Tutorial Sandbags Bug?!

[slashersaw82]

So i'm doing the tutorial, i can't do much anymore because it says that my sandbags needs to be place, whuch they are. And for some reasons one arrow is pointing that my research desk needs to be build and one wall on my house. The thing is, i have no wood anymore and i can't chop woods because it says that my colonist needs to finish building the sandbags... THEY ARE BUILT! IS there a way to go around this?

[slashersaw82]

So i restart the tutorial yet again, and the same thing is happening... This sucks! Doesn't give me such a good experience if the tutorial is buggy... can't imagine when you actually start playing the actual game. I want a refund.

[Glerk]

The tutorial has always been buggy, however bugs are extremely rare in vanilla if you don't bother with the quite frankly, pointless tutorial.

[Radiosity]

Best way to learn is to simply play. Keep the tutorial helper open in the top right in case you need to look things up, but mostly this is the type of game where you learn by failing a lot. That's half the fun :)

[AlexMBrennan]

[qoute]but mostly this is the type of game where you learn by failing a lot[/quote]
That doesn't make any sense, mostly because you don't seem to understand the purpose of tutorials. For example, you didn't learn how to build walls by randomly clicking on random parts of the GUI either because you were following instructions (youtube video, in game tutorial) or because you were able to infer how the GUI works based on past experience (some other game's tutorial, etc).

And yes, a smart developer would make sure that the tutorial (i.e. the first thing new players are likely to see) is free of bugs but Tynan evidently doesn't believe in QA (for most of EA the tutorial had been impossible to complete if one of the randomly generated pawns is incapable of violence)

[Fierman]

I'm having the same problem. Restarted new games multiple times just to make sure it was not me or a random glitch.

[Glerk]

Originally posted by Fierman:

I'm having the same problem. Restarted new games multiple times just to make sure it was not me or a random glitch.

Just don't bother with the in-game tutorial, try Phobe/Cassandra with a low difficulty to learn the game.

[wakelank]

Had the same issue and possibly resolved it. Two points:
- I went through the tutorial and made extra special sure that construction on each thing was completed before going on to the next thing (make sure the walls are finished before building the door. Make sure the research station is finished before starting the research), and I got past the sandbag bug.

- There is only one step in the tutorial after you build the sandbags. The colony is attacked and (spoiler alert) you fight it off. Next it says you're all done with the tutorial and gives the following instructions:
1) Open the menu tab on the bottom right
2) Selection Options.
3) Click Storyteller Settings
4) Select the difficulty level that applies to you.

So if you've tried a few times and can't get past the sandbag bug, skip it and just start playing. The tutorial doesn't have more to teach you.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by wakelank:

Had the same issue and possibly resolved it. Two points:
- I went through the tutorial and made extra special sure that construction on each thing was completed before going on to the next thing (make sure the walls are finished before building the door. Make sure the research station is finished before starting the research), and I got past the sandbag bug. ...

So if you've tried a few times and can't get past the sandbag bug, skip it and just start playing. The tutorial doesn't have more to teach you.

^-- This.


For new players - The tutorial is... fragile and buggy. Yes, many people have complained that it needs revamping. Someone should make a Tutorial Mod to fix that problem and to create a reasonably robust and instructive Tutorial that new players can play. :/

But, if you do one thing out of sequence, it breaks the scripted tutorial. The tutorial will also still gleefully give you colonists that don't have the necessary skill level or ability to do what the tutorial tells you to do, despite repeated claims of it being "Fixed."

When the tutorial breaks, you've probably gone as far as you need to. Just start up a new game, walk through it, and start clicking on stuff until everyone's dead... Then, start a new game and keep doing that until you learn what not to do. :)

A Tutorial Series that looks decent, I suppose:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO1QpwEvCDo

There are plenty out there for new players. Just be sure to choose a recent one for version "1.0" and later.

[SlowMoJoe]

Thanks for that ... uhm ... help
Sad affair.