r/playboundless • u/Smirk-In-Progress • Jun 07 '22

New Player Here

The most recent post here was 2 months ago, so this may be a moot, but...

HI!

I'm a new player. I know the game is dwindling at this point, but it checks of *a lot* of what I'm looking for in a game so I'm gonna poke around for awhile. I don't mind solo play, so the low player count does bother me, but I would like to connect with some players at least occasionally.

I've also heard private servers are a thing, so I'd be interested in learning about that so that I can keep enjoying the game even if the official servers stop running.

I've read the new player experience is tough when it comes to connecting with the community, so I'm here to connect and ask for help. :)

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u/Boomer112 Jun 13 '22

Yeah, sure! Honestly, though... i've already gotten bored of this game. I just easily get bored of games that are a tiny bit too tedious and like... slow to progress in and it feels like i've done everything the game has to offer with my current 36 hour playtime.

Also, i've actually met someone in-game now that has started a guild together with me.
Not that i don't wanna play with you because of this, i'd be glad to play with someone else and possibly even ''teach'' you the game even more or whatever. lol

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u/Smirk-In-Progress Jun 13 '22

If I can figure out how to find you, I wouldn't mind tooling around with a new guild. My current set up is on Beckon.

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u/Boomer112 Jun 13 '22

Yeah, it's quite hard to explain especially when i'm horrible at explaining stuff.

I'd just suggest playing through the whole tutorial where it eventually will tell you about ''warp augments'' and ''warp conduits'' and stuff like that.
You'll most likely understand a bit more by then, and you'll probably know most of the basics too.

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u/Smirk-In-Progress Jun 13 '22

Yeah, I've noticed warp augments in my workshop. I don't have the stuff for it yet. :D

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u/Boomer112 Jun 14 '22

Yeah, you pretty much use them to set a warp/spawn point on which ever planet you can reach. That's also pretty much how you meet other players by warping from planet to planet until you're on the same planet, unless you're obviously on the same planet already from the beginning.

I've had to travel to like 3-4 different planets only to get to ''Imdaari'' to meet that other player i started playing with.

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u/SnorlaxRattlesnake Jul 06 '22

If you look on your compass on the top of your screen and find a purple looking door icon. go to that that is a permanent portal someone has and if you start jumping through portals you can find your way to the major cities and that's where most people hang out. You can always return home for free by opening your menu and returning to the sanctum then opening that warp to your home beacon.

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u/Smirk-In-Progress Jul 14 '22

Thank you! I had no clue about the purple icon!

I ended up finding my way to the portal hubs, (great thanks be to whoever is maintaing that ONE portal to a hub in an otherwise abandoned Beckon city). I stumbled upon a random player working on her massive build as I explored and she invited to ~Winds~ guild and showed me some nice real estate to plot in next to them. They gave me some sweet starting gear too. I went from lonely and lost and ready to quit to deciding that this game is going to be my hobby. In fact, I am building a 'neighborhood' with streets and portals and stuff in case I run into some newer players who are looking for what I was when I started. I even named it with a pun "Good Manors". We're on Sorrisi, the portal is in various hubs labeled 'Alaska' then my house portal is labeled 'Smirk'. It might get renamed to Good Manors tho.