So sorry to hear you are having the base issues DarthTrethon. I had no clue what the blueprint analyzer is for, and I sure hope I can figure out where new base building parts are. That would be exciting.
I’ve had a few bugs with the base computer, and I’m doing baby steps with all the new changes. Hang in there DarthTrethon. The game is way too great to give up.
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There are a tonne of new base parts legacy saves can’t learn because we don’t have the analyser we’re supposed to have.
All that underground tech you find is for that analyser and it really opens up an expands base building to new levels. There’s individual components to tailor make any building shape you want and they come in a variety of wood, concrete and metal.
Still waiting for this to be fixed as it’s a huge addition to the game we’re currently walled off from.
@DarthTrethon I’d recommend starting a new save in the meantime, having a lot of fun with mine, your old save will be there and waiting for a time when you know the current build is steadier and they’ve really improved the early game and making money, getting upgrades etc. I know in the past you’ve explained your reasons why you’d never start a new game or that you don’t see the point but right now it’s better than not enjoying your current game. You could even go to your current system in a new save and start the building process there, that way when yr main save has all the bugs ironed out you’ll have something established and in place.
That’s what I’m currently doing anyway. Used a friend to jump all my saves to etarc hub and now just building with my new save.
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Absolutely not happening…EVER…the moment I give up on my 800+ hour save(in reality 1000+ hours due to lost hours for various reasons) is the day I permanently give up on the game.
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I completely sympathise with you @DarthTrethon, I’m confident they will fix the bugs, just a bit amazed how some of these managed to slip through. Some basic things that a little play-testing would have discovered, especially the issues with legacy bases and missing tech.
I’m still very salty my ship changed appearance, I spent hours of saving and reloading, just staring a trading post waiting for the S Class. Now it seems the hunt has to begin again.
With the latest patch reportedly still not fixing issues, I think I’m going to start a new Creative save and learn about base building while it doesn’t cost me anything.
The progress I’ve made on Next hasn’t been a lot, so I’ll happily reload that save if need be.
I know you’ve spent hours maxing and upgrading everything but the dawn is coming. Hang in there mate.
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I wasn’t suggesting you abandon it, just to let it rest for a while until certain its fixed, I’ve found starting a new save has made learning the new items and mechanics much easier than when I was trying to figure out in my regular save which items did what, what was worth keeping and what’s just there to sell etc.
Your 1000 hour save will still be there and waiting and you at least get to enjoy the game in the meantime instead of letting it anger or upset you. The game makes a big point about not letting attachments get the better of you and there’s a running joke in the game with regards to acquiring large amounts of wealth so I try not let that stuff bother me personally and just enjoy the experience.
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Got to agree.
While waiting for bugs to be sorted, I’ve done multiple starts testing faults.
A survival mode start just for fun.
Built an ever-expanding creative base.
Started a proper normal mode save, which I may do again.
I also have 2 variations of my big 800 hr save, one in NEXT the other my back from just before NEXT.
The game offers a lot to enjoy when not working on the massive long running saves.
I’ve wasted a ton of time not really achieving anything…but I’m enjoying myself.
It’s been said before but the new tutorial style begining is actually quite fun and not grindy at all.
Take a day break and then jump into a new save for a while.
You can be certain the guys that build a game this amazing will sort out the few bugs and then you can just tear back into it once it’s all sorted.
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Maybe it could be a good strategy for you to try…
Back up learning from a fresh save is fun since the game has completely changed!
I started a new save myself, and it is very challenging right from the start!
Give it a try mate! 
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The basics have not changed at all…do missions for base and NPCs, increase rep with the races to unlock the ability to do quests for the factions, increase faction rank to get to the big nanite paying missions to really be able to buy all the good tech, find product recipes in factories and other places, do the story and atlas path missions, etc. etc. etc. There’s nothing that’s truly new or that I need to do again in any capacity…I’ve already done all of that…in some cases several times over.
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Actually, just taking it really easy and slowly exploring the new graphics is worth the restart.
The grind is the same but that’s the case with all games. At least with NEXT it is more challenging getting started again and you can aim for a more laid back type of play-through rather than aiming for the best equipment.
Not having the best gear but having 2 years of game time gives you a military style edge that lets you do pretty well with less.
I’m going to do another proper restart (as I deleted mine the other day while testing issues).
This time around I’m going to try and do it the way NEXT was designed to play throug,h which is quite different to the earlier versions.
NMS is too good to miss out on its variations.
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I can do that just fine without restarting…in fact I’ll need to anyway if they ever fix the blueprint analyzer as I’ll need to dig up all the bits that thing eats up.
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Yeah. I’ve collected quite a lot and everytime I get to 9 in my suit, it starts just giving nanites so they get stuffed in my hauler and off I go again.
Kind of fun being helpless and small in the big bad universe and having to learn it all again.
Up to you buddy.
If its going to take a while for HG to rollout the patches, theres nothing wrong with firing up a new save and enjoying that for a bit…You never know…you might get into and just keep going.
To hell with starting over…I’m not giving up all the S class stuff I got…especially not my exotic S class ship…that thing has perfect stats…+64% hyperdrive, +59% shields, and +49% damage with 20+6 slots…it’s literally impossible to have a better exotic and it’s a full gold double fin with the splitting one on the bottom. That thing is absolutely irreplaceable…I’ve never even heard of anyone else finding a perfect one like that…anything barring cheating with save editors I could probably play this game for the rest of my life and never see another one like it. I wasn’t even farming for it and had no plans of even accepting an Exotic in my ship lineup but when I saw it and its stats I knew I couldn’t possibly pass it up.
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Okay I moved you guys out of the Base Pic thread.
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I’m on a PC but the console must have equivalent controls.
Yesterday I was instructed to land my spaceship, get out and use the mineral scanner (letter C for me). Then a suitable location popped up.
From the patch notes it looks like this was fixed in patch 1.52.1. This should be the next patch to reach PS4 - but I don’t know when.
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Don’t give up. I’m with you. I’m still the same explorer I’ve always been, and the only reason I will start a new game is when I get it on PC. The fix for the blueprint analyzer is in the works for us console users. I’m sad that my current ship changed as it did with the update, and with the need for more tech I probably have to get a new one, but I have hope I will find a similar looking one.
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PC- Well, I decided to give it a try. Loaded up my old save. It threw me into the middle of a space battle and would not let me on board my Freighter. That was not what I was there for so I changed to the base restoration quest. When I landed and put out my signal booster and used a nav data chip to scan for a habitable base, that led me to a base comp and it automatically chose an acceptable spot for my base, on a different planet. So went to the location, put out my base module again and voila! my base popped into being.
It does have some issues but, it is all there…mostly. Had to delete and replace of couple of pieces but, there it is. Back in the system I was in before just not on the same planet.
This planet has severe storms about 15 seconds apart. While standing in my base it sounds like it is coming apart! 
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What do you mean you “put out my base module”? I thought with the mission selected you scan while flying and it finds an old base computer.
Also 1.52 on the PS4 doesn’t fix the base restoration mission. 
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Ok. It did direct me to a base module…then I used it…lol. Sorry. But then it chose an acceptable location on another planet.
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Hopefully this will be the next thing they patch on ps4. Ive been holding off on building a planet base till then.
I noticed most of the infrastructure parts seem to be missing too. The ones that snap to the cuboid rooms in particular. Hopefully (if they are indeed removed) they can be reinstated. I like the industrial feel they give a base.
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I hope it lets me do the mission on my current planet.
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