Just found this game...

Endoric · October 17, 2014, 05:11:45 PM

...and i just bought this game. Wow. I first saw this game at 5:02PM Eastern Time and I am frantically attempting to remember my pay pal password.

Any quick first timer advice?

postm00v · October 17, 2014, 05:29:38 PM

Even though I'm quite new to this, my advice would be ..

*edit*

On second thought, no, I have no advice. lol

Shinzy · October 17, 2014, 05:33:50 PM

Quote from: postm00v on October 17, 2014, 05:29:38 PM
Even though I'm quite new to this, my advice would be ..

Fear Scythers.

shh!! He's trying to scare you, there's no such thing as.. scy..ther ssah
Stumble in blind and experience everything firsthand!
Every time I got new event or something was the coolest thing ever and had absolutely no idea what to expect

mc858 · October 17, 2014, 05:39:02 PM

I literally just bought it 5 minutes ago brother......you will never hear from me again probably - but im as excited as you are =)

ShadowTani · October 17, 2014, 05:45:23 PM

Get food, power, trade and lodging needs covered fast, it's better to set up several temporary solutions than delay them until you mined out, days later, that grand dinning hall you want in the middle of the mountain (speaking from experience, lol). You shouldn't delay too long with any defense measures either. Getting cotton production going early will also help kickstart your economy.

Endoric · October 17, 2014, 06:08:02 PM

just an update....
i bought the game at 5:14...
omg...
6:07 loving it...

ItchyFlea · October 17, 2014, 07:58:01 PM

Welcome to the community.

The only thing I can suggest is that you play several games with the different storytellers before downloading and installing mods.

TheSilencedScream · October 17, 2014, 09:05:04 PM

Play 2-3 games, install a few mods, and enjoy an entirely new game.

I'd recommend using the middle AI first, then when you're comfortable, try the random AI and hold on tight. It can be brutal.

EBrown · October 17, 2014, 09:13:39 PM

I stick with Phoebe, but I have been leaving it on "Challenge" mode instead of Basebuilder lately.

I haven't modded yet and must say it's well worth the money. I've gotten way more entertainment than the $30 was worth.

Thanks,
EBrown

StorymasterQ · October 19, 2014, 10:34:44 PM

An essential mod: EdB's UI Mod.

SimpleLogician · October 22, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Quote from: ShadowTani on October 17, 2014, 05:45:23 PM
Get food, power, trade and lodging needs covered fast, it's better to set up several temporary solutions than delay them until you mined out, days later, that grand dinning hall you want in the middle of the mountain (speaking from experience, lol). You shouldn't delay too long with any defense measures either. Getting cotton production going early will also help kickstart your economy.

Definitely do not wait. I set up two little dinky turrets on my base for defense a few colonies back. I was just hitting the late game and though, hm, I should set up some more defense. Stupidly I took down my current turrets and started building the new ones. None of the new ones were finished when a lone centipede attacked (I also didn't quite have enough metal for them all). Everyone died. Loosing is fun.