Finding a game that doesnt suck.

[manikyath]

so.. i decided to try space engineers' newest iteration of "we fixed the physics engine", and unsurprisingly its once again a disaster.. so i'm trying to look elsewhere.

 

my issue at this point is that i ran out of places to look for a game of my liking, but maybe the community could point out some stuff i've missed.

"requirements" so to say are as follows:

- sandbox game, not really a "main objective" or quest line. think of games the likes of conan exiles, minecraft, and before mentioned space derpineers.

- survival. while more or less optional, i'd love it to have survival aspects.

- i want to build shit. "shit" being buildings, and primarily (because buildings are well covered by minecraft and conan exiles) building vehicles to goof off with. 

- multiplayer

 

probably a better picture is drawn by using games as examples:

- i LOVE kerbal space program, not just for rockets, but the game is surprisingly capable with airplanes, cars ("rovers") and even boats. the lack of official multiplayer (with good reason, most likely) and the game not really being "explore and settle" oriented kinda turn me off faster than i'd like however.

- conan exiles is all the things, except it lacks vehicles (once again.. with good reason).

- minecraft is probably still my most played game, and to me its survival aspects, tech tree (mods ) and multiplayer experience are unmatched. unfortunately all attempts at vehicles in minecraft have ended in failure at some point. the closest i've gotten to my "building vehicles" idea was with funky locomotion, which was unfortunately less practical than it was laggy.

- space engineers is a pretty fine example as well, however i'm not very convinced of the whole "space" idea, and the physics engine finds interesting ways to break itself over and over again. never before did i expect digging into a wall to make me sink trough the ground.

 

- i have a full stop ban on ARK, because the devs dont deserve my money, and their game is probably the most unoptimized piece of shit i've ever seen, and thats from someone with over 1000 hours in minecraft.

- scrap mechanic seems to have the right idea, but the devs seem to be more worried about game trailer footage material, than actual game features. its also very "aimed at kids", which isnt necessarily what i'm looking for.

- TUG was very promising, then the devs bailed.

 

TLDR: looking for a "survival sandbox" that allows me to build my own way to explore the world without bugging out every 5 seconds. i'm prepared to pay good money for such a game, but the more i pay the more i expect.

[THE_maverick]

there is this game called life.  best survival sandbox ever, 'cause if you fail you starve to death. if you played that one building things useful as opposed to purposing them for "goofing off" you might get highly rewarded both financially and personally.  

[manikyath]

Just now, THE_maverick said:

there is this game called life.  best survival sandbox ever, 'cause if you fail you starve to death. if you played that one building things useful as opposed to purposing them for "goofing off" you might get highly rewarded both financially and personally.  

i'm already fairly successful in said game, that's why i'm not listing a maximum budget

[ttam]

You expect too damn much from a game.

[flibberdipper]

GTA Online /s

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, ttam said:

You expect too damn much from a game.

appareantly i do.. seemingly there's not a single game that's sandbox, survival, and doesnt have a completely broken physics engine.

[peterc]

Second Life

[manikyath]

Just now, peterc said:

Second Life

you need to read again.

[ARikozuM]

HuniePop?

 

All the stimulation AND simulation one needs!

 

[manikyath]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

HuniePop?

 

All the stimulation AND simulation one needs!

 

unsure wether to rant at you, or just make use of the report button.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

unsure wether to rant at you, or just make use of the report button.

Both?

 

I'm actually looking at my library of "physics simulators" but you've knocked like 6 out of 10 already and the others are just crap.

[ARikozuM]

Have you tried Simple Planes?

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

I'm actually looking at my library of "physics simulators" but you've knocked like 6 out of 10 already and the others are just crap.

i'm kinda in that exact spot, was hoping someone in the community had a gem at hand

[manikyath]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Have you tried Simple Planes?

it seems to be as capable as KSP with some mods, unfortunately.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, manikyath said:

it seems to be as capable as KSP with some mods, unfortunately.

That's the only one you didn't cancel out with your requirements, but I'm out of options unless you want Osiris: Early-Access Dawn. It's buggy, but it looks somewhat promising if they can iron out the issues. Crafting isn't on the scale of KSP and others, but there's a strong survival element.

[Praesi]

52 minutes ago, THE_maverick said:

there is this game called life.  best survival sandbox ever, 'cause if you fail you starve to death. if you played that one building things useful as opposed to purposing them for "goofing off" you might get highly rewarded both financially and personally.  

Tried it and it sucked. Next.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Praesi said:

Tried it and it sucked. Next.

Git gud, skrubz.

[lkarej]

1 hour ago, tmcclelland455 said:

GTA Online /s

Hey if you like getting killed by chinese cheaters and kids more toxic than the CSGO and LoL communities combined, sure.

[manikyath]

Just now, lkarej said:

Hey if you like getting killed by chinese cheaters and kids more toxic than the CSGO and LoL communities combined, sure.

the whole unofficial private server thing (there's a mod that allows you to make your own server and stuff..) is appareantly a very nice experience.

[lkarej]

Just now, manikyath said:

the whole unofficial private server thing (there's a mod that allows you to make your own server and stuff..) is appareantly a very nice experience.

That could be nice, being limited by the conventional "servers" is annoying because they don't let you do anything cool anymore like open the back of the Titan, cargobob etc.

I rarely play gta but when I do it's usually with friends so it's alright for a bit.
Haven't tried the pserver thing tho

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, lkarej said:

That could be nice, being limited by the conventional "servers" is annoying because they don't let you do anything cool anymore like open the back of the Titan, cargobob etc.

I rarely play gta but when I do it's usually with friends so it's alright for a bit.
Haven't tried the pserver thing tho

you should take a peek at "SherrifEli" on twitch, dude's amazing

[flibberdipper]

7 minutes ago, lkarej said:

Hey if you like getting killed by chinese cheaters and kids more toxic than the CSGO and LoL communities combined, sure.

Literally before I leave my yacht/office I always turn passive on because of how cancer it is. All I ever do really is stunt races since none of my friends feel like joining a session to do CEO shit.

[lkarej]

Just now, tmcclelland455 said:

Literally before I leave my yacht/office I always turn passive on because of how cancer it is. All I ever do really is stunt races since none of my friends feel like joining a session to do CEO shit.

HMU BOI

I like to harass people in a hydra by like (not shooting them) scraping the top of their car with my jet n stuff.
sometimes I'll just follow low levels around in a jet and protect them or smth idk.

The car stuff for CEO is fun tho

[flibberdipper]

1 hour ago, lkarej said:

HMU BOI

I like to harass people in a hydra by like (not shooting them) scraping the top of their car with my jet n stuff.
sometimes I'll just follow low levels around in a jet and protect them or smth idk.

The car stuff for CEO is fun tho

For a while I just crashed my heli into trolls for the lulz but even that got boring

[lkarej]

Just now, tmcclelland455 said:

For a while I just crashed my heli into trolls for the lulz but even that got boring

that sounds like it would get boring fast.
hydra is more fun bc you can hover and fly