The ship in the distance had its first explosion recently. I was actually worried briefly I had to have something built by then for shelter from the blast/fallo

The ship in the distance had its first explosion recently. I was actually worried briefly I had to have something built by then for shelter from the blast/fallout, or have to make it to the ship and disable something, with how much it was warning me about it, but the explosion seemed to make no difference. I think I just haven't really started down the base-building path yet. I built a... purifier, I think, a small motorized thing, that's just currently floating outside my escape pod. I thought I built the pipes but I might not have yet, I don't have anything else unlocked. Would building the pipes unlock more things or do I need to hunt for something in the sea? I know I figured things out a little more slowly than the game expected me to. I kept thinking I was supposed to explore more at the beginning than it wanted me to. I actually almost killed myself trying to reach the ship and trying to find a non-radiated section to enter, since the game made it sound like I needed to explore it right away, and before that explosion happened (now I know I'll need at least a radiation suit). Now that I know that food and water becomes less of a hassle once I get that base started, I'm definitely going to push down that path, and I expect it will make things more enjoyable. Hunting the fish is one of my least favorite things so far. I play most FPS games with a controller, have since Halo (Counter-strike/Valorant are exceptions). I prefer playing these games while sitting on the couch. I played through all of Outer Wilds on the PS4 and had no issues, for example. Even the new Doom game with its twitchy gameplay is plenty fun on the consoles.