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No, but it’s recommended that you at least play the first few missions first because they serve as the game’s tutorial.Do I need to complete the story to play randomly with others?
No, but it’s recommended that you at least play the first few missions first because they serve as the game’s tutorial.Do I need to complete the story to play randomly with others?
I believe the below post in this thread suggests the answer is no.Do I need to complete the story to play randomly with others?
Just back from a one hour group dive and I’m confused as it doesn’t really explain things very well (am I supposed to play the available story missions first?)
What are the giant square icons that pop up? Treasure that others have found? Why are some moving?
The scanning feature is frustrating me, I can’t tell what I’ve already scanned, which means I have to either scan everything every time, or just learn what I’ve got already. Is there an upgrade that will help me with this?
How do I access them? I made my own room but nobody showed up after a few minutes.No, but it’s recommended that you at least play the first few missions first because they serve as the game’s tutorial.
I still haven’t played beyond the tutorial story missions yet (still waiting on my partner to be able to play with me tonight) so I’m not 100% certain, but I believe you just start an online session and other random players can join throughout your session (but may not be present at the beginning). Not entirely sure exactly how it works yet, though.How do I access them? I made my own room but nobody showed up after a few minutes.
You can do this. In fact, the game encourages it. It wants you to fully map out and scan everything.Played a bit over an hour tonight. Really cool game - exactly what I hoped for, which was just something unique. I hope I can resume my dive tomorrow without randomizing the map since I was in an activity to find 7 special creatures scattered around the sea. Either way, I’m looking forward to playing more!
music is good. disappointing lack of bubble soundsHow is the soundtrack and general sound design?
That is probably the make or break for me purchasing with the ho hum reviews. I know part of the score is likely the nature of the game but there do seem to be multiple genuine issues as well. I like exploring, and ambience quite a bit so if the soundtrack is pretty good I'll probably get it.
I don't really care stongly about the multiplayer aspect.
Nothing attacks you in this game.Okay I have to know. Do the sharks/anything attack you in this game? I want the game but I don't think I can handle it if they attack. I like the ocean but also afraid of it
as noted earlier nothing attacks in Luminous but interestingly this is not true of the old games. I don't remember the attacks being too threatening or realistic thoughOkay I have to know. Do the sharks/anything attack you in this game? I want the game but I don't think I can handle it if they attack. I like the ocean but also afraid of it
Yeah, though it’s an hour per player from when you joined, not an hour for the entire session. So, like, if you start a shared dive and someone else joins you 10 minutes later, in 50 more minutes your time will expire but they’ll still have another 10 minutes in the session.so my sister and I had the delight of discovering that shared dives do have a time limit
I think it's like an hour?
My allergies and sleep issues have been absolutely killing me lately, plus my partner has been busier than usual and I don’t want to do shared dives without them, so I’ve only been able to do two shared dives so far, but I’m really enjoying what I’ve played of the game!
Though it’s a bit overwhelming at first when almost every animal you see is new, and having to scan absolutely everything is kind of a drag in the same way that it is for me in Metroid Prime, but I have a feeling that won’t be an issue once I’ve logged more marine life and don’t have to be as concerned about scanning everything I see. I’m honestly really excited to play this game with other friends (assuming I can convince anyone else to buy the game, that is…), because I think it’ll be an even more chill experience when I’m further along with the game and can help out a friend who’s just starting out.
I do have a question for anyone who may know the answer, though—is there a point to scanning marine life that you’ve already logged before and has already been scanned by someone in the current dive session? I have a hard time not just immediately scanning everything I see, which makes it hard for me to get anywhere in the map in a decent amount of time, lol, but if I can get a better idea of when I should be scanning versus when I shouldn’t, that might help me out a lot.
They appear on the map after the drone cutscene. You can look at your map (assuming you have it filled out enough) and the area where the UML appears will be indicated with a big orange circle.Also, with the UMF (if that’s what they are called) do these appear on your map or do you just have to find them based on the drone footage? I’ve missed them twice as I had no lead where to go.
I'm having a feeling they are going to be updating this one pretty frequently. First event is scheduled next week.
Yeah, I'm also pretty sure that the only way to know if you already have a creature in your log is to start a scan and see if the yellow question mark appears in the little circle.I’m still a bit confused by the scanning myself. I thought that the blue colouration was an indicator of things you personally haven’t scanned yet, but it seems that it’s actually things that the online group you are playing with haven’t scanned; this means that things that you haven’t logged in you can’t be identified unless you initiate the scanning and see a question mark on them.
That’s my understanding, unless I’m missing something. I’m not sure you get anything for fish that have already been scanned by others (unless it counts towards your scan total?)
Also, with the UMF (if that’s what they are called) do these appear on your map or do you just have to find them based on the drone footage? I’ve missed them twice as I had no lead where to go.
The in-game description says: "A chance to meet creatures that are difficult to find during dives. For a limited time, you are welcome to visit this special dive area where you will meet a wide variety of marine life, including unusual schools of fish and huge fish you've never seen before".What the event is supposed to be?
Yeah, that’s what seemed to be the case to me—anyone who scans an animal in the same dive session will remove the luminous algae from them. That’s why I’m wondering if there’s much of a point to scanning ones that have already been scanned by someone else, unless they’re ones you haven’t logged yourself yet. I’m also curious to know what exactly counts towards your scan total…I’m still a bit confused by the scanning myself. I thought that the blue colouration was an indicator of things you personally haven’t scanned yet, but it seems that it’s actually things that the online group you are playing with haven’t scanned; this means that things that you haven’t logged in you can’t be identified unless you initiate the scanning and see a question mark on them.
That’s my understanding, unless I’m missing something. I’m not sure you get anything for fish that have already been scanned by others (unless it counts towards your scan total?)
The story mode isn’t supposed to be the core mode in this game; instead it serves as a tutorial at first and then a reward for making progress in the real main modes of the game—shared/solo dives—so it makes sense in that context. I just view it as an extra thing to look forward to as I make progress with my logs and Mystery Board. You have to finish the latter 100% in order to finish the story mode, anyway.An issue I'm seeing is that, due to the nature of story progression being tied to the number of creatures you scan, you're going to come close to completing the encyclopedia well before the story is over. And you have to play for an hour or two, scanning many of the same fish you've already scanned dozens of times, to unlock a single chapter that may not have much to it.
It feels like the story mode's progression gating could have been more lax.
I understand that much, but the story mode as a reward hasn't really felt that rewarding as of yet.The story mode isn’t supposed to be the core mode in this game; instead it serves as a tutorial at first and then a reward for making progress in the real main modes of the game—shared/solo dives—so it makes sense in that context. I just view it as an extra thing to look forward to as I make progress with my logs and Mystery Board. You have to finish the latter 100% in order to finish the story mode, anyway.
Not only are there giant isopods, you can be buddies with one and swim around with it riding on your back. Not even joking.Are there giant isopods?