whats the purpose / goal of this game'?

[MythN7]

so the game seems very neat, but i cant find any sort of progression or goals you are supposed to be achieving.
what is the purpose of this game?

is it just a map you fly around in for the sake of flying around?

[Nert]

Finding that out is actually part of the game too, people try not to describe too much because it's that kind of game, anything and everything is part of the journey

As an initial goal, your job as the first astronaut with a portable translator, is to go out there and learn the history of the precursor race that was in this system before you; you're trying to fill out your local museum's exhibits. Their writings and technology are everywhere but no one yet's been able to work them all out..

Secondarily, very early on there's a strange event that is definitely related to that past race, but it gives you a more personal reason to find out more

And that's not the biggest goal you'll have before long...

[Nytra 👾]

The game is about exploration and discovery. So, go explore.

[Bobywan]

Your first goal is to explore.
But something huge will happen and you may want to find out why, how and can I prevent it.

[Fear Ghoul]

I'll just say this much, the game isn't just about exploring for the sake of exploring. There is a story in the game, and you figure it out by exploring everywhere.

[MythN7]

it just feels like you fly around to find things with no ryme or reason. like checkpoints or quest markers, or even a menu that shows some kind of progresson.

am i missing something, or is this maybe not my bag of tea?

usually in any game that is story based it will have a compete % somewhere.

like is it not possible to upgrade your ship, or unlock things more than a story?

[Nert]

I already explained there are three big reasons to be doing what you're doing...

Your ship log shows your quests and progression - every [?] is a place you've heard of but have yet to reach, and you need to visit them all. You'll have the answer to the game once you have it all filled out

Time is rewinding, even if you could upgrade your ship it would be worthless as it would be undone when time goes backwards, the only thing that carries over are your memories!

To put it another way, information *is* the upgrades, if you knew all the answers you could complete the game right now

[MythN7]

Originally posted by Nert:

I already explained there are three big reasons to be doing what you're doing...

Your ship log shows your quests and progression - every [?] is a place you've heard of but have yet to reach, and you need to visit them all. You'll have the answer to the game once you have it all filled out

Time is rewinding, even if you could upgrade your ship it would be worthless as it would be undone when time goes backwards, the only thing that carries over are your memories!

To put it another way, information *is* the upgrades, if you knew all the answers you could complete the game right now

ya i got the rewinding part, ive died many times, sometimes at a very hard method, cause nothing was around to easily kill me.

like when i crashed the ship, and it was broken in half, had no way to just reload so to say.

or when you fall down and cant even reach your ship again, or when you are our of fuel and cant reach your ship. not sure how to go back to the basicly suicide menu for a better term.
so half my t ime currentlly spent in the game was running around trying to find a way to kill myself so i could get my ship back.

[Nert]

Probably a better use of time to just carry on without the ship, you'll get a new one later anyway - since it's a timeloop there are some events and things that only happen near the end of it so trying to die early all the time means you can miss some information!

But if that really is a game killer for you - have a chat with the Hearthian who's camped out on Giant's Deep, come back to them on a second loop and ask how they stay so calm in all of this! You'll unlock the ability to end a loop immediately

[Sir. Iambad]

I recommend this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2160452487 I haven't actually used the guide myself, but it seems to be extremely helpful while also keeping the game as fun as possible, but I think that the section at the start titled "How to start / Get on track" is what you need in this situation. Read the warning, and please do not abuse the guide to solve everything.

[Lyfalda]

Its really hard to push people to finish the game because of how easy it is to spoil it. there is indeed a goal and a end to the game and what usually push player to reach it is curiosity. So yeah, the game is harder for some people. thats why there is a ship log, it tells where you can go to get closer to the truth.

[DarkWolf]

There's a thing that happens every 22 minutes, and you see an object that you saw at the start of the game. Your goal is to figure out why, and what happened to the Nomai.
Use the log in your ship. It tells you what's connected to what, and where there's more to explore.

[Rain Drops]

Trying to die to get your ship back isn't always the right play. I manage to get around the Solar System without a ship through various means. If I lose my ship, it's hardly the end of the loop, do as much as you can with the time left, or test some wild suicidal theory. Just keep exploring and indulge your curiousity. Leave no stone unturned. Leave no theory untested. That's the joy and wonder of this game.

[Artmugal]

Originally posted by MythN7:

so the game seems very neat, but i cant find any sort of progression or goals you are supposed to be achieving.
what is the purpose of this game?

is it just a map you fly around in for the sake of flying around?

I bought it thinking of flying through space solving puzzle towards a proper conclusion but unfortunately It's an abstract concept, pointless flying from one planet to other doing stupid things and then no explanations and no proper conclusion in the end, you are left with some idiots sitting in circle in a jungle.

[Fear Ghoul]

He didn't even finish the game himself. He got sick of it and watched the ending on YouTube.