Akaggy following the mech training mission, he’ll allow you access to the Assembly Station where you’ll unlock several starter mech components that can be crafted with salvaged materials. Some Assembly Required - Building Your First Mech

Other actions: F toots your mech’s horn and the Interact command makes you exit and enter the mech.

Left click activates your left arm, and right click activates your right arm. When moving, the mech accelerates in the direction you choose while using jump will make it stop.

Without gravity: Your mech’s movement is completely different.

Hitting left means you go left, right goes right, etc.

With gravity: Your mech’s movement is similar to player controls.

Upon deployment, you’ll be sent to a planet or area in a capsule-like pod, which breaks open upon arrival.

It only appears if your ship is parked during a space encounter, in an asteroid field, or while orbiting a potential planet to visit. Deploy your mech while on your ship using the Deploy Mech button, which is located on the right side of the screen.Let’s go through it in a step-like fashion: Time to Fly High - Controlling Your Starbound Mechĭuring your flight training with Dr. Upon completion, you get your own mech as a reward for your patience and flight training. Akaggy teaches players how to move around, raise a shield, and more – all the skills you need to be a mech pro. His quest puts you behind the wheel of a mech, where you must complete a fun test course. I know most gamers don’t enjoy mandatory quests, but don’t be discouraged. If you don’t complete his quest, you will be denied access to Starbound 1.3's Mech Assembly Station. He is located at the outpost in the mech station. First, you need to meet with penguin scientist, Dr. Maybe he'll like building space mechs too?īefore you get overzealous building mechs like Benny from Lego Movie, you can’t build a mech right off the bat. Getting Started: Your First Steps to Building Mechs in Starbound

How does one build or assemble a mech? Well, sit down and grab a pen and paper to make notes on your blueprints.

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