How do you all explore the map??

[Mr-Bandit]

it's getting kinda hard to head out now, too many biters make it tedious. i looked for i mod that might give other options but a bit too OP for my taste.

how do you all do it? what methods do you use when the map is red?

[Fel]

If we are talking about late game, then power armour mk2 with a few exoskeleton is usually enough to out-run the bitters so all you need to worry about are worms (especially large and behemoth worms because their acid pools slow you down and hurt a lot).

There is always the good old brute-force solution as well, wiping the spawners and worms with artillery from a well defended position.

With enough research, personal laser defense can take care of enemies for you, similarly a SMG with uranium ammo can be surprisingly effective.
Rocket launchers can also turn both enemies and nests into mush, especially with nukes.

If you don't mind cheating a bit, you can ditch your body and move without it (you fly with no collision and you never agro anything).

[AlexMBrennan]

The easiest way to explore the map is to research artillery and fire a bunch of shells at maximum range in a circle. Don't overdo this because generating all the new chunks will tank your UPS.

[knighttemplar1960]

Depends on your tech level. Early in the game radar inside your walls will reveal land, water and other resources. In the late game artillery and artillery trains within your base and your outposts, spidertrons and groups of spidertrons can be controlled remotely and launch rockets to clear out worms and nests.

[MzDemeanor]

Artillery is the easiest. The Spidertron (NOT with nukes) makes it pretty easy as well.
Earlier in the game the tank makes it possible, but not easy.

[Fel]

But, but, without nukes the fireworks are not as pretty.
You lose a spidertron every time it shoots but it also shows that you really mean it.

(it's a joke in case it wasn't clear, don't put nukes in your spidertrons, they cost way too much to produce to be used as disposable nuke launchers)

[DCYW]

Power armor packed with exoskeletons, lasers in case for quick offensives, and batteries to charge up portable solar panels.

[knighttemplar1960]

Originally posted by DCYW:

Power armor packed with exoskeletons, lasers in case for quick offensives, and batteries to charge up portable solar panels.

You can put the exoskeletons in the spidertron and load your MK II powered armor with personal lasers and just drive around in the spidertron.

[dxmc]

All you need is a bunch of destroyer capsules and a jetpack. Just fly over their nests with a bunch of them, constantly moving fast and circling so you don't get spat on and you can easily wipe out a whole area full of nests.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2868497948

[kremlin]

Rolling out a radar grid is a great way to do it. Each one you get placed can reveal their entire active area, and you get the benefit of the faster scanning as you add more. I like to play in a way where I keep the whole radar visible area cleared of biters so I can quickly push the borders out as needed.

[Roxor128]

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[DCYW]

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Originally posted by DCYW:

Power armor packed with exoskeletons, lasers in case for quick offensives, and batteries to charge up portable solar panels.

You can put the exoskeletons in the spidertron and load your MK II powered armor with personal lasers and just drive around in the spidertron.

Yeah nah I haven't tried it yet but thanks, I knew that already by hovering mouse over equipment only square size little cramped, I cannot fit too much in one armor.

[Mr-Bandit]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

The easiest way to explore the map is to research artillery and fire a bunch of shells at maximum range in a circle. Don't overdo this because generating all the new chunks will tank your UPS.

this was perfect. the moment i saw it, just..."Ahhhh!! YES!" XD

worked perfectly - helped a lot, thanks!

[Нагризолич]

Nukes or artillery. They nerfed nukes some time ago, so a 60 cannon artillery train will do the trick.

[Fel]

60 would probably kill your UPS as well, with that much pathing going on.

[Нагризолич]

1800 didn't kill my UPS, so not likely. A train only paths once regardless of the amount of cars attached. Shooting 1800 shells at once may temporatily lower your UPS, but not for long.