STARFIELD | Early Game Outpost.

Taking a tour of my first Outpost in Starfield and sharing my initial thoughts regarding the base building system.
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[@justshenanigans6649]

Awesome build man. Can confirm that placing objects in build mode makes them static. But heads up, I ran into a bug where sometimes all my clutter will disappear sometimes, outta nowhere. Don't know why, but a fix I think is working for me is when your clutter disappears, go into build mode, top view, select the structure it's all in, and then put it back down. It does a little refresh.

[@DarthXionGames]

Cheers! That tip is good to know about. Hopefully Bethesda will be able to iron out a few of those wrinkles soon.

[@justshenanigans6649]

@@DarthXionGames Here's to hoping, I love placing clutter with all the nick-nacks I find. I think it really makes a build pop out.

[@BenC460]

Does the clutter count toward your build limit?

[@justshenanigans6649]

@@BenC460 Not quite sure. Gonna pay closer attention to that next time. If it does it must be very little because I hadn't noticed.

[@DarthXionGames]

I wouldn't think so. It didn't in Fallout 4 at least, though it could have an impact on frame rates anyway.

[@norespawns]

Nice! - ive actually not used the circular hab before, but it has a really nice space, and you've made it look really homely. And 100000% on the snapping, it's so excitable and drives me insane.

[@DarthXionGames]

A room with a view! 😄 And Ta! It'll look even better once junk stops sinking and we can decorate properly!

[@Evilfish82]

Came to youtube to see a few outpost builds and damn. You people are good at this. I just slap a bed and a couple of boxes and outpost done. Bravo.

[@DarthXionGames]

Thank you! 😊 I can't wait until I have more to work with and can really go crazy!

[@_Sammy_J]

Dear Darth Xion, Thanks for making an outpost video for Starfield, I found the ones you made for 76 really handy. This might be an oversight, but the 2nd storage crate furnishing can be used as an output for your resource collection containers. You can link multiple storage crates & they all fill from the last crate. Eg I have a helium extractor linked to gas storage (stores 150 helium) linked to a storage crate (stores 300 helium) & then use the storage crate as a resource pool for any items (like generators) that require helium fuel. That way when my gas storage tank lights up green, I can just take the contents for myself & let it refill over time. I have a short video on my channel about using this technique to make credits mining Plutonium, it's less than a minute, if you check it out it'll make sense to someone like you in about 2 seconds. Enjoy!

[@DarthXionGames]

Cheers! I'll have a look into that storage crate thing. For the moment I'm split between building a dedicated outpost for storage and shipping and just keeping resources to a minimum so that I don't have to organise an ever growing number of full containers. If your suggestion works the way I think then It might make my storage outpost idea even more viable. 🤔 I'm going to need custom signs and labels though before this idea gets totally out of hand! 😂

[@_Sammy_J]

@@DarthXionGames the inter-galaxy transport is a bit odd, the best method I've found is to only use it for moving a single resource like helium, or to move ingredients to one of the fabricator machines. It does seem like a storage/crafting outpost is the best way to go rather than shipping resources from every location because it does get ridiculous. Much easier to mine 1 resource, sell it, & buy whatever you need for crafting. I also tried splitting the import shipments into gas/liquid/solid to separate the 3 as they arrive, it kinda works but it's buggy & things like gas occasionally end up in the solids container etc ✌

[@Notmeunknown123]

So happy to rediscover you, I used to watch your fallout 4 videos all the time. It’s been 6 years since and I’m so happy to be back

[@DarthXionGames]

Welcome back! 🤝

[@mantabloke8141]

for the snapping use tunnels as its easier to move them around than prefabs. For storage make more bins and link them together so you get more storage.

[@BenC460]

Great camp. I built my first outpost on a hostile planet because I got iron, aluminum, beryllium and H3O all in one outpost. I bring in copper from another outpost and use the mats for power leveling and caps, uh credits. I also am frustrated with a few things like outpost material management and snapping. I have a bunch of storage bins for stuff produced in that outpost. I also have a long line of bins I store stuff I bring back to the outpost. It's a very long line of containers because it's impossible to put more anywhere nearby without it snapping. Then say I want to get some titanium to take somewhere else I need to search through each solid bin until I find it. These are all fixable problems and if Bethesda doesn't fix it I am sure moders will. The mods we will eventually get are on thing I am really looking forward to.

[@aliasofanalias7448]

You can stack them, I have ran into that problem with snapping too though, the way I got around it was to make isles like a storage depot, you just have to line it up just outside the snap range, I build my habs in the corner and most of my outposts are storage and landing pads. I spent the last 2 days setting up storage links so I can afk for most resources now

[@zourin8804]

A thing that helps is knowing that a link pad can transport 1 ware, 1 ore, 1 liquid, and 1 gas in each direction without getting too tangled up thanks to storage type separation. in the case of inter-system pads, that 'outbound' gas is probably going to be your He3 pipeline, but the "return" gas pipeline can be something else.

[@RobOBanion]

This. The main problem I see people run into is trying to make very large outposts with a lot of resources to transfer. Everything runs much smoother if you simplify the type and amount of resources you transfer.

[@XaverisGaming]

That's funny I built my started outpost on the exact same planet xD. Thank you, glad someone else thinks it was also a good one :)!

[@DarthXionGames]

Resources are a tad inconvenient at times but it's a good convenient location with no risk of accidental contraband scans. 😎

[@SnaFubar_24]

I am really anxious to get into outpost design but decided to wait for the inevitable patch to sort out the issues you mentioned before doing so. I hope the patch won't be but another month or 2. For now I have the bear minimum bounty clearing station, mission board and a single hab at 1 location. Great video, thanks for that!

[@kargonthedestroyer2665]

Another outpost needs your help. Here, I'll mark it in your navigation.

[@TheSimstress]

Agree with you on everything. Hopefully everything, especially the storage and transfer system is fixed soon. I got a lot of inspiration from your build. Thank you.

[@TiberiousGreene]

I can attest! You can move found objects in build mode, and if you go back in build mode and replace them And move them Around, but they are static while not in build! So to answer your question YES you can!

[@oldman1973]

Wouldn't hold my breath on Bethesda fixing the building system honestly. It will be mod authors that make it what it should have been in the end. Also there is a nice little mod/ini tweak on nexus that already vastly improves placement, control, snapping distance, rotation speed, and some other things. Highly recommend it and it doesn't affect achievements either because it's ini edits.

[@DarthXionGames]

They made changes based on feed back to the system in Fallout 4 and are constantly developing things for 76. I'm sure that their current flagship title will get some attention too. Most of the placement stuff is fine and there's a setting in the game menu to adjust rotation speed. The snapping thing might be helpful, but it won't do much for console players at this point. If they add a snapping toggle that will solve most of the issues there.

[@oldman1973]

@@DarthXionGames, yeah still not holding my breath flagship title or not. Willing to bet that the vast majority of "improvements" and QOL comes from mods. Also, with it being on gamepass, alot of what we have now mod wise will work with gamepass and several work with xbox. No need to worry about PS cause it will be years before it's available there, if ever knowing MS greedy ass. LOL.

[@Eight-Bites]

Yeah, the only big QOL thing they need to focus on for outposts right now is the snapping. We just need a toggle for manual/snapping placement, it's a pretty easy fix tbh.

[@seacoastlife]

Enjoyed your video ,and having explored outpost building a bit, share your frustration, but it will come with updates. Cheers!

[@DarthXionGames]

I've no doubt. The feedback tha BGS will be getting should help them smooth off some of the rough edges!

[@KidSixXx]

What a great looking outpost! The only thing missing is a bathroom with a lavatory!

[@InconSteveHable]

From my own experience (lit) today lol... (i've been base building all day), the main stand out to me seems to be the upgraded space port that allows you to modify your ships with all the starship mods you have currently discovered unlike the starports i've visited which will only have a couple of ship types available, so it feels like outposts are where you want to build ships lol.

[@DarthXionGames]

I think I'll look into that at a later date. I've not got that many modules to choose from yet and that landing pad is humongous.

[@oldman1973]

The small pad has a ship size limit and won't fit alot of the bigger class C ships. The large pad is absolutely worth it to get asap.

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

Yeah, I found it's best to just go for the big landing pad right off due to it providing a convenient spot that has most ship parts available There are a few rare/unique parts you have to go to individual star systems/shipyards to get, but pretty much all the standard parts are there. Not to mention it doesn't cost that much more than the basic landing pad, in terms of resources.

[@markrogers7304]

The large pad still will not have every part. Ex. The stroud 2x2 Habs are not there,you can only get parts like that at the stroud showroom on neon I think it is.

[@oldman1973]

@@markrogers7304 thankfully there is already a mod to fix that, and it works on gamepass too. Honestly do not like having to run all over the galaxy looking for one specific part, so the mod is a nice QOL.

[@JohnDoe_75]

You don't have to take off and land to move your landing pad, just move it around while your ship is on there.

[@fidgetysl1m]

I bet they will add an option, or modders, to tell a storage container what to be filled with.

[@ryandavid453]

Picking stuff up from other bases/ships rn “works” but you’ll spend 20 minutes tryna drop a potted plant or microscope at just the right angle so the rotation took lines it up level with the surface you wanna put it on

[@StevenHouse1980]

Perhaps some one will make a Mod that would require building parts of an outpost snapping to a grid. In order to get cargo walls snapping into a good aliment without ugly gaps.

[@scientistforscience]

Oh my god. Darth xion and Starfield. Happiness overload!

[@DarthXionGames]

Strap in! 🤣 Loads more coming!

[@JFrombaugh]

My recommendation is to just build one outpost on your favorite planet/moon and treat it like a more utilitarian, customizable version of the Dream Home trait since the resource farming aspect isn’t very profitable.

[@zourin8804]

Outposts are more of a self-serving line of gameplay. To make more advanced modules, you need the advanced component fabricator and the resources to run it (such as drill rigs). If you are not perked for outposts (Charisma + Science), I do not advise getting into outposts at all. At a basic level, outposts really don't open up any kind of gameplay or profitability, just like not being perked for exploration is tedious and time consuming. Basic outposts can let you get a large landing pad and mine He3 for a fuel relay for travel, but that's about it.

[@DarthXionGames]

I've got a theory on how you could make things fairly profitable if you wanted, I'll have to look into it though. For me the main point is creating something interesting for its own sake though. And being able to store the resources needed to do that. I suspect that will become more viable with updates.

[@rustyharden2716]

To be fair compared to some recent releases I feel like this game is pretty polished now just to add some QOL improvements and online hopefully one day😊

[@DarthXionGames]

Most of the game is pretty awesome tbf. They've done a great job. There's always going to be issues with games of this scale too, (no matter the developer). A few patches to sort the big stuff the community has picked up on and we'll be off to the races.

[@Dante_S550_Turbo]

there's a mod that enhances ship building and greatly reduces the range for items to snap. Maybe it affects outposts to or someone can make it for outpost building

[@Response1980]

If you pick the item up directly centre of the four axis position, of the camera it will not snap as aggressively. If you pick the item up off Centre to the cameras 4 axis position. The snapping range is increased drastically which can be quite frustrating.

[@Poke-ladd]

I’ve heard talk that the Narion system is great for early game I think it’s due to a moon with plutonium which is great to sell if you stockpile enough storage boxes

[@DarthXionGames]

There's a bunch of good resources over there. It's somewhere I'll be looking at in the future for sure.

[@_Sammy_J]

@@DarthXionGames I've asked a few people to make a guide about this & you'll do a much better job than I did, please go for it! It's a legit technique & an awesome way to make credits✌ Having a cargo ship helps, mine carries over 8000 & can clean out a lot of traders in an in-game day.

[@ekonnic]

If you Rank to level 2 in outpost, your storage containers will be in 2 sizes the big one can store way more.

[@ZIMsar10]

Wow, Darth! What an EXCELLENT Video, your Outpost is extremely well decorated, better than any other Outpost Video I have seen & I've watched many. I also really appreciate "your honest feedback". One particular thing that caught my eye, that you didn't mention in the Video, was "What appeared to be Defense Turrets" placed on top of the Building with slanted walls, where your Work Benches were located. Are the Turrets effective against Enemies? How much damage do they do? How many different types of Turrets are there? Thanks for your time!

[@DarthXionGames]

Thanks! 😄 Good catch on the turrets. They're one of a couple of things I didn't get to talk about, (on account of being too busy ranting)!😂 Those are the most basic option and tbh... they're a bit naff, which is kind of to be expected I guess. I imagine some of the more advanced ones are better but I've not tried them out yet. They do require power though, which is a bit inconvenient until I get some better generators unlocked.

[@ZIMsar10]

@@DarthXionGames Thanks for the reply Darth! That's another thing that you're really good at, replying to comments. One last question. How much of your Build Budget have you used so far, I'm sure a few people will want to know.

[@DarthXionGames]

@ZIMsar10 so far about 1/5 or so I think. Not much anyway. 😊

[@ZIMsar10]

@@DarthXionGames It will be interesting to see what the Full Build Budget is like compared to Fallout 76.

[@DarthXionGames]

The area and budget are both mules bigger which is great. Not surprising though as 76 has to deal with up to about 20 bases active on a server at once, plus everything else. As a single player game Starfield can switch off most things that aren't immediately around the player which frees up a ton of resources.

[@rurounikenshin1878]

i like it haven't tried myself yet but i'm definitely going too

[@DarthXionGames]

It's got some good potential. Once the issues get resolved it'll be a lot of fun I think.

[@artemis5265]

You are by far my favourite fallout 76 KZbin so you know damn well imma stay tuned for your starfield content 😂

[@DarthXionGames]

Much appreciated! 😊

[@KellyPerrin2014]

You can make your outpost have Unlimited storage, by connecting multiple storage via the cargo link (scissorlift)

[@PolBlanesCebrian]

this game has so many QoL problems :( but it will be a great game if all those get fixed either officially or through mods The storage and automation systems as well as the outpost links need a huge rework or redesign. And there needs to be a way to generate money in your outpost without having to haul items and sell them to a shop.

[@762slinky]

Fab build! outpost issues definitely need sorting such as the snap and capacity issues you've commented on, still alot of room for improvement from Bethesda... robots and turrets are also an issue that needs addressing, fed up of Lin / Heller et al getting shot up or getting blockedbin airlocks by the security bots who seem to love habs rather than spend time patrolling outside!

[@DarthXionGames]

Or that Moppin' Not that seems to run for the door as soon as it's built. 🤣🤣🤣

[@762slinky]

@@DarthXionGames its definitely tied to doors, i built a quick n dirty extraction point for a lvl 4 star resource and put a robot out to increase efficiency and it walked over to my spaceship ramp... bloody muppet! lol

[@DarthXionGames]

@762slinky lol. From what modders have told me pathing has always been an issue in BGS games. I guess it's not as simple to set up as it could be. (On further consideration that makes a lot of sense when you consider all the things a player can do to further complicate pathing 🤔).

[@rison8]

The storage containers, particularly the one for manufactured parts hold FA.

[@Scoots_McBoots]

I know it renders cargo stuff on ships/outposts obsolete, but Starfield needs either global storage or something similar to the scrapbox from 76. I'm tempted to bump my carry weight up through the console just so I don't have to deal with the hassle.

[@domevans2725]

In the dlcs to come I hope they add in like actual walls and floors and roofs as separate pieces instead of just building with prefabs cuz it gets repetitive, but great base and can’t wait to see more

[@bheemasena2383]

Means you can put down things like concrete or metal floors. On planets with a lot of plant life, your outposts just disappear in the shrubs.

[@domevans2725]

@@bheemasena2383 starfield has a mechanic that where ever u place your structures, the foliage disappears and won’t be able to clip through your structure just like fallout 76

[@bheemasena2383]

@domevans2725 yeah I know that but it only removes that shrub. My 6 resource outpost is in intense bushland so deleting only the shrub under the item still results in a very difficult to see outpost.

[@domevans2725]

@@bheemasena2383 ahh yuh my bad I registered that all wrong it must look dope though kinda gives a hidden vibe to it, I kinda wanna find a planet that’s like a jungle and make like a modded stealth base depending on the mods that will come out for Xbox next year

[@bheemasena2383]

@domevans2725 I mean yeah I suppose for people who dont live in Australia, but to me it just looks like your every day outback community 😅

[@RobVespa]

It may be that shelves, cabinets, etc. can't be installed on slanted walls secondary to... physics. The devs may not have want to create new item field(s) defining where/how items can placed (beyond what already exists). It would be nice if crew/robots stationed at outposts possessed manageable routines, such as selling materials. This is a feature I enjoy NPCs having in, say, Skyrim (so that you don't have to run back to a town every five minutes -and- deal with merchant coffer limitations). If modders are able to do it with the limited ways they can interact with a ten-year-old API, then devs should be able to do it better (this can become your mantra - there are a lot of amazing mods). I'm baffled by many of the design decisions made, which not only includes features that were implemented and how they were implemented, but those that weren't. Some of it very simple. It's as if the devs have been living in a Fallout vault, cut off from the outside world... or they have decision makers who make bad decisions. Have they not seen mods for their own games or other games (going back decades, in some cases)? I'm enjoying Starfield quite a bit. I just don't understand how many of the issues I've encountered, things I think should be different and things that seem missing are the way they are. I don't think it's a time issue. Some of the things I'd change were addressed in less than 24 hours - without modding tools (again, devs with access to the code could do it better).

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

Good work on your starter base. I agree with most of your rants about the limitations, and would like to add/emphasize the lack of interior walls & doors, like I want to have some space privacy in my space base. I mean they have toilets sinks & other bathroom fittings so you can do your space business (boldly going where noone has gone before, I guess?), but they couldn't be bothered to even include a proper bathroom stall, and considering that there are stalls in some of the abandoned bases you randomly find, there is literally no excuse for that omission! But yeah, the cargo network thing is completely borked, and until they or some enterprising modder fixes that, I'm just going to set up resource extracting bases & use my ship with massive cargo capacity to manually haul whatever resources I need from one base to another myself....

[@DarthXionGames]

I'm wondering if something we unlock further on down the line might make for a better bathroom space. It may [or may not] be that internal walls are something I'll have to research. They might get added in DLC too. In the showcase this summer there was a base with multiple rooms stacked on top of each other so once I can unlock/figure that out and have a load more decoration options I should have the option to build something more interesting. I've got a few ideas percolating at the moment.😎

[@DJ_Bonebraker]

@@DarthXionGames Well, I have 2 ranks in outpost engineering, and I'm currently researching "Decorations 2" or whatever it's called, but I need 2 more Luxury Textiles to finish it, and it's stuck there, because I have no idea of where or how I'm supposed to get them: I've gone to every resource vendor in every system that has one, and none of them have Luxury Textiles, not even freaking Neon....

[@DarthXionGames]

Interesting. I have all this to look forward to! 😂

[@reecewestmoreland6137]

omg the snapping has driven me slightly insane, trying to get corridors to work without them trying to stick to another nearby building, and tbh the first thing i built was basically a cargo hauling ship with comical amount of storage as well as a onboard workshop to build parts for outposts while planet side

[@DarthXionGames]

My ship has decent storage too, it's my main storage option in fact. The issue with that though is if you switch to another ship with less storage everything transfers an you're knackered. 😑

[@reecewestmoreland6137]

@@DarthXionGames Yeah i've felt that to when switching to my combat ship were i'm at 1000 out of 200 but at least it put it all in there and doesn't delete it or prevent you switching ship

[@Robtaff]

Great video. Could you do an idiot guide to Outpost building please? I'm a long-time F4 player but am sure myself and new Bethesda players could do with your expertise to get started. :)

[@DarthXionGames]

I'll definitely be doing something more basic building videos that should help get things rolling! 😁

[@Searching-4-Paradise]

You get a Sub from me, since you are the first person I have found to show outposts video, everyone is showing ships.. Now I have a few outposts and will agree the cargo link is a mess, it needs a fix ASAP lol mine shows my outposts shipping nothing but it keeps bring me my resources lol. But it is a bit confusing. I love seeing peoples outposts, I would love to have underwater outposts with the landing pad floating... No man sky I have a great underwater base :)

[@DarthXionGames]

An under water build would be epic. I'd guess if it happens it'll be DLC but it would be cool. 😎

[@skullowner3999]

There are 2 things missing and they need to add save design outposts (external and internal) and walls

[@IAmNumber4000]

Manufacturing in this game is outright busted until they give us a way to send and sort multiple items through the same cargo link. Late game manufacturing involves like 20 different rare materials and you only get 6 maximum cargo links per base? You would have to set up so many cargo links it’s absurd.

[@RobVespa]

Outpost question: Why? Why do outposts exist? I'm now 129 hours into a playthrough, still barely having touched any faction questline and not done with the main questline (I've had random encounters in distant space that ended up taking up several play sessions) and I've not set up an outpost. Perhaps the "tutorial" should've pushed me to do this more (planting a beacon is on one of the mission lists, but I think I was being attacked at the time and forgot about it). This typed, on a related tangent, I did actually place miscellaneous items in my ship, but they were then all moved to cargo when I added parts. It'd be nice if this were addressed (which you touch upon in this video), because I don't want to spend time doing this if it will be wiped... and I can't see never updating my ship again. Same with outposts, if I should build one... which I may just for the gamification award (achievement). I'd also like more control over how things look, like getting rid of or moving clutter added in ship/outpost modules - to make them my own. How about painting the walls (changing colors)? How about a logo on the exterior of my ship or custom painting? All these things (and more) would be nice.

[@Constellasian]

Your robot mysteriously appearing into your habitat and staying in a strange pose is a typical Bethesda janky bug that plagues their other games too.

[@MainerdLoyd]

The whole transfer pad to bring in resources is very cool but becomes very annoying when you have 3 shuttles constantly taking off and landing even when they are hauling nothing. They should increase the cargo limit on them and have them stop when the destination storage is full.

[@DarthXionGames]

Imo they need to remove the cargo limit altogether and go back towards the way it worked in Fallout 4 giving complete access to everything in the outpost at the other end. The trick to avoid noise seems to be to build a separate distribution centre outpost with only a single ship going between there and your main home.

[@LanceEdmunds]

The need a FO4 type system.

[@GhostHound7537]

In your early game outpost, you should install a storage crate close to your ship in order to store your contraband items. At this stage in the game you likely won't have shielded cargo or sensor jammers yet, which means you won't be able to land in any major city with contraband in your hold without getting in trouble. Just make a quick pit stop at your outpost, unload your illicit goods in your crate, and be on your way to wherever you're going. By the time you reach the point where your ship has shielded cargo and can reliably evade detection from the authorities, you can go back and grab your loot, bring it planetside, and sell it at a Trade Authority for a tidy profit.

[@DarthXionGames]

Good call! I do actually have a crate set up for that purpose. I forgot to mention it when I passed it due to my ranting! 😂 it's also one of the reasons I chose the Olympus system.its not faction territory so no need to worry about jumping accidentally to somewhere you'll get scanned.

[@MrEgg93]

Can we get a build video of your modified frontier?

[@OzyWazza]

Gotta ask - what's the armour your toon is wearing right at the beginning? I don't recognise it... and looks awesome :)

[@DarthXionGames]

It's the Bounty Hunter space suit. I picked it up during the "Mantis" side quest and it's one of the better ones if found so far. It's not technically the best on stats but sometimes you have to go fashion over function! 😎 personally I like the chunkier looking suits over the slimmer ones for example.

[@OzyWazza]

@@DarthXionGames Thank you kindly! Now for me to do my own shopping :D

[@ZIMsar10]

Hi Darth, when is your next Outpost video coming out?

[@omeraktas4821]

how do you put structures further up from the ground like the glass hab?

[@DarthXionGames]

Once you initially place the hab and hit confirm it should switch to a vertical positioning mode that allows it to be raised or lowered in the spot you placed it. Adjust it to the hight you want and hit confirm again. 😎

[@omeraktas4821]

@@DarthXionGames thank you!

[@jackbuck6773]

The weights of resources as well as the whole storage and transfer systems need to be tweaked a lot.

[@DarthXionGames]

Not unusual tbh. Both Fallout 4 and 76 needed a few tweaks in this area at first. They'll improve things I'm sure.

[@jackbuck6773]

Very true, hopefully we get more Qol updates.

[@fpshightide]

Imagine if starfield had scarier creatures and some that could infest your ship like xenomorphs in alien vs predator or imagine if you could come across a dead ship in space filled with zombies and if you don’t kill them all and destroy the ship properly they infest a nearby planet or imagine if there was a survival mode and a reason to sleep eat and drink and own a house or base on some planet or imagine if you placed your base on a planet that had comet or asteroid impacts frequently so you had to build some defense cannon to defend your base from being crushed or attacking enemy space ships as they enter your zone they could have done so much more and that’s just what I could think of off the top of my head imagine if I had years to make starfield woulda been next level

[@bushwookie2438]

the lady with a 2 headed cow did a better job than a space trucker

[@Cabouse1337]

Looks great for what you are limited too i cant get past new atlantis it keeps randomly crashing other than that fun so far

[@DarthXionGames]

I'm looking forward to expanding my toolset as always! 😊 Pity about the crashing though. I've not had much issue there myself. Are you on PC or Xbox?

[@jaffasholva7738]

Don't place small objects on the floor or tables using build mode. Next time you load in they will be stuck half way and you cannot take or delete them.

[@Scotttjt]

Yeah, the storage limitations pretty much killed my interest in outposts. Imagine if they imposed that kind of limitation in *FO4.* Yeah, there was a limit to what you could build in any given settlement (and even then, there was a bug that could be exploited to get around that), but your storage capacity was limitless, which made resource management simple. I hope to God this is something sorted out in an upcoming update, 'cause like I said, the storage capacity alone has killed any interest I had in outpost building.

[@BKPrice]

I sort of felt a bit doubtful about the base building aspect, especially because of the prefabs, which seemed to limit the things you could do and make it a Subnautica-type build. I haven't made any outposts yet, but I did try a hand at decorating my character's Dream Home. It worked fairly well, but I really don't like only being able to rotate things with the left and right mouse button. A single click moves it too far and it can be a real challenge to line it up precisely.

[@DarthXionGames]

You can change the rotation speed in the game settings. That makes it much easier to get more precise placement. I did that pretty quickly as I ran into the same issue.

[@BKPrice]

@@DarthXionGames Thanks. that'll help me a lot.

[@thunderstruck206]

Im hoping they make a space station builder i really want my base in space or on an asteroid ❤

[@DarthXionGames]

That would be very cool. 😎

[@radconx]

Some tips for people: 1. Every object you place down from you inventory can be picked up again. 2. Not everything you place down "sticks" to another object - I have had aid food plates float after moving the table I put them on, ut I also have witnessed this with me putting build objects (e.g. a wall mounted monitor) also not moving when ou attempt to move a hab 3. Ensure you build the structure layout first because of the above issues. I tried to expand a smaller outpost and it just didnt work. 4. Personally I have found changing the overhead camera angle to be even higher helpful to avoid noving a structure as aggrievedly because your cursor is easier to position. 5. Forcing an object to snap to another object is easier by viewing from the overhead view and then zooming in and moving the cursor on the very top of the object you want to snap to - This has helped me place two seperate structures closer together than I was otherwise able to. 6. I have been able to offset buildings by the size of 1 hallway by snapping a hab to a hallway and then removing the hallway. So I hade two seperate buildings that were positioned so they looked lik e like steps. 7. Sometimes working with the snapping works better than trying to fight it. So snap one hab to another and just remove the doorway between the two (by tapping A on that wayy when in modify mode). 8. If you want to have a hab next to another had but at a lower position, create a hab, attach another two habs, remove the middle hab, modify the third one and then lower it before snapping a new hab 9. If you want to move an object from the inside of a hab to the outside, and then back into another hab, you can pick up the object in 1st person, switch to overhead view, place that object down outside the building, go outside abd enter a second building, pick it up again in overhead and then toggle back into 1st person mode. The object appears right before you in 1st person mode and you can place it down. 10. The only way to add solid walls (without windows) onto a hydroponics hab is to connect anoher hab to it (an airlock, or hallway or other hab). 11. Placing inventory items down annoying have a really expanded collision box, but sometimes they will turn from red to white by rotating them first, sometimes allowing you to place objects closer to one another. 12. Annoyingly you cannot place an inventory object on top of another unless you drop it and pick it up without using the build modify mode, My thoughts on the outpost building: Bethesda really messed up here, Structures aren't anywhere near as customisable due to their module design compared to what vanilla pre-DLC Fallout 4 was. It doesn't just work, when I would argue Fallout 4 did. They've carried over too many limitations from Fallout 76, which wasn't a bad game but the settlement building only became good with the abundance of atom shop purchases. Not being able to scrap and get resources back, or store an item for later is deeply annoying - it feels like they're trying to arbitrarily inflate the games time to create an outpost. Why can't I place a hab floating over a mountain edge? Its things like this that really restrict the game. The game allows you to leave single hallways floating in the sky, so why not habs, Bethesda need to give us more control. My channel (which is mostly rubbish streams) is full of me creating some incredible structures and settlements in Fallout 4, my brother often says the buildings looks lik things Bethesda have made themselves. I created these mostly through the sole use of snapping, with the occasional rug/pillar glitch thrown in, but most of that is not possible here. They could do a lot to get this back to the quality of fallout 4. I appreciate your video, as I've seen most channels talk about the good but often leave out the constructive criticism. But we should all be discussing the issues with controls, UI, and lacking quality of life things so Bethesda take notice and improve things.

[@joshralen]

Bro what are your settings and the rig you’re playing on? This looks gorgeous

[@DarthXionGames]

Nothing too crazy. 2080ti and i9-9900k. The settings are mostly on high, with a couple of things on medium. I've been using dlss lately too, though the looks take a small hit there the FPS has shot up.

[@joshralen]

@@DarthXionGames I see. We have a slightly similar build but I think you’re playing on a 1440p monitor? It seems like it makes a huge difference. I only play on 1080p

[@DarthXionGames]

@joshralen that's probably a big part of it too, yes.

[@Perjoss]

The snapping is pretty annoying, they should add something like Valheim where if you hold a button when placing, it completely disables snapping and lets you place freely. Maybe something for the modders to mess around with.

[@DarthXionGames]

Fallout 76 has the option to toggle it on or off at the push of a button so I'd be surprised if that doesn't get patched in.

[@JohnDoe-iv6gl]

I just can't with the top down camera in build mode and the snapping. It's so much better in Fallout 76.

[@DarthXionGames]

I'm not a fan of the flycam in either game really. It's occasionally helpful here, usually when placing big things like the landing pads but on the whole I'm not into it.

[@TheElfay]

Ive read a few places that Outpost and Ship building are really meant for mid/late game. So I waited a bit. Level 25. But much earlier I plopped the basic extractor power storage gubbins down. As a little afterthought, I built two gardening bots. So heres my puzzle. I cant delete that outpost, because I cant delete the gardening bots. Can. Not. Camp wideget says No. It defines it as occupied with crew. Anyone messed around and figured this out? If youve found a work around Id love to hear it. Deleting camps is SO basic Fallout I cant believe this is a thing...

[@nenasiek]

If u go on to your crew management thing (thrue the ship) Check and see if u can unassign the robots

[@YoshioSan]

Rotating objects without a controller is pure hell.

[@DarthXionGames]

Personally I'd much rather use M&K. Using a controller for a session was awful. If you're having issues though I'd recommend turning down the object rotation speed in the settings. It takes longer to place things but you can be more exact.

[@Han_Shot_1st]

Like yourself mate, I'm loving some of it and annoyed at some. Resource sharing is a big one. And why no foundation type tiles..? I hate those little concrete block pedistools items are on. And the landing pads.. so very ott huge, at least have them with an interior of storage & engineering; a place to put your benches etc. And allow Habitats to snap on to them. Especially the huge one ! Lol, & the stairs railings, why can't the program just edit them out when the stairs are half in the ground? An airlock without stairs would be great too. But aside from that.. I quite like what's available.

[@DarthXionGames]

I think they'll take another look at the resource thing. The feedback is pretty clear on it. I do understand the size of the landing pads though. Ships are massive and need a lot of space to land. You can see my ship in the video and it barely fits on the landing pad. The landing struts actually stick off the side in one place. Given that ships can get up to twice that size... 🤷‍♂️ it would be nice to be able to build/ add on to them more easily though.

[@EigamerTV_]

GG

[@BeKind1Love]

Idk why they force airlocks on planets with breathable atmosphere

[@DarthXionGames]

Simplicity of design in short. I wouldn't be surprised if we get more options later.

[@robertjohnston8531]

How come they can have windows on bases that can be built anywhere, yet not in my Dream Home???

[@fenrirgaming37]

How did you make the hydroponics hab raise up like that? I am wondering if that is the same with the other habs, as I am having issues with setting things up as I'll place them down, and then get a overlapping error message preventing me from connecting habs.

[@nenasiek]

Iirc (xbox but corresponding key should work for pc) u hold the A button, same as when u pick things up and move them around Place the building where u want it and then hold a.. It might also involve the d pads up/down while holding A

[@fenrirgaming37]

@@nenasiek I'm on the PC, so XBox is not applicable to me unfortunately, though it might apply if I use a XBox controller, I'll test that out later.

[@RUIGARAGE]

😀

[@markbrown2206]

How did you get your hab on stilts? I'm sure it's something simple, like a raise and lower key, but I can't seem to find it.

[@DarthXionGames]

The placement is kind of a two part process. Put the hab where you want it, press confirm, it should then move up and down in place until you press confirm again. Should work fine so long as it's not snapped to anything else.

[@markbrown2206]

@@DarthXionGames Thank you

[@actionvestadventure]

Need doors. Hard to make a decent bathroom when all you have are office dividers for privacy heh.

[@DarthXionGames]

Or at least a small have to build a bathroom in. 😂 That's why there's no bathroom here for now. Gotta go and use the one on the ship!

[@actionvestadventure]

@@DarthXionGames I think one of the companions, Sarah, makes a comment about being able to just go in the spacesuits.

[@VulpesChama]

My one complaint about snapping is, I can't snap my hab buildings to the landing pad. The landing pad, especially the construction one (circular) feels like I cannot build it without it being somewhat... dominating and looking misplaced.

[@DarthXionGames]

The landing pads are going to be a challenge I think. The shear size of them is a pain to work with. The solution I think is to set them away from everything else and build them up as their own set piece. I'll probably do a video on it soon.

[@VulpesChama]

@@DarthXionGames Yeah. it kinda is. Just wish there'd be some snapping points around the edge of the pads to snap main buildings + entrances to it.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Could you try a build on top of the Pyramid on earth? I can't afford the game quite yet to try myself but I'm really curious as to whether it's possible.

[@DarthXionGames]

I Haven't been to have a look yet. I'm going to guess not though. Generally speaking you can build on marked locations or points of interest.

[@kenneth69]

I wanted to get into base building, but the inventory management thing and cargo links being 'busted' and all that, no today Bethesda, not today.

[@OrisRasGaming]

How are you walking?

[@blackr2952]

you can delete absolutely everything even outposts, having temporary outposts is a thing for sure

[@lightspeedvictory]

Is it possible to connect different hab modules via “tunnels”?

[@DarthXionGames]

In short... yes! I'll have a play around with those things in future. I've got some fun ideas for expanding this place already.

[@lightspeedvictory]

@@DarthXionGames will you also be posting ship tours and tutorials once you start making custom ships?

[@DarthXionGames]

Hmm. Maybe? 🤔 I'm not sure at this point. I have been posting a few pictures on Instagram though, so you should see some there.

[@patrickemerson4584]

I have been wanting to buy another ship but I have no idea where would I store my old ship can't find any information on this at all

[@disco2660]

When you get your second ship it becomes your "home ship," which is the only ship you can interact with. However you still have your old ship and you can switch that one to your home ship at any of the ship building NPCs. When you swap ships, your cargo and crew move to your current home ship instantly.

[@DarthXionGames]

You don't need to worry about storing it. The ship builder/trader NPC at spaceports will let you switch between ships and set your active "home" ship from there. Inactive ships will be stored away for you. Keep an eye on your cargo capacity though as the stuff in the hold will transfer between your ships when you swap them out.

[@MainerdLoyd]

The whole ship system they have is really messed up. Your old ship doesn't retain any items in it's storage and is all transferred to your new ship. What this actually means is that you really only own one ship with up to 10 different templates for it. The only storage that should follow you is the captain's storage.

[@DarthXionGames]

@MainerdLoyd this I would like to see too!

[@patrickemerson4584]

@@DarthXionGames thanks that's good to know I captured a ship and have no idea where to go with it thanks for reply

[@randomhero6365]

Really sad there is no building kit and free placement of items to decor shelves and stuff

[@DarthXionGames]

Different building sets will probably come in time. If they're not unlocked via perks or finding them on game then at the very least DLC will expand on the system as it did in FO4. As for free placement... that's there already. It needs a big fix, but it's there.

[@dorianshepard2841]

The bins only holding 75 kg each is a huge mistake imo.

[@tylerbaum4236]

First person ive ever heard say the building requirements are minimal. 😅

[@DarthXionGames]

You don't really need all that much when you think about it. Just enough to make the mods you want to put on new gear and craft any buffs. It's only if you want to keep building that you'll need a lot. Which is exactly what I want to be doing! 😂

[@tylerbaum4236]

@@DarthXionGames hey i havnt gotten there yet so i hope your right. I was hoping outpost building wasn’t as late game as it was initially believed but seems like it is.

[@DarthXionGames]

There's a decent number of skills required to make the most of it so that alone will push things backwards.

[@matthew-005]

Your room in the lodge has a safe with unlimited storage it's not connected to workbenches or your ship but... UNLIMITED STORAGE.

[@MrZlocktar]

Why? What for? I don't get it.

[@ivdsto]

finally the "junk"objects you collects in the world are static after placed in the build mode. I hate it when, in fallout 4, after hours and hours of decorating my camps, all the staff would just fall on the flor and all the npc were just kicking it all around. So why complain about it brother, when in starfiled it is actually an improvment? Seems like people dont like change even if its for better.

[@DarthXionGames]

There's a number of improvements to Starfield's building including junk decoration that I did comment on. Unfortunately there's some serious issues that are a massive step backwards compared to previous games from BGS as well. If we don't talk about them they won't get fixed.

[@tonepilot]

I’d live here. Might need a toilet though. And perhaps a shower. Yeah, they’re really stingy with storage and access to it.

[@DarthXionGames]

There's one on the ship. It's not ideal but it'll do for now!

[@CaptainXiJinpooh]

Thumbnail looks like masseffect eos

[@randomhero6365]

I placed stolen items in my base picked them up again and became wanted...

[@LouSassol69er]

I'll never forgive those serpent worshipping house varuun noobs for attacking me during my first outpost build mid build. Literally only just got my extractors and solar power up as I saw them being exploded.

[@DarthXionGames]

Lol. Bethesda japes! 😂

[@wilfredwayne7139]

Storage is so annoying in outposts.

[@Riri_734]

The entire outpost mechanics needs an overhaul. Its poorly designed and implemented, plus it probably had the lowest priority in QA, tons of bugs. I'm at 170 hrs with 1/3 of that dabbling in outpost development, its just absolutely atrocious & frustrating especially when you start expanding and also going deeper into the production, automation & supply line features. A good chunk of my negativity & frustration comes from this portion of the game.

[@Thor_Asgard_]

Iam a bit disappointed in the build system. Cant elevate the buildings in your liking. Placing without snapping is clunky. Very restricted ammount to be placed. And the diversity isnt really there sadly.

[@DarthXionGames]

Try playing around with the movement controls in the settings. You might be able to smooth things out a bit there. I've not unlocked anything beyond the most basic stuff yet but if it's anything like their previous games the best building pieces will probably come in DLC packs.

[@user-gp1xd7bm6w]

hard to follow you when you speak fast with your british accent.