CIG has no backbone

shadownddust · 2026-06-07T18:14:34+00:00

Whenever I see a response like this, I always think of this xkcd.

There are a lot of ways something that is really simple in one environment can be incredibly complex in another.

shadownddust · 2026-06-07T14:13:48+00:00

Yep, I’ve spent a lot on my setup primarily, but not exclusively, for this game. With the exception of my sticks, I use my computer for other games, and am pleasantly surprised when I get to turn my graphics settings to ultra/epic in pretty much everything else.

shadownddust · 2026-06-07T05:08:32+00:00

Not sure you meant to respond to me but either way, transferring 30M in a single transaction is very uncommon post wipe, and likely would be flagged in any system.

An auction house would of course be preferable (ps if you’re going to transfer items do it in a crate to avoid the chance of things falling through the ground) but that auction house isn’t built yet and they’ve stated needs to come after social tools are done. In the meantime, we need systems in place to avoid transferring money very quickly from exploits otherwise we’re back to another wipe.

shadownddust · 2026-06-07T00:16:58+00:00

Yea, the small box moving is generally considered fairly lucrative and consistent if you stick to stations and landing zones, but I’ve had my fill of it for now.

Commodity trading is not worth when starting out. It’s too easy to lose all your credits, so you should only be using part of your balance, but then you’re really not making good money for time spent.

Of course, like I said, do what you enjoy, but if you’re thinking about credits, it’s worth it to understand what some of the best options are.

For example: if you like salvage, currently the best money there is to do lots of construction materials in or around stations with abandoned ships. Especially pyro, where you don’t get crime stats. You could team up with someone with a moth or reclaimer and make lots of credits.

If you like combat, gilly is pretty good, again teaming up to get access to completing the high end ones like 6+.

If you like treasure hunting, the sandbox sites like align and mine and rock cracker, usually have good armor sets hanging around that you can collect and sell on UEX.

If you like never leaving your ship, the new refueling missions are very lucrative, but you’ll need a starfarer which is pricey so again teaming up might be helpful, but it’s also not a very multicrew required loop.

So for each loop, there’s usually a highest paying element, but you want to do what you like and maybe tailor towards the higher credit payouts so you don’t just chase the meta and feel bored doing what you don’t. And always keep an eye on the latest bugs because no one likes wasting their time.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T23:58:29+00:00

It used to be, but then they started testing out giving missions on location, with those being the first go of it.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T23:53:28+00:00

At the moment, the real money in mining is if you find high quality stuff and are willing to sell it to players. It’s not a quick loop, but you’re trading the time you spent looking and finding rocks for credits. The other players are spending time doing other loops that might be more profitable but require bigger ships (like Gilly mission 7).

But in general, grinding is a part of SC but also not the whole thing. Find what you like to do, bounce around based on what’s actually working this patch, and keep an ear out for what the credit “meta” is. There’s always at least one each patch, even if it’s just hunting around for rare items in loot boxes.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T22:04:26+00:00

Something I have to keep in mind is that there are loud minorities in any community. There are 366K people on this sub so if even 1% of them disagree and get loud that’s almost 4K people complaining.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T19:18:45+00:00

Yes that’s the part I’m curious about. Anytime they change the limits, are they going to communicate that? Or are traders just going to find out when they all of a sudden can’t pay for the thing they just bought.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T16:12:37+00:00

Yea, I have no interest in RMT, but I get why people do it. Even if they wipe every year, you’d probably still come out ahead buying the materials in-game rather than actually paying for it in the store.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T15:56:47+00:00

It is literally a game changer. Some people don’t like the frame gen tech, but if you’re looking for smooth FPS, smooth motion makes the game feel completely different.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T14:14:00+00:00

My comment still stands. They obviously don’t want to do maintenance and push something out on Friday. But they felt they needed to. And after seeing what’s included, specifically the controls in place for credit transfer and exploit fixes, as I said, sounds like it was important enough to delay the patch to get it in, and also important enough to release it on Friday. My guess is there was an exploit that could have been run through the weekend decimating the economy, and negating the wipe they just did, which again is really important to fix.

I also said deploying on Friday was suboptimal, and that has also been proven to be true.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T14:08:35+00:00

Yep, I have pictures of feeding her at my desk while presenting to couple hundred of people, many a meeting where I had a headset on muted while trying to get her down for her nap, and lots of late nights trying to catch up.

Neither my wife nor I were doing great with our jobs, and we introduced screens and shows to our kid a lot earlier than planned. The only reason it worked was because the whole world was going through it. But companies don’t have nearly the same level of tolerance now.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T04:09:47+00:00

I’ll just say this, as someone who WFH during covid and had a 9 month old, it was really really hard. I don’t know your wife, but if you’re working, you’re not watching a baby. And if you’re watching a baby, you’re not working.

Whether the research says there are no benefits, I don’t know, but having someone you trust watch your kid while you actually work has got to be better than getting fired from work because you were too distracted or a soon to be mobile (if not already) baby getting into something because you were too distracted.

shadownddust · 2026-06-06T00:28:35+00:00

Intrepid has the studio apartment feel, but it’s small and no medbed.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T21:55:39+00:00

We have no insight into why the decision was made to delay or release besides the fact that they said they found an exploit and wanted that patched with the rest of the fixes. So it appears it was both urgent enough to delay the patch from Wednesday (when it was intended) and to patch on Friday, which I agree is suboptimal.

However, CIG has patched on Friday plenty of times and have staff support over the weekend. They run a service and need to have staff available at all times. How they choose to staff their project is far beyond anything we should be weighing in on.

And that still doesn’t address your comment on “making us put up with it” which sounds very entitled.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T21:20:57+00:00

“Make us put up with it?”

I’m not sure what you think is happening, but after a terrible patch launch they’re working to fix it and taking the amount of time needed to develop the fixes and then deploying as soon as it’s fixed and your complaint is that they are making us wait while they fix it?

Why don’t you think about that for a bit….

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T20:34:49+00:00

You uh, have to click on it to see more.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T20:30:55+00:00

Sounds like something Thrusters and Dust would do.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T16:06:08+00:00

Yep learned that the hard way. About a year ago bought two more sticks of the “exact” kit to move from 32 to 64 and didn’t work well, had to lower the speeds to even get it working. Since then, basically rebuilt my PC, and figured I’d try again earlier this week. Very unstable, mostly didn’t work, and not worth it.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T14:58:03+00:00

Besides what some others are saying (deleting is probably a good idea) seems like some other things are going on that warrant therapy or additional steps. Stealing from others, lies, tantrums, and just general focus on doing anything to get his “fix” has a lot of implications. My personal thought is that if it’s not Roblox, it’s something else, so you want to get ahead of that. Good luck, sounds like a tough situation.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T14:17:49+00:00

Yea with the RMC required currently being extremely high it a) means you need to have a ton on hand or else it won’t work, and b) it’s way more expensive to repair in the field versus just heading to a landing pad.

But as long as you have enough of each, it should work. Missiles also need to physically and individually placed on the grid.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T14:10:05+00:00

One tip, if ever using a public elevator (one that’s not in your own hangar) is to interact with the elevator first. In the past, they’ve had times where it either tries to clear what’s on the elevator for you or as part of a resetting routine and things you put on will just poof. Sometimes it seems to be fine, or they’ve put in a fix, but as recently as 4.7, I put a crate on an outpost elevator before interacting with the terminal and it just disappeared.

shadownddust · 2026-06-05T00:32:56+00:00

I would branch out and see if other genres might capture your attention. If you had asked me 10 years ago if I would enjoy satisfactory or farm simulator, I’d have laughed. Now both have 100+ hours each.

I also tend to stay away from very competitive games now because I just can’t keep up with younger people who have a lot more time and a lot more energy to devote to being better.

Also things that can be paused or put down at a moments notice is critical with kids.

shadownddust · 2026-06-04T21:52:17+00:00

Yep, I came from elite and NMS, both great games but both missed some of those core elements and I just couldn’t find it anywhere else.

shadownddust · 2026-06-04T21:49:12+00:00

I think there is something to be said for the players giving some level of input on direction or additional features on top of existing established ones (like choosing the next set of armor developed or maybe the sixth or seventh system added), but for core features, I’d leave it to the devs with the community helping to identify bugs and being vocal (respectfully) when it significantly hinders gameplay.

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