No Man's Sky |OT| Hello Worlds.
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IrrelevantAlex
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This game better be worth the 9 dollars I'm spending on it. (thank you amazon credit for the ZTD ..dilemma)
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I'm a bit weird about not wanting different games locked to different PSN accounts.
The game is procedurally, not randomly generated, like the OT tried to make absolutely clear.
OmegaDL50
Member
I am fortunate enough to have a decent sized bedroom which doubles as a sort of entertainment room. Then again there isn't much one can do with apartment living to begin with.
Both my PC tower and PS4 share my HDTV
Of course some folks have their living room setup with large 60+ inch HDTVs and wouldn't accommodate playing their PC games through their HDTV due to how large some PC towers can be and wouldn't fit in an entertainment center (outside some HTPC sort of micro tower) despite the fact most modern GPUs and motherboards have HDMI connectors for this very purpose.
Still even if I play NMS on my PS4 or PC it makes no difference in my circumstances, but the case of the PC version it will probably look better and have better performance.
But yes couch comfort PC gaming is a thing, also the keyboard and mouse shown in the picture above aren't even used anymore. Such are the wonders of Wireless accessories and Bluetooth.
And....Amazon still has yet to ship my order and I got the depressing image that says "Arriving by 8PM tomorrow" Which usually means Amazon is using their own courier again and I won't get my package in any reasonable time frame. The last time they tried to do the "claim to make a delivery but actually never did" sort of thing.
I just want to play NMS now.
Both my PC tower and PS4 share my HDTV
Of course some folks have their living room setup with large 60+ inch HDTVs and wouldn't accommodate playing their PC games through their HDTV due to how large some PC towers can be and wouldn't fit in an entertainment center (outside some HTPC sort of micro tower) despite the fact most modern GPUs and motherboards have HDMI connectors for this very purpose.
Still even if I play NMS on my PS4 or PC it makes no difference in my circumstances, but the case of the PC version it will probably look better and have better performance.
But yes couch comfort PC gaming is a thing, also the keyboard and mouse shown in the picture above aren't even used anymore. Such are the wonders of Wireless accessories and Bluetooth.
And....Amazon still has yet to ship my order and I got the depressing image that says "Arriving by 8PM tomorrow" Which usually means Amazon is using their own courier again and I won't get my package in any reasonable time frame. The last time they tried to do the "claim to make a delivery but actually never did" sort of thing.
I just want to play NMS now.
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
I agree, that's a good reason. But if you're on gaf, it's probably not really an issue unless you game share with someone who it is an issue for.
Yeah. I hear you. I have three accounts from three regions, but I only really buy something from my JP/UK accounts if it's dirt cheap. My uk account may be my main account with psplus, but the US one is the one I've made 90% of my purchases with. Probably saved ~£500-800 over the years.
somme
Member
You can force it to start.
Freeman76
Member
Any idea when this patch goes live?
I have the game sitting here but don't want to play
US today
EU tomorrow/Weds
I get that. But what if I am playing offline. Start at a planet. It is generated locally, I destroy things and name it. Then I connect online. And in the online galaxy there is already a planet that is different (at least in some ways as i destroyed stuff). How does the game solve that?
the planets are all the same for everyone
wanderingprostheyltite
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RoadHazard
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That's not how it works. Even if you only play offline the galaxy that's generated for you will be exactly the same as the one generated for everyone else. It's not random generation, it's procedural generation. For some input X, Y, Z (the player's 3D position) the generation algorithms will always return the same output. This impression some people have that the first person to visit a planet determines what it looks like, and that's then shared with everyone else, is completely wrong. It will look exactly the same no matter who gets there first, and also for people playing offline.
(The day 1 patch seems to tweak some of the generation stuff though, so this only applies to people playing the same version of the game.)
somme
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I'm guessing whoever uploads first gets the glory.
OmegaDL50
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All changes you made are saved locally on your HDD and still remain.
The seed for universe generation will be the same regardless whether you play offline or online. It's not going to have two separate instances unless you refuse to connect your PS4 to the net and not get updates which add content to the game or something.
MMaRsu
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Peterthumpa
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So wait, can I name the planet if I discovered it first and then that name is uploaded and if somehow someone visits it someday, it would be the same name originally chosen by me?
Time to watch interstellar tonight to get in the mood.
Yessssss, I'm doing The Martian tonight and Interstellar tomorrow morning(game unlocks 2:00pm local time for me in AUS).
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yes. The same goes for species of animals, ship types, etc.
OmegaDL50
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Yes, that is how it works. Discover a planet first, claim your discovery at the Atlas which it is uploaded to NMS's servers and name it and others will see it.
jimminy1403
Neo Member
Is that because you bought from US store or that's what time it unlocks for Australian store?
Soo does the game release tonight at 12 in europe??
Europe release is on Wednesday. So tomorrow night.
bitbydeath
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[OT] You can't take the screenshot from me
Freeman76
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Soo does the game release tonight at 12 in europe??
I dont think so, its different for different countries though. It's out Wednesday as far as I know.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
30 hours and 30 minutes to go for me!
Freeman76
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Yes, that is how it works. Discover a planet first, claim your discovery at the Atlas which it is uploaded to NMS's servers and name it and others will see it.
Looking forward to all the XxSNIPeZ-PL4N3TCODxX
It's almost as if you didn't read the amazing OT or any of the links contained in it.
Michael Armbrust
Member
I'm really looking forward to people finding the extreme fringe cases of the procedural generation.
Hopefully an update adds planet diameter since finding the smallest/largest sounds like fun.
Hopefully an update adds planet diameter since finding the smallest/largest sounds like fun.
Where is this confirmed?
xenorevlis
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Made a video for YouTube to celebrate that it's finally here, and wanted to share the preview image. My train of thought is that No Man's Sky will essentially be your new girlfriend, or something...
Bonus 1970s Sean Murray within the Atlas symbol!
Bonus 1970s Sean Murray within the Atlas symbol!
lowhighkang_LHK
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Some screen grabs from people playing the game these past few days.
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Those streams aren't doing the game justice. Good job hello games.
Those streams aren't doing the game justice. Good job hello games.
MMaRsu
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somme
Member
39 for me. This is getting incredibly difficult. Doesn't help I've got no work to do and no other game is helping pass the time.
I'm all prepared to dive into this, T minus 20 hours.
I need to make sure nobody bothers me, so I decided to follow advice from the news:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-to-keep-playing-computer-games-in-peace.html
Does anybody know what the safe children's dosage is?
I need to make sure nobody bothers me, so I decided to follow advice from the news:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...-to-keep-playing-computer-games-in-peace.html
Does anybody know what the safe children's dosage is?
xenorevlis
Member
Now why'd you have to go and post those screengrabs? I'm either going to get stuck on livestreams or attempt to sleep for 20 hrs. Hmph!
somme
Member
Wednesday? But it said it releases on the 9th? Thats tomorrow
Europe/UK is Wednesday 10th on PS4.
lowhighkang_LHK
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And while already present in the early build as evidenced by that screen, it's great the patch is going to add more scenarios of extreme weather.
I bought it from the US store, I'm not sure when the AUS PSN version will unlock.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
I don't think I have ever been this engaged with the development of a game. Since 2014 I've waited for patiently for 2 years and its just round the corner now. Boy the HYPE is real for this one. I think I've bought the game 3 times now from 3 different places just to be sure I'll get it day 1 or even before.
Icyflamez96
Member
That AA is coming too. Man it'll be so cool if they continue to improve the visuals in areas, along with the other gameplay stuff they add.
Freeman76
Member
In the patch notes.
EricTheCleric
Member
Is it possible to get better draw distance and less popup on the PC version?
Kinda looks pretty bad on the PS4 videos I have seen a few months ago.
Kinda looks pretty bad on the PS4 videos I have seen a few months ago.
bitbydeath
Member
Probably already answered a hundred times but -
1. Same galaxy.
2. First to upload. (I'd guess)
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Great work on the OT. Can't wait to be able to finally get started on this game.
You can fly around at leisure in-atmosphere. Very useful for getting around to find valuable minerals and beacons.
The ship automatically prevents you from crashing so you can't get too close to the ground but generally flying around is totally valid.
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