No Man's Sky |OT| Hello Worlds.

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How does the ps4 version run? I snagged it for the collector stuff, but I typically play most stuff on pc. But if like bloodborne, if the game runs fairly decent I'll be fine then.
 
Awesome game. Love every aspect. No complaints about inventory or item management.

Captain's log: 8/8/2016 21:00 Day 0

I awoke from my crash landing. The planet was brutal: such a toxic atmosphere i really had to quickly figure out that system of recharging, harvesting, destroying sents, and fleeing from attacking land crabs(!) within the first 10 min. Soon the yellow-green planet turned to its night cycle and the world became a beautiful black and red. After scouring the planet for the next few days i quickly discovered it was inhabited by many docile creatures. Just a couple of dickhead crabs and a jerkface plant that would attack out of nowhere. Many caves and crevices pockmarked the landscape making for a tortuous trek, luckily they acted as a slight reprieve from the deadly atmosphere. I started to slowly pick up the history of the vy'keen race. Soon i wandered into what seemed like a crash site of another stranded traveler. He held me up speaking in a foreign dialect. Terrified i threw some carbon at him which in return he exchanged a blueprint for my ship. The days grew longer and felt slower as my exploration for a certain element seemed futile and tiring. Just when i thought i had exhausted all of the planets derelict outposts i stumbled onto another even more aggressive alien. He thought my presence was a threat. He demanded my multitool. What was I to do? With only a one key word being understood between us, I was able to make an educated guess that it would be smart to hand over my multitool. Thankfully I made the correct decision, as he decided to give me a new MT now with 7 slots. As I walked around his little base, I saw there was another MT hanging on the wall. I compared it with my newest tool, and this one had 9 slots and was pretty sup'ed up. After seeing the 50k price tag and having only JUST received a new MT moment before for free, I realized it was the right moment to spend my hard earned units on an even better MT. With my new MT in hand, I decided to call my ship to the landing pad, and go on rampage testing out the power of the MT. I mean I was getting ready to leave this god forsaken planet, likely never to return to it again, I couldn't not leave without trying to harvest as many resources as possible before sentinels arrived to apprehend me. As I murdered passive creatures and pillaged the landscape from the launch zone the sentinels arrived and I hopped into my freshly repaired ship to thrust off into the sky. Eyes wide. Smile across my face. Into the unknown.
 
danowat said:
I am just very frustrated that, a game with the premise that I have wanted for decades, I find so disappointing.

Believe me, I'd have wanted nothing more than to love the game.
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It will constantly get updates and be better. The developers are the harshest critics, trust me on that.
 
You gave learned the Gek word for "Gek".

WHAT

In other words that melee boost is GOAT and indispensble. Hopefully they won't remove it from the game.
 
So I put my first few hours in last night and it was going well, I repaired my gear and found the first outpost.

But then when I went back to to move my ship closer to the outpost, it kind of shot me up towards space at first and when I cancelled that I lost my bearings and now lost. Is there any kind of icon for the outpost I am missing on the map? Because I'm not seeing it, and I wasn't done exploring that area yet.
 
Hawkian said:
Well did you already get the hyperdrive blueprints and install it on your current ship?
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Ohhhh, maybe not. I repaired what was broken. Jump Thrusters and Booster. Thanks for the catch...

So I assume the blueprints are received when I leave the planet somewhere? Or do I buy them? Can I get them on the starting planet?

Sanjuro said:
Ship doesn't seem to do anything other than have the components already installed and look visibly different when you approach it.

Seems like people just sell their ship for credits when they are ready and then use the DLC ship. So, basically the DLC is used just to obtain a bit more currency if it's my understanding.
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Ok, I believe I need to get hyperdrive blueprints first.
 
I played or about 7 hours yesterday. My starting planet was toxic, but not to the detriment of life. Tons of animals and plants around. I found all but one species, and hit up a ton of way points. The amount of material and trade commodities was too good. I went into a cave system yesterday, and was lost for a good 45 mins - 1hr. It was a huge d expansive system, but there really needs to be a way to mark your travels. I was getting ready to give up and at the last minute saw some daylight and escaped. It was interesting, but at the same time annoying. By the time i left the planet I had 350k in the bank though which this early in the game is quite a lot.

Second planet I landed on in the system was a dead planet. From there I warped to the next nearest system, headed to a planet, and was involved in my first dog fight. Was unexpected, so I died. Went back to retrieve my stuff and they were gone.

Hello Games nailed the sense of scale and distance of space imo.

Also think I'm going to go for the PC version on Friday. The FOV on PS4 is really annoying, and I think this game will really benefit from config modifications and mods.
 
I had slight worries for this game, but seeing as I have friends who love it and friends who don't so much, I'm excited to see how I feel about this game.

It looks beautiful. Though exploring and crafting is not up my alley as a fun game, I can't help but be drawn toward wanting to play it.
 
Static Veins said:
I am THIS close to just biting the bullet and buying this digitally since my LE never showed up today. Can't really justify double-dipping on this in the slightest, but... :(
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Just wait, I wouldn't double-dip for this game. It's fun, but I personally feel it's more like a $40 title than $60.
 
danowat said:
You're probably right, but I am going to give it another go tonight, try a few more planets, and if it still feels a bit samey, I'll shelve it and just hope things get better in patches.
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Yeah maybe approach it with a different frame of mind, now you know what to expect. I dont hang around anywhere too long man, I follow the objective map to the Atlas locations pretty quickly and stop every now and then to fill up on resources and look for more inventory slots which are as rare as rocking horse shit for me! When I find a planet with a nice climate and dont have to worry too much about the atmospheric shite associated with keeping the shields up, I will explore. I'm a fussy space dude.
 
boredJonathan said:
My first few planets all had very odd looking creatures, but my complaint was they all were the same basic color. This weird kind of wet mud color. However, the last two planets I were on had _dramatically_ different animals with much more color to them.

So yeah, you might run into a few planets that all have kind of 'samey' weird looking creatures, but there is diversity to be found.
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Yes, well I think some of the point is you have to explore and look for the crazy stuff as it's more rare. Variety can get samey too as it kills the joy of discovery.

I watched probably dozens of hours of streams and I'm glad I did. People were avoiding them because of spoilers but it really helped me learn the game. Sure, there are similar things, sometimes there are quite subtle differences, but then there are massive WTF moments too. Some of the longest streamers were still seeing weird new stuff 50+ hours in.

I'm not really sure what game offers more variety. I've never found open world games like Far Cry, or Skyrim interesting to explore because they're so samey. This is so far ahead of every other open world game in terms of variety it's crazy. I mean, what game are people comparing it too? It seems peerless in that regard to me, I really don't know where the 'competition' for this game is. There isn't an exploration game as good as this, and if there is, can someone tell me about it please :)
 
Sanjuro said:
When you start the game you have a few objectives. One of them is obtaining blueprint for your ships hyperdrive, enabling you to create that item any point in the game moving forward.

If you use your pre-order ship, it bypasses this sequence due to the game assuming you completed this task. Unless you find a ship or purchase that already has this hyperdrive, you are unable to create this item or learn upgraded construction to it later.
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So I take it I shouldn't acquire my pre-order ship then?
 
It is what it is, once they started to show what the game actually was I knew it would get super repetitive quick. It's also really janky with no physics for objects,m. My hyperdrive mission gave me a base that was inside the ground and was glitched to hell.

Every alien encounter is the same shit, every base is the same shit. I do like making progress and the idea behind it is cool. I need to get into some space battles or something to get some excitement going.
 
I suck so much at space combat, any tips? I can't aim. I'm just going to keep recharging my shield and run away for now, would eventually I have to fight to progress?
 
I was going to wait on this one but bit the bullet anyway and got the game last night. So far I'm finding it hugely addicting. Got off my initial radioactive planet pretty quick and have been having a good time planet hopping, learning the systems, and gradually upgrading my stuff.

D Bo Chops said:
Has anyone else had the hilarious bug where, when lifting off a planet using your launch thrusters, it FULL ON BLASTS YOU INTO ORBIT..
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Hah that happened once to me and I'm like, what the hell did I do???
 
That filler text when you press options :P

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Freeman76 said:
how does this boost work?
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Sprint, melee then jetpack right away
 
Mossybrew said:
I was going to wait on this one but bit the bullet anyway and got the game last night. So far I'm finding it hugely addicting. Got off my initial radioactive planet pretty quick and have been having a good time planet hopping, learning the systems, and gradually upgrading my stuff.
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I made a huge mistake my leaving my home system. I've traveled to a system where planets are largely toxics and it's filled with pirates. I had some solid biomes on my home system. Now I'm working to get out of this place haha.

Mostly, I'm just doing a ton of trading at the moment and amassing large sums of cash so I can try to buy a really nice ship from someone.
 
ShortRaver said:
I'm just wondering... Did everyone start on a toxic gas world? Because I did and I was under pressure to work out where to find titanium to keep my hazard suit operational. Took ages to realise you get them off the drones.
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I started on an extremely hostile planet, and then watched my brother start on literally the nicest planet ever.
 
wait do you have to craft the warp drive if you don't use the DLC ship? I got the recipe to craft warp cells but not the actual warp drive. could I potential get a ship without a warp drive and be screwed?
 
Ok, anyone who ordered from Amazon, I was pretty sure we were supposed to get a pre order bonus of a ship... how in the world do I get that bonus?
 
I'm literally marooned on a planet. I was ambushed by 6 enemy ships and was shot down.

I need Zinc to repair my Engine and there is no Zinc anywhere on the planet I'm on.

I guess I need to pray I run into some sort of creature that poops Zinc or find a trading outpost, but so far all I've found is abandoned camps.

My inventory is almost full, the planet is chipping away my Radiation Protection and all I can do is keep running back to my ship or find a shelter to get it back down, never mind constantly feed myself Carbon to mainain my constantly draining Life Support power.

I want off this planet.
 
mokeyjoe said:
I came across a peaceful snow forest planet that caused the framerate to dip when I flew close over it. Not terribly, but it was there. Perhaps it was the density of the trees.
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Ahh , oh well. I would assume that's a pretty rare occurrence based on geometry.
 
icespide said:
wait do you have to craft the warp drive if you don't use the DLC ship? I got the recipe to craft warp cells but not the actual warp drive. could I potential get a ship without a warp drive and be screwed?
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Lol, mine was kinda like Mars in color, little foliage but the atmosphere was pretty non-hostile. I died anyway.
 
I did a quick timelapse video with ShareFactory, if anyone cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLTzrVWyi9U


I plan to do a whole lot more of them, this game is soooo pretty. Towards the end of the video you can even see two ships flying by, beautiful.
We need a no-HUD toggle though.


Anyway I'm really liking this game. It's exactly how I pictured it (didn't watch many trailers), so I don't really understand most of the complaints from people who expected something else.

EDIT: of course, bottom of the page again.
 
Tigress said:
Ok, anyone who ordered from Amazon, I was pretty sure we were supposed to get a pre order bonus of a ship... how in the world do I get that bonus?
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You should get a mail that reads "Benefit Confirmation for your Order", got mine on Monday. Check your spam folders
 
OmegaDL50 said:
I'm literally marooned on a planet. I was ambushed by 6 enemy ships and was shot down.

I need Zinc to repair my Engine and there is no Zinc anywhere on the planet I'm on.

I guess I need to pray I run into some sort of creature that poops Zinc or find a trading outpost, but so far all I've found is abandoned camps.

My inventory is almost full, the planet is chipping away my Radiation Protection and all I can do is keep running back to my ship or find a shelter to get it back down, never mind constantly feed myself Carbon to mainain my constantly draining Life Support power.

I want off this planet.
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You need to find a trading post and wait for someone to show up who sells Zinc, I guess. I assumed certain elements would be available on every planet to avoid this sort of situation. Even in rare supply.
 
One gripe I have is the BLATANT loading screen that is a mirage of the warp screen. Look at the ship HUD when you are warping to another system, it clearly changes from the normal in game UI to some overlay.

Its just a hidden loading screen. So much for "no loading"!
 
icespide said:
wait do you have to craft the warp drive if you don't use the DLC ship? I got the recipe to craft warp cells but not the actual warp drive. could I potential get a ship without a warp drive and be screwed?
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Yes! Always check for a hyperdrive.

If you find a ship with one, you don't need to craft it at the beginning either. That what I did.

Also if you're short of money, check the uploads screen. I'm only on my second system and I've got 200,000 units of stuff still to bank.
 
magawolaz said:
I did a quick timelapse video with ShareFactory, if anyone cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLTzrVWyi9U


I plan to do a whole lot more of them, this game is soooo pretty. Towards the end of the video you can even see two ships flying by, beautiful.
We need a no-HUD toggle though.


Anyway I'm really liking this game. It's exactly how I pictured it (didn't watch many trailers), so I don't really understand most of the complaints from people who expected something else.

EDIT: of course, bottom of the page again.
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:)
 
snowblind said:
Would anybody else be super interested in a "casual mode"?

I'd personally LOVE to see a "non-survival mode" where it just allowed us endless fuel etc. and it became more about just seeing all we could see and discovering new planets/flora/fauna. Even if it became unlockable after making it to the center... i'd be completely ok with that and would likely never leave that mode.
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Starbound does this, and it's the best way to play the game.

Between this and We Happy Few, devs don't seem to understand that survival mechanics are only compelling as an additional component of a greater challenge, not a constant, nagging irritation.

The rule in my mind is: Survival meters should add tension to tricky situations, not be the primary source of danger to the player.

This is why I'd contend that Fallout 4's Survival mode is actually really good. You're never going to die because "OMG it's been 10 minutes and I haven't eaten/drank anything!" Instead, being hungry/thirsty effects your ability to fight off the raiders and creatures that are trying to murder you. You end up with much cooler scenarios like: "Oh man, there are feral ghouls outside of this door... but I can't wait in this safe room forever because I'm out of food!"

Managing meters for 50% of your playtime is stupid.
 
Feel like I bought into the gaf-hype. 2016's Dragon Age: Inquistion. I played for a couple hours last night and admittedly my first flight into space was exhilarating. But land exploration leaves quite a bit to be desired. I honestly don't know what to think. The frame is undoubtedly ambitious but Im not exactly sure I'm actually having fun and I WANT to like this. Maybe I'm missing something. It is relaxing, sure. Idk. Maybe things will turn around when I play again tomorrow. Thankfully I have 45-day price protection at Best Buy as I see the price plummeting fairly soon.

And I'm not understanding the multi-tool upgrades. Do they nullify earlier editions?
 
mokeyjoe said:
Yes! Always check for a hyperdrive.

If you find a ship with one, you don't need to craft it at the beginning either. That what I did.

Also if you're short of money, check the uploads screen. I'm only on my second system and I've got 200,000 units of stuff still to bank.
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damn noted. is there no way to get the hyperdrive recipe at this point?
 
Has anyone figured out what "Records" are, and how to acquire them? I got 9/10 on this moon in about 40 minutes, and I've been trying to stumble across the last thing I need for over 5 hours.
 
People really expected this to be an MMO? Are they dense on purpose or just unable to read? That was never even being hinted at. Jesus Christ.
 
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