall, door) as well as the portal, biofuel generator, and wiring.

I had not begun fixing my ship at this point, and when I did, I flew to space to complete the first task of Phase 1. I was rewarded some things, but most importantly, I did not receive the Construction Research Unit prefab item. It also isn't available in the build menu.

As a result, I cannot progress in the expedition as I cannot access the Construction Research Unit to learn the Cylindrical Room plan, nor can I travel to the Anomaly, as that is not available to me.

This means that I am unable to leave the expedition and locked into a bugged game that I can not progress in.

Things I've tried:

* Fortunately, I left a beacon by where I spawned in, and unfortunately, the Construction Research Unit (CRU) disappeared from where it was previously.

* I tried visiting bases built by other players, but none had the CRU. I'd chat with one base builder and I believe they led me to where it was, but I was unable to see it. This means that I probably cannot access another player's CRU.

* I tried quitting and reloading multiple times, no joy.

* I tried visiting my base computer, as this problem happened in the past to others, but I apparently was not awarded the correct plans. Visiting the base computer just displays the normal name/upload form.

Once again, I cannot leave the expedition, nor can I complete the requirement for "Establish a Base" as I cannot acquire the Cylindrical Room plan.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

Just warp to a new system in the direction of the first rendezvous. Once you get there you can call in the anomaly in buy all the stuff you might want. I never had to install the CRE although the directions sort of make it sound like you would need it...YOU DON'T

You will probably make a few trips to it. They keep giving you parts lists to build stuff, then more parts lists, and then more parts lists. I was starting to get a little peeved by the last one.

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Originally posted by Mr. Bufferlow:

Just warp to a new system in the direction of the first rendezvous. Once you get there you can call in the anomaly in buy all the stuff you might want. I never had to install the CRE although the directions sort of make it sound like you would need it...YOU DON'T

You will probably make a few trips to it. They keep giving you parts lists to build stuff, then more parts lists, and then more parts lists. I was starting to get a little peeved by the last one.

Warp was not available and any ships available to buy had warp tech removed. This was the issue, no way to warp, no way to get to the Anomaly, no way to access a Construction Research Unit, no way to leave the system.

There was caused by a bug in the rewards which broke the progression.

I found a loophole, though, I bought a Freighter and that had warp ability built in. Once I warped via the Freighter, the Anomaly automatically spawned, and I was able then to process with the expedition.

It took many hours to figure this out.

[Other]

This is normal. Hyperdrive is always locked out on all ships in the system you start in until you finish the first few quests. In the current expedition, the Hyperdrive plans are rewarded for one of the first milestones (Homecoming, but it might be one of the others in phase one; note that it does not complete after you build just a base computer - read the requirements on the HUD for the parts you need to build). After you get the blueprint, you then need to install the Hyperdrive in your ship. CRU is always and forever locked out in Expeditions, since it is part of the normal tutorial.

If you completed the proper milestone, claimed the rewards, and still did not have the hyperdrive plans, that would be a bug, and worth reporting on ZenDesk. There are a few recent posts about mods breaking expedition milestone rewards, so if you use any, you might want to make sure they are updated.

The parts you need for "Homecoming" are in turn rewards for another milestone in phase one - Vital Salvage (which requires you to fix the damaged bits in your ship and multitool) says the reward is "decorative base parts", but it is actually exactly the pieces you need for Homecoming, most of them pre-built items you just need to place.