I hope Starbound doesn't get too caught up in block building.

I think that Starbound, being a sandbox game, should allow all play styles without forcing them on you.

You want to explore, you explore. You want to mine, you mine. You want to build, you build. You want to fight, you fight.
Should you be forced to do any of those? Nope.

 

What he said *Run DMC pose*

 

I remember Tiy said something about the combat being tight, where you have to think when to shoot insted of jump, when to jump insted of shoot etc.

 

I want to see a link to this FAQ, because this is said nowhere on the main website's FAQ page. I don't care if this game really HAS block building or not, but if there is information on the game out there that I haven't seen, I'd like to see it.

 

It has building, but you should read the FAQ....

 

http://www.indiegamemag.com/starbou...=Feed:+IndieGameMag+(The+Indie+Game+Magazine)

 

I hope it'll be just as good as Terraria. This game has much more to offer aside from building so I wouldn't worry about it becoming feature that 'defines' the game, lol.

 

According to this FAQ there WILL be the ability to dig up and replace blocks, but for now the specifics remain to be seen. It's doesn't seem like it will be necessary to do so, though, in order to advance... which means there probably won't be as much focus on this. It's very likely the blocks dug won't drop 1:1 resources at least, and there won't be as many types if they do.

Although I guess they can also randomize the material each planet is made out of too.

 

Considering that you will be able to build mechs, you will probably have to dig alot in the begining, then let machines do the job.
But Im just speculating but based of what we've seen that is probably the case.

 

Everyone seems to be missing one massive point that this game is trying to make. The Starbound EXPERIENCE will be exactly what the player MAKES IT. You can go through the unlimited quests, constantly on a new and more difficult mission, you can make your OWN missions. You can travel the universe and collect animals. You can hit the PvP arenas, or fight hostile aliens and creatures. You can build to your heart's content. It is not MEANT to be the same for every person who plays, and in that way, it becomes something for EVERYONE. That's the magic of this game.

 

I hope the combat animations are better than Terraria's

 

I think so to

 

I don't think he ment to say you couldn't place blocks like terraria, I think he means that AND what he says, witch would be a big help to builders IMO

 

By the looks of Starbound already... this game will be mostly about conquering the universe and exploring to distant worlds... researching DNA, finding strange discoveries, making a new homeworld to call your own! The freedom is incredible. I like the building aspect of this game because in my opinion I find it necessary. The crafting genre of game is becoming more popular these days and for a good reason... because it's creative, unique and just plain cool! I have so many big hopes for this game!

 

Exactly, I don't think I implied in my first post that I said block building shouldn't be there. It should absolutely be there....but that it also shouldn't be the main focus of the game.

 

I think you've missed the point of this game. If done correctly, there will be NO FOCUS to the game other than what the player chooses.

 

Agreed. The more options and gameplay-styles you have in this game, the better it is!

 

I think it should be the ratio should be 50/50. So you have the same amout of everything. on a second thought maybe 25/75, I didn't really enjoy the building aspect of Terraria, I was more of an adventurer.

 

if the building is like terraria, i would be okay, however i see this this game as more of an adventure type game than terraria. the way the three main sandbox games go, including starbound, minecraft is building, terraria is in the middle, and i see starbound as more of a rpg. if that makes sense.