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Post by Aesop on Jun 15, 2019 6:59:22 GMT -5
Hey,
It's been a while since I last played Star Traders. Just come back to it and really enjoyed a few play throughs on Permadeath.
One thing I've really enjoyed is the Achievements and unlocks. It's been fun trying to get some of them, particularly the ones that force me to play in a way I don't usually, eg. Big Network, Meet 16 contacts in 2 years - I still haven't achieved this one!
I hope there's going to be some more achievements, particularly for the harder difficulty settings. I know some people weren't keen on having to unlock things, but I really like it, it makes achievements meaningful and exciting.
Keep up the good work. I'll hopefully have another play through soon, my last captain got Xenoed.
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Post by daveal on Jun 15, 2019 9:17:11 GMT -5
I also came back a few weeks ago due to the community challenge, and interest in trying out the new salvage and small craft systems. Re big network, I wrote a handy tip: startraders.gamepedia.com/Unlocks#Big_NetworkI agree that the achieves and unlocks are a good motivator for trying different playstyles. But, I play on normal, and I am always disappointed when an unlock requires hard. It would be worthwhile to survey a wider audience to see which difficulty is preferred for the unlocks. |
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Post by fallen on Jun 15, 2019 12:31:15 GMT -5
Aesop - welcome back and glad you're enjoying the new stuff!
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Post by Aesop on Jun 15, 2019 13:19:35 GMT -5
Daveal - Thanks for the hints. I got the achievement quite quickly playing a merchant. If it wasn't for the achievement and the unlock I would have never tried being a merchant captain. Amazing what money can be made..... well... Star Trading. Fallen - I'm looking forward to trying out all the new stuff, still in the early game and not seen any of the pox or the fighter craft yet! Feels like it's getting some nice polish. More achievements and things to unlock please  |
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Post by daveal on Jun 15, 2019 14:18:29 GMT -5
Regarding unlocks, apart from difficulty, I've now spent a couple hours driving from cadar world to cadar world hoping to trigger call of the strong, so that I can unlock the commander contact at start. Unfortunately it's random and I guess it doesn't like me. I know I had exactly the same experience last year before release, and I'm sure I finished it at least once at the time. But that was way before release, and I guess the steam achieve didn't back-date. Seems like a bad idea to try any higher difficulty without getting commanders right away.
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Post by fallen on Jun 15, 2019 15:27:55 GMT -5
Regarding unlocks, apart from difficulty, I've now spent a couple hours driving from cadar world to cadar world hoping to trigger call of the strong, so that I can unlock the commander contact at start. Unfortunately it's random and I guess it doesn't like me. I know I had exactly the same experience last year before release, and I'm sure I finished it at least once at the time. But that was way before release, and I guess the steam achieve didn't back-date. Seems like a bad idea to try any higher difficulty without getting commanders right away. Stories are added to the game every few years. Traveling back and forth between worlds is a slow way to burn years. This will not help you find more storylines. |
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