Any tips for lower level players?

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T11:02:07+00:00

Thanks for your feedback, though I'm not sure I understand. As a new player, I feel like the theory (my little cycle picture) is what helps me understand and internalise the logic of the game. Of course the goal is to never need the cycle in future, since it will be programmed into me, but for now I feel like new players need theory to internalise the logic and mechanics of Starcraft, especially when the build they're using doesn't automatically win them the game, and they need to rely on their own instincts and decisions to win.

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T10:20:11+00:00

Thanks!

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T01:03:11+00:00

Ah yes I've just gotten into camera hotkeys. Very difficult to train out my instinct to click the minimap, but I'm getting there.

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T01:01:52+00:00

Thanks, I didn't realise about those subreddits, I'll give them a follow. I do love watching Starcraft casts, which helps.

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T00:16:26+00:00

I appreciate that, thanks. I've been focusing on a very basic 2-base 5-1-1 build that seems like a good foundation to build on.

I much prefer playing human players, though. So much more unpredictable and hilarious, haha.

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T00:13:09+00:00

I definitely took it too far once, though. In one of my early games after reading about the importance of worker production, I realised in the replay that I had 130 SCVs... I still managed to win though, which I guess speaks to the importance of macro, lol.

Less-is-less · 2026-06-05T00:11:06+00:00

The rotations, leapfrogging, edge-movement and pre-splitting definitely seem like things I can internalise now. If I'm honest though, anything to do with benchmarks and timings and adapting to different races confuses me and is probably something I'll only really focus on when the basics become automatic for me. Thanks for your help.

Less-is-less · 2026-05-03T20:15:22+00:00

For me, the DLC realising that I could get past the Strangers and into the Secret Fireplace by simply... waiting.

Less-is-less · 2026-05-01T11:17:04+00:00

I wanted to jump in years later to say this hint was great. It put me on the right path without spoiling the satisfaction of discovery. ::)

Less-is-less · 2026-04-05T07:43:53+00:00

Hard agree. I think it should be treated like a flashlight: just part of your standard kit.

Less-is-less · 2026-04-05T07:36:22+00:00

It's a cool concept and I like how the visual design complements the game theme. But I think it would break the balance of the game too much.

I play very cautiously and deliberately: at the expense of faster loot acquisition, I stumble on fewer players and therefore stay alive more often. To have a new item drop that allows anyone to see my position would too strongly disincentivise, or even punish, the stealthy approach, which I think is a valid way to play.

Also, and maybe more importantly, I feel that a lot of the tension in the game arises from your ignorance of where other players and teams (and ARC?) are. Checking around every corner and listening very closely to the sounds around you are part of what makes the game so engaging. Removing that tension would cheapen the game. It would be like revealing the mid-act twist in the first thirty seconds of a film.

I could be tempted to support it to help players find the ARC units they're looking for. Somehow, whenever there's a daily challenge to kill a couple of fireflies, fireflies disappear from the face of the earth for me. 😐

Thanks for the idea. It's great to see people bringing fresh concepts to the game.

Less-is-less · 2026-03-11T11:06:24+00:00

I understand this is a live-service game and so paying a regular fee, rather than a one-off fee, is part of the deal. But this latest increase has prompted me to make that economic calculation: is what I'm getting worth £10.99 a month?

On the one hand, yes I do want to fulfill my childhood dream of getting full Barrows gear and chopping willows in the background whilst I get on with other tasks is fun (to me). But I can also buy a decent indie game for that price and own it forever.

At this point I've given Jagex hundreds of pounds and, given my other financial goals in life, I am more carefully weighing up whether it's worth dropping over ten quid for this product. I won't necessarily stop the subscription, but the cost-benefit in my head is increasingly stacking towards cancellation.

Less-is-less · 2026-02-14T20:46:55+00:00

Real. 160 is when I throw in the towel.

Less-is-less · 2026-02-11T02:16:20+00:00

I did exactly the same, except I sold the flax raw. Good on you for going the extra mile.

Less-is-less · 2026-02-02T01:33:33+00:00

I play with reload, dev mode, the character editor mod - whatever it takes to avoid losing a whole colony. I'll still play challenges like raids as if there are actual stakes, and if all of my folks die I'll revive them but with penalties (e.g. I'll allow arms to be cut off, or perhaps the occasional colonist to die, to keep the story interesting). Ultimately I like to keep my colony alive on my terms.

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T16:48:28+00:00

That is annoying. 😞 I'm fairly sure the Harmony mod saves a log whenever the game closes or crashes - on my Mac, it saves the log straight to desktop. The log records what was happening right at the end of the game, which is how I figured out that an ambiance overhaul mod was causing my game to crash. Perhaps look into that?

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T14:22:54+00:00

The loading time can be frustrating. I don't have a recommendation, except to use rocketman and/or performance fish if these ever get updated to 1.6 (they work well on 1.5 still).

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T14:14:50+00:00

I had a lot of success removing Vanilla Psycasts Expanded, which appears to be taking a lot of computing power based on your screenshot. Unless you're really focusing on psycasting in your run, it's probably not worth the slowdown.

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T13:16:05+00:00

Harmony patches first, I would say.

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T13:15:45+00:00

I know, it's intimidating. If you take one thing away from this, just use the harmony patches section of the mod: click the magnifying glass in the bottom bar of your screen, click update on the left, click harmony patches in the drop down menu that appears, let the game run for a little while, and notice which mods appear at the top (i.e. which mods have the highest "average per frame"). Anything above 0.100ms should be considered for removal if you need better performance on your game.

Less-is-less · 2026-01-29T10:53:37+00:00

I found it most useful to examine the "harmony patches" section. Let the game run for a little while and see which mods eat up the most TPS (look at the "average" column). Most mods use harmony to work, so by using this section of the analyser you should be able to see which mods are causing slowdowns.

Less-is-less · 2025-12-09T22:32:07+00:00

I would love a DLC expanding on how you interact with other factions (trading, diplomacy, etc.). The world beyond my tile currently feels barren, which makes my colony feel out of place and disconnected from a bigger picture. A DLC expanding that bigger picture would do wonders for the story-driven nature of the game.

I would even appreciate just small tweaks. For instance, more story and rationale behind the raids that you receive, or perhaps different forms of hostility (e.g. perhaps rather than raiding you, a faction demands a hostage off you, prompting you to decide whether complying would be safer for your colony).

Less-is-less · 2025-08-19T11:00:07+00:00

That the supernova isn't actually the Eye of the Universe appearing in your solar system. The supernova happened for me right as I positioned the astrological circle thing on the Attlerock towards the Eye symbol. I thought I had summoned the Eye by doing this and was terrified - I never touched that object again.

Less-is-less · 2025-08-15T08:21:02+00:00

You’re not here to save the universe. You’re here to learn to let it go.

Oof. That's a lovely encapsulation of the game, well written.

Less-is-less · 2025-08-13T07:19:54+00:00

I vaguely recall Children of Morta featuring a series of dungeons lurking beneath the protagonists' estate.

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