Space Engineers - Drop Pod to Building Your First Base! (Survival Tutorial) #1 

Your suit oxygen refills when in an oxygen rich environment. No more suffocating on earth. Its been like that for a while now

“Do you want an assembly or do you want a refinery? You gonna want both”, lol

"Goodbye, goodbye, get out of my face..I require you for my base." Spoken like a true engineer

"The sun actually revolves around us." Catholic church: Fucking knew it.

Shack: lands right on ice/snow for hydrogen. Me: lands in the middle of nowhere with no snow or ice in sight for kilometers.

I remember playing the crashed red ship when this first came out. I spent endless hours breaking that fucker down.. it was great!

GPS your spot and turn off everything to conserve power. That way you can always find your way home without power at the pod on. I did a trench at the beginning and rolled all the ore down the hill back to the drop pod. If you empty out your inventory you'll have a dozen or so giant boulders at the bottom to feed into the refinery.

My Captain,My Captain! That is exactly what I wanted as I'm just starting!

I just re-installed the game after not playing it for 8 months. And I see this video after I've but another 10 hours into my game...landed on the polar ice cap :)

I've got about 400 hours in this game, know a lot about it, and am helping friends get into it. Yet, I also watch this tutorial as if I am going to learn more stuff. It is damn entertaining, though

One valid tip us SE veterans often don't consider, is that "Interior Wall" blocks take considerably less resources to build than light armour blocks. In the old days we all avoided them due to them having weird balance (cost more, heavier, and were a pain to build), but in balance patches since then they've been improved and are well worth using if you want to save on resources.

"I'm gonna edit this out" he sings. ^Doesn't Edit it* XD

I just passed the 7000 hour mark and SE is still entertaining. Tutorial videos like this one are why I ended up subbing to Captain Shack in the first place back in the day. For anyone new to SE I can seriously recommend the ARMCO community. There are so many veteran players willing to help, including some of the top modders and I have yet to see the slightest whiff of any snobbery which some games can attract from vets towards new players.

Sorry Shack but keeping your helmet closed does not use O2 anymore. They fixed that almost a year ago.

Love this, it can be hard to get started and it’s been the only real deterrent for me getting started in the game.

I played way back and was always confused.. I remember how I flew around the red ship and ground some of it, then got bored and moved to the scenario with the big ships which was alot of fun but I ended up just fighting pirates with the fighter. I abandoned the game after that because I didn't get great performance out of my crappy laptop. fast forward to just a few days ago and I picked it up again, and joined a server to start new. I landed in the earth pod and asked around for how I could get resources and people told me that the drill had an ore detector. I mined a few resources and saw that I needed a refinery to make ingots. I tried building it with materials I gathered from a nearby drop but I saw that I just had too few mats for the whole infrastructure around the refinery and changed to another server, where I was met by a faction that wanted to conquer the moon. They had alot of resources and one of these repair and break down machines, which I built a miner with and am now serving in their mission to control the moon. If I had known how to use the survival kit to make ores I wouldn't be trying to conquer the moon right now

this video randomly showed up for me and im glad it did. it looks so interesting! i just bought it on steam and cant wait to play/stream it :P

This series is totally under rated. The amount of planning, writing and coordination that went into this is incredible! Jack, I hope you never stop making story’s and universes!

Been interested in a base building game since playing Fallout 76 recently and falling in love with building stuff again. Did a quick search, found this vid, and I gotta say that you're incredibly informative and easy to follow. So, nice job man

I’ve been following you because of this game, seeing this actually brought a tear to my eyes and a ton of nostalgia. The survival series was always my favorite, and as I’ve gotten back into the game due to official release, I’ve been looking at these awesome uploads. Can’t wait for more.

ah... crashed red ship.. i remember that as the start of a very old survival rp series you did a long time ago.. wonderful times those were

Normal Survival Engineers: "Okay lets make a quick base set up so we can quickly get working on more helpful things" Captain Shack: "Lets make a f*cking mansion"

Thank you for this tutorial! I reccomend this to my friend because he was just starting and it helped him. We now have an awesome survival world.

Thank you so much for this video! Just bought Space Engineers for my Series X, and your survival tutorial is great! Easy to follow, and enhanced by your attitude towards the game. I'm off to watch Tutorial #2. By the end of the video, I ran out of Ice and I had to travel 25km to the nearest snowy mountains....and 25km back. After three tries and reloading a save, I was able to jetpack over and back on a single H2 bottle....my last one. I couldn't find any lakes lol. Time to build a cargo truck!

Just started Space Engineers, had no fecking clue on what to do... then watched this video. So intuitive and has got me off to a flying start. Thank you for this video :) Subbed!

This has come at just the right time i was thinking of starting up a new game, Great video look forward to the rest!

Hi Capt, I've been playing SE since 2016. This is an awesome video for new players, especially since now started playing SE MP with a friend that I got into SE! Looking forward to future tutorials!

I've been watching you for years and I finally get to play the game, you are amazing

Your videos got me into this game after thinking it was too complicated for years, THANKS!

I use to play when the game first came out. With over 1700 hours of play and tons of time spent building and coding mod assets, it feels good to come back. :) Your video was pleasant to watch which made it bearable at an hour long, lol. It was a very nice refresher. Thank you for the tutorial. You were very fluent moving from subject to subject. :)

i cant believe im following you for 5 years now your videos helped me through good and bad times and even 5 years later i still love your content and Space Engineers thx Cap

First time watching you and it was an immediate subscribe. I've been thinking about getting back into SE for awhile and you are the one that is going to be guiding me along the way.

I have many years experience of playing this game, but there is always good to see your videos :) All of this funny moments ;)

@7:33 ahahaha, "we can engineer our way in [and out] of problems" Yes, yes I have definitely engineered my way into many problems, I appreciate the warning. (returning-after-a-long-break type of player here, thanks for the tutorial, very well made, it was a helpful refresher to me! ^^)

Finally bought it on Xbox. Thank you for this it was confusing me a lot at first but now I'm ready to get into it

I have waited a long time for this, thank you Captain Shack!

I bought this game after seeing this tutorial. then booted up and played along with you! Fantastic job....but now the universe seems so big! lol

Really enjoy your SE videos. First started playing and watching you when you were doing the Engineer Corps, which is still one of my favorite SE video series. hope to see more.

Your the only channel that actually helped I brought the game as this seemed to be an awsome game many friends also suggested it but I Coudnt get my head around anything but this is really helpful even down to the menu setup so thank you so much

Ok, I'm pretty much in love with this vid. Funny and informative, the great union! Thanks for this.

So I am brand new here, I haven't bought the game just yet, but I was in the Microsoft Store, and I am considering it, I watched this tutorial to see if it would be something I enjoyed. Which I will be buying it as I relate this game to Ark Survival Evolved... Reason for my comment is more so this part here, I wanted to compliment you on your tutorial as you go into detail, you EXPLAIN things in direct detail as to why or why not do something/get something etc. the explaining part is what hooked me, You talk clearly, and slowly which are also beautiful for this tutorial.... so I needed to give you feedback on what I thought was a FABULOUS job... I hope at some point you see this post and read it, because how you do your tutorials in my opinion works VERY well.... Kudos to you

6:35 Man I wish I was taught this from the get go. My first time playing this and my damn drop pod flipped over, and I thought "Guess I'll just have to deal with this." Played from there until I managed to reach space.

I'm so fucking stupid. I didn't know I can just use the survival kit to melt resource. I dissembled my whole landing pod and waited for those green unknown signal things to land. This tutorial really helped me out unlike the in-game tutorials! Thank you :)

last time i played this was in 2014. you got me to install it again. i'm as excited as the first time i tried it.

I needed this since I have xbox and my friends want to play this a lot thank you Captain and good luck with the future work

Shack, I've been in Brazil, away from RU-vid for about 4.5 months now. It's good to hear your voice

Heh, that IS a very familiar lake. I spawn almost on that lake every time!

This has helped me immensely , thank you. 🙏🏻

Was thinking about getting this game, wit these videos im sold on it now thanks man!

Best tutorial for this game. Thanks man.

I enjoy your commentary, very nice and informative.

best beginner guide so far. subbed!

Thank you shack, watching space engineers and playing it are definetly 2 different things, thanks to you I now know how to properly set up a starting base, i was using solar power......wind is far better.👏👏

Pretty neat video, Im glad the game is finally on xbox- been waiting for awhile.

Hey I just got into space engineers n your videos helped out a lot!!

Hi Shack,just bought the game and loving it! Also downloaded the empire StarWars mods from ARMCO and it is very kewl,created a little scenario,stranded scientist marooned after the destruction of the second death star,landed on an icy moon,this is where the fun begins,hope there is no wampas...Excellent video,very instructive and useful,keep it up!

Played this back in the day, thought my base was safe with two automated missile turrets but nope one ship just wrecked me and since haven't played it. looks like its changed a lot so will probably get back into it. Thank you for the awesome tutorial.

this tutorial was super helpful for me and my friend! thanks!

I have needed this guide. Cos I have had this game for months, and avoided it, cos I didn't know what to do. Now, I might go back to it

You should do a video recommending the best mods for beginners because I know that’s an area this game excels at but I don’t really know where to start.

Excellent tutorial ! very clear ! keep going sir you're a beast !

I was interested in this game and now i am sold

Keep up the good work cap

I challenged myself by starting a Star System map with Economy enabled, wolves, spiders and drones disabled, Unknown signals enabled at first for the components and credits, and I spawn in with no ship, no tools, no nothing except the $10,000 space credits the scenario gives all players. It's really rough starting out, you may die a few times just trying to find a Trading Station at the start, but once you find one, it will become your lifeline until you can slowly start building your resources up. Collect resources close to the Station, and sell them if you can, otherwise, just collect parts from Unknown Signals, check the loot in the station about every 10 or 15 minutes, because the loot respawns. Soon you'll be able to complete simple "acquisition" contracts that will earn you money, use that money to buy a ship, if ships are not sold, then build a basic rover to scout the planet for other stations. I'm a real challenge. You'll find tools in the station lockers, and you may get lucky and be able to buy some tools if sold at that particular station.

Thank you so much for this. Just got this on xbox and the start is overwhelming. I figured out how to get ingots and stuff but no idea how to build bases. Ty

Remember that time where you had to fly around in the earth lander just to find a good spot to put up a base? I remember doing that for 50 hours or so.. maybe the dirt turning into iron and such was not a thing yet or I was just an idiot but one things for sure! I still have no idea what I'm doing

Just got Space Engineers, can't wait to know what I'm doing

Thank you for this awesome tutorial👏👍👌👋

loved your video very clear audio good video

suddenly got the urge to install this old game. it actually looks much better than when i originally played it.

Hey man, you got me ono SE when you were making your "earth that was" series with valfore alty and tabby and been following the game since :p

Nice guide!

Hey Shack! Thanks alot for doing thus series! I myself have never been able to wrap my head around the neceseties of a survival (non-native speaker) start and this video has helped me alot with that! One question though, what are those unknown signals? What do they do? Again, thanks for the vid!

It would be super cool for you to host a game for new people and we can play together. I have owned the game since it was first released and it has changed so much. I haven't touched it in years. It's super daunting. Thanks for the Video!

How to Kamikaze Trees: By Captain Shack.

Good job...let's do another lol...I'm ready...downloading now

The SCV reference FTW!!! “I can’t build there!”

Once you get a basic base, i always go for making a quick portable miner. This helps with all the time spend using a drill.

I love to see basic base made with small blocks.

You sound like the type of guy I would play with even though I started playing this game 3 years ago.

Awesome, now we can all crash like the pros!

Luv your space engineer series. Only wish W4 was their to help out and that it was a bit longer time wise.

I’m subscribing just because he’s so friendly

wait a minute.... this isnt Splitsie

This was really entertaining and educating! Can you use the build planner at this point? Because for me, learning about that was the most important revelation.

thank you for this tutorial !

Great job! Hope your channel does well.

Go in to controls and turn things off on the drop ship until you need them. O2/H generator being off except for the 5 seconds you need it to fill tanks will make the drop pods battery last multiple days of playing vs a few hours if you leave it on all the time..No.2 Disassemble extra Enhanced welders & grinders and hunt unknown for the one that flys away from you. Shoot the thruster with the gun under the seat and grind the thruster down, this will all get you cobalt so you can make grids for storage. Very useful if you have no cobalt mines in the ground on in a lake found. No.3 Press "Enter" type "/gps Mine name" to easily name your ore to find it again

Great video just what I needed thanks a some people make a drilling rigs I will later on all right one I will first make a roll over I love you put a drill on the front of it this one was so fun I'm playing on Xbox one else the old Xbox One one terabyte I only watch one tutorial but I figure out how to do selfie on a screen even though you're not doing next box so I can still figure out what to do with it Carol I'm not stupid

I always found "space pod" to be the easiest start. Sure, you have limited oxygen, but what is on the ship can last hours. More than enough time to find ice. Also don't have all that pesky gravity to contend with.

Yes your back also with the new additions to the game like the weather would they change mobility also are mods still a thing also are they going to change any physics like fixes/adjustments where you can switch to the old physics or the new physics

At the beginning can you steer the pod at all as it's dropping, before the parachute opens?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

ty for the help

thanks i had forgot how to play it had been so long

You hit that tree so hard it fell XD

Cheers for this, just got it on Xbox and kind of baffled on what to do.

i probably should look into this, but do you have any videos where you describe some of your most enjoyed mods for space engineers?

Shack we have been having issues with the planets, we keep getting the scene too complex error and also falling though the mesh, do you know of any ways to fix it?

Make this into a series!!