What is Core Exiles?
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:30 pm
Recently there has been a few new players appearing, and there is three common questions:
- What is the aim in Core Exiles?
- Where is the Player vs Player combat?
- Why is some stuff paid?
So I thought I'd take a little bit of time to write a few comments on each. Hopefully this will provide some helpful information to new players.
What is the aim in Core Exiles?
Well, actually there is no specific aim to Core Exiles. This can be a difficult concept for new players, as most games do have an end game. Core Exiles is different.
Instead, the emphasis is on developing your character and the assets available to you. Ultimately, three things need to happen:
- Experience needs to be obtained so that you can level up and use new equipment.
- Credits are an important currency, used to buy items from NPC stores, alongside licence costs for fancy assets such as settlements (a settlement is your own base on a planet, where you can set up stores, harvest resources and make ships etc).
- Resources are required if you want to do any form of crafting. Of course these can be exchanged for credits, so resource gathering isn't a strong requirement but is definitely a benefit, especially if you want to be rich in credits.
To obtain these three things, a variety of professions are available to you. These professions are split into two categories, primary professions which require time investment and secondary professions where they run with minimal input. A number of professions can be found on the stats portal: https://stats.core-exiles.com/.
So why should I do this?
As mentioned at the beginning, the ultimate aim is to develop your character and unlock new things. The Core Exiles story is expanding, and new things are frequently added. A current development aim is battleships. These require a lot of credits and resources, so will take any player a significant amount of time. Details about these can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3791&p=24831
Where is the Player vs Player combat?
Unlike a lot of games. Player vs Player combat takes a significant back step. Core Exiles is all about developing your Captain, and to lose your ship or assets due to a high level player attacking you would be very off putting. The only player vs player combat is Mech battles. These are robots that you build and let loose in an arena to fight one another.
Why is some stuff paid?
Naturally, Core Exiles costs money to run. In addition money is required to keep the lights on in Coops-land.
Unlike a lot of games, it is not necessary to buy anything to enjoy the full game. Paid items allow you to:
- Increase your fuel generation rate, allowing you to sink more time into the game.
- Provide captain upgrades, which make your life easier.
- Provides shortcuts to unlock items which otherwise would require credits and resources.
Plenty of players have never spent anything in the store, yet are still some of the most developed captains out there. Coops is also known for being generous, and over the years I've received a number of paid items for free in competitions.
Still interested?
If you've just started (so under level 10) or want to start, drop me a PM in game (Lord Castellan Creed) and I'll drop some credits your way.
Of course, if this thread encourages you to play, then please feel free to add me as your "Recommended by" captain when signing up, as this will get both of us some shiny toys as you progress.
- What is the aim in Core Exiles?
- Where is the Player vs Player combat?
- Why is some stuff paid?
So I thought I'd take a little bit of time to write a few comments on each. Hopefully this will provide some helpful information to new players.
What is the aim in Core Exiles?
Well, actually there is no specific aim to Core Exiles. This can be a difficult concept for new players, as most games do have an end game. Core Exiles is different.
Instead, the emphasis is on developing your character and the assets available to you. Ultimately, three things need to happen:
- Experience needs to be obtained so that you can level up and use new equipment.
- Credits are an important currency, used to buy items from NPC stores, alongside licence costs for fancy assets such as settlements (a settlement is your own base on a planet, where you can set up stores, harvest resources and make ships etc).
- Resources are required if you want to do any form of crafting. Of course these can be exchanged for credits, so resource gathering isn't a strong requirement but is definitely a benefit, especially if you want to be rich in credits.
To obtain these three things, a variety of professions are available to you. These professions are split into two categories, primary professions which require time investment and secondary professions where they run with minimal input. A number of professions can be found on the stats portal: https://stats.core-exiles.com/.
So why should I do this?
As mentioned at the beginning, the ultimate aim is to develop your character and unlock new things. The Core Exiles story is expanding, and new things are frequently added. A current development aim is battleships. These require a lot of credits and resources, so will take any player a significant amount of time. Details about these can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3791&p=24831
Where is the Player vs Player combat?
Unlike a lot of games. Player vs Player combat takes a significant back step. Core Exiles is all about developing your Captain, and to lose your ship or assets due to a high level player attacking you would be very off putting. The only player vs player combat is Mech battles. These are robots that you build and let loose in an arena to fight one another.
Why is some stuff paid?
Naturally, Core Exiles costs money to run. In addition money is required to keep the lights on in Coops-land.
Unlike a lot of games, it is not necessary to buy anything to enjoy the full game. Paid items allow you to:
- Increase your fuel generation rate, allowing you to sink more time into the game.
- Provide captain upgrades, which make your life easier.
- Provides shortcuts to unlock items which otherwise would require credits and resources.
Plenty of players have never spent anything in the store, yet are still some of the most developed captains out there. Coops is also known for being generous, and over the years I've received a number of paid items for free in competitions.
Still interested?
If you've just started (so under level 10) or want to start, drop me a PM in game (Lord Castellan Creed) and I'll drop some credits your way.
Of course, if this thread encourages you to play, then please feel free to add me as your "Recommended by" captain when signing up, as this will get both of us some shiny toys as you progress.