The Solus Project

The Solus Project

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Survival Equipment
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Basic tips on surviving a hostile Universe using just a small backpack of assorted junk.
   
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Spacesuit Helmet:
This a permanently equipped item. Many players dislike its restricted peripheral vision. Actually that's quite useful as an early warning HUD about your exposure to the elements:
  • Frosted edges mean you're getting colder and maybe heading towards hypothermia
  • Water droplets mean you're wet and likewise at risk of hypothermia
  • Red edges mean you're getting hotter and are at risk of overheating
Teleporter:
  • Used to reach difficult areas otherwise too high or too restricted to access normally.
  • Good for descending from heights quickly and safely (especially for huge ladders)
  • Can be used to escape surface weather anomalies (provided you remembered leave its target disc back at base camp before you headed out).
  • Note that its range can be increased by jumping or running while launching its target disc
Lit Oiled Torch:
  • Never burns out, so it is generally a better option than the flashlight.
  • Provides some ambient heat (about +15 degrees C). So it's preferred in cold conditions.
  • Dropped on the ground it remains lit, so you can see where you're aiming the teleporter.
  • Don't go swimming with it equipped or you will easily extinguish it (doh!)
  • Use it to light any candles you come across. That way you can relight your torch if necessary.
  • Use it to light campfires to warm up and dry out.
Flashlight
  • Does not emit heat. So it's the preferred light source in hot conditions to avoid overheating.
  • Not always the best for exploration - has a narrow beam and washes out the colours.
  • Its battery loses charge with use. But solar recharges when by equipped in sunlight.
  • Battery time is up-gradable when better batteries are found
Roots
  • Can be sometimes found lying about, or else easily found and cut from cave walls.
  • When lit on the ground provides some warmth and will help you dry out.
  • Adding more roots to a fire increases its heat output
Sharpened Rock
  • Useful for opening food cans
  • Useful for cutting roots
  • Heavy enough to hold down pressure-plates
  • Welcome back to the stone age
Sledge Hammer
  • Useful for opening food cans (don't try this at home)
  • Can demolish some walls
Sword
  • Useful for opening food cans
  • Useful for cutting roots
  • Essential as a lever for operating some alien mechanisms.
More to add
  • If there's any call for this stuff I'll add to the guide

8 kommenttia
gorman2040 26.9.2023 klo 12.23 
Lol!
Sputnik  [tekijä] 26.9.2023 klo 8.01 
Oh no, not your party trick again Zeo, where you eat the 5 cans of beans then use the lit torch!
zeo1337 26.9.2023 klo 7.56 
Hey, I showed up to the party with a lit torch in my pocket and 5 cans of beans. Anyone got a sword?
gorman2040 8.12.2022 klo 18.52 
Indeed!
Sputnik  [tekijä] 8.12.2022 klo 16.38 
Yeah, just us old space-worn explorers left now
gorman2040 3.11.2022 klo 17.40 
It's a bit of a niche game, not for the faint of heart if you go explore optional caves.
I feel like a wine "connoisseur" able to appreciate this game in all its details :-)

I guess it's also a bit old now.
Sputnik  [tekijä] 3.11.2022 klo 14.36 
Hey @gorman2040 !

Your's is the only feedback on this thread. Was getting worried the Galaxy was maybe lifeless after all.
gorman2040 3.11.2022 klo 14.30 
Love the "Useful for opening food cans (don't try this at home)"