What Did You Do Today in Andromeda

Batarian gauntlet is multiplayer-only for unmodded games. I assume you are using a mod that adds it to the single player campaign?

I usually match to environment, too. "Snowfall" is great as camouflage pretty much everywhere, since it easily approximates desert camo.

I am weirdly pleased by hexagons. I can't explain it, but it's a fact. 😄 So, naturally I love "Hex". It's clean, too, just white and black.

"Nebula" is my colorful choice, and" Monolith Midnight" is a cool, less colorful alternative.

I also like "Honeycomb". Maybe it's the hex fetish, again?

Sometimes, when I'm annoyed by Elaaden's heat, I'll put the "Platinum" finish on the Nomad. That's probably the one we'd want in a real heat crisis.

I'm already thinking about my "next playthrough", even though I could easily shift my playstyle in this playthrough. I'm thinking about two builds, a Vanguard and a Sniper/Gunner.

The Vanguard I've played several times. It's very overpowered, for the same reasons my favorite Sentinel is, and it's fun.
It's Vanguard (Charge/Annihilation/Energy Drain) It flies around the battlefield, detonating combos; it uses the best weapons and does crazy melee damage; and it is dominant against every enemy type. There's no enemy it cannot prime, Charge, and shoot to death.

I've never played a Sniper. I rarely snipe in games without some significant incentive. The build I'm thinking of would be just as good with any gun, so I will still try it for a while.
It's Soldier (Barricade/Tactical Cloak/Turbocharge). I usually use Assault Turret or Invasion in that first slot, but Barricade could be cool. It buffs both damage and defense, if I recall correctly. Heck, I think I'll just throw Barricade into the mix the next time I'm tempted to use the Soldier loadout.

If I decide to play Vanguard, I usually fully commit to it. So... maybe I'll have one more playthrough after this

More Tatiana Ryder: she managed to rescue some Turians on Havarl and help recover some data. Then she found the sages, recovered an old Angaran gauntlet and gave it to some Roekaar guy who used it to recover memories from a past life. He help Tatiana find and reactivate the third monolith.

Next up: Havarl's vault, then the Fusion Mod of Adrenaline. After that, things should get a little easier. I died a few times because Insanity can still be quite painful this early in the game.

I'm just not a big sniper. I'll never end up following through on my "Maybe I'll try sniping thoughts". 😄 I've enjoyed it in AC games with bows, but generally prefer an aggressive approach in Mass Effect, all the more so in Andromeda. Getting up close is loud, flashy, and more efficient.


I hope my playthrough with Sara hasn't hit a fatal bug. We completely mopped up Elaaden today, beginning to end. The only things left were the Architect and the HNS Receiver, plus an RNG quest that just won't appear.

After establishing the outpost at New Tuchanka, Sara was visiting the new buildings. She jumped across the "street", from one structure to another, and fell through the world. The silhouette of the Gas Giant was the only thing visible, with Sara popping in and out of view.

I managed to access the map and fast travel, but it didn't help. I closed the game and reloaded an earlier save, but the game stuttered, blinked, and again dropped her into the shadow realm. I'll try again tomorrow, reinstalling the game if need be.

In my experience, this kind of jank never happens on consoles. It's one of the very few advantages we consolers enjoy. MEA feels a bit more buggy on PS5. It was already an unstable, unfinished game. Maybe there are differences that are exacerbating the existing jankiness.

I hope I'm able to get it back on track, tomorrow. I'm nearing the home stretch, with all four outposts established. If I lose this playthrough, I can't see myself starting another Sara playthrough immediately. Maybe Scott, maybe not.


Before the jank, things were going well. I had built her Pathfinder armor yesterday or the day before. I ended up using it for one mission and deconstructing it. Hyperguardian is simply too good for what I'm doing. I like the appearance of both, so aesthetics aren't a problem.

I still have a Pathfinder set for a weapons-focused build (Combat Power Damage), in case I decide to shift that way. The autofire Valkyrie is so fun to use. Even with gear customized completely for Combo Damage, including the Valkyrie itself, it still just rips through armored targets. The bioconverter allows me to just hold the trigger until the Fiend, Destroyer, or whatever is dead. It alone makes me think about playing a Soldier-primary playthrough.

There are a couple of skills I'd like to tweak, but I don't feel like respec'ing all 36 skills. Ugh. 😄 It's so much work for a small payoff.

Tatiana Ryder activated the vault on Havarl and then retrieved the Fusion Mod of Adrenaline.

Next she traveled to Voeld and started a few quests. Rescued some prisoners, delivered data to someone, and am ready to assault the Kett base.

I had this happen on Elaaden just driving leaving the Paradise and I have also had it happen on Kadara.

RedCaesar97, you can scan dead enemies. They usually don't disappear unless you leave the area. It doesn't work with enemies that burn or explode, of course, but it's pretty reliable.

It took me slightly longer to scan 20 enemy types this playthrough. I hadn't scanned a Destroyer, Breacher, or Architect. I finally scanned the Architect on Elaaden to put it away, and a Breacher at the same time because, why not?

I've started a new Scott playthrough, but I'm ready to bail at the first hint of fatigue.

I'm going to try new color combos on my gear, play some Vanguard, etc... to create some variety. I'm pretty happy with my colors, though, so I may fall back on the classics before too long.

Suvi might be my default romance option for Sara, now. PeeBee often behaves like a teen and Liam like a pre-teen. It wasn't cheesy since I didn't pick the "I like you" line in the early game. It's a very slow burn, but the ending was nice.

I had to save my 4th playthrough, another Scott, after arriving at the Nexus. The fact that I didn't want to do so is a good sign, I guess. No signs of boredom, yet.