{"id":111991,"date":"2020-04-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=135012"},"modified":"2020-04-24T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:00:00","slug":"sunless-sea-zubmariner-edition-survival-tips-for-first-time-zee-captains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/24\/sunless-sea-zubmariner-edition-survival-tips-for-first-time-zee-captains\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition \u2013 Survival Tips for First-Time Zee-Captains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u2018Unterzee\u2019 is the name of the murky, underground ocean in developer Failbetter Games\u2019 highly acclaimed Gothic RPG, Sunless Sea<\/strong><\/em>. It\u2019s a vast, unforgiving realm and I wish I could say my maiden voyage on its mysterious waters had been a successful one, but it was not. It was a total disaster.<\/p>\n

No sooner had I set sail from the port of Fallen London and my vessel was battered to death by a giant \u2013 and very unreasonable \u2013 crab. This unfortunate event was quickly followed by several more short-lived expeditions, all ending with the captain and crew sinking to the bottom of the big subterranean blue like very dead stones.<\/p>\n

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Each ill-fated tour of Sunless Sea<\/em>\u2019s bleak, briny world taught me a valuable lesson \u2013 the Unterzee can be a cruel, unforgiving place for new captains. So, now that Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>has arrived on Xbox One, here are some valuable pointers to help steer you on a steadier course for survival.<\/p>\n

Accept and embrace death<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you may have deduced already, your first forays in Sunless Sea<\/em> will almost certainly end badly for you i.e. you will die. And while it does, admittedly, seem a little weird to be offering \u2018embrace death\u2019 as a survival tip, it doesn\u2019t alter the fact that dying brings its own valuable lessons that will, ultimately, increase your chances of survival on subsequent voyages. In the long-run, dying can save your life.<\/p>\n

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Think of your initial and inevitably ill-fated attempts as rehearsals. With this in mind, don\u2019t worry too much about taking time to create your captains \u2013 choose the \u2018Path Wreathed in Shadows\u2019 option to get straight to a new adventure. If\/when you do manage to keep a captain alive for a significant length of time, you can always build their character with ambitions and a backstory later in the game. <\/p>\n

Save yourself! (with manual saves)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highly recommended for first-time zee-farers is manual saving, which can be done in the options menu whenever you\u2019re docked. Doing this activates \u2018Merciful Mode\u2019, which disables permadeath, so when you die it\u2019s not a complete ordeal of having to start over again from scratch. You do lose an end of game bonus by saving manually, but seriously, when first setting out, only the foolhardiest captains would entertain the idea of permadeath.<\/p>\n

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If you insist on being a foolhardy captain who wants to dance with permadeath from the outset, it\u2019s worth noting that when you do inevitably perish (and you will), you can at least choose some<\/em> of the deceased captain\u2019s stats, money or crew to carry over to your next voyage.<\/p>\n

Get familiar with Fallen London<\/strong><\/p>\n

You begin each new voyage docked in Fallen London and it will be a frequent port of call throughout your adventure. It\u2019s where you repair your ship; recruit new officers and zailors; buy and sell provisions and commodities; report to the Admiralty; and much more.<\/p>\n

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Before you even think of launching into the wide blue yonder, get well acquainted with the people and places of Fallen London. It will be time well spent.<\/p>\n

Caution is a new captain\u2019s best friend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out on the Unterzee, premature daringness quickly leads to premature deadness. While you\u2019re still wet behind the ears, be wary and play it safe. Don\u2019t attempt to explore too far from the relative safety of Fallen London.<\/p>\n

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Ease yourself in with some low-risk tasks, such as gathering port reports for the Admiralty, or delivering goods or passengers to their requested destinations (opportunities like this can always be found in Fallen London when starting out). And pick your early battles carefully \u2013 get the feel for combat by practicing on low-level foes.<\/p>\n

Learn the language<\/strong><\/p>\n

With its minimal hand-holding, strange terminology, and myriad systems and stats, Sunless Sea<\/em> can, at times, feel a little daunting. If you\u2019re struggling to wrap your head around certain aspects, take time to peruse the Gazetteer, which you can consult at any time by pressing \u2018X\u2019.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Advice For Captains\u2019 (on the \u2018Story\u2019 tab), has plenty of vital information, and should be considered essential reading. Also, take note of the hover text that appears as you highlight different parts of the Gazetteer \u2013 it provides extra info on pretty much everything, from icons and items, to objectives and curiosities.<\/p>\n

Good luck and may the winds of fortune sail you!<\/p>\n

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“LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship in a Victorian Gothic roleplaying game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death. Find your father\u2019s bones. Determine London\u2019s destiny. Defy the gods of the deep sea. Build up your story across generations of zailors who braved the sea and lost Real-time combat against ships and Zee-beasts, spider-crewed dreadnoughts and sentient icebergs Stray too far from civilization and your crew will grow fearful and eventually lose their sanity Upgrade your steamship with powerful engines, cannons and pneumatic torpedo guns Hire unique officers, each with their own story Discover the treasures the zee has claimed Choose a ship\u2019s mascot Trade or smuggle silk and souls Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition includes the base game and the extensive underwater expansion.”\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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The \u2018Unterzee\u2019 is the name of the murky, underground ocean in developer Failbetter Games\u2019 highly acclaimed Gothic RPG, Sunless Sea. It\u2019s a vast, unforgiving realm and I wish I could say my maiden voyage on its mysterious waters had been a successful one, but it was not. It was a total disaster. No sooner had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}