From the Depths - Tips & Advice for Beginners

[@albertwallace1461]

It’s really interesting to see how people, with different styles of building in game, can have different opinions of how difficult any type of craft is. I mean, it’s obvious but it’s still interesting.

[@AustinJFerret]

This was *exactly* what I was looking for after coming out of the tutorials and being completely uncertain how big of a build to start with, whether to go with something small and compact to experiment quickly with different systems or a bigger one to give me plenty of room to built stuff in. I've got a much better idea where to focus now.

[@Dylan-ln6qt]

This game does have a giant learning curve

[@comet.x]

What curve?

[@nineroad5301]

There is no curve, its a cliff, super hard but once over its all a flat line since you now know a fully functioning ship

[@helyushd6943]

I always refer to a solid brick wall... there is no curve xD

[@Dylan-ln6qt]

@@helyushd6943 it's like a curve to me, just that the curve has a slope of infinity, since no matter how much you learn there will always be more, no matter how much you climb the learning curve you'll never see the end...

[@helyushd6943]

@@Dylan-ln6qt well, a curve with a slope of infinity is not a curve. A function is a system that maps all x values on one y value each only. But whatever this nightmare is, it is about explosions, so it’s fun. xD

[@juggerftd]

I have over 600hours in FtD so far and have never build a (well) functioning Airship or Skimmer xD. Also i had no Idea that you can refill and repair you vehicle with the Q-Menu. And only recently i found out that you can instantly change your Ammunition of APS by taking the vehicle out and Into Play again. In FtD you never stop learning :D

[@comradetonk8280]

200-300k mats is kind of my sweet spot for builds. Just enough freedom to build what you want, but also cheap and small enough to not be frustrated with building it.

[@typehere6689]

As one of those ultra rare FtD flybois who barely can into PIDs, most of my machines are on the cheaper end.

[@plebao51]

also, I cam here because of borderwise, and its true, you are greatly unapreciated for the amazing work you do. dylan the game has less of a learning curve and more of a learning cliff, covered in sharp spikes.

[@polarisbear7468]

On fire, and covered in bears

[@alextheonewarrior]

I've built subs and helicopters, but every plane I make turns into a flying squirrel lmao

[@TheFearsomeRat]

I think when I get FtD (and a better computer), my first vehicles will probably be Amphibious or aerial ones, the few ideas I had in mind were; A AA truck using an APS or Missiles. A General Tank chassis that can fit several weapon types with little modification, that can more or less last through a full campaign, just it needs to be spammed more then a similar vehicle with a comparable cost. A large "sniper" cannon that can spearhead preferably early-mid game combats, utilizing a Railgun with space for a few secondary armaments. A EMP-PAC Heli armed with Torpedos and a Sonar Buoy/Decoy to Sub Hunt as I don't think many Subs can counter Helicopters, and I think the few that can (if any) are EMP vulnerable. There are a few other ideas but they depend on weather or not if I'm able to flip something like an AA mantlet upside down (I've never seen it done or mentioned if it's possible with the Mantlets) as one of them is a Bomber that focuses more on strafing it's target then actual bombs, however looking at an APS tutorial, while there is one mantlet that might work for it even if I can't flip the AA one upside down, I'm not sure if it'll give me the angle of fire I want especially as part of it would be effectively wasted for the craft, as I don't need the full upward angles for what I need it to do, as the gun on it would need to shoot almost 90 degrees straight down without using anything to tilt the gun that way, be it some form of rotor or otherwise, having played Space Engineers however it does help me grasp FtD a bit easier despite never having played the game, as it has helped, for me to have an idea of what I want from a particular craft before I even start designing it in anyway shape or form.

[@gruntmaster1]

Personal tip: Use keyboard mode when creating vehicles. It requires some time to get used to as no other game has this control scheme, but it is so much better than mouse mode, both for precision and "mass" building .

[@OhmIsFutile]

Keyboard mode is useful. I use both. You can press F3 to switch on the fly. You can also tweak your camera's speed in build mode in the options.

[@tmwarthunder1016]

This is my own way of building a ship, though it is just a theory and is based on IRL ways in some way First: Build up from the Keel. This is what I thought of doing so and testing out since most of my first "battleships" were as small as a gunboats. The Keel would help you with your sense of scale since the guns are huge below the deck. Second: Build the Citadel with Heavy Armour(Normal Metal if you are building a Destroyer) It helps you to protect the most important part of your ships from fuel to ammo to AI to your Ammo racks of your guns. And third, it will be the bulkheads. The Bulkheads are something most FtD players might have missed when building their large ships. They help control the flotation of your ship even if one bulkhead is to be breached. The rest is up to you

[@evilbadger34]

From the depths learning wall is brick that you climb with your fingers and toes. It's pretty much a wall because you cant play unless you know everything

[@CM-NightDK]

the best things i learned so far is. shaped charge is actually pretty good and electrical engine for powering your vehicle is costly but it is worth it edit: i play it for 4 months now... yeah...

[@OhmIsFutile]

Engines are a complex topic. They can all be worth it in different circumstances. For a new player, just figuring out one engine to get your vehicles working is a good first step. I wouldn't worry about the details early on.

[@fluffythecandleeater6196]

It took me a 2month to learn how to play even on the ashes of the empire

[@argonhammer9352]

Mouse building physically hurts me.

[@OhmIsFutile]

*click click click click click* HeheEheHheHEEHehEHehehee

[@samwoodycharles8760]

​@@OhmIsFutile スペイン語は話せません

[@cyruslupercal9493]

2:00 Soul crushed. Desire to build, destroyed.

[@eidod23]

I have been addicted to the building but also frustrated at the sheer amount especially getting boats to not flip

[@TotallyNotAFox]

My first useable design was a Tank Destroyer style ship with 2 AA guns and a 88mm, 6 barrel gattling for 31K

[@deezboyeed6764]

I cant even build a stable craft but I keep trying!

[@John_Buckson]

Not a beginner bust somehow this helped

[@nicolasmousten9685]

i played before when a big ship had 50k mats and your first ship was around 15k mats. i can't seem to get it in my head that 25k mats for a ships is small today.

[@luansagara]

funny that you said planes are the hardest while my first vehicle was a small plane. and other than not being able to figure out the AI, it ran pretty well. managed to down a couple of dusters in manual control. also, i your videos have been pretty helpful for me

[@OhmIsFutile]

Oh, I have no doubt you and a lot of other people have gotten planes to work without too much trouble, but I've also seen planes that took significant troubleshooting and I even gave up on fixing some plane designs.

[@typehere6689]

Many of my early machines were planes. I never did large boats until I had spent about 50 hours playing. None of those were ever finished.

[@STbattlefront]

Ashes of the empire help me learn how to build turrets, tanks, logistics, and using its volume limit as a set goal. Now I'm experimenting with hover vehicles, but I still don't know how to make a aircraft just really good tanks XD

[@lkmdude8094]

"okay I'm gonna build a 150-200k battleship/airship/submarine" And every time it ends up being 2-3x smaller than I thought it would. Currently my most expensive design is 60k, mostly because I decided to test out aps shells and gave it 3 guns.

[@OhmIsFutile]

Oh, you're one of those people who are "too reasonable" :P

[@weirdgaming4628]

My first ship when i returned to the game was a battleship that costed 450k

[@somedude1771]

I want to make a functioning slave1 from landing to takeoff, and maybe back but probably not. Buuuut my brain grinds to a halt with planes in this game for some reason. I've been playing ksp and other building games for what feels like decades and this game just seems to hate me when making planes xD So I can only imagine making a transformer in this game. Slave1 is basically just a weirdly shaped harrier jet too.

[@DasAnthra]

Most time I had ideas for a vehicle, but I can't get them running like it should, think I'm not the best engeer

[@OhmIsFutile]

Yeah, getting something kinda working vs getting it working but in the cool way we imagined it can be quite a step up. Don't beat yourself up over it. It can be worth asking around whether or not there's a way to implement that idea. Keep on keeping on! :)

[@DasAnthra]

@@OhmIsFutile idea is a stealthy submarine. With Torpedos and of corse counter tops ans decoy but the submarine gets hit if enemy has decoys but I will try

[@DasAnthra]

@@OhmIsFutile perhaps I need more of your tutorials Rockets, cannons etc😂

[@DasAnthra]

I like your videos. Easy to follow and helpfull. I am not native English speaker😂

[@skeire1]

Came here from borderwize

[@sethwilliams4103]

i have 600 hrs and i still cant make a good plane

[@thefamilyfunday]

I was going to build a warship but you say build small

[@OhmIsFutile]

Oh, please feel free, I just don't recommend to make that your first project as it might be frustrating and exhausting, but if you really want to then don't let me talk you out of it!

[@jasper-dq8gs]

noice

[@superminer1993]

Why youtube I dont need this I have already dumped 1690 hours in it why do you g8ve me this now. Ahhh!

[@OhmIsFutile]

This is the way... of the algorithm. I've got different content for people with hundreds and hundreds of hours, but it's less popular. ಥ﹏ಥ

[@typehere6689]

Almost all of my first legit vehicles cost less than 30k.

[@spinnirack3645]

I imagined a very different accent

[@polandspaceprogram3521]

I wish I could enjoy the game but the UI makes me to vomit, very annoying to embrace that... good tutorial tho.

[@OhmIsFutile]

I can't blame you, the UI takes some getting used to. I wouldn't say it's so bad I'd throw up, but it's definitely not a selling point. :P Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@comet.x]

You can change the colors and customize it, but yeah. The UI is pretty much pure functionality. It's quick and efficient, but not very intuitive

[@boo6767]

That's the downside of FTD, afaik a lot of the visual side is programmer art and doesn't look too great, because the game's focused on mechanics and function.