Planetary Expeditions

Planetary Expeditions are conducted via the lander.

Press Q to land on a planet (make sure it's not too dangerous, read the mission forecast CAREFULLY!)

=Mission Forecast= Along with the overall mission forecast one should note the other data related to a given planet. The gravity strength is of great concern. For anything above "average" gravity: be careful. If the lander engine is damaged, it might not be possible to leave an extreme gravity planet at all. There are sometimes crevices one can get stuck in and you will have to eject from the lander to save your pilot.

Temperature is a concern, if it is overly hot then both the lander and the pilot will take damage.

Convection is a term that relates to how turbulent the wind on the planet is. It makes landing on specific spots very difficult, especially if the gravity is low.

Tip: Use reverse thrusters to stay in place on a slanted area or when there is high convection (wind).

Lightnings/Thunderstorms damage the lander while airborne, earthquakes while it touches the ground.

=Landing= This will be very different depending on what kind of planet you have decided to land on.

Dealing with high entry velocity: Especially dangerous on high gravity planets - start IMMEDIATELY burning STRAIGHT up, don't angle your thrust. The reason this works is because you usually try to burn against your thrust, but in this way you waste half your thrust into stopping your horizontal movement (which we don't care about because we are trying not to crash). Additional tip: If you hit the border of the map, your sideways movement gets slowed down as well.

If you have problems steering your lander with the gamepad, you might want to have a look at the surface control settings to change how they operate.



=Drilling= The green-yellow-red bar displays how much resources are left in the node. If you drill further than the yellow area, prepare to take some damage.

=Infestation= Be careful when deciding to land on a planet. If the planet shows some greenish fog, or is "guarded" by a Mizzurani ship, it indicates that the planet is infested and your pilot can catch that. If s/he does then it can be spread to others. If it is not taken care of quickly it'll increase in intensity and can ultimately kill the crew member.

There are ways to cure the infestation but early on that might be hard to come by.

=Official Tutorial Video=