After making the first few upgrades, the quest log vanishes and you’re left on your own to figure out where to go and what to do.
The goal of The Planet Crafter is not immediately clear. Related: The Terra Nil Demo Makes Me Feel Hopeful In A Hopeless World
You’ll need to spend sometime gathering cobalt, iron, titanium, and silicone scattered rather unnaturally around your pod until you’re able to craft the upgrades necessary to venture out further, like a bigger backpack, oxygen tank, water bottles, and a flashlight. The first 30 to 40 minutes begin just like Subnautica or Breathedge - you can leave your pod and collect resources in the immediate vicinity, but you’re restricted to a short range because you only have a few seconds of oxygen before you have to run back to the pod. At first blush, The Planet Crafter doesn’t look like much.
