Starsector - (Open World Space Sandbox) [part 2] - "Carrier Fleet"

Part 1: • Starsector - (Open Wor...
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Starsector is an open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.
Starsector website: fractalsoftworks.com/
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[@Reddotzebra]

"Scavengers" = More aggressive than pirates.

[@benbuchanan1123]

Just got this game after watching your part 1. I'm running a Tri-Tach Hyperion fleet with Heavy Blasters, along with high-tech cruisers and destroyers. Looking to start a colony soon!

[@Reddotzebra]

If I find a Tempest on my run I'll be sure to name it "Blackbeard's Other Head"...

[@creemoon9546]

great game

[@snafu2350]

@Nookrium the Academy missions are part of the main Plot, but are optional if you want to sandbox. They do give v good (mostly scaled) rewards tho, & are reliable sources of non-random tasks even if you're not faction-aligned, which'll lead you deeper into (eg) more exploration & contact-gaining as you progress WRT taking over other faction's bases, currently the only vanilla method is to reduce their stability to

[@Aereto]

There's also the Pirate variant of the Buffalo, where it has cargo shields built in. Great when making large purchase of supplies in the black market and reduce the risk of patrols identifying such cargo.

[@snafu2350]

@@Aereto That may have been the one I was trying to remember; tks

[@rottenmeat5934]

As of this update, you can command your fleet to defend ships and not just escort. Defenders tend to be slightly more aggressive if they’re not outnumbered.

[@daffyduck76]

I just bought this game. Dam it's hard. I keep dying! Not giving up though...

[@carltonbauheimer]

It's worth sticking with

[@daffyduck76]

@@carltonbauheimer Yeah looks deep. Too much to take in at 2am. I'll give it a go again tomorrow!

[@daffyduck76]

@@GuruCube Thank you, I'll check it out. I finally destroyed the first easy mission ship. Progress!

[@rottenmeat5934]

Yeahp, it’s a game that challenges you. By the way, the NPCs will come after you suicidally. So if you aren’t in the biggest ship on the map, you have to be a little evasive. Useful when trying to save your own ships.

[@pakovandrapa]

It’s worth every penny

[@pakovandrapa]

I'd recommend you not to align to any particular faction and have only pirates and luddites as enemies. Later on when you have your own planet every hostile faction will be minus one market for the stuff you produce.

[@Aereto]

Or, for those who like playing the long game, befriend the Pirates and Luddic Path that their markets are open to your colonies. They are offering exploration missions in addition to their shady dealings, so players as plucky as Han Solo in a smuggler ship or highly evasive tuned Hound can do that as well. The major point here is that both of those factions won't attack you or your faction, but anyone else is fair game (like a protection racket using your influence), though any pirate bases setting up pirate activity can still disrupt accessibility and stability, at which the base may preferably be removed and hope the next base they build is outside activity deployment range. And those who have the right pirate contacts can steal a ship with enough credits and marines while not taking rep loss due to the coordinated heist. Yes, 14th Battlegroup and high end Tri-Tachyon ships are not exempt but the marines required will remain size dependent while the value of the ship may be cheaper than buying in market if marine purchases are not taken to consideration.

[@pop9095]

Simply by "accidentally" forgetting to turn on your transponder now andf again will allow you to use a story point to get bonus (double) experience up to a certain amount. Leveling up is twice as fat if you make sure to always have the buff up. You get your story points back if the use is 100% refund.

[@mjp152]

A swarm of Tempests backed up with a couple of carriers (Astrals, if you can pull it off) and then you can just fly around and take everyones lunch money. Love this game - so impressive that it is a one man project.

[@thomaswebby2431]

4man project with mod support

[@mjp152]

@@thomaswebby2431 you must be fun at parties.

[@richardlayton7184]

I accept all ships after combat...I scuttle them for resources and weapons...I only use story points for rare ships...

[@Aereto]

Usually it's better not to accept all, because the resource yield is higher on salvage than scuttling, and the weapons attached on those recoverable ships can still be collected on salvage.

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

That use to be something you wanted to do, but the 'straight to salvage' option was changed to be even or better just to save people the time of micro'ing.

[@richardlayton7184]

And if iam out surveying I don't want the cost of upkeep...scuttled ships have saved me more than once.

[@firstcyberbattalion7531]

Call the gas tanker “juice box”

[@richardlayton7184]

Doing the Academy quest line gives you the OP phase Battleship! She is fragile but far from a glass Cannon. Highly recommend you try to get her.

[@TheConjurersTower]

I love how the developer essentially added 'plot armor' as a mechanic, very clever ;)

[@Geroskop]

Omg, why you dont mod tankers and freighter with mods for more burn, more fuel and cargo capacity? Why am I so frustrated by this?))))

[@firstcyberbattalion7531]

Hoping for the next vid. Not expecting you to film or anything on Christmas tho. Spend some time with family

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

I really need to figure out the combat in this game lol. I keep getting my ass handed to me by even small numbers of pirates. Though part of that might just be me not recognizing ship types as easily yet so what I think is a similarly equal number of frigate sized pirates ends up being combat freighters and a destroyer...

[@tomt5745]

Go go go :)

[@ville5094]

Whats with the understaff on ships? Slavedriver :)

[@CED99]

Do a sensor ping

[@joshh7819]

What's the story points used for?

[@gogeta667]

No one's answered you, so I'll explain. Story points are essentially an EXP boost combined with a universal "win button" for various scenarios in the game. A pirate fleet ambushes you in the void? Story Point and get away. Mission not offering the extra $30,000 you need? Story Point. Wanna plug in that super expensive hull mod but can't afford the ordnance points? Story Point. They're useful but shouldn't be squandered. I'd use them mostly to fix unintended mistakes for an XP. boost.

[@spookyskellyskeleton609]

to run away from stronger fleets lol

[@Talon771]

Random comment for channel interaction.

[@istayspookin3530]

36:20 :)

[@pbsixgun6]

Not sure why you can't just store stuff on a mothballed ship...that makes no sense. lol It's literally nothing BUT storage when being towed.

[@huemungus5535]

It's for balancing. Other wise you would just load up all your Freighters and then reduce the amount of supplies and fuel you spend to hold them.

[@pbsixgun6]

@@huemungus5535 Not really, it takes MORE fuel to tow a ship, but fewer supplies overall. Also less wear and tear on crews since fewer of them would be working skeleton crews. But Yeah, I get it's for balance. But as usual, Game Balance doesn't really match reality very much. lol

[@danielthomas5622]

lol 7-11 in japan is huge

[@audivivocem]

I'm the first person to see this :)

[@ivan_prime]

In Soviet Russia the video sees YOU! 🙀

[@oneone8318]

It´s a good game, but they never finished it. The game ends half way in. After you kill enemies in the red planets atmosphere. customizing ships was great.. My favorite ship was the part orange very rare bigger Eagle. that was specific to the 1 empires force the one you started with.. i used to mod it with extended shields and the thing that gives speed +33% etc but made turning slower, then also add mod to maneuverability and add good weapons.. then just ram other ships while shooting at the same time. i sacrificed torpedo slots and some energy weapon slots to do it. Make sure all your ships are fast to avoid prelonged fights. Use mini fuel tankers. they are the fastest. also good to have some super fast ships to the chasing fights, and just let the game auto fight the enemies. Also good to be friends or allies with pirates.

[@darokdeed]

They still work on it, like Dwarf Fortress. Updates are slow but exist.

[@oneone8318]

​@@GuruCube I might be wrong but i think it´s been unchanged for years

[@oneone8318]

@@GuruCube oh. nice. did they add to the story line or is it still in the same development point. Cause i don´t want to play if there is no extension to the story yet

[@thebigcheese1905]

@@oneone8318 If you haven't played in a couple years, much more of the story has been implemented, though I don't know if it's complete. The red planet questline still exists, but it's little more than a side quest compared to the main story.

[@oneone8318]

@@thebigcheese1905 oh thanks. i will check it out then.. however i think i have the game uninstalled. any way to get it back again?