Video Games

you can never have too many beacons.

This. Having them in pairs also gives you an idea of which direction you want to come at them from.

I tried one but kept getting nailed by a reaper and could never keep the stupid thing powered but that was only at about 400m. Clearly not enough sunlight.

If by alien base you mean the one that's part above, part below the water line, a location underneath part of that structure is a handly base spot. If you've picked up the power relays, you can position solar panels on bits of the alien base structure that are close to the surface and relay the power down to your base.

I see I now have the blueprints for a reactor core so I guess that's the games answer.

One. There's another kind of reactor you can fuel with biomass; doesn't last forever, but you only need it to be powered while you're visiting. The problem with nuclear power is collecting enough fuel, because it's mostly found at lower depths except in one particular location. Thermal power is better than biomass or nuclear, since the power supply is endless, but you really need those relays for those.

You might consider building one not far from the survival pod, but underwater enough and on the edge of a "cliff" so you can build one of those moon-pool sub docks over the edge. It's hard to get going without at least one base, because bases are so handy for incrementally improving your infrastructure, refuelling (both subs and yourself), and for farming.

Farming resource is tiresome too...

It shouldn't be. There's a whole set of resource loops you don't seem to be in. The simplest is looking for tech components, because either those give you extra tech designs or, once you have the full diagram, extra metal. You should be drowning in some resources to the point that your home base/pod area is littered with those floating storage things (at least until you've built bases with enough room for their own storage).

Mind you, if the things you build keep being destroyed, I guess you don't have that problem.

Lol, thanks for the not direct hints 😂😂😂 appreciate it.

Re: mini bases - I've started creating an IKEA pack of resources for just these. I've decided to place these at The entrances to places of interest IE tunnels deeper down so I can farm.

So you all know, I appreciate you guys on my journey and love the not so direct hints. I cycle through enjoying it and down and hating it.

I've now found the xenomorph containment unit...

Smart as always! Should've thought of this but you're right. Pairs for direction.

Base was fine... It was me that was getting mauled.

I like the biomass reactor though it burns through its fuel quickly.
The heat reactor I haven't got the hang of yet.
I've only just acquired the nuke option.

I have found I do over run in one but there's always one thing that isn't.

The heat reactor I haven't got the hang of yet.

You just place the reactor as in/on/near the heat source as you can without being boiled, then you start placing relays. The game shows you if you're placing it near enough to link to the power source (or the last link in the chain); as I recally, by showing the power beam that will become permanent once you place it. No beam, no linky. Once you've placed a relay close enough to any powerable room, you're done. Where there are multiple heat spots (there's a deep underwater are with a whle bunch of them in a very handy place to build) your chain can branch out, tree-form, although sometimes you have to reposition relays till they behave.

To check how much power a given thermal reactor is giving, you have to get quite close and look at a panel mounted on it, so positioning them with that facing away fromt the heat point is smart.

Does anyone know if I bought and played a game on ps5 that has a ps4 version included, if I download the ps4 version elsewhere, will the save game transfer over that I can continue on from the ps4?

Me and my girlfriend played It takes two while dog minding over the weekend and we both loved it, highly recommended. A frustrating game to play with a non gamer at times but now I think she might be converted ha. There's talk of getting a switch, and she's really keen to finish it

Depends entirely on the game. It wasn't possible with Witcher 3 until the 4.0 update, and even then there's a wee process to go through with options and resaving the save.

If the game company hasn't made the effort to enable this, very possibly not.

I've started playing PS1 Metal Gear Solid again.

I'm not as good as I was in 1998...

I've started playing PS1 Metal Gear Solid again. I'm not as good as I was in 1998...

I played and replayed the demo of this game countless times when I was a child. Couldn't afford to buy the full game.

The first full kojima game I bought was a second hand MGS2 "Substance" edition and never looked back.

Long may that guy make games

I did go back and emulate MGS1 and did enjoy although I never finished it, think I corrupted my save somehow and couldn't be bothered to restart

That guy may make long games

I often replay any game I like at least once, but while I loved Death Stranding, I may just treasure the memory and wait for the next one.

One of my core video game memories was being called downstairs for dinner as a teenager while I was watching the post-boss 30 min cutscene from MGS3 that couldn't be paused.

Still have a yearly tradition of playing through that game.

I do love Yahtzee's commentaries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZGjJbw2NwE

I often replay any game I like at least once, but while I loved Death Stranding, I may just treasure the memory and wait for the next one

100% agree

Very obvious nostalgia vibes here...

https://youtu.be/nO7K0gILyz0?si=pP0hoF25CWIHYLhz

And liftoff!

At times I was quite lost and others it's rather unforgiving, but overall I would recommend. I suspect there's a fair bit I've not scanned or collected though.

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Did you keep your big submarine out of reach of the leviathans?

Good that you've got a few months to recover from the ordeal...

https://youtu.be/MDO_VxUSOGI

I didn't permanently loose any big boois... Regular saves. I lost 4 seamoths and one mech due to mostly glitches.

Best glitch was at one point if I entered my mech, the water would instantly disappear. Normal gravity for me and the mechsuit so couldn't swim, float or drown. And there was an echo like being in a huge cavern!

If I used the move to a safe place button, everything was fine again. Meant the suit was useless from that point onwards

But I did kit it out like a mobile floating factory!

And liftoff!

Bye bye, Iain, was nice to know you! Have fun in space.

Oops, this is the video games thread.

Thanks Schicklestick. I'll enjoy my time on my spaceship! To be honest, I felt sad leaving all my kit behind.

I'm in if its anything like 1

Mechwarrior Clans is out and I can't wait to get some time to dive in.