Ctrl Alt WoW NMS Episode 859 - One Man’s Trash is Another Woman’s Treasure
AprilPvd and Grand Nagus discuss Final Fantasy XIV, No Man’s Sky and Virtual Reality. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play Virtual Reality and video games as an altoholic or dealing with it in your family life.
Discord: https://discord.gg/5dtHtHCu
Grand Nagus:
No Man’s Sky:
To get a pirate freighter to spawn for your battle, you need to already own a freighter, so you can’t ever get a pirate freighter as your first ( FREE ) freighter. Interesting!
Sentinel modifications:
An additional set of modifications, or updates, you can install in your Exosuit and Multitool, with three mods each, for a total of six additional mod modules, are the Sentinel modifications.
How do you get those modules? They are a random drop when you extract components from Salvaged Glass that drop off Sentinels when you kill them.
I collected 12 Salvaged Glass, and after I extracted the components, I ended up with two Multitool and four Exosuit mod., so a little under 50% chance to get a mod.
Check out this video, by Jason Plays, if you want:
How To Get Sentinel Upgrades For Weapons and Exosuit! No Man's Sky Sentinel Update 2022
I messed up redeeming the Twitch drops and traded away my main multitool.
So now I need to find a new one.
I’m going for two different ones, one pistol and one gun, both Sentinel style guaranteed S-Class. If you would like a look at them, check out the video, by xd Xaine’s World, in the show notes:
2 Max Damage S-Class Sentinel Multitools! - No Man's Sky Interceptor Update 4.2 - Where To Find - YouTube
I’m currently in the business of upgrading my exocrafts. The nice thing is that you only have one of each type, so you don’t need to outfit multiple.
I started two settlements, the first quest connected, and a second, on a paradise planet.
On the first settlement I added a water tower and just before we started recording, I started constructing a retail area.
This is the second settlement, on the paradise planet
Also doing
AprilPvd in VR:
No Man’s Sky
Wednesday
I checked the social media while I was in bed and saw this:
Before I started brushing my teeth, I went to all three computers and started the update. I was horrified because my MacBook Pro was still running Aprillian because I had logged into her with the intent of moving her to a safe spot, but she was in the anomaly and she was able to make another copy of the last ship she took to the expedition. I logged her off and when I came back after the update, she went in and the expedition was not available at the anomaly, but she was able to start a new game and going to the expedition.
I watched a couple of videos while working on one of my characters multitool. Usually, I don’t want anything cause I don’t like spoilers, but these were just about people trying things out outside of the expedition. I had one character go to the anomaly and I saw that the event was available, so I’m still gonna use the one that I started first just to see what’s available and to know what to bring. I still don’t know what to bring. Do I bring suspicious packets or do I bring runaway mold?
Well, the jokes on me because you didn’t need anything, but I’m not gonna spoil it actually when you go to the console, it tells you all about it so… But I really like this expedition like I said in last week‘s podcast it was first available from a new game and then a few hours later, it was available at the console so I started it with Aprillian but then once I realized it was available on the main save. I switched over to April Pvd, and a lot of what I learned from my first foray into the expedition was very handy. This isn’t a real big spoiler cause you’re not taking anything in it. When you first started, you do want to make sure you get all the feritte that you can and of course in any expedition you wanna look at your tech in both your multitool and suit to make sure that they are in the best configuration. You also want to get any sodium you pass along the way and pyrite and cobalt the directions are really good for this. You just have to read them.
I hate to say this cause I don’t wanna sound snobby, but this expedition is perfect VR. I was watching someone play it on YouTube and trying to put the barrels in the payload was weird. They were just doing it on the screen with the keyboard and mouse or controller. We actually have to pick up the containers and maneuver them into the truck bed and it feels so nice plus I haven’t driven since 1984 and I feel like I’m driving when I’m operating a vehicle.
Appearance Modifier was updated
Thursday
Oh my goodness, I love this expedition so much. There has been so much hate for it on the forums that I cannot believe it. Yes some of it is tedious and the driving is a mess, but I have been so into it. I started the expedition with April Pvd, and her main save and then I brought E in with her. I’ve been alternating back-and-forth. I found out that I can give my leftover waist to one of my other characters so when I bring back waste, I try to bring back twice as much. And then I share it. The upgrades you get from the milestones are great, especially the ones that allow the tires to grip. And then breaking down the outdated technology finally gives you wire looms, so I could install other things like the force field into my multitool. It is a little tricky, sometimes using the coil, but I’m starting to get the hang of it.
Friday
I thought maybe there was an update because it seemed like I was driving better and holding stuff but I think I’m just getting better at it. When I do the characters that are multi boxing on the flat screen, I suck so badly. But in the VR, I am loving it so much. Somebody wrote on the Facebook performance they wished there was a camera in VR so they could see when the stuff was coming out of the truck and I just use the counter.
A few things I learned is that if you encounter a cliff wall, you can use the terrain manipulator to build ground.
Saturday
Played for six hours straight and I had so much fun. Shout out to whoever posted on the Facebook group about going into a cave with the sentinels and just bouncing them off the walls. That was fun and very satisfying. I think I even did it more than 32 times because it felt so good.
Trade Rocket comes in handy
Sunday
I started out with Aprillian, but then decided to finally finish with April Pvd. I had left her at a waste depot because she needed the green bubble waste, the ones you put in the tank after you walk up the stairs and the waste depot was empty of waste when she got back. So I logged off there, hoping that when she logged back in, they would have respawned and they did. I had the most surreal experience because I was listening to Project Hail Mary and he was dealing with an alien environment, and I was on the planet dealing with an alien environment, and when I got my character out of the expedition and back to her freighter, it felt like I was really coming home. I tried many different combinations of things and I did a bunch of alt stuff with having one character come to another characters game and sharing some of the waste products and it worked out really.
Some people have reported that their farms changed, so I’m gonna check on my runway moles when I get a chance.
April Pvd back into her main save and she went to the anomaly bought some Colossus upgrades with nanites, and then she created her Geobay and set it out since installed some of the techno all of the technology that she took out of her colossal and now she is getting ready to do her first waste pick up on her main save. One of the modules she got from the anomaly was for a refiner with three slots. She took she didn’t bring back her paraffin and stuff which I’ll have to remember on my other characters to bring back with me because you’re gonna need that to create your Geo Bay in your main save. She used her scanner to find a waste processing plant and after she put in the first chunk in the non-special waste grinder, she got the plans for the dump truck.
Do It FAST?!!! Industrial Cleanup Mission - All Upgrades - No Man's Sky Update - NMS Scottish Rod
Did my debriefing and saw the report from My frigate that summoned me to come and join and fight with them.
It’s always exciting when you’re frigates on their journey to get stuff for you calls for you.
Monday
Twitch Drops
I played over six hours today and probably that amount for the last few days.
I did over six hours and I experimented with bringing my other characters into the expedition. Sebastian had a full load of waste and Aprillian just needed one of the radioactive and two of the bubbles so they got together and it was chaos because even though they are just playing with each other, it’s still multiplayer and Aprillian was able to get what she needed onto her truck and then go back to her safe. I don’t know if I had to, but I did dump all of Sebastian’s stuff out in My, but she was on the flat screen and I can’t figure out how to do the coil gun on the flatscreen well. Just when I think I’ve figured it out press the left button and then the right mouse button or vice versa. It doesn’t work. So my idea was to log off on Aprillian and log back in on Sebastian and VR and do it, but when I logged off and logged back in her stuff was gone that had been on the ground so it does seem like you have to make sure it’s in the truck before you log off. I spent a long time driving one place to the other and I also got some EXO suit pods. I tried to be efficient with getting waypoint and the monolith by checking each availability as I was heading to the next checkpoint. I was really surprised at one point I checked for an EXO suit pod got it and then checked again and there was one not too far away.
Tuesday
I was out walking, and I passed by Brown University, where a fish company was delivering a load and the guy was backing into the spot and it reminded me of how I’ve gotten used to backing up my Colossus although I’m sure it’s not exactly the same.
Other
Legendary Tales
I have been playing it on the PCVR side and was hesitant to buy it on the quest side but they went on sale for 25% off so I got it. I’ll be comparing it next week. I’m curious because there were some tricks we could do on the PC side to duplicate your inventory. I’m also curious as to whether or not I could play with my toon on the PVCR. I do have multiple headsets.
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Good day Ctrl Alt Wow, NMS and FF crew!
Kep here!
So the last few weeks have been the same as usual in game.. I’ve been levelling yet more Alts to 80, making use of the bonus XP events and the pre-Midnight launch event, which is actually quite decent for levelling.
I have lost count of how many max level character I now have, 25++??
The Lunar Festival has begun, so I’ve been flying round all the old places in Azeroth collecting coins and reminiscing to myself about certain areas. It was good to see the old sights again!
The ‘Love is in the Air’ event is happening right now too! I have been running the quick dungeon event for approximately a week.. anyway, this morning (Tuesday) the Big Love Rocket (X-45 Heartbreaker) dropped for me!! And then.. to my surprise, in the same box was the Spring Butterfly Mount!! Mega lucky! The Love Rocket only had a 0.09% drop rate!
I was VERY happy!
I have still not done much with my house.. I’ve been to busy with other things and have limited time to play due to RL stuff. So far my plot/house has a big tree in the front garden (which I planted by accident) and a huge beer barrel in the front room (which I also placed by accident). I cannot seem to delete them? I haven’t been back since! Hahaa
Anyway.. hope you are all well?
Great to hear Big G is back!!
All the best, Kep!
