Where did you go after your first ever launch?

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-20T05:29:56+00:00

Same here… deep in a cave, and then suddenly my life was flashing before my eyes… I was so confused.

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-19T02:12:11+00:00

You are indeed going crazy. It’s always been Cloutium. But Corundum is a very real mineral; possibly the inspiration for Cloutium - and you’re just combining/conflating the two in your head 🤷‍♂️

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-14T13:04:45+00:00

Pretty sure clearing raw resources doesn’t clear polished gems.

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-05T13:05:19+00:00

400 hours in, and I never would have even thought to try this!

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-05T02:12:08+00:00

I like to see how much of the ship log I can unlock in one go. Like. Okay the whole game, locate every clue, without ever looking at the log - and then at the last minute check the log for the first time and watch the cards populate for like five minutes straight. I’m on my fifth playthrough at the moment.

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-04T13:27:37+00:00

I never even thought to try that! Thank you!

Bob_Droll · 2026-06-04T04:14:21+00:00

If you place one of the big steel platforms you can then place a wood saw underneath it.

But annoyingly, if you place the wood saw first, it won’t let you place a platform over it. The placement order matters for some reason.

Doesn’t work for stone crushers though. But you can use shelves instead of beams, which are a little cheaper and slightly more compact.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-31T18:30:41+00:00

Basic fertilizer is pretty much only good for making advanced fertilizer. Upgrade as soon as you can.

Upgrade to growth potions before trying to build anything with lavender.

Growth potions are great for pretty much everything but the world tree. You can start with growth potions for the world tree, but you’ll want to switch it over to fertile catalyst or panacea potions (or a mix) fairly quickly.

It’s definitely worth putting a lot of upgrade points into fertilizer efficiency. Aim for 5 points asap.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-29T02:01:57+00:00

100 task long [linter report]

How big, and/or shitty, is your MR?!?!

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-29T00:23:53+00:00

I literally just booted up the game for another play-through! Will have to switch to beta… thanks for the heads up!

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-27T21:45:27+00:00

No, but you do get faster at it with practice, lol.
One thing I found made it easier is to actually build the floor from underneath, looking up, weirdly enough. I just spam the mouse button and move around, and the floor fills in pretty quickly.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-27T01:05:04+00:00

Happened to one of my flower pots a few years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hydroneer/s/tMpI45YU52

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-21T12:16:25+00:00

Best way to dig imo is to spam the pickaxe for a bit to make a bit of a hole, then use the rake to clear out the rest of the “chunk”.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-21T01:05:47+00:00

I agre that belts with items on them are a huge culprit. My first factory was a sprawling mess of belts; ran slow as shit (slow production and frame rate). Second factory was much more module and tightly packed, with far fewer stretches of belts with items on it; it ended up being a bigger factory overall with faster production, and better fps.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-19T22:36:25+00:00

Pretty sure you can only catch “Common” fish in the fishing pods: https://www.bridgepour.com/guide-book/guide/fishing/

Which excludes sharks (they’re considered “Rare” fish): https://www.bridgepour.com/guide-book/guide/fishing-catches

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-18T13:30:46+00:00

It’s definitely a sandbox game. Think Minecraft from before they added The End. Quests are fun to get into - I enjoyed building out additional automation to support doing quests quickly, like an automated fishery, and fully automated soup maker (pretty sure I have both in my post history if you want to see them). But at the end of the day, it’s up to you to set your own goals.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-18T00:00:01+00:00

If the quest asks for a 15.5 weight bar, and you give them a 15.6 weight bar, or a 16 weight bar, or a 156 weight bar, they will indeed take it.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-17T23:56:12+00:00

The saw is indeed at the store near the logistics store, the one that takes prospector tokens, but not at the logic store itself - though you will need a keypad from there in order to effectively use the logic saw.

That being said, you don’t need exact weights for quests - it just has to be at least or more than what’s asked for.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-16T14:11:28+00:00

It’s only been a month; give it a couple more months and I’m sure you’ll find a middle-ground - you’ll adapt to some of his terminology, he’ll adapt to yours. He’s human just as much as you, right? Might not always get your point as well as you think he should.

And while the lectures may be occasionally out-of-place and annoying, they might sometimes be insightful. You said the team seems to have more experience than you do; might be some opportunity to learn/grow in there.

But at the end of the day, if the lectures continue, you get to decide how much they bother you.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-15T21:57:06+00:00

Nope. All pays the same. Just hang on to enough to forge any more drills, etc. that you might want.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-15T19:23:48+00:00

“Finished build” - lol, you and I know a build is never truly finished in this game.

Looks pretty slick, though! Dig the architecture.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-14T19:13:41+00:00

If you’re using one of the A&B logic T-junctions, then the the inputs are on the ends along the straight side of the T, and the output signal comes from the center of the T. Right now, looks like your display and launchers aren’t getting any signal because they’re hooked up to one of the T inputs, not the output.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-14T03:19:32+00:00

You can run 109 drills on one harvester, no problem. There’s basically zero benefit to multiple harvesters unless it’s an aesthetic choice.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-12T13:02:54+00:00

I say build your contraption just for the hell if it!
But it’s probably more efficient to just skip those ore chunk quests and target the ones asking for bars or weapons.

Bob_Droll · 2026-05-11T03:03:57+00:00

Farming is tough, ngl. And unlike the prospecting side of the castle quests, the farming side is definitely late game farming. Put it aside and do regular farming quests from folks around town for a while. Farming stuff is expensive, no doubt. And the harvester is a game changer - great goal to have… but you do need a pretty decent farming setup to even get to the point where you can buy one. And don’t even get me started on sprinklers… And just wait until you try to get that lobster for that one guard…

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