SURVIVAL START TUTORIAL - Space Engineers (Vanilla - 2022)

Hello everyone! In today's video I will be taking you through how I would go about starting a fresh vanilla, single player survival playthrough on the Earth Like planet. If you have any questions, please let me know down below and I will do my best to answer them :) Please like and subscribe to support the channel.
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[@LunarKolony]

View my new walkthrough tutorial series here: kzbin.info/aero/PLIEMgBs-fjaUR5zWwS0_Dt-ayYf4fAqiQ

[@BrianRonald]

Small correction: Yields from stone are lower in the basic refinery than they are in the survival kit (which gets yields the same as a large refinery). You don't need to queue the ingots, though, and of course it can also refine ores and scrap metal.

[@enviousingps]

Your video literally saved me from deleting this game, i downloaded last night w my cousin and in 3 hours all we got was a pillar with a windmill on top and a lot of crying this helped a lot w understanding everything

[@christopherfreeman1666]

Keen really needs to upgrade their user friendliness on this game.

[@eartheater3956]

I've got almost 4000 hours in this game, and I'm still learning new things you can do, lol.

[@enviousingps]

@@eartheater3956 this comment brought back memories lol, I don’t play anymore because it’s not much fun on console with no mods but I played online for like a week and I had a loaded asteroid base

[@D_Rogers]

Don't forget to grab your H2 bottle from the O2 generator at the start.. big jetpack range extension... :) The respawn pod salvage is an epic resource!

[@torthompson9471]

This is a great video man! Keep up the series there needs to be more content like this for new players!

[@HeilTec]

Nice to see a new tutorial with up-to-date game mechanics. Extra tip on progression: Just grind the existing item to below functional level, and then weld it up again.

[@LunarKolony]

Missed this on the pod - definitely do it for the landing gear

[@2Spookeh4Me]

@@LunarKolony Doesn't work anymore. You must have already unlocked the item before repairing it.

[@butchvandyk1051]

good video... dont stop love the beginning where you work harder than the middle game

[@blob6507]

I love the way you explain. Thanks for this guide dude

[@LunarKolony]

Glad it helped!

[@coleBlap]

Love the content man!!

[@scruffted]

Very nice! good content as always! :)

[@NonValidGamer]

The most useful tutorial I have found, thank you 😎👌 new follower 🎉

[@LunarKolony]

Welcome!

[@Aari_Plays]

#1 tip, your first ship is closer than you think at start. You can easily make the landing pod into a little flyer. If your a good pilot you dont need directional thrust, you can fly it kinda as a helicopter. However i do recommend having 1 each direction for safety. Because: PROTEC the survival kit at ALL costs.

[@sketty5069]

there's a hydrogen thruster in the base of the pod. that will give you 4 metal grids to build 4 more atmo thrusters for ur start (late to the party)

[@ysontorOMG]

Thx m8, you helped me a lot🤘🏼

[@henrymonroy9533]

Great tutorial! TYVM

[@Raienkotetsu]

I would love to see more of this series here. :D

[@jordansimms6213]

Fantastic tutorial I really like how compact your set up is, a small tip I think is worth mentioning is that if yournsurvival kit is further away from the refinery and assembler they will become the default and you dint need to worry about selecting the correct assembler on the drop down. Depending on how long you hold onto the first set up or if you get unlucky with the spawn it can be worth an extra conveyer tube. But fantastic guide

[@peanut_clarity]

Wow. This is amazing. Can u please make it a series?

[@LunarKolony]

yep :)

[@peanut_clarity]

@@LunarKolony Thanks, ill get the game soon. This will be a huge help for starting off :D

[@BrianRonald]

Excellent.

[@willgnue2240]

Well explained 👍 Watched and 👍 Liked

[@LunarKolony]

thank you!

[@derHodrig]

Another beginner MP tip, as some comments hints, you can easily build your respawn ship into a flying ship. Most Servers delete the respawn ships. If you build a Hinge on your station, add the small head (3x3 head) and a small merge block, also a small merge block to your respawn pot, you can merge those and after that your respawn ship wont delete. Its a bit tricky because some thrusters are missing but for fast progression in early game, this is one of the best solution, since you dont need to grind down all of the respawn ship

[@DanielConstantinoS]

In 20m I learned more than my 10h gameplay and F1 videos. Insane.

[@LunarKolony]

Happy to help! Lmk if u have any questions

[@jfoy.99]

Thank you

[@Vasagata]

You made the game fun

[@Wayleran]

Me and my buddy bought this game last night and played about 2 hours but didn't get anywhere because I needed to find out how to have him join my game, find him and his ship, figure out why my ship was upside down, how to get O2/H2. So we gave up for the night and figured we'd just try to look up basic info online... I found a TON of terrible info that either didn't really answer any questions or answered them incorrectly (like referring to the BEACON not the ANTENNA and no one mentioned reducing the spawn point distance), etc... Then I found your vid right before giving up and going to sleep and within the first 4 mins literally you answered about 5 of my MAJOR questions. And your vid was easy to follow and wasn't overly flashy with crazy music or editing. Just a really well done and helpful vid. Thanks man.

[@LunarKolony]

I remember trying to get into the game myself, it is a pretty steep learning curve. But in all honesty it does click after a few hours, and that's when it gets good! Glad I could help :)

[@indy1139]

Very cool

[@LunarKolony]

thank you Kanye

[@AndresaLiorcoiloin]

Shift+mmb to add build queue items to assembler while looking at access port if you don't want to go into the internal menu

[@nathanhadfield8841]

Yes def agree with others, you need to start or continue with a solo series a self made story would be cool, something simple like gotta get back to the Alien planet for a hyper drive replacement.

[@PraetorPaktu]

Nice video.

[@LunarKolony]

Thanks

[@badblinco]

Grind the landing gear past the blue line and re weld to learn cockpit, grind most of the interior out but leave the conveyor connected to h2o and survival kit. Get a cockpit and gyro built, take 2 of the atmosphere thrusters and put one facing back and one pointing left. Click the show hidden button and turn the other 2 on... now you can fly slightly tilted to the left and stop by leaning back (using horizon) find cobalt, iron and nickel ore found together on earth and make your base but start with a landing gear, you can turn your base into a bigger ship!

[@JohnnyJiuJitsu]

Is episode 2 out yet? I can’t find it… great video!

[@nathanielbird9552]

This man is so proficient at navigating the menu and manipulating his controls makes it look like minecraft

[@OoO-rf2gt]

All those white spots are ore patches. The white spots 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩

[@bloodysath]

Nice Video. BTW the Basic Refinery actually only got 70% yield compared to the Survival Kit or the full Refinery

[@Vessekx]

Yep. The basic refinery is gone for being able to refine *ores* early on, but the survival kit is where you want to break down all your stone. Forever.

[@cryptictundra]

Great video man.... so a basic refinery when processing ores but a survival kit when processing stone? Once you have your first mining vessel you wont really need stone at all right? Its been a while sense I have played, so I am unsure as to what has changed ... last time I played I was watching a Splitsie video on mining ships made from the drop pod.

[@LunarKolony]

Correct yeah, ore for the basic refinery, but it can't process the rare ones like gold

[@Dynioglowy1986]

i was playing SE 2 years ago and now survival is much harder thants for tips

[@robbiephilipa5086]

I DIDNT KNOW YOU GOT INGOTS FROM STONE I KEPT TRYING TO REFINE IRON IN THE SURVIVAL KIT 😭😭

[@LunarKolony]

You'll get there 🤣

[@95Tanner]

Are there no hostile aliens or regular animals?

[@mamalannightshyaman]

I got this on a ps5 and the control prompts are entirely confusing

[@LunarKolony]

To be fair I have seen the UI on console and it would take some getting used to

[@AndresaLiorcoiloin]

I connect a keyboard and mouse to my ps4 and it's just like pc

[@AndresaLiorcoiloin]

The ps4 controller layout was a bit wonky and harder to decipher than keyboard and mouse.

[@normaldavid]

What are the horrifying commands you have for your jet pack, visor, etc? Command? “]”? Did you remap them?

[@LunarKolony]

left hand moment

[@JTLTMLA]

I don't know how to get that block on xbox. I'm stuck 11:18

[@Skiggles]

Which DLC has the cylindrical blocks used for the wind turbines?

[@LunarKolony]

Heavy industry, 1x1 large grid wheels ground down fit the bill too for no dlc

[@jasonwright8546]

"Press G to open your build menu". Ya know it would be real nice if the game told you that little bit of info right as you start...At least I didnt see it if I did, and it was very frustrating.

[@AndresaLiorcoiloin]

If you play the "story" mode it give you that tip.

[@user-wp6hc9xq8h]

Lunar Colony Have you heard of the Starbase game?

[@LunarKolony]

I have !

[@Chxolotl]

i dont think i did this right... I needed an o2 h2 generator and had the emergency bottle of oxygen at 40% before i got it working

[@garyl6031]

Ummm, what "white dots"?

[@craigbrockwell7199]

I’m trying my best to learn the game and I can’t find the custom option for solar system? My Xbox doesn’t have that option please help :(

[@LunarKolony]

I'm not sure I've honestly never played SE on Xbox, it should be the default world ?

[@kennybevan11]

Console doesn't have solar system it has Home System instead

[@kennybevan11]

I've just started playing this game. I'm on ps4 and no matter what I do, my turbines will not spin or generate power. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but the game is in open beta right now

[@justing3944]

Turbines don’t work on large grid ships (non static grids). They’re only for stations.

[@kennybevan11]

@justing3944 yeah I figured out that I didn't merge my starter block with the ground. It's all good 👍

[@Damnit_Aru]

Dude start a series again

[@LunarKolony]

What?

[@Damnit_Aru]

@@LunarKolony Series like the Solo Survival

[@LunarKolony]

@@Damnit_Aru u mean turn this into a series or

[@Damnit_Aru]

@@LunarKolony not this, a new series like a walkthrough with a story or something

[@LunarKolony]

@@Damnit_Aru like a more story driven scenario? Could be an idea actually

[@m1sstical]

8:04 EA Sports

[@zigenstern]

Are you left handed?

[@LunarKolony]

yep

[@zigenstern]

@@LunarKolony cool, was trying to figure out your button binds lol

[@LunarKolony]

@@zigenstern I use IJKL for movement, pretty much just mirrored WASD

[@hyperretroactivehyperretro5992]

Dude 2 minutes in and im lost. If this is for beginners in fkd.

[@Vessekx]

It’s actually not that bad. Give it a run or two, and you’ll get the basics down. But, like he said, when you’re grinding down your starter survival kit to move it to your starter base, make *sure* you charge up your suit first. There’s nothing worse than realizing you’ve just run out of power half way though grinding it down or welding it up. (Ask how I know. 😢)

[@JM16714]

Lol yeah this probably shouldn't be anyone's first survival game. It's a huge step up in complexity

[@onthespiral4054]

Don’t play on US 8

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

Keeping all the vanilla option as/is for a new player is a bad idea. Things like drones and weather is stuff they need to learn about _after_ they learn the basics of energy and resource management. Ideally new player should be recommended to turn off everything that isn't building related and focus on getting the core of the game down first before they need to worry about things like combat.

[@guillermoelnino]

1:04 Vanilla? Eww

[@jn-ny8bh]

A 30 min video on how to listen to yourself talk... This thing could and should be 5-10 min

[@LunarKolony]

Cry

[@jasongutierrez5121]

How do u carry the interior plates...it won't let me carry them

[@KonstantinPobedonoscev]

Hello! Why don't you play multiplayer on official servers?

[@LunarKolony]

I am an introvert

[@anth5189]

I like this game, but it has some serious issues. I also believe it is a bit of a scam. I am referring to the vanilla game. No mods. No "updated / new" items that have to be purchased. There are no NPC's, no animals, no plants that you interact with. Why do they give you a gun? Suicide when you get bored? The stupid message that you get about the grid being too big when you have hardly built anything. I have built massive structures in other games and that is with NPC's, animals, plants, actual water etc. Is this game that poorly optimised with nothing ever spawning in other than some meteors. Yea, the mechanics are great, yet very buggy at times, but at the expense of anything else in the game. Where is the reason for leaving a planet? There is nothing but more of the same. Dig up more minerals and build more stuff, for what purpose? This is supposed to be a game, not a design app. The whole purpose of a game is "competition", like fending off enemies. Or doing quests for some form of payment, loot or upgrade. This game does not have "survival". Survival from what? Like I said I do like this game and I wish it was so much better than it is. It really should be more like Empyrion.