Space Scavenging Low Sci Fi Survival That Really Impressed! - Untethered

[@HeliosFish]

The lore of Matt’s past week. Tried recovering society ala waterworld, but finds himself stranded in a desolate land that is riddled by predators and plague. By some miracle gets himself into space and finds a job doing space trucking but runs out of space-trucking-batteries. Which leads to him being stuck on this failing space station

[@Stray..]

Perfect recap

[@fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

The casual menace of telling a stranded astronaut that you will deign to grant them access to technology contingent on their science output and continued cooperation has good, solid, Weyland-Yutani vibes.

[@5h0rgunn45]

Yeah, this has gotta the most casually dystopian horror game I've ever seen just by virtue of the fact that this marooned astronaut still has to keep working a 9-5 before the people back on Earth will send him the stuff he needs to survive.

[@ByMetoable]

LO2: Liquid Oxygen LH2: Liquid Hydrogen (probably)

[@LaserGadgets]

Yep! LN2 is more common, liquid nitrogen. And in space, I'd say its clear that H2 and O2 are needed for propulsion.

[@rareraven]

Was looking for this comment. I feel like, if Splatt had spent a serious second on thinking about it, he would have reached the same conclusion.

[@GameTimeWhy]

​@@rareravenstreamer brain. Although on twitch he has more time to think and makes pro gamer moves usually.

[@Smo1k]

@@LaserGadgets Personal maneouvering jets are usually nitrogen 😉

[@newCoCoY6]

is having the same element bonded to itself some kind of natural chemistry alabama in our world? thats what all those 2s are telling me.

[@delphicdescant]

This is one of those games that I see you play, and immediately have to pause the video to go play the demo myself before continuing. Always a good sign for a game.

[@foobar1735]

RCS = Reaction Control System, also known as "spit stuff out one side, make craft go other direction" :D

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I like the Decent reference. I used to play the hell out of that game, even had a two joystick and peddles set up.

[@justinwitty9847]

I spent so much time leaning around my monitor…so immersive!

[@alk8786]

Fun fact. In the old, really old anime called Macross(the original one), in the first episode there was a moment when heroine gets spooked by a... tuna( the whole fish ) flying in the space. This get referenced by tv animation "Robotech'' later on. The tuna in the game might or might not be reference to that.

[@JS-bf9dw]

Lol, no time to be scared. Whip out a knife and make some fresh sashimi :P

[@TheYear2525]

Thanks for making me feel old, really old. 🤣

[@lucidnonsense942]

Isn't Robotech just Macross that's been chopped up and redubbed for US audience?

[@ChristopherYounger]

@@lucidnonsense942 Yes, Harmony Gold rewrote and produced Robotech based on Macross. I grew up with Robotech and loved it--then I saw Macross: Do You Remember Love? and realized Robotech was a cheap copy. :) But still, rushed home from school to watch through all three seasons of Robotech. Fond memories.

[@dolenore]

@@lucidnonsense942 Yeah, though surprisingly, Disney now has the US rights to Macross and is going to be releasing it on D+ (except for the original series, because Harmony Gold). I am oddly optimistic to see Macross 7, Frontier and Delta in English dubs. Disney is many things, but poor isn't one of them. They translate all their content into 50+ languages.

[@FaneTheAncient]

I love how when you use the mouse to navigate the panel the light also move along with it.

[@charlie15627]

LO2- Liquid Oxygen LH2- Liquid Hydrogen The 2 things you need to create thrust for your rocket engine.

[@MisterZimbabwe]

Oxygen can be... Liquid? You mean all this time we could have been DRINKING BREATHING?

[@thomasspargo8303]

@@MisterZimbabwe Yep, look up the film "The Abyss". The film has a scene where they actually put real live rats into a tank of special oxygenated liquid that you can breathe. It doesn't sound fun though, id imagine that your body would freak out about "drowning"

[@Known-Cheater]

@@MisterZimbabwebasically anything can be at any state of matter depending on pressure and temperature, liquid oxygen at 1 atmosphere of pressure boils at -183°C, so anything above it and it’s gaseous again and freezes at -219°C. If I am not mistaken it’s all about space efficiency that’s why they use liquid oxygen and hydrogen, sometimes solid fuels too. I’m no scientist though, so do some research too, it is a fun topic anyways. Have a good one.

[@jasonant24]

@@MisterZimbabwe to be honest, we all love drinking. Who wants to be like those old squares who still 'breathe' their oxygen when you can consume it like a real man!

[@Smo1k]

@@thomasspargo8303 Not quite the same: Liquid oxygen is either very cold or very compressed, dissolved oxygen is what makes water "breathable" for fish.

[@savmass]

Combination of "Ostranauts" and "Objects in Space" in this format would be a dream game!

[@DanielDorn-tr7tw]

Cant wait for the developer to abandon this game just like the devs of Objects in Space

[@savmass]

@@DanielDorn-tr7tw that still stings to this day

[@ubertuna1]

Rogue System!!! AArrghh!!!

[@joshmartin2744]

@@ubertuna1 This will never not fill me with sadness. There's a group of people that are apparently trying to rebuild the game from the ground up, but I suspect that it'll never actually happen, and even if it does, it will be many years before we get a "game".

[@ubertuna1]

@@joshmartin2744 There is a very promising game currently in dev called Alliance Space Guard which seems to carry the torch for much of what RogSys was hoping to accomplish.

[@Untethered-Game]

I had great fun watching you play the demo, thanks so much for checking it out!

[@gapper3]

Splatter, I look forward to your videos every day. They always improve my day in a small but noticeable and important way. Thanks for your work man !

[@banaman7746]

honestly, this game would be so amazing if they add just the slightest amount of horror. not the "something is out to get you" kind of horror, but more the "I've been alone out here for 3 weeks by myself... is that planet looking at me?" kind of horror. like, on some random day between 9 to 14 the planet in the background has a giant eye on it actually staring at you, and you just have to wonder what is really real anymore. nothing that ever actually messes with you mechanically, just stuff to mess with you mentally. considering hallucinations is a real thing, especially with people stuck in isolation for extended periods of time... it wouldn't be a stretch either.

[@joshmartin2744]

I mean... before I'd finished the demo Saturn stopped rendering, making it spookily appear to have vanished. That's totally the same thing, right?

[@banaman7746]

@@joshmartin2744 likely not on purpose, but ya. just anything that would make you stop and think "wait, is that real? or am I just seeing things?" the planet your in orbit of just randomly vanishing would qualify I'm sure.

[@Kveldred]

Not the vibe I personally want for this kind of game at all tbh

[@banaman7746]

@@Kveldred understandable... Only reason I mentioned in the first place though is everything is already there for it. Alone, isolated, semi realistic. Though I will say, vibewise it's perfect already. I just mean they have that atmosphere already, if they just added some tiny details that change randomly to take advantage of that, not to change the feel of the whole game.

[@DannyMahes]

You're thinking of Observation, which is also pretty good. More narrative driven.

[@sinnison23]

Cassette Futurism is the aesthetic. On that note, Ostranauts has had some big updates recently.

[@davesobani9565]

Holy shit that is the Fire alarm of my old workspace...I almost called my first responders on my phone XD

[@mikerodgers7620]

Ogaboga

[@BrandanLee]

Yeah that initial alarm gave me some oh shit vibes for sure. It sounds like such an innocuous alarm at first.

[@hechticgaming7193]

I love these new immersive style games. I loved that game you played a few ago called Nauticrawl. It was also one of those that you had to click the buttons and flip the switches. It was great. Just wish that one was longer.

[@joshmartin2744]

Sadly, after playing Rogue System, all of these other "immersive" games feel like Fisher/Price baby toys. Never look that game up, so that you can continue to enjoy these.

[@Kveldred]

Same, @ OP. Star Trucker does a great job of that stuff too-gotta manually actuate everything, manually carry everything, weld holes in your truck before your oxygen all says sayonara...

[@hindel6141]

This would be great in VR!

[@ancapftw9113]

Have you ever played Stationeers? The whole game is you building and designing the layout of equipment on planets while trying to survive.

[@Meowten]

In starbase you get to put your ship together including the wiring. It's a bit dead but worth it anyway.

[@hanscarlsson6583]

Simulating that new Boeing rocket ;)

[@NIL0S]

My OCD is like "PUT THE SCIENCE AND STORAGE RACKS ON OPPOSITE SIDES GAAAAH" 😆

[@Karakura002king]

Then he proceeds to put the solar panels on one side only and not even it out GAAAHH 😂😂

[@HiMyNameIsLeo]

At first I thought that said Depressing, not Depressurizing, and was like yup, relatable pod

[@daniell1483]

The comment about the tuna that finds its way to space had me doing a spit take! Hilarious. This game looks promising if they can iron things out.

[@MrDavidMoyer]

5:40 LH2 is "liquid hydrogen" and LO2 is "liquid oxygen." Combine the two with the tiniest of sparks and you get a giant KABOOM! It's your rocket fuel levels. And now you know.

[@manio22]

Looks like a more retro looking but also more realistic version of Breathedge, a game which i like a lot. So definitely gonna keep an eye on this one.

[@joshmartin2744]

And without all the rampant mysogyny, making it even better!

[@opusfluke2354]

Clarke? Thank you, Sir Arthur C!

[@redredkrovy]

I noticed that too!

[@cito2820]

Can’t wait for this to come out! Seems like a lot of fun and I didn’t want the video to end 😂

[@MrPrincepop]

I've seen this game played by another KZbinr weeks ago. Good to see Splat playing it, I have it on my wish list.

[@GeryonM]

Saw on another channel a game called We Harvest Shadows that could use a boost.

[@Antares-Dragon]

It’s a little bounce housey. Cracks me up

[@WRFRDWRFRD]

Felt the same about Tin Can. This looks real promising. Can't wait to see it 6 months from now.

[@Cuthawolf]

I'm sold. Dunno why but it's 100% got my interest.

[@chaosordeal294]

There's a VR game, name escapes me, where you really cobble your ship together, but not so much the bits as the logistics, and you are literally wiring everything together.

[@WakkaWakka25]

I fetch rocks, is that one you are talking about?

[@Reoh0z]

Splatty, this is your Doctor, I was deeply disturbed to hear that you have a heartbeat. Please make an appointment immediately so that we can investigate this, and make sure you're ok.

[@ttsymphonyg]

I'm never tired of the "Mayor Tom" (Peter Schilling) type of lore

[@floriansugg8190]

You DO realize that the Peter Schilling version of "Major Tom" is a german cover of the David Bowie hit, don't you? So, if you don't get tired of these kind of stories, David Bowie is the man who deserves your gratitude, as he was the creative mind behind it... by the way, there is a whole themed album telling major Tom's story, I don't remember the name right now, but I recommend listening to it...

[@ttsymphonyg]

@@floriansugg8190 yeah, no. Peter Schilling made a derivative from David Bowie's Major Tom, the original and long story told acoss various albums talking about various personal subjects. That's why I pointed out that this kind of works remind me of the Peter Schilling's Mayor Tom, where the protagonist is stranded and devoid of all human contact while tending to urgencies for the sake of survival that don't let him mourn.

[@Draelyn]

@@floriansugg8190 You remind me of the babe

[@kellerkind6169]

@@ttsymphonyg while the title of the song is the same and the theme is kinda similar its not a cover at all. neitehr is the music in any kind related to Bowie's song nor are the lyrics in any way shape or form derived from its predecessor.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

I wish the construction was a little more in depth for a survival game. like put the wire frame up and let the player place the pieces of metal and do the welding or fastening or whatever. Its a construction survival game, there isn't THAT much else to do. Its a bummer when you place stuff and it just pops into existence.

[@Akanon74]

It seems to use the same mechanics as most games of the genre, but atmosphere looks great. I'll try the demo to see how much hard science it contains :)

[@nickpetrossi2008]

Happy Splatt = Best Splatt

[@joewilson3393]

Man, why did this make me recall the 2018 game Observation?

[@HalNordmann]

Possibly the design of the internals

[@АлексейСальников-щ7у]

Crafting games always expose huge underestimation of materials and work amount needed to produce (anything)

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati]

one thing that bothers me so far...the RCS thrusters point directly at the solar panels.

[@alfalfa140]

If you want that nitty gritty space survival there's stationeers. Apparently same dev as Icarus.

[@delphicdescant]

Yeah but isn't stationeers always on the surface of a planet/moon? It doesn't really have space ships, does it?

[@alfalfa140]

@@delphicdescant Yeah, it's more surface based with some vehicles and an asteroid field start option that has no gravity, as well as couple other starts that mix around gravity, temperature, and resource availability. The main thing was splatt's comment about wanting to fab things up and wire them himself that made me think of it.

[@delphicdescant]

@@alfalfa140 Yeah, another suggestion might be Starbase, where you do wire and pipe up your whole space ship. I know it had a bad launch, but I still think the editor (the full one, not the dumbed down one) is amazing.

[@alfalfa140]

@@delphicdescant My personal turn off for starbase is that it's an mmo and I prefer to be a hermit.

[@delphicdescant]

@@alfalfa140 oh sure fair enough. When I played I just avoided everybody and it worked out to basically the same thing lol.

[@meroddaglenholm7924]

For your inventory problem ... maybe it is restricted by module? Because that workshop is in the Engine Module it might not be able to access the Science module. Try building a new workshop in the same module as a storage rack. Or even better, right in the middle of two of them. See if that makes a difference.

[@dynaelder5037]

Good call with this game. Straight on my wish list.

[@adamproulx6919]

Yeah Subnautica was the first game I thought of too. I really love the graphical aesthetic. Muted colors and soft textures are really interesting. Love the look of Saturn too. 🤘

[@lukewarren9593]

Splattercat: "Let me check real quick if I can craft out of storage. I absolutely HATE inventory management in games!" Also Splattercat: "I absolutely LOVE a fiddly diddly inventory management system like Tarkov or Diablo! Playing inventory Tetris is like its own minigame for me!"

[@HidForHG]

One is a single inventory the other is swapping between which random chest you left stuff in. Considering they have instabuild and other non immersive stuff they should just add the linking. Unless that is an upgrade or some kind of module that makes everything connect.

[@TheMrDewil]

@@HidForHG I get what you mean, and I agree. One thing is when you're out hunting-gathering, and you want to squeeze as many items in your inventory as you can. And it can be pretty fun, if done right. And the other thing is when you have to rummage through your many chests to find where you've put that one thing you need to craft other thing. And that is no fun at all. The same way list inventories are no fun. I always wonder, why so many devs don't implement linking. Not everyone is a fan of organization, and it is a neat QoL. Just a little "let's pretend that your character knows where everything is and just grabs it before crafting". When devs don't do that, it always makes me think that they don't play their own game, and because of that I can't trust them to make a good one. It can be ok game, but not good one, or great one. And if it's an "immersion" issue, whatever that means, a simple options menu toggle would do the trick. After all, having a choice is a good thing.

[@lukewarren9593]

@HidForHG I was just having a goof... It was just funny to me that watching 2-3 videos in a row and both polar opposites were said. I get what you're saying though. I wonder how easy/hard it is from a programming side of things how linking of chests would work. Is there a proximity that would be acceptable? Would that make it harder to program. Or would it just be easiest to have any chests across the map all linked up? From a multiplayer gamer perspective, I don't want chests linked if I'm sharing a base with 3-4 others and lets just say the one that isn't doing the bulk of the gathering also happens to just craft out of my chests everything they need before I get a chance to upgrade my weapon/armor or whatever...?

[@lukusblack6442]

It's fun, but it has it's pointless irritations. Power being first and foremost. We know it's night. We don't need an alarm to have to find, and turn off before bed. One thing I might add, something that tends to be overlooked in games like this, is a tether. It's 3D, out in space. Losing your base with ten seconds of air isn't abnormal. You should be able to craft a magnetic tether you place every time you leave, then hit a button to get pulled back to it, or have it automatic when you're running too low on O2.

[@chrisp9824]

I'm gonna be this guy commenting about a different game all the time now ;P I fell absolutely in love with Space Trash Scavenger and it so happens that is has similar space vibe so might be a good fit for the next game xD

[@davesatxify]

thanks :) not for me but always appreciated

[@DennisRyu]

If you want very high detail of building stuff with multiple tools you need to use, put in plates, cable, electronics and stuff like that you could give Stationeers a look if you haven't yet. Game got tons of updates and gets more and more quite regularly. Changed a lot over the years it is out now.

[@danilooliveira6580]

something I really REALLY would love to see what a Subnautica like survival crafting game, but like Orbiter or Kerbal with full newtonian physics, but where you played in first person. so you would need to figure out orbits and transfer windows by interacting with the MFDs in the cockpit.

[@dereksherwood3794]

Heya Splatty, dunno if you have or play VR stuff, but check out Star Shelter. It's a bit of an older VR game, but you expand a small core space station module with new habs and such, build workstations, gather components and materials from nearby debris that you space walk out to (in first person cuz VR... and figuring inertia and stopping etc. is a trip), and eventually try to craft an escape shuttle. There are hostile drones from time to time, meteor showers that cause damage, interior threats, environmental hazards etc. I put a good 30 hours into it one summer. Maybe give it a looksie if VR space survival station building craziness is yer thing. Cheers

[@drakehennig6239]

Bust out that Gorilla glue. Fix that space station! I love you Splat!

[@BadgerBishop]

This is Raft - in space, and the shark is replace by air capacity.

[@MountainDaughter]

o shizz splatts getting mad existential in this 1

[@BrickGriff]

"I dunno what LO2 and LH2 are..." Yes you do... liquid rocket fuel, baby!

[@America_Yea]

LO2 is liquid oxygen LH2 is liquid hydrogen. Literally oxygen and fuel.

[@America_Yea]

You need both for hydrolox rocket engines and a bit of oxygen for power in some rockets usually.

[@Ilostmycactus]

This looks really good

[@ExtraTrstl]

Neat! Thanks, Splatt!

[@darrenng1548]

5:35 the stuff would be liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, which would probably be your propellant.

[@RyllenKriel]

Wow, this game looks great. Thanks!

[@jameslanning8405]

L O2, Liquid oxygen... "Stay alive." L H2, Liquid Hydrogen. "Fuel?"

[@waffleswafflson3076]

Nah, I dont need a space adventure to be the looniest human in an uncaring universe.

[@davidaward82]

getting some heavy observer vibes from the introduction there.

[@weetyskemian44]

this looks really good, so sadly I can't watch anymore of your video cos I want to play it fresh. Thanks

[@Craider79]

Splat the LO2 and LH2 = Liquid and then O2 and H2 - so oxygen and hydrogen

[@grandfremdling3841]

Seems to be very promising. And: very good video

[@Ashuram528]

I assume that it's LO2= liquid oxygen, LOH=liquid hydrogen

[@jameswysocki6806]

It is.

[@leoleo1035]

I think you meant LH2, right? Because LOH could be interpreted as LiOH, which is Lithium Hydroxide

[@jameswysocki6806]

@leoleo1035 I think he just wrote it wrong, as it is L02 and LH2 in the game. Liquid oxygen (although LOX is sometimes used) as LO2 and liquid hydrogen as LH2 as you stated...

[@ancapftw9113]

I like the distopian nature of the research. The company has an employee stranded in space, but rather than give you the info you need to survive so you don't die, they make you buy the info with scientific data. Like they dont even care if their employee dies because the bottom line is more important than the PR hit of losing you.

[@Marshal_Nemesis]

instant wishlist

[@finlyyu8559]

The thought of having to survive in the great black nothingness.. with Saturn skulking around.. I'd die of an instant heart attack.

[@lucidnonsense942]

Sir, that's Uranus! joke aside, given the size of the sun and the colour, it looks like Venus most likely. By the time you hit the gas giants, the sun is pretty much a point source.

[@ChicoAzevedo]

Love your channel man! Love from brasil.

[@randyftobias]

"Give me more Tarkov-style, fiddly diddly inventory management." "You can't craft out of connected inventories. That's a shame; I hate inventory management."

[@iamnickdavis]

Also, I'd like ostranauts and this to have a baby

[@HalNordmann]

Looks pretty neat! The equipment looks more or less like what the ISS uses. I feel like there might be a bit of alternate history going on too - the tug's color scheme and computer screens are a bit retro

[@rosscondit8090]

You should play Athenian Rhapsody next! It's a huge tonal change from this but it's definitely my favorite indie that came out this year! I'd love to see your reaction to it :D

[@ramavich]

Spacenautica. I like it.

[@TheCommanderFluffy]

There's a game I played not too long ago that has a (albeit genre changed) sequel coming that you may have checked out before. I'm blanking on it though. The first game is set on a space station as a first person adventure incremental game and the second one coming is a apocalypse survival squad based game. Edit: Figured it out after what feels like hours pulling teeth... Interregnum!

[@MoA-Reload...]

Mental note to self, don't wash up on beach of a remote island with Splat. Me: "so got us a raft built with a basic sail and rudder" Splat: "I want a paint gun to make it colourful and install a figurehead to the front like an old timey pirate ship while you're at it" Me: 😐

[@rareraven]

You have the wrong priorities. Follow Splatt! 🫴🏼🏃🏼‍♂️

[@BrandanLee]

You wanna paddle back to shore a survivor or a legend? kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5asXo2gr5aZn7c

[@shigeminotoge4514]

not sure soldering would work in space, but the rest of that sounds pretty fun.

[@HatedTater]

This game is dope

[@BiscuitWaite]

It's Breath Edge without the comedy. I too am all about the analog, this should be fun!

[@royalecrafts6252]

that X-men intro tho

[@HorribleMuttonChops]

I hope they add better, immersive animations in the final release. Especially with the first-person view, simulation games like this thrive on immersion. So being able to climb into the sleeping pod from your POV, or actually opening a can of tuna would be nice. I think this is part of what made Subnautica extremely immersive. And even though Green Hell is a great game, it lacks some of these animations (which would be very simple to add) and you really feel the lack of impact sometimes.

[@Jak00Z]

Thabks❤

[@fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

It would be an interesting(quite possibly not fun, that part could be tricky) to completely drop the weight limit; but be utterly ruthless about inertia still being your problem. Not like you'll hurt yourself lifting with your back rather than your legs in zero g; or be unable to move when overburdened in a frictionless environment; but the more you carry the easier it will be to build up enough inertia jetting around in the void to squeeze you out of your suit like a tube of particularly unhappy toothpaste if you don't judge the approach to a large object properly...

[@samueloakley4254]

What if Starfield had mechanics

[@AbnerHolsinger]

looks cool, but I am confused how you are maneuvering in vacuum without thrusters, seems like you would have to be tethered, make leaps towards debris you want to grab, and then pull yourself back with the tether (despite he name being "untethered").

[@reverse_engineered]

He has thrusters. In his suit upgrades they were called safety thrusters.

[@andypresby6537]

RCS = reaction control system LO2= Liquid Oxygen LH2 = Liquid hydrogen

[@Metaz]

Looks fun :D

[@MrDavidMoyer]

Holy SHIT! The opening scene was taken DIRECTLY FROM A DREAM I HAD IN 2002. Right down to the sound of my alarm clock TRYING to wake me up in time for class, but my sleep-deprived brain just integrating it into the dream as the decompression alarm on my space ship. This is NOT A JOKE. I'm dead serious. I've had that dream. It's cool to see it in video game form. Who made this game? Cuz I'm thinking it may have been one of my college roommates since they're the only people I told about that dream. Lost touch with them over the years though.

[@Untethered-Game]

Hi, developer here. I was not alive in 2002, but I can confirm that I have been browsing your dream archive - streaming them directly into my brain from my dream observation chamber. A couple years back I came across this specific dream of yours, and it inspired me to create Untethered. Fortunately, copyright law hasn't caught up with the technology, so I should be in the clear. Thanks!

[@LasseMalmgren]

LO2 is liquid oxygen, LH2 is liquid hydrogen, so it's the fuel ;)

[@legueu]

Space Scavenging? 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@saemi74-fp9pk]

Boeing : The Simulator

[@plumbthumbs9584]

excellent!

[@dainishauka7205]

might be LO2 - liquid oxygen...; LH2- liquid hidrogen out cutting edge technology- THEY SENT U SCHEMATIC FOR A LOCKER! next they will be showing schematics for russian nanoscrews (nanobolt)

[@Wildcrd2]

Reminds me of Breathedge.~

[@mitchellcochran4338]

E.V.A. - Exterior Vehicle Activities? Maybe?

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

UI reminds me of Alien Isolation.

[@TreguardD]

A couple of people have tried "Raft in Space". Is this going to be the game that gets it right?