Overall goal of Autonauts?

[Stapper]

This game looks pretty cute and fun to mess around with, but I was wondering if that is all there is to it. It seems that this game only features a sandbox mode where you are simply building up your colony, and there isn't any kind of campaign available.

Is there an overall goal for this sandbox mode other than just advancing? Any kind of progression objectives? Is there an ending to the game or do we just build up the planet and that is it?

[flopp]

No, there is no campaign. I came here cuz I wanted to be first to post :c

[Curve Digital]

There WILL be a campaign/ultimate goal for players, but we're not quite ready to reveal the details just yet. Stay tuned!

[Stapper]

Awesome, I certainly will then! Thanks for the reply!

[nyd]

Any new details yet?

[hungrybutterfly]

The main goal is to colonise a planet. To do this you need to create and look after Colonists who evolve through 8 stages. As the colonists evolve, their needs will change and they become more civilised. Reaching maximum evolution will effectively be the end goal.

[nyd]

Thanks, that sounds great.
I just watched a bit of KatherineOfSky's gameplay videos and now i'm really excited to play the game.

[Tails]

Will there be monsters added for us to attack/defend against?

[~* BiZZ Keryear *~]

Originally posted by Stapper:

This game looks pretty cute and fun to mess around with, but I was wondering if that is all there is to it. It seems that this game only features a sandbox mode where you are simply building up your colony, and there isn't any kind of campaign available.

Is there an overall goal for this sandbox mode other than just advancing? Any kind of progression objectives? Is there an ending to the game or do we just build up the planet and that is it?

Does there have to be, tho? Satisfactory is a good game and it doesn't. Factorio is a great game and it kinda doesn't. Minecraft is already an evergreen and also (kinda) doesn't.

[Adam-One]

Originally posted by ~* BiZZ Keryear *~:

Originally posted by Stapper:

This game looks pretty cute and fun to mess around with, but I was wondering if that is all there is to it. It seems that this game only features a sandbox mode where you are simply building up your colony, and there isn't any kind of campaign available.

Is there an overall goal for this sandbox mode other than just advancing? Any kind of progression objectives? Is there an ending to the game or do we just build up the planet and that is it?

Does there have to be, tho? Satisfactory is a good game and it doesn't. Factorio is a great game and it kinda doesn't. Minecraft is already an evergreen and also (kinda) doesn't.

Satisfactory is not yet finished and there is a planned end goal and other mentioned KINDA has an end goal.
End goal gives me a reason to do all this stuff (escape a planet for example). Some milestone that I work towards. Why would I want to progress if I know that I will quit the game, when I am bored and not when i successfully finish the game?
I know that people can enjoy just endless sandbox, but and Endgame should be an option for people like me, even if it is a big red button which i need to press and then the credits roll.

[~* BiZZ Keryear *~]

3rd time is the charm ... Steam crashing again? No? Good!

Originally posted by Adam-One:

[...] a big red button which i need to press and then the credits roll.

Welp then a lot of games I know are over very fast for you ... cause I know they have a button in main menu that rolls the credits.

Joke aside

Originally posted by Adam-One:

End goal gives me a reason to do all this stuff (escape a planet for example). Some milestone that I work towards. Why would I want to progress if I know that I will quit the game, when I am bored and not when i successfully finish the game?

I heard people like this existing, still not believing people like this exists.

For many in factorio launching the rocket isn't the end. It is where fast run timers are stopped (to get certain achievements. For many the goal is to make a factory that can produce as much stuff as possible. ... like launching hundreds of rockets per minute. Or doing (the endless) end game science as fast as possible ... and then face a new map and do it all over. ... maybe with difficulty cranked up. (it is surprisingly few who do that ... and also surprising how stupendously hard you can make the game ... if not outright impossible ... I still not dare to use the hardest setting)

[Adam-One]

Originally posted by ~* BiZZ Keryear *~:

I heard people like this existing, still not believing people like this exists.

For many in factorio launching the rocket isn't the end. It is where fast run timers are stopped (to get certain achievements. For many the goal is to make a factory that can produce as much stuff as possible. ... like launching hundreds of rockets per minute. Or doing (the endless) end game science as fast as possible ... and then face a new map and do it all over. ... maybe with difficulty cranked up. (it is surprisingly few who do that ... and also surprising how stupendously hard you can make the game ... if not outright impossible ... I still not dare to use the hardest setting)

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Yeah. I got your point and as I said I know people can enjoy sandbox games for sake of sanboxing :)
I am just saying that there are other group of players, who enjoy building towards some ultimate finish. And a lot of companies are incorporating that "goal" to satisfy that group of people.
For example subnautica is one of my most beloved games. You can spend hours "sandboxing" but the story says - you are stranded, get the hell out of there... So both parties can find their enjoyment.
So if there is no endgame, group of players who likes that are kind of missing that sense of acomplisment. I dont even know if it makes any sense :D
Cheers

[Vichi]

Originally posted by hungrybutterfly:

The main goal is to colonise a planet. To do this you need to create and look after Colonists who evolve through 8 stages. As the colonists evolve, their needs will change and they become more civilised. Reaching maximum evolution will effectively be the end goal.

And I can tell you it takes a lot of effort! Its a real long fun way!

[Zordah]

These games are all about enjoying the journey and not the final goal.... *shrug*

[jvp]

Some games is capable of appealing to both these types of players. Factorio is a nice example, it has a "goal" by launching the rocket, but also allowes you to play on to see how big and complicated you can make your factory (KathrineOfSky have many great videos with huge bases, which is probably also partly why she gets into some trouble here as she is used to build large scale early game). Oxygen Not Included also comes to mind as a game you can "win" using quite basic building, but at the same time you can also spend 100s of hours playing with complicated designs... :-)

[Sanger Zonvolt]

Originally posted by ~* BiZZ Keryear *~:

I heard people like this existing, still not believing people like this exists.

If you have trouble understanding it, try to imagine it like this: Let´s say you have a fantastic series you watch on TV. It entertains you well for a lot of episodes. And then at one point there simply aren´t anymore episodes. But the story had no real ending. Even though the story was entertaining, looking back the series would have been better with an end.

Entertainment lifes just as much in our memory as it does when we actively play it (if you don´t play to just kill time at least). And a definite end makes the memory better, at least for me. That´s why, when you think back on the game you played as a kid, you remember those you finished more fondly than those that just went on. At least for me it´s that way.