Regenerating Resources

SamuelTorn · April 2015

I'm resposting this from my steam discussion, to gather more information / opinions.

From steam topic:

"I have been playing for a bit now, and I have not seen any resources (Quartz, creepvine etc.) respawning."
"Since the map is finite, this would limit the time you could play, before you would die over and over again from starvation/dehydration."

Is this something that could be introduced?"

Lagiacrus · April 2015

I completely agree! I've only been playing for a while, and already I'm forced to scrounge the very corners of my world for resources. Even if it's at a slow rate, this is something I completely support! (Plus I need more glass for my seabase empire!!)

theodoulos · April 2015

So what of the idea that resources spawn only in the more unique biomes...this is just to prevent staying in the shallow/safe area (naturally thought salt and food should spawn anywhere)

Lagiacrus · April 2015

I'm not referring to biome unique resources. After playing for too long with non-regenerating resources, you begin to be limited in what you can do. The map isn't infinite, so you'll run out of resources eventually, and be forced to deconstruct the wonderful things you've made in order to spread outwards or power instruments. (Scrap does keep spawning though, so the only limiting factor there is glass.)

Han_Yolo · April 2015

True, I've been scouring the world for quarz like a madman, too.

Zourin · May 2015

I always find myself hampered for more salt and quartz. By the time I get a cyclops up and running with some storage an hour or two in, I wind up finding myself starving on a routine basis because I can barely find enough.

tarek · May 2015

well i can think of 2 clever ideas ...

1-for the plants and fish they can grow back/ respawn just like in minecraft
2-for the metals and salt... well the game has volcanoes so after each eruption the game can spawn huge amounts of stuff and drop them just like scrap metal all over the place

dimmaNitra · March 2018

This thread has been dead for about 3 years it seems, but has anyone gotten a solid answer? I agree with tarek. Resources outside of fish, wreckage parts ( and quartz?) should spawn back in after quite some time if you leave the area. The active volcanic regions constantly expelling debris ( one is five meters from pod 5 on my world ) and stuff floating in from the void would constitute this in a way that wouldn't hamper "realism".

From what I've seen 14 hours into the full release, it doesn't seem this is the case, but it's hard to be sure. Wanted to see if anyone has picked up more info regarding resources. Love the game btw. Best gaming experience I've had in a while.

ranmafan · March 2018

Plant and Mineral resources do not respawn. Small fishes respawn - you could technically never die with all the peepers and (if the bug is fixed) bladderfish.

1. You can farm a whole bunch of organic resources like kelp, fish, gel sacks and the like infinitely with Alien Containments and growbeds.
2. There are more resources in the game than you can possibly use. You could cover most of the surface of the ocean with MPRs and Foundations before you ran out of Titanium.
3. Only two mineral resource types are infinite: Salt and Shale Outcrops. Your Water Filters will create the former, and Sea Treaders kick up infinite numbers of the latter (equals unlimited lithium, diamonds and gold).

ShuttleBug · March 2018

Some threads were only ment to see the light of day once.

Regenerating Resources

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