Is the "Ancient Ruins" mission worth making a serous attempt at?

Stealthie

Stealthie
Yet another case of "clearing up unfinished business".

Took on this mission the other day but, in the past, I've read a lot of stuff about how it's bugged or isn't possible to complete.

It is worth committing to try and complete it or is it best just to treat it casually, earn a few million credits here and there, and not really expect to complete it?
 

goemon

goemon
Stealthie said:
Yet another case of "clearing up unfinished business".

Took on this mission the other day but, in the past, I've read a lot of stuff about how it's bugged or isn't possible to complete.

It is worth committing to try and complete it or is it best just to treat it casually, earn a few million credits here and there, and not really expect to complete it?
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well, i'd say it is worth it for the atmosphere out there and some of the lore. start it and do it as long as you enjoy it. it's possible to complete now (but i haven't done it since that is possible, as i don't need another +100/+200 mio CR on my account).
 

Crimson Kaim

Crimson Kaim
It's a pain at best. And yes you can complete it. However, it takes commodities in your SRV which only has a cargo capacity of two) to scan these obelisks. Due to the lack of information of which commodities from the ancient civilisation is required you gonna have to use a frickin' spreadsheet and scan in the correct order so you can complete the mission. That said, the overwhelming of inconvinience simply isn't worth it for an average payout of 100m credits plus the 100m if you complete it. 100 scans in MULTIPLE locations with MULTIPLE and DIFFERENT commodities in a certain correct ORDER isn't worth 200m credits at all. It should be like 500m because the effort/reward is lower than doing any given passenger mission combo in any given ship. Did like 15m in 45 minutes which sums up to 20m per hour. So unless you can speedrun the ruins in less than 10 hours it isn't worth it tbh. Also the incredible nature of the grind TM due to utterly boring and repetetive tasks makes it even less worthy.
 

Xious

Xious
Crimson Kaim said:
It's a pain at best. And yes you can complete it. However, it takes commodities in your SRV which only has a cargo capacity of two) to scan these obelisks. Due to the lack of information of which commodities from the ancient civilisation is required you gonna have to use a frickin' spreadsheet and scan in the correct order so you can complete the mission. That said, the overwhelming of inconvinience simply isn't worth it for an average payout of 100m credits plus the 100m if you complete it. 100 scans in MULTIPLE locations with MULTIPLE and DIFFERENT commodities in a certain correct ORDER isn't worth 200m credits at all. It should be like 500m because the effort/reward is lower than doing any given passenger mission combo in any given ship. Did like 15m in 45 minutes which sums up to 20m per hour. So unless you can speedrun the ruins in less than 10 hours it isn't worth it tbh. Also the incredible nature of the grind TM due to utterly boring and repetetive tasks makes it even less worthy.
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Yep... grindy grind grind...
 
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Leo Sagan

Leo Sagan
Stealthie said:
Yet another case of "clearing up unfinished business".

Took on this mission the other day but, in the past, I've read a lot of stuff about how it's bugged or isn't possible to complete.

It is worth committing to try and complete it or is it best just to treat it casually, earn a few million credits here and there, and not really expect to complete it?
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I'd say "Up to you", which is not necessarily the case.

I mean : this is a *long* mission but it *works*, meaning that you won't get *definitely* stuck. If you are, ask on the forum, you'll get help. Some passengers missions are still deadly buggy, so this is important : you *can* and *will* finish this one.

Now, is it worth it ? If you're after the money, there are faster ways (exploits and trade, as usual).

If you're after lore, scifi, ambiance, roleplay (and if you love to drive your srv too), DO IT ! As for me, I loved it (thanks FD, GREAT move here).
 
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TopCat160

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Well I completed my first run at this mission last night, and I absolutely loved it. It took me a little under two weeks, probably about 20-25 hours in total.

I wouldn't have had the patience to figure it all out myself, but mostly followed Dognosh's excellent guide. I did the whole thing in solo, and it all works just fine.

Even though others have done the hard work, I still think it's very, very well worth doing. It was a real pleasure, and there's lots to see - the scenery is just brilliant and the sounds and lighting are just gorgeous.

From ground level, it all looks very different from the way it looks on the map and from altitude, so at times the navigation can still be non-trivial.

If you're not already an SRV expert, you'll certainly be tons better by the end.

I'd certainly recommend it - the most interesting mission by far of all the ones I've done. And not a bad payout at 200 mill, plus about 4 mill in exploration data.
 

dognosh

dognosh
Stealthie said:
Yet another case of "clearing up unfinished business".

Took on this mission the other day but, in the past, I've read a lot of stuff about how it's bugged or isn't possible to complete.

It is worth committing to try and complete it or is it best just to treat it casually, earn a few million credits here and there, and not really expect to complete it?
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No bug currently. You ok with SRV? You ok with scanning 101 Obelisks on multiple planets and different Ruins?
You got 6 or more game time hours free? If yes to all those then do it,otherwise no.
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
I didn't actually express myself very well in the OP but several people have managed to answer what I was really interested in despite that. :) [up]

Having just finished upgrading my Corvette, I could certainly use Cr200m right now but that isn't the main concern.

I really just don't want to commit to, say, a couple of weeks of focused play just to get to a point where I get stuck 'cos something isn't working right.
As long as it's do-able, I really enjoy stuff that involves the lore and just getting "out there" exploring.

Let's face it, if I was just looking to give my bank account a boost, there are any number of ways to earn Cr200m with several dozen hours of play.

Right then...
Taking Talyn (my 'vette) back to LHS 20 and then it's off into the black in Rhiannon (my AspX).

As a "starter for 10", will I need any of Palin's anti-corrosive cargo racks?
 

Aldaris

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Stealthie said:
I didn't actually express myself very well in the OP but several people have managed to answer what I was really interested in despite that. :) [up]

Having just finished upgrading my Corvette, I could certainly use Cr200m right now but that isn't the main concern.

I really just don't want to commit to, say, a couple of weeks of focused play just to get to a point where I get stuck 'cos something isn't working right.
As long as it's do-able, I really enjoy stuff that involves the lore and just getting "out there" exploring.

Let's face it, if I was just looking to give my bank account a boost, there are any number of ways to earn Cr200m with several dozen hours of play.

Right then...
Taking Talyn (my 'vette) back to LHS 20 and then it's off into the black in Rhiannon (my AspX).

As a "starter for 10", will I need any of Palin's anti-corrosive cargo racks?
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No you won't. All you'll need is cargo space for 16 items.
 

AndyJ

AndyJ
dognosh has written a step-by-step guide for completing the Ruins mission - and it's on this forum >here<
Well worth a look.

And you don't have to complete the mission - return to the port to hand in however many scans you have before the timer runs out, or go for all 101 and get 100m cr extra as a bonus.
If you leave the station and re-dock you'll normally get the chance to repeat the mission too.

I haven't repeated the mission since the original bugged version (pre 2.2) but it sounds like it is probably working at the moment. (in spite of this bug report >here<)
I think that any crew members on your roster might also take a cut from the mission, so bear this in mind too.
 
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DullingWine

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It's 200m cr, a few hours work, there's a very precise guide to follow and you get to see some cool places and do some cool driving - it's absolutely worth it!
 

space voyager

space voyager
IMO, not worth it at all. It is hours of doing the same thing. Even with complete guide it is a waste of time. If you are a beginner, perhaps, but any good relations with the factions will make their missions far more varied and worth more money.

The ruins are great to look at. For ten minutes even! Just don't expect any revelation or any logic in them. See, go away.
 

Hedyn Brand

Hedyn Brand
If you have Netflix or other streaming entertainment the mission will fly by. Don't do it unprepared :)

Leo Sagan said:
Confirmed, it is 12, the walkthrough saying it is 16 = typo.
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How was it phrased? 12 slots of cargo space (exactly) needs two modules, while 16 needs one, so it could be talking in terms of that.
 

Knightshark

Knightshark
Soopyyy said:
Credits per hour wise?
Probably not.

But it's cool to do it at least once I guess.
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I you want and follow the guide you can do it in 5-6 hours. I'd say ~20MCr/h is an excellent payout. However, i think it is much more fun to use the guide as aid, but not follow it step by step. I only used the Canonn pages and it took me about 10h, maybe +2h where i was posing for screenshots.
10MCr/h while having fun and learning a lot crucial lore about the guardian is well worth the effort!
 

atomic7431

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If you do this as a way to take in all the Ancient ruins atmospheres and some of the sites and use the creds as a bonus then of course its worth it :)

Im doing this right now and have 80 scans done so far, enjoying it as it gave me a focus :)

people say it can be done in 5/6 hours, i have to say its taken me longer than that and im not rushing or going slow just a good pace.

I am enjoying the experience rather than using it solely to make money (but good bonus hehe)
 
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