Space Haven. Tips and tricks after 1000 hours. Harsh. Alpha 17. Advanced.

This is not a playthrough. If your just starting you may want to skip this. It may have spoilers! This is just a few things I do when playing to increase my chances of a successful game. This is what works best for me. If you have comments, suggestions, or tips of your own let me know!

[Mike-pdnp]

That start screen music always makes me feel so calm and relaxed. I wish the song was longer lol

[bikegeist]

Was that a useful video? Yes.
Did I learn a lot? Yes.
Do I think I'll ever make that deep into the game with such an organized ship? No.
Will I continue to enjoy the game? Yes.

[ashleyanne]

Ty for making this, it helped a lot with my first run

[TheKenworthys]

Thank you for this... New to the game and enjoy having your longer vids on while going thru my first runs. This short format does help give a quick perspective of what to consider when expanding the starting ship. Funny enough, I had not realized there was progression in this game from the starting starting map/system to another... more retrospectives from your 1000 hours would be cool.

[Nemerson]

Lol I just clicked off the 7hr video and this is much appreciated.

[stephennetu]

I hope you keep making videos! You are going to go far!

[gamenrage]

Great video and what i like the most is the fact that you showed the steps in parts, so we did not have to be forced to watch gameplay that is just gameplay and not what Tips and tricks are for thank you for the good post and i have subscribed to your channel. Good luck on more videos. I will keep an eye out for gameplay videos and more of this on your site and game guides.

[Nemerson]

I found that making barracks was more infrablock efficient early on, and until I had a surplus I kept the barracks for space efficiency as well. I suppose I've only tried the default start so maybe the priorities are different if I start with a ship.

Starting with a crew tuned to all be good at combat made the early learning much more enjoyable because I could absolutely wreck enemies in the beginning.

[starstuff]

I love the concept of this game, playing on my steamdeck. I do find the controls very very clunky so far. Its hard to "unselect" something. It's not very intuitive to do anything. I'm hoping it gets easier with time. only have about 3 hours in the game now.

[starstuff]

I just started this game on my deck. It is basically my dream game in terms of my interests. Without any spoilers, is there an "endgame" that I'm going for?

[ektdredd]

I'm 136h in. I'm suprised by the way you defend. I've got ship to ship cannons and shoot pirates and slavers down in a fight while I defend my ship and also board the other one. Which can be an interesting feat. But this way is much simpler. Even though just one docking port really limits you. I've changed to two ports right next to each other and use the same tactic, crouching behind the shuttle port and it works. I'm still in the early stages and have never seen this kind of slaver ship actually, would you always recommend only pdc's while not having any ship to ship turrets installed? You'd save so many corepoints.

thanks for the insight.

Like to see you board a relict and see your micro.

edit: Also the tip at the beginning how you color your crew is nice. For beginners it is also very important, to know how the time schedules word. Save beds while not everyone is on the same schedule. How you should name them. Kinda automating how they get their weapons. How to prioritise crew tasks etc.

[starstuff]

What is the "standard" game mode. I started yesterday on what i assumed was the main mode, but my ship doesn't look like this. What is the mode of the game where i will be looking for eden?

[tierfuehrer]

How to scale up the ship size the easy way and prepare for it from the beginning?

[Voltomess]

I just wanted to get it it's on sale but looks very overwhelming 😖😖

[wetbadger]

How did you get any resources? You didn't mine anything or salvage anything.

[starstuff]

i guess i need to restart. i only have one of my four beginning crew with good weapon stats. is it going to be impossible? I was told that you need industry, botany, construction, and high zest/bravery. so that's what i focused on instead. i was under the impression you could have one "police officer" to take the lead in combat

[mikecochran]

some one I just read mentioned the starting song in this game is soothing and it is but if you listen to the lyrics the song doesn't fit with the game. It's almost like the devs needed a song for the game and they went to Fivver and hired someone to just make a space song of whatever and then the devs just ran with the first song they got. lol.

[anoobis]

How can you get 2 x3 generators and so many CPU units (or whatever they're called)? It tells me I don't have enough points...

[starstuff]

I want to get into this game so badly, but i'm lost at about three hours in. the controls are so difficult. Maybe that's a steamdeck only thing?

[starstuff]

How do you repair the ship after an attack?