Exiting ship?

[RingLeader]

I read that oddest now comes included with the base game, and in all the videos I watched of the game people were doing it. So how do I do it?

[Jeebs]

It's not included with the base game. The planet generation tech is included in Horizons Live, which is likely what you're thinking of. You still need to buy Odyssey to get out of your ship and land on atmospheric worlds.

[RingLeader]

Well that’s crap. Everything I’ve read says that oddest merged with the base game. It’s the whole reason I even bought it

[Gulibarth]

If you bought Odyssey, you can disembark. The option should be in your bottom panel, default hotkey is 3. Otherwise, nope.

[RingLeader]

Yeah I just realized. Google was telling me about some kind of merger. Idk, it’s really ruined the whole experience for me. It’s really stupid to have to pay a dlc for a feature that literally every other space game has.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by RingLeader:

Yeah I just realized. Google was telling me about some kind of merger. Idk, it’s really ruined the whole experience for me. It’s really stupid to have to pay a dlc for a feature that literally every other space game has.

1) Not every space game has space legs

2) X3 got space legs as part of a DLC IIRC. X4 has space legs, not planet legs.

3) Some stuff has to come via DLC these days or through some sort of funding. FD made the base game without, added atmosphereless planetary landings with a DLC (now folded into the base game), and light atmosphere planetary landings with space legs with another DLC. Maybe in 5 years or so they will roll Odyssey into the base game like they did with Horizons. Not all companies do this, keeping their DLCs separate forever.

[RingLeader]

It’s just really crappy. Even without planetary legs I can still walk around in x4, and no mans sky, spacebourne 2, stars end. There’s a lot. Most EA space type games have this feature. Not all, but most. Atleast most of the ones I’ve had or seen.
I get some developers don’t do this feature, but it’s really crappy to add it behind a dlc, especially considering I could have bought the game deluxe edition for just 3 bucks more, but now I have to pay double to get it because owning the game doesn’t make the deluxe edition upgrade any cheaper. It’s a ♥♥♥♥ move and I wish I had realized outside of my excitement for it. Now the excitement is gone and I haven’t even played the game but like 3 hours.

[razor]

you should still get it, and not worry about the money because it's worth it.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by RingLeader:

Yeah I just realized. Google was telling me about some kind of merger. Idk, it’s really ruined the whole experience for me. It’s really stupid to have to pay a dlc for a feature that literally every other space game has.

Horizons was merged with the base game just before Odyssey DLC launched.

[Jeebs]

Well, that's on you and not the game. Horizons was merged into the base game a while before Odyssey launched as was pointed out. If everything you read was talking about Odyssey being merged into the game... well, I don't know where you were looking but it wasn't anywhere official. Or you asked some stupid AI to do the reading for you and it lied to you.

Either way, if that's ruined the experience for you, it's not the game's fault. If anything, you would have seen on the game store that Odyssey is not part of the base game and also that it's on sale right now. You could have picked it up for a few dollars, and still could.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by RingLeader:

It’s just really crappy. Even without planetary legs I can still walk around in x4, and no mans sky, spacebourne 2, stars end. There’s a lot. Most EA space type games have this feature. Not all, but most. Atleast most of the ones I’ve had or seen.
I get some developers don’t do this feature, but it’s really crappy to add it behind a dlc, especially considering I could have bought the game deluxe edition for just 3 bucks more, but now I have to pay double to get it because owning the game doesn’t make the deluxe edition upgrade any cheaper. It’s a ♥♥♥♥ move and I wish I had realized outside of my excitement for it. Now the excitement is gone and I haven’t even played the game but like 3 hours.

Then get the DLC.

You might be hoping too much from it though. I think if you asked most players, they rarely do the on-foot stuff, except perhaps exobiology for some easy cash.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I think if you asked most players, they rarely do the on-foot stuff, except perhaps exobiology for some easy cash.

Not so much for anyone doing Powerplay 2.0. One of the best merit earners (and most fun) is raiding settlements and stealing power data/items and/or doing power restoration missions AND stealing power data/items.

I've just hit level 52 with my power, no grinding, mostly on-foot gameplay.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I think if you asked most players, they rarely do the on-foot stuff, except perhaps exobiology for some easy cash.

Not so much for anyone doing Powerplay 2.0. One of the best merit earners (and most fun) is raiding settlements and stealing power data/items and/or doing power restoration missions AND stealing power data/items.

I've just hit level 52 with my power, no grinding, mostly on-foot gameplay.

Yes, PP2 has shifted the dynamic, but you have to ask why they are doing it.

Grinding out merits for levels or to help their power would be the usual answer. Doing it for fun... i guess not so many.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy most of the ground based missions/mechanics, but given the choice, i prefer to spend time in my spaceship, exploring, pew-pewing, or whatever. ED is primarily a game about spaceships for many i think.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Originally posted by Sighman:

Not so much for anyone doing Powerplay 2.0. One of the best merit earners (and most fun) is raiding settlements and stealing power data/items and/or doing power restoration missions AND stealing power data/items.

I've just hit level 52 with my power, no grinding, mostly on-foot gameplay.

Yes, PP2 has shifted the dynamic, but you have to ask why they are doing it.

Grinding out merits for levels or to help their power would be the usual answer. Doing it for fun... i guess not so many.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy most of the ground based missions/mechanics, but given the choice, i prefer to spend time in my spaceship, exploring, pew-pewing, or whatever. ED is primarily a game about spaceships for many i think.

Maybe I'm biased - my gameplay divides up into about 70% solo (good mix of ship and on foot) and 30% multiplayer (always on foot, except thargoid combat).

I do enjoy pretty much everything the game has to offer, though. And I still like raiding settlements and eliminating everyone one by one without getting seen.

[RingLeader]

I haven’t put enough time in to have a solid opinion on which I like better, though being on foot was super fun, but those space ship mechanics, out of all my space games it’s got to be one of the most solid I’ve ever played, atleast so far (maybe it’s just the cupcake phase?) it just seems really diverse compared to any other I’ve played. And that controller input 👌
I have zero experience with online gaming outside of call of duty though. I always wanted to get into it, but so many people online are so toxic. Even with cod on console my friends list was quiet small

[Jeebs]

Originally posted by RingLeader:

I have zero experience with online gaming outside of call of duty though. I always wanted to get into it, but so many people online are so toxic. Even with cod on console my friends list was quiet small

Well, you have the option of playing in solo and private groups if you want to avoid toxic people altogether. That being said, outside of certain more popular systems, even if you play in open, you'll rarely see other players. There are gankers in Elite, but they tend to lurk in high traffic systems and can be easily avoided by switching to a private mode before jumping there.

As for the on-foot content that comes with Odyssey... personally, I like it a lot. I have a lot of fun with on-foot CZs when I'm in the mood. I don't really care for FPS games anymore, but I enjoy Elite's combat zones. Exobiology gives me a reason to drive around on planetary surfaces, and in the process I end up seeing some amazing sights.

One thing that no other game but Elite can give you is the scale of the universe. The galaxy is just so massive that a human mind just cannot comprehend it. Elite has a way of making you realize just how insignificant we are, and a big draw for me has always been the simulation of the vastness of space itself.