Finally beat Rogue Mode

[Rathelm]

Well I was only playing on Rogue since I bought the game and finally beat it with seed j3kklkcupi. This game is wicked tough. What's crazy is I've had harder seeds. Well, time to try again!

[steenpass]

[japp_02]

Congrats, and I'm very glad to hear it's indeed possible.
I, for my part, I'm light years away from Earth in Story Mode and still struggling. Crew health is the biggest problem I think.

[Rathelm]

japp_02, well it took me 36 hours before I beat it. A crew health issue strikes me as going on unneccessarily difficult lander missions. I almost always skip high gravity unless it has a rare mineral like Borates, or has an uncommon element and ruins/biotopes. I never go on Extrerme gravity unless I have the lander upgrade that reduces gravity. Extreme gravity with the engine malfunction of unreliable thrust means you can get completely stuck. Searing and Inferno planets are also always skipped unless I have the heat shield. I basically never do Gas Giants. It's just not worth it.

Where are you're guys getting hurt?

[MaGicBush]

Yep in the same boat as Japp_02 as I just found this game during the sale. It is fun, but I am on my 3rd try now on story mode and have only made it to the 3rd nebula. Good to know Rouge mode is possible down the line, as I keep dying in annoying ways. I have done gas planets on most runs, and yea I take to much damage and should avoid them from now on I think as well good tip!

[Justin Darkness]

yeah congrats! am wondering what crew/ship/lander you got back home with?

[Rathelm]

I've done it both with the Discovery and Ulysses. I only ever bring the Odyssey for the lander. I don't care much for the other landers and since drilling is so critical the max drilling is nice. Plus hull is crazy important for the lander. I don't care much for the Endurance either. When you inevitably get in combat you're at such a disadvantage with the Endurance that I don't care how much stronger your hull is. Now if you can get the turning upgrade on the Endurance then you have yourself a nice ship, but having to rely on an upgrade that you may never see is not a sound strategy in my opinion.

As for crew I don't think its that important to be honest. I like Zoey because of her ability to long range scan. The engineer is nice to have for her options on the wreckage recovery items. Botanist is okay, Archeologist is only good if you're in a seed that has a lot of ruins, though the crystal skull sells for a lot of money so there's that. I've had the Researcher (I think it was the researcher) make some nice items a couple of times.

[Omen3608]

Finally made it on Rogue Mode as well...

RIP Kirsten, I finished without you, but I wouldn't have, had you not come along (starting item).

Thank you Daedalic for a wonderful game. I have rarely hated a game more than I loved it, while still loving it... if that makes any sense. ;)

[ProbablyRichard]

Grats!