How do you save?

[Sumsa]

I can't figure it out how i save the game. i'm sick and tired of the trip to the observatory. i try pressing F5, but that dosen't seem to get me anywhere.. log out log in again and yep... its back to the observatory for the lauch codes again.

[asker]

The game automatically saves every time you wake up. Are you sure you need the launch codes every time?

[Latogato]

You can't save. You have to launch and from then the game will save your progress every 22 minutes. So you have to wait for 22 minutes after the launch for the first save. After that you can quit any time, the game will save your progress.

[Sumsa]

22 minutes is too long for me. I seldom have more than 10 minutes at a time to play a game. Why would the dev team not make a manual save function? I've done the tutorials multiple times by now. I don't get why this games has so many positive reviews. I find it frustrating

[Sumsa]

I just restarted the game, again. on the way to the observatory i fell off the cliff and it just said YOU ARE DEAD. that would be fine if I was able to load a save.. but nope, i have to start all over again... yay how fun.

[TildenJack]

You should never need to go back to the observatory. Once you have the codes, you can just launch your ship the next time you start.

[wrOngplanet]

引用自 Sumsa：

I just restarted the game, again. on the way to the observatory i fell off the cliff and it just said YOU ARE DEAD. that would be fine if I was able to load a save.. but nope, i have to start all over again... yay how fun.

Bad luck. But that's just at the very beginning. You won't need to save after it.

Actually you don't even need to wait 22 minutes. All you need to do, is go straight to the observatory (don't bother with other tasks if you don't want to). Get the launch code, and the important part: meet the statue at the exit of said observatory afterwards. Then you are golden. Go jump over a cliff, die. You'll respawn with the code at the launch site. Also after a quit / continue game from here on.

The reason you don't really need to save is because the game is about exploring. And everything you learn, is stored in the ship log, which is saved even between loops. And you can get to most places within a minute or two from the launch site. It works pretty well.

[Latogato]

引用自 wrOngplanet：

Actually you don't even need to wait 22 minutes. All you need to do, is go straight to the observatory (don't bother with other tasks if you don't want to). Get the launch code, and the important part: meet the statue at the exit of said observatory afterwards. Then you are golden.

It would be logical, but i'm pretty sure - i bought the game just yesterday and i was also confused how the save working - the first time i launched, i quit the game in the space and it warned me i will lost my progress and yes, i lost it. Only after the first save in 22. minutes, the game worked properly. But also it didn't save my key bindings, so maybe the game is buggy?

Edit: i can't quote properly. :D

[Sumsa]

Thanks for the support everybody. the game provides a pretty confusing on-boarding experience, and i sort of feel like I'm a beta tester. like latogato I just now got into space and had to quit the game and lost everything again too. So it's back to the good old observatory for me again if I ever feel like playing this game again.

[Sumsa]

Thank you for trying to help me. I've tried again but to no avail. I've asked for a refund.

[wrOngplanet]

引用自 Latogato：

It would be logical, but i'm pretty sure - i bought the game just yesterday and i was also confused how the save working - the first time i launched, i quit the game in the space and it warned me i will lost my progress and yes, i lost it. Only after the first save in 22. minutes, the game worked properly. But also it didn't save my key bindings, so maybe the game is buggy?

Edit: i can't quote properly. :D

Hm.. Maybe you have to die and not quit in the first loop, to not loose progress? Just a thought (haven't tested that).

As I haven't really started playing a new playthrough yet (and I managed to erase my old), I tested what I described above: Simply went straight for the launch code, then jumped off a cliff at asap. That worked, I woke up with the launch codes (it might even be faster than walking all the way back :P). It reloaded just fine too.

(Sorry for the lateish answer..)

[wrOngplanet]

引用自 Sumsa：

Thank you for trying to help me. I've tried again but to no avail. I've asked for a refund.

For what it's worth, I understand the frustration. I also refunded the game the first time, but for different reasons. For me it was controller (or kb/mouse) issues, but they were fixed. (Ofc after the DLC and update, there's a similar issue. They are looking into it afaik).

I'm very glad I gave it another chance though. You asked why it got so many positive reviews above here. I can't speak for others (I guess there's the reviews to read for that), but for me as a bit of a sci-fi nut with a, lets say passing interest in physics etc, plus I like single-player games, well, this game kind of ticks all those boxes.

In addition, it's also has a rather unique game mechanic. In that you can go wherever you want, and collect any pieces of the puzzle in whatever sequence. It manages to instill a kind of wonder of exploration, I'm not sure how to describe it.

I also held off in the beginning checking this game out, since I thought it looked a bit, uh, backpacker hillbilly-ish and not enough sci-fi I guess? Well I was wrong. Actually maybe not entirely wrong lol, bit backpackerish, but it's got all the cool sci-fi subjects I like and then some :)

[Sumsa]

Thank you for your long reply wrOngplanet. it is clear that you care! and thanks to you I might give the game a chance in the future.

[Latogato]

I understand your decision Sumsa, because of the frustrating save method the game uses, i almost asked for a refund too. Also the game has a fish-eye vision, which gives me a motion sickness after a hour and the game didn't save my keybindings, which is frustrating because i can't play with the default set and i have to redefine it every time...

But i agree with wrOngplanet, the game is very unique and good, 22 minutes after the launch and the game finally save your progress and after that you can quit anytime and the game will save your progress then too.

If free time for play the game is an issue, than you better know the game have 22 minute long "rounds" - i don't want to spoil it, but being in the space and looking at the center of the system to watch the causing event is very spectacular -, which places you back to a starting point. Also reload your saved game will place you there too. But it is acceptable as this game is a puzzle which didn't let you save before crucial moments, but let you try again in the next "round". Also it has a good in-game-world explanation for that.

[PsyBlade]

引用自 Latogato：

the game has a fish-eye vision, which gives me a motion sickness after a hour

Did you try adjusting the fov slider in the options?

[Latogato]

Thank you for the reply. Yes i tried it, if i slide it to the minimum the problem is less but still noticeable. I even set the FOV below the minimum to 40, by editing the graphics.owsett file. While the fish eye was gone, the visible world through the screen became so small (tunnel effect), i couldn't even cook my marshmallow because it was too high, out of screen. Also i tried several screen ratios (my original is 16:9) to cut the "curved sides", but on 4:3 screen ration i can see only the half of the probe screen. I really don't understand what is the source of this problem, this is the first game i have this problem.

Is this fish-eye vision normal for the game or only my problem?