launchpad question

[mike.n747]

So I believe I have seen a few hints on this topic which apparently is being avoided at the time so lets go big with it. What is the purpose of the launchpad? I been done, my base is self sufficient, I dont even have to leave my base for anything, I can craft 100 MRE's a day with nutrition value over 30, I bring in over 80 water, 20 oxygen, I make near 4k power and have enough miners if I got bored I could make another 4 bases just off the materials I have stored in various places. this doesnt include the countless kilo power units I can make to power each, even found a water rich area that could become a mega greenhouse/dome area if I wanted to grow a stupid amount of food. I also have multiple living quarters built should game get MP mode , loads of rocket kits and all my defense are loaded up, I could go through at least 4 meteor showers before I have to worry about reloading anything. There is no need for me to go out roaming the planet, though base defenses against alien invaders would be something unless they target me for some reason or another but, as of now that launchpad is useless. Do not get me wrong but honestly, IF there is no use for the launchpad until a return to earth was possible, MAYBE should had held off on the ability to build it, or in the least lock it from research for the time being. So in this point I get peoples frustration, why add something that has NO use. The same goes with decorations, why have them listed if one cannot craft them? Thats like handing me the keys to a BMW that hasnt been manufactured yet then the project gets scrapped midway so I am left with keys to nothing.

[adrianna_PyramidGames]

The launchpad will be a part of story continuation. We're still in the early access phase, so that's natural that some things need to be polished or finished. We added it now, in its current state, because many players asked us to provide them with a kind of goal, to "prepare" them for what they'll be coming through in the future.

[CursedXistence]

Originally posted by adrianna_PyramidGames:

The launchpad will be a part of story continuation. We're still in the early access phase, so that's natural that some things need to be polished or finished. We added it now, in its current state, because many players asked us to provide them with a kind of goal, to "prepare" them for what they'll be coming through in the future.

Not to mention it was just kind of weird building bases on mars with no launch / landing pad, especially given the beginning of the campaign. lol

Now if we could just get the platforms, stairs, etc. to build with....