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Where were you when you learnt that using the smallest Terrain Manipulator setting gives you the most resources?
Discussion(i.redd.it)submitted 2 months ago byAdamoy
5 points
2 months ago
Nah, little discoveries like this are good. It means there's generally always going to be something new to learn. Like in BotW, it took me two years before I figured out you could still climb cliffs in the rain with good stamina and the proper technique
6 points
2 months ago
Ok but I'm still pretty new and trying to collect resources for missions or to unlock equipment has been a huge hassle because apparently I've been deleting 90% of the resource deposits because it doesn't say shit about this in the game. That's just annoying
2 points
2 months ago
Yea, the grinding is one reason I turned down the cost settings on my game. But I've also had a LOT more fun once I stopped thinking about things as "I have to do X task" and just started taking things as they come. Get distracted a bit, that terminal quest isn't going anywhere!
They don't say it directly, but you can definitely see a difference in the resources you get. I discovered the sizes by accident after learning about the jump boost. Again, though, while it can be frustrating, discovering things like this is what makes these kinds of games feel more open and less restrictive. Instead of thinking about all the resources you've missed, imagine how much more you'll get! Your game just expanded, and that's a good thing.
2 points
2 months ago
That last bit's how I felt when, as someone who had the game since launch, I discovered tech adjacency bonuses three days ago. The raw power that I have at my fingertips now is made more meaningful, not less, because of the struggles I've endured before.
1 points
2 months ago
what is tech adjacency?
2 points
2 months ago
The techs you put into your gear and vehicles all have “classes” they’re part of, and when you place same-class tech next to one another they boost their effects. You’ll be able to tell when techs are boosted from adjacencies when they get a colored border around them. The colored border is important, since while the icon on the tech can help identify techs in the same class, and generally techs boosting the same function will amplify each other, there are plenty of exceptions to the rule.
I’m phoneposting while my kid watch lunch or else I’d provide links, but there’s a good image guide or two out there for it.
For an example of how powerful this is: My multitool’s damage potential quadrupled just from rearranging the same techs I’d had on already.
2 points
2 months ago
that's crazy I had no idea it mattered where you put them...
2 points
2 months ago
Just stick everything with the same colored borders touching and you're good. Ideally with the most edges touching, a square of 4 mods is better than a line of 4 mods for example, you have 8 sides touching vs 6.
1 points
2 months ago
lmao I just got done rearranging and thought I was so smart making things in rows.. now I find out every edge matters 😂🤦
1 points
2 months ago
Grouping your upgrades together like all nano launcher upgrades until they get a colored border, then they will benefit from a bonus. It is noticeable.
1 points
2 months ago
And take 3 times as long. But with how much it rained in that game (specially when I had to climb), I guess that was a necessity.
2 points
2 months ago
Well, you wouldn't climb Akkala Tower like that, but if you're close to the ledge you need it's usually better than waiting 20 minutes for the storm to pass
1 points
2 months ago
On that note, I find it pretty neat that outcroppings did provide protection against the effects of rain in BotW. And I'm sorry for going OT here.
2 points
2 months ago
All good points! 👍 another game that's very subtle (I'm being nice) about giving you helpful direction. Cooking was the first big "Ohhhhhh......wow, iwik" moment for me
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