No Man's Sky (PS4, PC)

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLtmEjqzg7M&list=UU-2Y8dQb0S6DtpxNgAKoJKA

[JBHuskers]

This game blew me away last night at the presser.

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[CLW]

This game blew me away last night at the presser.

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Yep this just sounds amazing with an "infinite" universe to explore. I'm not sure how one programs for something like that but assuming its true that is one impressive feat.

[CLW]

E3 2014: NO MAN'S SKY MAKING CONSOLE DEBUT ON PS4497
Get ready to explore the far reaches of space.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/10/e3-2014-no-mans-sky-making-console-debut-on-ps4

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoGN2zgXQU

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9muD249qNM

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bXANFZkcO4

[GatorfanStovy]

I'm so lost at this game .. I can see they ripped off star wars in some aspects of the game.

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi_3CkM_wLw

[JBHuskers]

Yep this just sounds amazing with an "infinite" universe to explore. I'm not sure how one programs for something like that but assuming its true that is one impressive feat.

Wouldn't this game make you sick though since it's FPS? :D

[CLW]

Wouldn't this game make you sick though since it's FPS? :D

FPS flying/driving games don't/haven't done that to me. IT's something about the "dash board" of the ships/cars that keeps me from getting sick. The question is can I get to a ship quickly enough before I :sick:?

[JBHuskers]

FPS flying/driving games don't/haven't done that to me. IT's something about the "dash board" of the ships/cars that keeps me from getting sick. The question is can I get to a ship quickly enough before I :sick:?

The game within the game :D

[CLW]

The game within the game :D

I don't imagine it will be that hard as it usually takes a good 5-10 minutes before I start feeling it and I suspect I could last 30 minutes before having to puke.

[jaymo76]

This game looks very interesting. I think the concept is fantastic.

[JBHuskers]

Man....I cannot wait for this.

No Man's Sky: Name your own dinosaur, get eaten by it (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/18/no-mans-sky-name-your-own-dinosaur-get-eaten-by-it/)

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/758440dbf303998dfdcda00c18100ff2/200293226/nomans1.jpg

[souljahbill]

Man....I cannot wait for this.

No Man's Sky: Name your own dinosaur, get eaten by it (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/06/18/no-mans-sky-name-your-own-dinosaur-get-eaten-by-it/)

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/758440dbf303998dfdcda00c18100ff2/200293226/nomans1.jpg

That "Penis Monster" line was pure gold because that's exactly what people are going to do.

[JBHuskers]

That "Penis Monster" line was pure gold because that's exactly what people are going to do.

http://i.imgur.com/EVnlmjR.gif

[JBHuskers]

481115781745229824

[CLW]

LMAO so basically there is 0% chance any of us will ever bump into each other during a game?

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEUuseb1MpM

[JBHuskers]

Telling your own story through either streaming or recording is going to be one of the cool things about this game.

[jaymo76]

What I most like about this game is that it is what I have wanted in a game since I began playing video games... a universe in which I can go and do anything I want. There is no start and no end, just exploration.

[CLW]

No Man's Sky Players Would Need 5 Billion Years to Explore Every Planet for 1 SecondCancel your plans. All of them.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-players-would-need-5-billion-years-to-/1100-6421757/

[souljahbill]

No Man's Sky Players Would Need 5 Billion Years to Explore Every Planet for 1 SecondCancel your plans. All of them.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-players-would-need-5-billion-years-to-/1100-6421757/

Wow!

[jaymo76]

Wow!

+1

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy fuck.

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[JBHuskers]

Rumblings around the net that June 2015 is the release date.

[CLW]

Rumblings around the net that June 2015 is the release date.

Of course it it 2015 b/c 2015 is going to be the GREATEST year for video games EVA!!!

[CLW]

anuary Cover Revealed – No Man's Sky
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/03/january-cover-revealed-no-mans-sky-3452523434.aspx?utm_content=buffer32d87&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoWkXMuCJUY

[CLW]

This game is amazing and might be the favorite to win game of the year next year.

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwG6Sj1Yfg

[jaymo76]

Honestly beginning to wonder if this game will ever be released... Now the discussion is late Q3 of 2015.

Update:


"No Man's Sky" is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated galaxy, according to Hello Games' official description. Australia's Play Magazine has given some great insights into how infinite the game's galaxy truly is. The magazine's article has listed the number of planets in huge universe of "No Man Sky" to be 18,446,744,073,709,551,616. Every person on Earth will have to discover 73 planets per minute for life in order to discover all those planets. The magazine also expects the game to be released in the third quarter of 2015.

[JBHuskers]

I can wait and can't wait at the same time lol

[CLW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alMpGcSc1YY

[JBHuskers]

Some cool info from the E3 show tonight. Discovering species, elements, etc. and upload them to a command center for cash.

[steelerfan]

This game is still a thing?

[JBHuskers]

This game is still a thing?
Oh yeah.

[CLW]

No Man’s Sky does not have a traditional story with cutscenes and a predefined hero. Like Minecraft and Terraria, the player creates and defines their own experience.
Planets are planet sized. You can spend days exploring just one world, experiencing its day and night cycles while walking its surface or flying through the sky in your spaceship (or jet pack)
Once you discover a planet, you can change its randomly generated name to whatever you want. The same goes for any creatures you find on its surface.
Although you're free to do what you want in No Man's Sky, there are consequences for your actions. If you kill too many creatures or deplete a planet's valuable resources, your “wanted” level will go up, and the planet’s “Sentinels” will come after you. If you pick a fight in space, the space police will come after you. And if you pick a fight with them, prepare to take on the military.



Almost everything in the game can be upgraded: shields, ships, weapons, and even your spacesuit.
There are three basic gameplays styles: exploring, trading, and fighting.
If you die in the game, you'll lose any information you did not save to "The Atlus", a giant computer that records your progress and can be accessed via a planet's beacons.
You can literally craft items on an atomic level by using blueprints you find in the game.
Even when the game "ends" (i.e.making it to the center of the galaxy) you can continue to explore worlds for as long as you want.
You can share your discoveries online by uploading information to The Atlus, which will allow friends to see everything you've discovered in the game.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/17/10-things-we-learned-about-no-mans-sky-gameplay?utm_source=IGN%20hub%20page&utm_medium=IGN%20(front%20page)&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=Spotlight

[JBHuskers]

Ahh. Love it!

This will take off on the streaming community.

[steelerfan]

This will be boring as shit if the animals are all close to what we have/have had on earth. So far, everything I've seen has been representative of past or present earth creatures.

If the wildlife is extremely varied, this will be amazing.

[JBHuskers]

This will be boring as shit if the animals are all close to what we have/have had on earth. So far, everything I've seen has been representative of past or present earth creatures.

If the wildlife is extremely varied, this will be amazing.

On top of that you're discovering new elements and chemicals and such too. Not just wildlife. But I agree. There has to be some wild shit on far away planets to make it interesting.

[cdj]

18 minutes of gameplay:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLcjvIQJns0

[JBHuskers]

Yeah, I'm totally going to get hooked on this.

[JBHuskers]

Their own version of a periodic table, you have to upgrade your suit and ship to survive on some planets, you have to upgrade your weapon to farm certain materials. Damn this is the game I've been looking for.

[JBHuskers]

Just out today - IGN: HERE ARE 41 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT NO MAN'S SKY (http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/04/here-are-41-facts-you-didnt-know-about-no-mans-sky?utm_source=IGN%20hub%20page&utm_medium=IGN%20(front%20page)&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=Spotlight)

[bdoughty]

# 42 The release date would have been nice.

[jaymo76]

# 42 The release date would have been nice.

+1

[JBHuskers]

# 42 The release date would have been nice.


+1

:nod:

[JBHuskers]

Sony's Paris Games Week is going on now, and rumor has it that a "very near future" release date will be announced for this finally.

[bdoughty]

Sony's Paris Games Week is going on now, and rumor has it that a "very near future" release date will be announced for this finally.

Define very near future. 2015, this decade, PS5?

[JBHuskers]

Define very near future. 2015, this decade, PS5?
Kinda like what Apple does. Boom, it's out!

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[JBHuskers]

Sounds like the rumor was false :fdown:

[jaymo76]

What exactly is the sticking point with this game? It looks great and they have been showing it for close to two years. What is the problem with a release date?

[bdoughty]

Small development team with ambitious game. I knew there was trouble when it was not listed as playable for the PS Experience in December (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/10/22/playstation-experience-2015-exhibitors-list-playable-games/).

[JBHuskers]

What exactly is the sticking point with this game? It looks great and they have been showing it for close to two years. What is the problem with a release date?

For people like me, I like massive games where I can explore, get lost, and kill time with. That's why I love the Elder Scroll and Fallout games, and Destiny. There are going to be infinite places to explore and try to discover elements and wildlife and etc.

[Marlowe]

http://youtu.be/eBERVWYa-1Y

Release date at end of new trailer.


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[jaymo76]

Now it's June 2016??? More delays...

[bdoughty]

http://i.imgur.com/BR5JGxq.png


:D

[JBHuskers]

It can't be a delay if a release date was never announced in the first place :D

[bdoughty]

It can't be a delay if a release date was never announced in the first place :D

Did you see the picture above? That is the developer stating the game would be out in 2015. :fp:

[JBHuskers]

Did you see the picture above? That is the developer stating the game would be out in 2015. :fp:

Well that picture didn't say who those douches were. For all I know it could have been random joes posting that.

[bdoughty]

Well that picture didn't say who those douches were. For all I know it could have been random joes posting that.

Random Joes making a Holiday card about a game releasing in 2015.

http://i.imgur.com/kbegAil.jpg

[bdoughty]

$59.99? For a digital only game (http://www.amazon.com/No-Mans-Sky-Digital-Code/dp/B00ZQD7VNK/ref=sr_1_26?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1446075626&sr=1-26). That could be a gamekiller for me.

[gschwendt]

I'm sure there's a dedicated thread somewhere but can't find it...

690238478743904256

[JBHuskers]

http://first2board.com/carolinatravelgirl/files/2014/12/Happy-Dance.gif

[Rudy]

I still don't don't understand the point or objective of this game. Simply exploring and animal collecting seems like it would get really old fast. I can't even finish watching YouTube streams without quitting. After 2 minutes I get super bored.

[jaymo76]

I still don't don't understand the point or objective of this game. Simply exploring and animal collecting seems like it would get really old fast. I can't even finish watching YouTube streams without quitting. After 2 minutes I get super bored.

I love exploration games. For me this will be a once in awhile type game. I will play it when I want something totally different.

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhc0KVwB9dQ

Pretty good clip IMO.

[JBHuskers]

I was expecting it to be $60, I don't get the outrage.

That was a good video Jaymo.

[JBHuskers]

Pre-order is up on Amazon - $48 for Prime

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00ZQB28XK/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20

Here is the preorder bonus:

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/img16/video-games/hqp/NoMansSky_PreorderBonus_HQP_popup._V295977946_.png

[bdoughty]

They can price it however they want but until the game is released and how content filled it is, speculation on pricing is natural thing. Especially for a game that has been delayed so often and many people have no clue as to what exactly you are doing. I will not pre-order it because the game has yet to show me it is worth doing so. Tons of hype, then silence, rinse and repeat.

I do not need some random youtube douche bag to tell me otherwise.

[jaymo76]

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-no-mans-sky-was-almost-canceled-and-a-story-ab/1100-6439361/

Game comes out in less than two months. Interesting article as the game was almost cancelled back in 2013/14.

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGXDCV9HiZ4

Interesting clip from someone who has played the game.

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRi2aEJrgQ

Five cool planets!

[JBHuskers]

I'm tempted to wait a few days and use my Sony Reward points to get it for free....I think I can hold off a couple days til it arrives.

[cdj]

The ambitious space exploration game No Man's Sky has reportedly been pushed back from its expected June release date.

Sources close to Kotaku have reported that No Man's Sky has been pushed to "at least" July or August. It was originally expected to launch on the PlayStation 4 and Steam on June 21.

Kotaku had an initial "reliable" source who reported the delay, while a second source working at retailer GameStop said their store was instructed to cover up any mention of June 21 on No Man's Sky marketing materials with a "Coming Soon" label. Photographic proof was provided.

Courtesy: IGN (http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/26/no-mans-sky-reportedly-delayed)

[bdoughty]

Sources close to Kotaku have reported that No Man's Sky has been pushed to "at least" July or August.

2017

So they can make another Christmas card!

[jaymo76]

Sad but not surprised. If/when this game releases I will be shocked.

[JBHuskers]

Ugh :fp: but that's okay I have plenty to play.

[cdj]

They must have loved the E3 hype from showing/revealing the game so much, they just want to do that forever.

[bdoughty]

No Man’s Sky Coming to PS4 in August

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/05/27/no-mans-sky-coming-to-ps4-in-august/

At no point in the article is the year 2016 mentioned!

:drum:

[JBHuskers]

So there is hope for two more E3 presentations!

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[bdoughty]

So there is hope for two more E3 presentations!

At least until the new PS4.5 ships, so they can add VR to entice regular PS4 owners to upgrade.

[JBHuskers]

The game has gone gold!

http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/7/12123032/no-mans-sky-production-done-gone-gold

[steelerfan]

I was very interested in this game. A few years ago, lol.

This will be a "wait and see" for me. I have a feeling it is going to be bug-filled.

[JBHuskers]

I was very interested in this game. A few years ago, lol.

This will be a "wait and see" for me. I have a feeling it is going to be bug-filled.

I'll get a first hand look as I pre-ordered it with a gift card.

[JBHuskers]

Less than a month away!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AVmI73va4g

[jaymo76]

Less than a month away!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AVmI73va4g

I'm getting the game too. Is there anyway our paths will cross in the online universe or are the starting points completely random? If I recall the revs said you could play an entire lifetime and never run into your neighbour. You believe that or is it just a cool sound bite?

[jaymo76]

So the game is only 6 GB??? How do they put so much universe into only 6 GB?

[JBHuskers]

I'm getting the game too. Is there anyway our paths will cross in the online universe or are the starting points completely random? If I recall the revs said you could play an entire lifetime and never run into your neighbour. You believe that or is it just a cool sound bite?
They made it sound like the odds of running into someone is next to impossible.

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[Rudy]

Apparently all the world's are just variations of data combinations. Someone explained it on OS. it's procedurally generated.

[JBHuskers]

I'll be streaming my exploration on release day for sure!

[cdj]

There is an article speculating that a potential lawsuit may lead to a(nother) delay for No Man's Sky.


No Man's Sky has had plenty of problems leading up to its release. The developers had their studio flooded on Christmas Eve of December 2013 (nearly again in January 2014), game was delayed, and then it was revealed that the developers at Hello Games had been having a secret lawsuit over the word 'Sky.'

According to a report from Telegraaf, a Dutch based company is claiming that Hello Games borrowed their "superformula" that allows the procedurally generated game to generate the world around them. This is despite the fact that the Dutch based company has not seen the games code, they have simply heard about the game.

"We haven't provided a license to Hello Games", states Jeroen Sparrow from the Dutch based company Genicap, who emphasizes that the licensing system is put in place to protect its customers. "We don't want to stop the launch, but if the formula is used we'll need to have a talk."

Sean Murray has stated that Hello Games' No Man's Sky is using a "superformula."

In an interview with Business Insider (via NeoGaf) last year, Murray discussed using a formula from a Belgium-based plant geneticist named Johan Gielis. According to Geilis, his "superformula" was "a modified version of the equation for a circle" that allowed a computer to generate a generous amount of natural shapes (like animals, shells, snowflakes and more).

Unfortunately, Geilis is a part of the Dutch company - he's the CRO and he has patented the application of the "superformula." Geilis could only patent the application, considering patenting mathematical formulas isn't allowed.

More at GameZone (http://www.gamezone.com/news/no-man-s-sky-dutch-based-company-claims-hello-games-used-patented-superformula-to-create-game-3441600)

[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOk2uBTYAE

[JBHuskers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Oaf6Ol8U4

[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jpHldhY_V0

[bdoughty]

So a guy on Reddit spends $1300.00 to get the game early. (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/deus-ex-mankind-divided-reaches-important-mileston/1100-6442250/)

If you want to see some early footage, get it before it gets deleted.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO69K9l53o8&feature=youtu.be

[Rudy]

A guy on OS always gets games early and got that copy for $150. Then sold it on eBay for $1250 I thought to the new guy. That is Flightwhite now known as Campmamba24 on OS. I'm sure he will have another copy soon. Never fails.

[SmoothPancakes]

Haha, yeah, Flightwhite seems to always have new games a good solid week or more in advance. He's got one hell of a great connection!

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[steelerfan]

I did watch that video yesterday, before it was deleted. It has me a bit more optimistic for this game than what I have been for the last 6 months or so.

[jaymo76]

I will get the game but I still don't get why it's sooooo expensive.

[steelerfan]

I will get the game but I still don't get why it's sooooo expensive.
Same price as any other full title. Am I missing something?

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160731/3b150b234c1f17d84cc9ced996db3719.jpg

[Rudy]

I think Jaymo views the graphics as weak and this as more of an indie title. But it's been developed and promoted for a long time. And there are tons of people looking forward to it. Some are getting ps4 just for this game. This game probably isn't for me but their is massive hype surrounding it. Definitely going to cash in at full price.

[JBHuskers]

I'll be streaming next Tuesday afternoon if anyone wants to hear my thoughts. As long as the UPS man gets it to me :D

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[gschwendt]

Haha, yeah, Flightwhite seems to always have new games a good solid week or more in advance. He's got one hell of a great connection!

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I've heard before that he gets them from some sort of swap-meet guy who presumably finds them after they happen to fall off the back of a truck.

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[jaymo76]

Same price as any other full title. Am I missing something?

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160731/3b150b234c1f17d84cc9ced996db3719.jpg


I think Jaymo views the graphics as weak and this as more of an indie title. But it's been developed and promoted for a long time. And there are tons of people looking forward to it. Some are getting ps4 just for this game. This game probably isn't for me but their is massive hype surrounding it. Definitely going to cash in at full price.

The issue is that it's a full aaa price for an Indy title. Steeler quoted the US price. In Canada it's an astronomical $79.99! I will still buy it. I'm just not sold on why it's so expensive.

[steelerfan]

The issue is that it's a full aaa price for an Indy title. Steeler quoted the US price. In Canada it's an astronomical $79.99! I will still buy it. I'm just not sold on why it's so expensive.
The difference between 79.99 Canadian and 59.99 US is minimal. You're not getting screwed any harder than we are. ;)

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160731/e980b0db3c24441f2bea7d2deba16ef9.jpg

[cdj]

The guy who supposedly has the game early has already reached the center of the universe.

He has posted some thoughts on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/4va7ve/the_spoilersleaks_megathread/d5yg3u9), with minimal spoilers. He is playing without a day one patch, so hopefully that will resolve some of the system crashes he talks about.

[steelerfan]

Lol.

[souljahbill]

The guy who supposedly has the game early has already reached the center of the universe.

He has posted some thoughts on reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/4va7ve/the_spoilersleaks_megathread/d5yg3u9), with minimal spoilers. He is playing without a day one patch, so hopefully that will resolve some of the system crashes he talks about.

He must've bypassed every planet or something

[cdj]

That sub-reddit is now speculating that copy may have been stolen and/or is not final code (https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/4vjjga/we_have_collected_some_evidence_that_the_leaked/).

[jaymo76]

He must've bypassed every planet or something

He talked about visiting a lot of planets. I'm confused because several months back the devs said you could play your whole life and never finish exploring the galaxy. He's already at the middle after three days???

[souljahbill]

He talked about visiting a lot of planets. I'm confused because several months back the devs said you could play your whole life and never finish exploring the galaxy. He's already at the middle after three days???

Exactly. That's why I figured that he must've set Spaceball 1 to Ludicrous Speed and made a straight shot for it.

[Rudy]

Exactly. That's why I figured that he must've set Spaceball 1 to Ludicrous Speed and made a straight shot for it.

LOL

[jaymo76]

Following the leak, some fans have suggested that the game can be completed in around 30 hours - despite the developer's claims that it could take "hundreds" of hours to finish.

Players begin the game at the edge of a universe that is said to be populated with 18.4 quintillion planets.


http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36941962

[jaymo76]

http://kotaku.com/no-mans-sky-fans-have-meltdown-over-leaked-copies-1784649146

7 Stages of Grief... Classic!

[Rudy]

Fan boys are just ridiculous. Relax and play the game. Never looked perfect to me in the first place.

[bdoughty]

https://twitter.com/Open_Critic/status/760174294978605056

OpenCritic
‏@Open_Critic

PSA: Several publications, incl some large ones, have reported to us that they won't be receiving No Man's Sky review copies prior to launch

:D

[Rudy]

That doesn't sound good. I've got this pre ordered too. But I expect this game to he an average one more suited for a specific audience. I have been surprised at the huge hype surrounding this.

[Rudy]

Wasn't this game created by a four man team that has xpanded to 14 as it got more popular? I was under the impression it was a very small Studio. Doesn't mean it won't be good but bugs and subpar graphics wouldn't shock me.

[cdj]

Wasn't this game created by a four man team that has xpanded to 14 as it got more popular? I was under the impression it was a very small Studio. Doesn't mean it won't be good but bugs and subpar graphics wouldn't shock me.

This 2010 article (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2010-10-12-hello-sean-interview) says they expanded from four to eight following the development of Joe Danger and then towards a "new project" - presumably No Man's Sky.

At least then (unsure about now), they had no PR or marketing which may explain why they - from what I've seen - have handled the issues of the last week very poorly, with no communication and not getting in front of rumors/speculation.

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm still taking a wait and see approach. I'm still working through Fallout 4, still have yet to even fire up Dying Light and Just Cause 3, and with the slew of games coming out over the next 5 months, I'm waiting to see firsthand reviews on here and other sites before I decide whether or not to get it.

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[steelerfan]

Just a thought...

I wonder if the reason (among others listed) that this guy got through the game so quickly is that there are virtually no other players right now.

It could be that, when you have hundreds of thousands of users, you may come to a planet every now and then that has had alot of resources mined from it. Even if they are renewable, that could create some challenge in and of itself.

That said, I'm in the "wait and see" boat too. I want this game to be good but I'm still very skeptical.

[bdoughty]

Just a thought...

I wonder if the reason (among others listed) that this guy got through the game so quickly is that there are virtually no other players right now.

It could be that, when you have hundreds of thousands of users, you may come to a planet every now and then that has had alot of resources mined from it. Even if they are renewable, that could create some challenge in and of itself.

According to the developer chances of finding another player is slim to none. Even if you are on the same planet as another person, the planets sizes are as big as real life planets.

http://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-10-burning-questions-answered/

[steelerfan]

I understand that.

But what if you are not the first person to go to a particular planet and many of the resources have been moved already?

From my understanding (I'd have to try to find the article again), the planets are not "Earth-sized". They're much, much smaller. Maybe I'm wrong about that though.

[bdoughty]

I understand that.

But what if you are not the first person to go to a particular planet and many of the resources have been moved already?

From my understanding (I'd have to try to find the article again), the planets are not "Earth-sized". They're much, much smaller. Maybe I'm wrong about that though.

According to the article they say they are the size of real planets. They also mention that anything you do to a planet, digging materials, killing animals, destroying things only affects your local save. So what you have mined, will be available to others. The only thing people will see in regards to other players interactions are if you are the first person to discover (planet or creature) and name it. People will see that you were the one who discovered it.

[steelerfan]

According to the article they say they are the size of real planets. They also mention that anything you do to a planet, digging materials, killing animals, destroying things only affects your local save. So what you have mined, will be available to others. The only thing people will see in regards to other players interactions are if you are the first person to discover (planet or creature) and name it. People will see that you were the one who discovered it.
Fair enough.

This article says that suggests that planets are much smaller (78.5 square miles is the estimate they give for one they saw at E3 though adding that they may be bigger at release). That's what I was going off of.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/making-sense-of-no-mans-skys-massive-universe/1100-6441344/

[Rudy]

I think the game will be a lot less realistic and more geared for gamers from what I saw and that is smart imo. Some guys were whining on OS that there weren't enough barren planets. They wanted 98% to be barren for realism. I would have quit that game in a second if it was like that.

[steelerfan]

I think the game will be a lot less realistic and more geared for gamers from what I saw and that is smart imo. Some guys were whining on OS that there weren't enough barren planets. They wanted 98% to be barren for realism. I would have quit that game in a second if it was like that.
From the article that I posted above:


This game would be pretty boring if all those 18 quintillion planets were uninhabited and uninteresting, but luckily Hello Games is designing them to be both diverse in landscape and in life. Don't expect to find life on every planet, or even most of them, though: Hello Games has confirmed that there'll be simple life (plants, maybe small animals) on about 10 percent of the planets. Complex life will show up less frequently, on about 1 percent of the planets. But very complex life--civilizations, perhaps--will only appear on roughly 1 in 100 million planets.

[Rudy]

Yeah, that makes more sense although civilizations would be cooler if more popular. 1 in 100 million? There is a chance nobody finds one!

[jaymo76]

According to the article they say they are the size of real planets. They also mention that anything you do to a planet, digging materials, killing animals, destroying things only affects your local save. So what you have mined, will be available to others. The only thing people will see in regards to other players interactions are if you are the first person to discover (planet or creature) and name it. People will see that you were the one who discovered it.

Scary thought... I can only imagine the types of the things Ram will do on his planets...

[souljahbill]

Scary thought... I can only imagine the types of the things Ram will do on his planets...

The planets are staged

[bdoughty]

Scary thought... I can only imagine the types of the things Ram will do on his planets...

Fortunately wool and young Asian boys are not in the game.

[JBHuskers]

The trolling you could do if you discovered a Ram Planet.....

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEWznaEbPkA

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NDY3uusakU

Sounds like some good came out of the leak...

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUssiZSv1NY

Some interesting thoughts...

[Rudy]

I think those concerns are valid. Knowing the one guy reached the center of the universe in 30 hours doesn't bother me though. 30+ hours for a game is quite a bit anyways. My kids better like it!

[JBHuskers]

I think those concerns are valid. Knowing the one guy reached the center of the universe in 30 hours doesn't bother me though. 30+ hours for a game is quite a bit anyways. My kids better like it!

All they have to do is nerf some of the store items and it will take MUCH longer to do so.

[Rudy]

I just read the polygon story on it and the guy did sell a rare resource to help him jump to the center. He did skip exploration on the way there to do it.

I also read that the layout of each space station is exactly the same and there is a lack of customization in some respects.

[JBHuskers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUssiZSv1NY

Some interesting thoughts...

This dude was on Big Brother :D won it too.

[JBHuskers]

No Man’s Sky isn’t 30 hours long, silly (http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/4/12343898/no-mans-sky-how-long)

[steelerfan]

Guy makes some good points but people will largely ignore them because - internet.

[jaymo76]

Watching a guy stream this on twitch as we speak. This poor guy tried for 20 minutes to leave the space station but he could not get out. The community responded that it's a known bug. The only way to leave the space station is by blasting a hole through the side. Apparently the glitch occurs if you log off in a space station.

[Rudy]

Lol. Supposed to be a day one patch. The original guy said it was pretty buggy too. Hopefully the patch cleans it up. This game has been delayed already.

[jaymo76]

A lot of people have the game already. My preorder clock is counting down. I'm excited. Watching on twitch I know I will love this game as this is the game I dreamed of as a kid.

That being said, I hope the game gets serious DLC as there is huge potential. For starters, some much can be done with ships, maps, quests, etc.

[bdoughty]

That being said, I hope the game gets serious DLC as there is huge potential. For starters, some much can be done with ships, maps, quests, etc.

It has been confirmed there will be no DLC. The title will be upgraded after the release though. Sorta like Minecraft, which is good since those updates are free.


Will there be DLC?

When I asked Sean Murray about his post-launch agenda, he said there weren't plans for DLC, but Hello Games would continue to update No Man's Sky after release.

"There's things, post-release, that would be really exciting for the game that we could see how people were playing and iterate on that," he told me. "This is definitely a game for updates. And actually, content-wise, DLC is less applicable."

In fact, the first update is already being worked on, before the game has even come out.

[cdj]

761720423256121344

[jaymo76]

761720423256121344

A little hard to take that serious. A patch will help the game but it will not change it.

[Rudy]

Exactly. Patches tweak. It's not a new game.

[cdj]

Game update 1.03 will be available at launch.

Notes:
When we went gold five or six week ago, we posted on twitter, and literally every reply was like “hope you are going on a nice holiday!”. Some of us have, but I didn’t want to, not yet. I pictured myself somewhere staring out the window thinking about this game I’ve been working on for five years.
We’re under a pretty intense spotlight right now, and hopefully it’s easy to imagine how hard it would be to switch off from that, or how deeply we care about people’s first impression of the game.
In fact most of us were back here the day after we went gold, working on this update. We’re already proud of what we put on a disk, but if we had time, why not continue to update it?

Hello Games will continually update No Man’s Sky this way. This is the first of many.

It will be available on Monday for press for review once it exits submission, and on launch for public on PC and PS4. We expect future updates like these to continue to be free.

For 99.9% of people, all you have to do is install the update before you begin to play.
If you had an early copy somehow, your save game will technically work post update, but you will miss out on new content and experiences if you don’t delete your save before updating (should be obvious why from notes below). We highly recommend deleting your save if you have played before updating your game (we won’t do this in future, but it’s a day zero update).

Servers will be wiped on Sunday and again Monday in the lead up to launch.

Beware these notes contain some spoilers. Here are some things our little team has been up to over the last four or five weeks:

The Three Paths – there are now new, unique “paths” you can follow throughout the game. You must start the game on a fresh save, with the patch, as early choices have significant impact on what you see later in the game, and the overall experience.
The Universe – we changed the rules of the universe generation algorithm. Planets have moved. Environments have changed biomes. Galaxies have altered shape. All to create greater variety earlier. Galaxies are now up to 10x larger.
Diversity – Creatures are now more diverse in terms of ecology and densities on planets.
Planets – we’ve added dead moons, low atmosphere and extreme hazardous planets. Extreme hazards include blizzards and dust storms.
Atmosphere – space, night time and day skies are now 4x more varied due to new atmospheric system, which refracts light more accurately to allow for more intense sunsets.
Planet rotation – play testing has made it obvious people are struggling to adjust to this during play so it’s effects have been reduced further…
Terrain generation – caves up to 128m tall are now possible. Geometric anomalies have been added. Underwater erosion now leads to more interesting sea beds.
Ship diversity – a wider variety of ships appear per star system, and are available to purchase. Cargo and installed technology now vary more, and ships have more unique attributes.
Inventory – ship inventories now store 5 times more resources per slot. Suit inventories now store 2.5 times more per slot. This encourages exploration and gives freedom from the beginning. We’re probably going to increase this even further in the next update, for people in the latter game phases, and will allow greater trading potential.
Trading – trading is deeper. Star systems and planets each have their own wants and needs, based off a galactic economy. Observing these is the key to successful trading. We still working on adjusting this based on how everyone plays, but all trading values have been rebalanced across the galaxy, giving a greater depth. A bunch of trade exploits were uncovered and have been removed
Feeding – creatures now have their own diet, based on planet and climate. Feeding them correctly will yield different results per species, such as mining for you, protecting the player, becoming pets, alerting you to rare loot or pooping valuable resources.
Survival – recharging hazard protection requires rare resources, making shielding shards useful again. Storms can be deadly. Hazard protection and suit upgrades have been added. Liquids are often more dangerous
Graphical effects – Lighting and texture resolution have been improved. Shadow quality has doubled. Temporal AA didn’t make it in time, but it’s so close
Balancing – several hundred upgrades have had stat changes (mainly exo-suit and ship, but also weapon), new upgrades have been added.
Combat – Auto Aim and weapon aim has been completely rewritten to feel more gentle in general, but stickier when you need it. Sentinels now alert each other, if they haven’t been dealt with quickly. Quad and Walker AI is now much more challenging, even I struggle with them without a powered up weapon.
Space Combat – advanced techniques have been introduced, like brake drifting and critical hits. Bounty missions and larger battles now occur. Pirate frequency has been increased, as well as difficulty depending on your cargo.
Exploits – infinite warp cell exploit and rare goods trading exploit among other removed. People using these cheats were ruining the game for themselves, but people are weird and can’t stop themselves ¯\_(シ)_/¯
Stability – foundations for buildings on super large planets. Resolved several low repro crashes, in particular when player warped further than 256 light years in one session (was only possible due to warp cell exploit above).
Space Stations – interiors are now more varied, bars, trade rooms and hydroponic labs have been added
Networking – Ability to scan star systems other players have discovered on the Galactic Map, increasing the chance of collision. Star systems discovered by other players appear during Galactic Map flight
Ship scanning – scanning for points of interest from your ship is now possible. Buildings generate earlier and show up in ship scans
Flying over terrain – pop-in and shadow artefacts have been reduced. Generation speed has been increased two fold (planets with large bodies of water will be targeted in next update)
Writing – The Atlas path has been rewritten by James Swallow (writer on Deus Ex) and me. I think it speaks to the over-arching theme of player freedom more clearly now. Early mission text has been rewritten to allow for multiple endings.



I grew up reading Carmack’s .plan files for Quake, so it’s fun to be writing one of my own :)

Next up we’re adding the ability to build bases and own giant space freighters. Temporal AA and my new cloud rendering tech should be coming soon too. It will really change the game again, and enhance it visually.

This universe we’ve built is a pretty large canvas, we’ve got a lot of ideas. This is the type of game we want to be.

Love,
Sean

[steelerfan]

Those are the strangest patch notes I have ever read. It speaks to how small this team is and how accustomed I've become to corporate boilerplate rhetoric.

I'm not sure if this is refreshing or just weird.

[Rudy]

The word POOPING was in the notes lol! Sounds good though.

[jaymo76]

I think that patch sounds very good. However, I love the comment about building bases in a future patch. The game has a lot of potential.

[bdoughty]

Exploits – infinite warp cell exploit and rare goods trading exploit among other removed. People using these cheats were ruining the game for themselves, but people are weird and can’t stop themselves ¯\_(シ)_/¯

Guy spends over $1200 to buy your precious game and you put him on blast in the patch notes. Kind of a dick move there. Sounds like something Phil Fish (Fez) would do.

[JBHuskers]

So the universe expands greatly on the day 1 patch. Maybe people can relax now.

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[jaymo76]

Didn't even realise that since I preordered I get to start with a more advanced ship. Nice!

https://c2.eb-cdn.com.au/website/images/packshots/215994_packshot_l.jpg

[jaymo76]

http://gameidealist.com/wp-content/uploads/No-Mans-Sky-Walkers_1457011653.jpg

I'm assuming this is an upgrade to the base pre-order ship? Plus, what the heck is that in the background?

[bdoughty]

So the universe expands greatly on the day 1 patch. Maybe people can relax now.

Apparently you have never met "People." Still have review scores, bugs still in the game post patch and Neogaf as a whole. Video games are serious business and being exclusive to Sony/PC, this gets revved up x100. Gotta defend the honor of Sony. Kinda miss CLW in this thread. Pretty sure he has been through six of the seven stages of grief so far. * Acceptance will only come with a Metacrtic score of 90/100 or above.

[bdoughty]

Didn't even realise that since I preordered I get to start with a more advanced ship. Nice!

https://c2.eb-cdn.com.au/website/images/packshots/215994_packshot_l.jpg


Same ship for most of the preorders I saw. Amazon has it, plus you get 20% off the game if you live in America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


https://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xH4zaSQwp7GjQs/giphy.gif

[jaymo76]

People have too much time on their hands. Remember that movie, Event Horizon?

http://theunderfold.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-03-22-No-Mans-Sky-Event-Horizon.jpg

[jaymo76]

Same ship for most of the preorders I saw. Amazon has it, plus you get 20% off the game if you live in America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


https://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xH4zaSQwp7GjQs/giphy.gif


https://media.giphy.com/media/jwv3WBcSPLrWg/giphy.gif

Sorry, I missed what you were saying. I was too busy enjoying my free healthcare and safe clean air.

[bdoughty]

Image not showing up. Linking image directly from a site is always a gamble. Hence sites like Imgur!

http://i.imgur.com/admBQ84.jpg



USA to the rescue, as always!

[bdoughty]

Sorry, I missed what you were saying. I was too busy enjoying my free healthcare and safe clean air.

http://i.imgur.com/W9pPxOf.jpg

Check and mate!

[jaymo76]

http://i.imgur.com/W9pPxOf.jpg

Check and mate!

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/bieberasadasdasda.gif

[JBHuskers]

:D

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[jaymo76]

Well it looks like No Man's Sky has been officially preloaded. My son is on the PS4 and the first tile is No Man's Sky. The countdown is on.

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/53a35516ecad04c06c2093a9/no%20man's%20takeoff.gif

[Rudy]

I have it pre ordered from Eb games as well. Picking it up Tuesday at lunch. I may even give this game a shot.

I think it will sell very well and get metacritic scores in the 70s. The potential to be repetitive and boring worries me. Hopefully they keep patching things.

[JBHuskers]

Shipping confirmation from Amazon!

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/94/aa/64/94aa64d7458f44b2c8dc0a6359050a13.jpg

[JBHuskers]

This patch is now live on PlayStation 4. It is 824 MB.

[JBHuskers]

planets have a wider diversity of creatures, and those creatures now have a diet, where proper feeding enables their assistance.

Wonder if that means a species could become extinct.

[souljahbill]

I'm jealous. I can't wait to hear you guys' opinions. I love the wonders of outer space.

[jaymo76]

I'm jealous. I can't wait to hear you guys' opinions. I love the wonders of outer space.

Like I said in an earlier post... this was the game I dreamed of as a kid. Exploring a "real" universe the way I want to do it.

[jaymo76]

Sometimes I hate people...


Most common names planets thus far... "Planet McPlanety Face"

:fp:

[jaymo76]

The chances of two players ever crossing paths in a universe this large is pretty much zero.


To be super clear - No Man's Sky is not a multiplayer game. Please don't go in looking for that experience.

Sean Murray (4 hours ago)

[souljahbill]

Sean Murray (4 hours ago)

That totally works for me

[JBHuskers]

Sometimes I hate people...


Most common names planets thus far... "Planet McPlanety Face"

:fp:

Well thankfully you probably won't run into someone else's planet, I dunno if I will change the names, don't they have a default name to start with?

[bdoughty]

Sean Murray (4 years ago)

Fixed. I do not recall him ever saying otherwise. The fact he needs to say it again makes me cry for humanity.

[steelerfan]

I was hoping that the planets would be auto-named. Sigh.

I'll be looking for impressions for you guys too. I'm super interested but I'm skeptical enough not to pull the trigger yet.

[bdoughty]

Well thankfully you probably won't run into someone else's planet, I dunno if I will change the names, don't they have a default name to start with?

Yes they are named and only the person who discovers the planet first can rename them. If you do come across a planet that has been discovered by another player it will show the username that discovered it and go by the name they gave to it, assuming they renamed it.

[jaymo76]

2hr 45 mins to go. The patch is already installed. I plan on finding the saddest, loneliest, lifeless, emptiest planet there is. I will call it "Ram's Planet."

[SmoothPancakes]

2hr 45 mins to go. The patch is already installed. I plan on finding the saddest, loneliest, lifeless, emptiest planet there is. I will call it "Ram's Planet."
Will there be pictures of socks on the planet surface included?

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[jaymo76]

http://www.businessinsider.com/no-mans-sky-review-2016-8

The first real review is up, albeit from Business Insider...

[jaymo76]

It's go time! Impressions to follow shortly boys.

[jaymo76]

So it all started on Buyamamano Erch... Which I quickly renamed to Jaymo Prime. The system... Upends uses XV... You are now Hilcrest Rift.

[jaymo76]

Well I put in close to 6 hours tonight. I was streaming for Steeler and a few others until about 2 hours in when I lost my internet connection. However, that didn't stop me. In my time I have explored three planets and one space station. I have just assembled my hyper drive so I can start some big jumps soon. This game is a lot of fun and I am really enjoying it. It's definitely not a play everyday type of game and the exploration can become rather tedious. However, right now I am having a blast. This game isn't for everyone. I think you will either love it or hate it. If you don't like exploring and hours of going around in circles, then stay away. This game is not meant to be played quickly. The key is taking your time to fully explore each and every world as you journey through the stars.

I am most enjoying cataloging new species. Most I keep the game name. However, some I cannot help myself. For example, I was killed by a vicious predator that frankly looked like a beaver. Hence, I named the species Beavus Chompus in his honour. I also have a dead, deserted miserable chunk of rock planet... Rams Planet.

Pros:
-the concept of the game
-visuals~ some planets are amazing!
-sounds
-cataloging flora and fauna
-discovering and naming planets
-crafting new gear/items
-simplified trade
-biggest game map EVER! (the star field is phenomenal!!!)

Cons:
-no dialogue
-repetitive nature of destroying things to gain resources
-all planets have some type of life/sentries/bases
-no ship colour customization


I will discuss it more tomorrow. I need to go to bed. I'm exhausted!

[steelerfan]

Thanks for posting your impressions, jaymo. I enjoyed watching until you lost connection.

I'm still not certain that this game is for me but I'll probably end up buying it anyway for my daughter. I don't see her again until the 17th so there's not a big rush for me to get it. Unless, something game-breaking crops up between now and the 16th, I'll probably buy it then so it will be installed before she comes to my house.

[JBHuskers]

Delivered :)) I'm off at 12:30 central and gonna get something to eat and get this bad boy installed and start streaming.

www.twitch.tv/JBHuskers

[JBHuskers]

I am live now for No Man's Sky!

www.twitch.tv/JBHuskers

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[jaymo76]

Thanks for posting your impressions, jaymo. I enjoyed watching until you lost connection.

I'm still not certain that this game is for me but I'll probably end up buying it anyway for my daughter. I don't see her again until the 17th so there's not a big rush for me to get it. Unless, something game-breaking crops up between now and the 16th, I'll probably buy it then so it will be installed before she comes to my house.

I tried to share play with you but my internet wasn't strong enough which is strange because it's a solid connection. If u want I can party chat with you tonight or at some point later on.

[jaymo76]

Today I spent 2 hours exploring one planet. I found everything except one species. I looked everywhere. The one thing I don't like about the game is that the map on the planet sucks! It's difficult to easily find things after you leave them.

[jaymo76]

The 4th planet in my system.... Absolutely stunning! Blue and red pastels as a backdrop for a forest/water world. Going underwater is beautiful. I also discovered a Star Wars like creature... It's a ram head on a goat body with tiny wings. Awesome!

[Rudy]

Daughter will be playing this soon. I am interested as well.

[jaymo76]

Daughter will be playing this soon. I am interested as well.

The key to appreciating this game is simply taking time to explore. If you race from planet to planet I think you miss out on the games intent (IMO).

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJJcIMdt3uQ

Rams forsaken planet... it's devoid of life.

[JBHuskers]

I'm just having a blast exploring.

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[Rudy]

Game is interesting but buggy. Two freezes in less than an hour. My daughter had to travel forever for this stuff to fix her engine. Finally gets it, mines it and then freeze. Stuff is lost. There is only one save slot and you don't even control it! It's autosave only at certain points making this worse. The lack of control over saves is dumb.

[jaymo76]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFtHDjHQX4

Welcome to Jaymo76 Prime!

[jaymo76]

Game is interesting but buggy. Two freezes in less than an hour. My daughter had to travel forever for this stuff to fix her engine. Finally gets it, mines it and then freeze. Stuff is lost. There is only one save slot and you don't even control it! It's autosave only at certain points making this worse. The lack of control over saves is dumb.

Really? I haven't had any bugs or crashes as of yet. Fingers crossed it was just a one time thing for you.

[jaymo76]

http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/8/9/12408750/no-mans-sky-first-impressions-review-preview-10-hours

Polygons Review. I must say I totally disagree. I am having a lot of fun right now.

[jaymo76]

http://time.com/4444324/no-mans-sky-review/

An interesting read on the goal for the game.

[JBHuskers]

I may broadcast again tonight around 10 central of anyone wants to watch and chat.

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[bdoughty]

Polygons Review. I must say I totally disagree. I am having a lot of fun right now.

Apologize for the stupid question here but you paid for the game, have obviously played the game and enjoyed it so far based on what you have written. Why exactly do you give two shits about what another person thinks?
:dunno:

[jaymo76]

Apologize for the stupid question here but you paid for the game, have obviously played the game and enjoyed it so far based on what you have written. Why exactly do you give two shits about what another person thinks?
:dunno:

Fair question. I enjoy the game and I am glad I purchased it. However, with all due respect to the article, I disagree. However, it is an opinion which some people may share. It's meant to spur on some discussion really.

[jaymo76]

I may broadcast again tonight around 10 central of anyone wants to watch and chat.

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Have you built your hyper drive yet?

[JBHuskers]

Have you built your hyper drive yet?
Just got to the space station to do so now. Gonna start streaming in 10 minutes or so.

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[Rudy]

Guys, my daughter fixed her ship and flew to another planet. This game really doesn't teach you much. I know some like that but knowing how to use turbo or pulse rockets was not explained well in game. How do you find a space station?

And Jaymo that mini review by polygon wasn't even that bad and echoes a lot of people as well. I think many of us knew this game would be polarizing and certainly not for everyone.

[bdoughty]

Guys, my daughter fixed her ship and flew to another planet. This game really doesn't teach you much. I know some like that but knowing how to use turbo or pulse rockets was not explained well in game. How do you find a space station?.


http://www.polygon.com/no-mans-sky/2016/8/9/12409104/no-mans-sky-guide

http://www.ign.com/wikis/no-mans-sky

[JBHuskers]

http://time.com/4444324/no-mans-sky-review/

An interesting read on the goal for the game.

I liked this take on the game. I guess I'm confused what were the masses expecting with this game? For me, it's basically exactly what I expected, and I'm having a blast with it.

[JBHuskers]

You can watch an archive of my late night stream from last night here: https://www.twitch.tv/jbhuskers/v/82735711

[JBHuskers]

:D :D

No Man’s Sky’s first few seconds baffle new PS4 owners (http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/9/12412452/no-mans-sky-opening-press-square)

Some players thought the game froze. Others thought it was still loading or downloading. Turns out it was simply waiting for the player to hold the square button.

"Saw this guy streaming a few days back, he reset his PS4 cause he thought it had crashed lol."

"WTF WASTED 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE!"

"I just bought a PS4 to play No Man’s Sky, usually an Xbox guy so when I seen the square I didn’t think of the button lol."

"Honestly, I had to move my couch closer to my 50" TV because that square looked so tiny I just thought it was a logo and I had to wait for the game to load. After 2 hours of playing (maybe it was 3), I moved my couch even closer. They sure did make the text as small as possible lol."

[JBHuskers]

Just came across a massive storm on a hot planet. Never had seen the thermal protection drop so quick. It was about 285° F and I could only be out for maybe a minute real time before going back in my ship.

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[JBHuskers]

Appropriately named planet I discovered...

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[bdoughty]

I think I have getting more entertainment out of this game than people playing it.

First we have the Sean Murry multiplayer lie which had taken over the internet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE0nuW-mQ8A

Game is out and there is still not a straight answer.

Until......................................

Jim Sterling gives the game a 5 out of 10

http://www.thejimquisition.com/no-mans-sky-review/

You can try to click on the link but as of now the site has crashed due to PS4 owners across the globe, trying to comment on it.

[jaymo76]

Had my first taste of space combat. I took on two ships with lasers vs my pulse cannon. I took out one ship but they did major damage to my ship and shields. Space combat is pretty challenging at first.

[jaymo76]

Just came across a massive storm on a hot planet. Never had seen the thermal protection drop so quick. It was about 285° F and I could only be out for maybe a minute real time before going back in my ship.

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Wow! I am currently on a frozen/ocean planet. Currently it's -59.5C and I have a warning that it will drop down to -79C in the dark. In the ocean it starts at -78C. My suit is taking an ass kicking!

[Rudy]

I do find information on this game entertaining. And I've enjoyed watching it a bit. Still concerned about long term interest. My kids like minecraft but only when they play together. By themselves they get bored quick. This game could be a lot cooler with coop.

[jaymo76]

I do find information on this game entertaining. And I've enjoyed watching it a bit. Still concerned about long term interest. My kids like minecraft but only when they play together. By themselves they get bored quick. This game could be a lot cooler with coop.

Speaking of multiplayer, I am perplexed. Rather than head towards the centre, I am free play and headed to the next closest system. I was the first to discover the galaxy (which I named after my cat, lol) However, in the middle of the galaxy I came across a grave marker. This is weird because it's not from my character. My character has not died in space yet there is a marker. I am wondering if it is from another player or a developer maybe?

[JBHuskers]

Speaking of multiplayer, I am perplexed. Rather than head towards the centre, I am free play and headed to the next closest system. I was the first to discover the galaxy (which I named after my cat, lol) However, in the middle of the galaxy I came across a grave marker. This is weird because it's not from my character. My character has not died in space yet there is a marker. I am wondering if it is from another player or a developer maybe?

I saw one too last night, then as I was heading to it I was cornered by some space pirates and I died :D but I was able to make it back to that grave and get my shit back.

I found a new type of sentinel last night too, it's kind of like a giant grasshopper that shoots a constant laser beam. I also landed on a planet where the sentinels were right on my ass the moment I got off the ship; which was interesting. I couldn't do anything without them attacking me.

[jaymo76]

I saw one too last night, then as I was heading to it I was cornered by some space pirates and I died :D but I was able to make it back to that grave and get my shit back.

I found a new type of sentinel last night too, it's kind of like a giant grasshopper that shoots a constant laser beam. I also landed on a planet where the sentinels were right on my ass the moment I got off the ship; which was interesting. I couldn't do anything without them attacking me.

I haven't seen any hostile sentries yet, unless I break into a Manufacturing Plant. Yeah that Grasshopper looking sentry is fierce. Fortunately I accessed the terminal before he had a chance to kill my character.

[jaymo76]

I saw the ship of my dreams last night... 25 inventory slots! Sadly though, it costs 1.8 million units.

[JBHuskers]

I haven't seen any hostile sentries yet, unless I break into a Manufacturing Plant. Yeah that Grasshopper looking sentry is fierce. Fortunately I accessed the terminal before he had a chance to kill my character.

Yeah when you land on the planet, it will tell you the tendencies of the sentries and it was HOSTILE lol yep barely step out of the ship and they're on my nuts. I need to gear up and see what they're hiding.

[bdoughty]

For those letting your kids play, let us know what they name this.

https://i.imgur.com/jZ1QJSD.jpg

[skipwondah33]

Game looks interesting after watching some of JB's archive.

[Rudy]

For those letting your kids play, let us know what they name this.

https://i.imgur.com/jZ1QJSD.jpg

Omg. Where do you find this stuff lol?

[cdj]

Dumb question (maybe): What is "move and stack" in the Inventory area? It's not real clear on what I can or should do here.

Is it just for combining items when you don't have the max in one? IE: 300 of 500 Iron in Starship, move 200 of 500 Iron from Exosuit to ship, and then 'move and stack' together?

[JBHuskers]

Dumb question (maybe): What is "move and stack" in the Inventory area? It's not real clear on what I can or should do here.

Is it just for combining items when you don't have the max in one? IE: 300 of 500 Iron in Starship, move 200 of 500 Iron from Exosuit to ship, and then 'move and stack' together?
That's correct. If you have 2 partials some things you can combine.

Just found the hottest planet so far at 291°C which is 555°F. That will burn your pizza.

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[jaymo76]

That's correct. If you have 2 partials some things you can combine.

Just found the hottest planet so far at 291°C which is 555°F. That will burn your pizza.

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So what's your strategy? See as many planets as quickly as possible? I have only been to two systems and I am exploring every single inch of each planet before moving on. At present I have fully explored six planets and just arrived on my 7th planet to begin exploring.

[JBHuskers]

So what's your strategy? See as many planets as quickly as possible? I have only been to two systems and I am exploring every single inch of each planet before moving on. At present I have fully explored six planets and just arrived on my 7th planet to begin exploring.
I'm doing about one of each thing on each planet. I've been to 8 systems, maybe about 16 planets.

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[JBHuskers]

I kinda wanna backtrack to some of the first few planets I went to.

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[jaymo76]

I kinda wanna backtrack to some of the first few planets I went to.

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Are you free exploration or are you following the path to the centre?

[JBHuskers]

Are you free exploration or are you following the path to the centre?
Little bit of both.

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[JBHuskers]

My suit has 6 more slots than my ship :D need to upgrade my ship soon, but I'm spending credits on suit upgrades.

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[jaymo76]

Tool: 12 slots
Ship: 12 slots
Suit: 22 slots

I'm piling up the milestones. However, the upgrades are sooooo expensive

[jaymo76]

Water planets are a real challenge in this game. They also tend to be cold and most of the sites u need to visit are deep under water. The suit temp and air capacity make it difficult.

[jaymo76]

FYI.... I have now met 15 aliens and learned over 50 words. I have a special relationship status with the V'kyeen ( they look like walking rhinos).

[steelerfan]

Downloaded this for my daughter for her birthday next week.

I played a couple hours and was kind of neutral about it. I'm already tired of gathering elements etc. I don't think I'll get much mileage out of this unless something really hooks me.

For the record, I've been to 2 planets and one space station.

[jaymo76]

Downloaded this for my daughter for her birthday next week.

I played a couple hours and was kind of neutral about it. I'm already tired of gathering elements etc. I don't think I'll get much mileage out of this unless something really hooks me.

For the record, I've been to 2 planets and one space station.


I can see with the repetition. Personally I love exploring and discovering new plants and animals. That being said, will I feel the same way in a couple of weeks?

[jaymo76]

Last night I warped into a new system and I arrived in front of a planet with a number of ships in front of it. I then get a message from the planet saying "We are atlas. Come find us." I go to the planet and fly everywhere but the closet I can get is 16 minutes away. I am of the opinion that the Atlas I am looking for must be underground. The planet itself has a lot of storms. Within minutes the temperature goes from 25C to 96.6C and in a storm like that, my suit cannot hold up. I have been caught three times in major storms and barely survived each time just finding shelter in a cave or abandoned outpost. I will need to try and find a massive cave that I can fly into the mouth of so I know my ship is close before AI begin to explore.

Anyone else found Atlas stuff yet? Any helpful ideas?

[steelerfan]

This game is growing on me. I spent alot of time on my third planet and it had some aggressive animals and a very toxic environment. That made it more fun for me.

[jaymo76]

This game is growing on me. I spent alot of time on my third planet and it had some aggressive animals and a very toxic environment. That made it more fun for me.

Aggressive animals and a toxic environment eh?

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?40,file=5186,filename=steelers.jpg

[bdoughty]

Aggressive animals and a toxic environment eh?

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?40,file=5186,filename=steelers.jpg


and for those that actually want to see the image that Jaymo posted.

http://i.imgur.com/c0YnivD.jpg

[jaymo76]

and for those that actually want to see the image that Jaymo posted.

http://i.imgur.com/c0YnivD.jpg

Enlighten me on your post. My link shows up does it not? I'm looking at it right now.

[SmoothPancakes]

Enlighten me on your post. My link shows up does it not? I'm looking at it right now.
It doesn't show up for me, I'm assuming that's what he's referring to.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160815/99bfdc20999e094983d309aee1300bef.jpg

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[jaymo76]

It doesn't show up for me, I'm assuming that's what he's referring to.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160815/99bfdc20999e094983d309aee1300bef.jpg

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Weird. Is that because your on mobile? It's fine on my cpu.

[bdoughty]

The reason it shows up for you is that it is cached in your web browser. Clear the cache and you will see this.

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/images/hotlinking.gif?40,file=5186,filename=steelers.jpg

Some places do not want you to hotlink images from their site, because it uses up their bandwidth and it turn can cost them more money. Thus not allowing them to get healthcare here in the US because some freeloading Canadian was too lazy to use imgur or other free hosting site. :P

[jaymo76]

So I finally found Atlas. I was then directed to fly into the stars and open my map. The map now shows a route to an Atlas Station. It's in the other direction of the centre of the galaxy.

[JBHuskers]

Tool: 12 slots
Ship: 12 slots
Suit: 22 slots

I'm piling up the milestones. However, the upgrades are sooooo expensive
Tool: 16 slots
Ship: 16 slots
Suit: 28 slots

I just found the ultimate crack rock of Emeril. About 10 slots full of just that at 65k a slot!

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[JBHuskers]

Last night I warped into a new system and I arrived in front of a planet with a number of ships in front of it. I then get a message from the planet saying "We are atlas. Come find us." I go to the planet and fly everywhere but the closet I can get is 16 minutes away. I am of the opinion that the Atlas I am looking for must be underground. The planet itself has a lot of storms. Within minutes the temperature goes from 25C to 96.6C and in a storm like that, my suit cannot hold up. I have been caught three times in major storms and barely survived each time just finding shelter in a cave or abandoned outpost. I will need to try and find a massive cave that I can fly into the mouth of so I know my ship is close before AI begin to explore.

Anyone else found Atlas stuff yet? Any helpful ideas?
Yes I am working towards my Atlas V2 card. A couple more warps and I'll be there.

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