Scoop20906 wrote:- Planets almost all look the same so far. One mud planet/moon after the other. Are there any planets with oceans that I can explore. I remember reading about it in a preview or something. No rivers?
There are plenty of planets with oceans and even some with rivers. You've had bad luck with yours. There's lots you haven't seen, trust me. Try upgrading your hyperdrive and heading to the different star types if you want to see something truly different. The O-class stars are the most extreme out there.
[*] Some of the plant life is interesting and animals are basically spore animals. Nothing really eye catching yet for me. I had fun scanning them for a few moments and then got bored.
While I wish there was a little more variety in creatures, you've probably still got some neat surprises coming. There are some planets that have lifeforms that make them really stick out and feel totally alien. Also, each planet has its own "theme" to its creatures, so exploring one world for an extended time will make the alien variety seem really boring. Try exploring more to see other themes.
[*]Exploring so far hasn't lead me to something other than the same old elements that quickly become the set pieces the game has to work with. Caves were fun for a bit but they only go so deep and don't really lead to something different or interesting.
Those "same old elements" are the basic elements needed to properly play this game. What you'll be looking for eventually, with later upgrades, is the rare or ultra rare stuff, the elements that makes you fistpump and stay on the planet for a good while to take advantage of it. Again, heading to unusual star types may help. You'll also find planets with what are essentially "treasures" from time to time, things that are well guarded but extremely valuable.
[*]I have no idea how my suit's protection works. I am constantly receiving warnings however I have never died from the elements. (Maybe I have been on safe planets so far). I can I tell what my suits limits are for cold/heat/acid/etcs?
Dude, you've seen
nothing yet based on that comment. There are planets out there that will strip your environmental protection down to nothing in seconds, forcing you to regularly and often feed titanium into an upgraded protection system that you need to built to even have a chance of exploring that place. Such planets usually have something valuable on them that encourages you to explore regardless of the dangers posed.
You've got your basic life support system that drains no matter which planet you are on, but drains more rapidly on certain worlds (dead worlds in particular). Then you've got one protection system (represented as a colored bar with an icon) for each type of environmental danger, such as heat, cold, radiation, and acid. They drain far more rapidly during storms and extreme weather.
It's waaay to early for you to begin complaining about what this game is delivering when you've hardly dipped your toes into what it offers. Give it more time, and always remember that you're at the mercy of the almighty Random Number Generator. Some players will see nothing but dead worlds while others will come across one paradise world after another. It's just how this kind of thing works.
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