Colony Ship Early Access Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[razvedchiki]

i need 5-6 str for heavy armor use?

 

[SpaceWizardz]

i need 5-6 str for heavy armor use?

If you're doing Rifles you're gonna want str for recoil control anyways.

 

[Sòren]

i assume it affects chance to hit, but what's the calculation for recoil control btw?

 

[Twiglard]

Armor feels a lot better than Evasion ATM.

Why not both?

Note: AP penalty gets offset by the armor handling derived stat, even though it doesn't show on the tooltip.

 

[Technomancer]

Armor feels a lot better than Evasion ATM. My thief Faythe was getting obliterated by grazes in my last run.

With evasion AND armor you can get away with lower tier armor. Heaving less heavy variant means it is easier to achieve zero penalty evasion on it and if your evasion is high enough, you will receive grazes that will be absorbed by this lighter armor.

 

[Jaedar]

Note: AP penalty gets offset by the armor handling derived stat, even though it doesn't show on the tooltip.

It does? I thought the only way to get rid of AP penalty was the perk.

I second the motion that having both evasion and armor is the best form of defence.

i assume it affects chance to hit, but what's the calculation for recoil control btw?

Iirc it used to be something simple like +4% to hit per recoil control, but I haven't checked since the rework.

 

[Twiglard]

Note: AP penalty gets offset by the armor handling derived stat, even though it doesn't show on the tooltip.

It does? I thought the only way to get rid of AP penalty was the perk.

 

[razvedchiki]

which skills shoud my char cover and let the npcs cover the gaps?
i was thinking to tag biotech/evasion/streetwise and have faythe with sneak/steal/electronics/computers.

 

[SpaceWizardz]

which skills shoud my char cover and let the npcs cover the gaps?
i was thinking to tag biotech/evasion/streetwise and have faythe with sneak/steal/electronics/computers.

Talkers should have both Persuade and Streetwise tagged, Streetwise alone isn't enough.
I've seen people on the Steam forums use Jed for Biotech and Faythe for Electronics/Computers/Lockpick/Steal.

 

[Technomancer]

which skills shoud my char cover and let the npcs cover the gaps?
i was thinking to tag biotech/evasion/streetwise and have faythe with sneak/steal/electronics/computers.

Bots can't talk so that's on you. Faythe has buffs to sneak, steal and lockpick (player dependent choice), she is straight up better at sneaking than your char no matter what. That leaves you with biotech, electronics, computers. If you minmax you can get enough tags to cover all three talking skills as well.

 

[razvedchiki]

can i get away with 5 str for a rifle build?i will add another point of str with the implant.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

can i get away with 5 str for a rifle build?i will add another point of str with the implant.

Go with 4, you can overclock most implants for +2 stat bonuses in Habitat.

 

[razvedchiki]

where do i get the spinal implant?
k so i will go with a 4/8/8/8/8/6 and tagging rifle/armor/streewise and later computers.
gonna get faythe/jed and later a guy from the factions.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

where do i get the spinal implant?

In chapter one you can remove it from a corpse in mission control, on the lowest level, after you deal with the scav crew down there. Think you can get another one in Braxton fight, not 100% sure.
Biotech 5 is needed to remove it intact, or Biotech 4 to remove it damaged and repair it with electronics.
When you reach Habitat you can buy it from faction vendors.

 

[Elhoim]

Note: AP penalty gets offset by the armor handling derived stat, even though it doesn't show on the tooltip.

It does? I thought the only way to get rid of AP penalty was the perk.

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The only way is the perk, it's a tooltip miscommunication.

 

[Tavernking]

As a fence sitter I urge your team to spend time making sure the demo is polished, don't rush it. It will make or break my decision to buy your game.

 

[Parabalus]

Sarge stack with Captain?

 

[razvedchiki]

not 100% sure but i dont think it stacks, at least the values that change the same stats.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Sarge stack with Captain?

No.

 

[Skdursh]

With the most recent updates what is the ballpark estimate on how much content is currently available to experience? Traditionally, I pirate most games that I'm not absolutely convinced I will love and then later pay for a proper copy of it if I find myself actually enjoying it, though being that I was a massive fan of AoD (embrace the jank) my level of certainty regarding the eventual full release isn't the issue. What's been holding me back from purchasing it thus far is exclusively due to the early-access status. I'm typically not interested in playing a game that I'm not going to be able to finish, especially if what is available only amount to a few hours of gameplay or if I will need to start the game from scratch with every update due to save incompatibilities. So, how much enjoyment will I get out of this if I buy the game today and do saves break between updates? I really don't want to get burned out by being forced to play the opening 6 hours over and over again such that when the game does realize its full release I'll have no interest in slogging through things that I've already done 100 times to get to the new stuff.

 

[Jrpgfan]

With the most recent updates what is the ballpark estimate on how much content is currently available to experience? Traditionally, I pirate most games that I'm not absolutely convinced I will love and then later pay for a proper copy of it if I find myself actually enjoying it, though being that I was a massive fan of AoD (embrace the jank) my level of certainty regarding the eventual full release isn't the issue. What's been holding me back from purchasing it thus far is exclusively due to the early-access status. I'm typically not interested in playing a game that I'm not going to be able to finish, especially if what is available only amount to a few hours of gameplay or if I will need to start the game from scratch with every update due to save incompatibilities. So, how much enjoyment will I get out of this if I buy the game today and do saves break between updates? I really don't want to get burned out by being forced to play the opening 6 hours over and over again such that when the game does realize its full release I'll have no interest in slogging through things that I've already done 100 times to get to the new stuff.

It already has quite a bit of content. The biggest update which supposedly is the Habitat has already been released, and according to the steam page, the game is 75% done content-wise. There are only 3 locations left.

It's been a while since the last time I've played AoD but I wouldn't be surprised if it's already longer than a single AoD campaign.

 

[notpl]

With the most recent updates what is the ballpark estimate on how much content is currently available to experience? Traditionally, I pirate most games that I'm not absolutely convinced I will love and then later pay for a proper copy of it if I find myself actually enjoying it, though being that I was a massive fan of AoD (embrace the jank) my level of certainty regarding the eventual full release isn't the issue. What's been holding me back from purchasing it thus far is exclusively due to the early-access status. I'm typically not interested in playing a game that I'm not going to be able to finish, especially if what is available only amount to a few hours of gameplay or if I will need to start the game from scratch with every update due to save incompatibilities. So, how much enjoyment will I get out of this if I buy the game today and do saves break between updates? I really don't want to get burned out by being forced to play the opening 6 hours over and over again such that when the game does realize its full release I'll have no interest in slogging through things that I've already done 100 times to get to the new stuff.

Why not just wait another few months for the full release? You say straight up you don't want to play an early-access game (I don't either) and then just keep trying to argue yourself into it for some reason.

 

[jackofshadows]

Unexpected mortality and all that I presume. I'd say nothing wrong with groping subj a little bit before the release just to figure out what kind of char do you wanna play later on.

 

[Marat]

How do I get an early audience with the Brotherhood in the Factory? Is that the way towards arranging an alliance with the Pit?

 

[Skdursh]

With the most recent updates what is the ballpark estimate on how much content is currently available to experience? Traditionally, I pirate most games that I'm not absolutely convinced I will love and then later pay for a proper copy of it if I find myself actually enjoying it, though being that I was a massive fan of AoD (embrace the jank) my level of certainty regarding the eventual full release isn't the issue. What's been holding me back from purchasing it thus far is exclusively due to the early-access status. I'm typically not interested in playing a game that I'm not going to be able to finish, especially if what is available only amount to a few hours of gameplay or if I will need to start the game from scratch with every update due to save incompatibilities. So, how much enjoyment will I get out of this if I buy the game today and do saves break between updates? I really don't want to get burned out by being forced to play the opening 6 hours over and over again such that when the game does realize its full release I'll have no interest in slogging through things that I've already done 100 times to get to the new stuff.

Why not just wait another few months for the full release? You say straight up you don't want to play an early-access game (I don't either) and then just keep trying to argue yourself into it for some reason.

It's more that I don't want to play an early-access game where I will need to replay the same sections over and over again depending on whether or not saves break between updates. Still haven't got a clear answer on that one.