Yep, sucks.
I coincidentally had the day off today too, it was almost perfect.
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No Man's Sky: NEXT |OT| A Korvax, a Gek and a Vykeen walk into a base..
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I coincidentally had the day off today too, it was almost perfect.
How well does the game, as it is right now, explain how to do stuff early on? This will be my first jump in and wondering if I should read up on anything, watch any videos or just learn as I play. I remember a while back watching some streamer and it seemed a tad confusing with the way the UI was laid out.
I'd agree with that, Pre order stuff really is just fluff. Technically great since you don't miss anything for not preordering, but also boring if you happen to pre order :)
Don't preorder just for the fluff :)
They recently changed a bunch of things so people are probably learning themselves right now and I don't there are any guides yet.
Either way, the game is easy to understand and has an introductory quest that guides you through the basics.
Yea that's incredibly dumb. Just let the player kill you and have the option on respawning to 'not play online' so you can avoid him. Better would be if you can't easily encounter a player a 2nd time, so when you die and you respawn in that same solar system you won't get 'linked up' with the other player again. This avoids endless revenge battles and spawnkilling.
In addition to that: I would love to see some seperation in PvP and 'friendly' zones. Like in World of Warcraft. Some cluster of stars or solar systems are 'PvP flagged': big rewards to be found on the planets, but very hostile environment where players that kill you will steal your cargo. The ultimate risk and reward. A little bit like the Dark Zone in The Division as well: try to secure your loot before you get killed, or just wait somewhere in space for the planetfarmer to take off and hunt him down.
So looks like this unlocks 2pm BST on XBox, according to this image taken from their site: https://assets.vg247.com/current//2018/07/No_mans_sky_next_release_date.png
Also for PS4, on the Events section its shows 4pm BST for the launch.
Also for PS4, on the Events section its shows 4pm BST for the launch.
Thanks, that's all I needed to hear. I'll be happy to wake up, update, and just roll!
Just saw this video below, some of the clips in here are very impressive.
Yes, also, the way they handle this makes this game an almost 100% co-op game only and meeting random people who are just doing their thing in a big living online world will be completely non existent.
To be completely clear here, these 2 things should be there, but just work completely separate from each other. Co-op should be co-op with people being able to join you and you being able to kick them, but there should be also a separate instance feature in the background that can add people randomly who are nearby you to make this world feel alive. He shouldn't be able to spawn at you, he shouldn't even been able to see you in any kind of lobby, he should just be there, doing his own thing and if he wants to "grief" you, kill him and he spawns somewhere and you probably never see him again.
But putting both together in this little co-op lobby is a bad decision.
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The game is beautiful. But believe it or not, it looked even better before Atlas Rises. Can't wait for NEXT!
I believe as someone said above, this encounter was due to a feature where you can be sent to a random person that's close-by. I'm not sure what the rationale for that is, seems rife for abuse, but I don't think it was a situation where they met in the same area coincidentally.
Half an hour? Yeah, definitely just start over. So much has changed since you played at launch.
You can start fresh. That's what a lot of us have been doing with each major update, since the galaxy gets regenerated so a lot of the worlds we loved before look completely different. And there's a certain charm to the idea of starting afresh each time there's a new galaxy to explore =)
You can jump back in now if you want, but a lot is about to change, so it's not worth familiarising yourself with so many systems and mechanics that are about to get a big overhaul. I'd only recommend jumping in now if you want to remember what the current visuals are like before they get improved this afternoon, and even then it's easier to visit Youtube for that =P
More people are going to play normal. Besides, the way survival works in Atlas Rises makes it great early game, and then just horribly grindy later on.
My survival runs are usually short, since it is not even remotely fun once the challenge of the early game is over.
That said, things might change with NEXT.
For NEXT, the game opening has been significantly refined (completely new materials and repair process among other things). It's a stronger start to the game from both a game-play and conceptual perspective and will give a much better introduction to the universe. My advice, start afresh.
I found survival incredibly frustrating. You always spawn on a very harsh planet, it's an enormous struggle to fix your ship and once you are in space you inmediately get attacked by space pirates who will kill you.
It's a challenge to say the least, but it felt a bit unbalanced to me (and not much fun). Maybe it gets better when you get better stuff, but getting there will take you some effort for sure.
Oh, I thought survival was the most preferred mode because it makes it more simulation like? Now I'm curious for myself where to start. Any more opinions?
I don't understand whats the issue here. The streamer joined a lobby, attacked the host and got kicked. Being able to kick someone is a good thing and stops you from having griefers & toxic people ruining your experience.
On top of that, there is an instance feature where people nearby you will show up. I thought we all knew it was 16 player instances? People will come and go seamlessly, they just won't be in your party until you decide to actually party up together. Its not like you can kick anyone in your instance, only party members.
edit: and this will not be a 100% co-op only game. meeting randoms and having PVP battles will definitely be a thing... again: You can't kick anyone in your instance, only party members.
We don't know about that yet. If it is like that, than it makes my critique redundant, of course.
I'd agree with thezboson a Survival start with a normal mid to end game would be my preferred mode were it availible
Most people play on Normal. Play Survival if you want more challenge and really like the hardcore indie survival games. From what I've heard though, by mid-game Survival isn't any harder than Normal though, at least in the current game.
Yeah, the fact that you can outright buy huge amounts of resources in space stations and trading posts make survival/permadeath pretty easy once you are of your starter planet.
That's another reason to start of on Normal, unless they change that with Next.
PC users, what resolution / settings are you running for a smooth framerate on all planets ect?
I prefer it, but most people come to it after playing a bit of Normal. I would say play Normal until you understand the mechanics, then give Survival a spin.
It's also worth mentioning that they made Normal a bit more challenging compared to launch (where it was virtually impossible to die), so Normal is better balanced now than it used to be.
4790k and 980ti overclocked
1440p with shadows turned to medium and everything else max gives me a healthy 70fps most of the time.
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It's interesting because I like Survival but the reasons I like it are why I'd never pick it over Permadeath. I want that tough on-my-toes experience and the tension of losing it all if I'm not careful goes hand-in-hand. Without it I find Survival pretty half-baked now. So I play on Normal for the most part for progression and overall enjoyment purposes, and do Permadeath runs to get that grittier 'simulation' side of the game.
Actually this is a good point I've not considered since my Survival runs tend to bore me. Normal for regular play and Permadeath for everything else and just ignore survival...
(If everything isn't turned on its head in a few hours) :)
The orb system has been there since Atlas Rises and proved how incredibly rare meeting someone is, for most it would never happen at all. It doesn't really give the impression of a living world like Forza Horizon as it's just too big.
With that said, have they even removed the orb system? Why would they remove it. The Next MP doesn't preclude the inclusion of that. Thinking back to Demon Souls there were parallel systems on that for randomly seeing player ghosts and joining someone's game.
You can get yourself pretty badly stuck on Survival. It's quite punishing. For instance, lifting off with your ship takes up like 100% of your 'takeoff' fuel or something, vs 25% of it on Normal. If you aren't experienced in exactly what to look for or easy ways to find more Plutonium, you'll be very frustrated.
Start on Normal. Once you feel you get everything and Normal feels too easy, start a Survival save. Then bounce between them based on your mood. That's how I play.
I would say for the first time around, try Normal. If you can get the hang of the 'loop' of the game(That is, building your ship, farming the introductory resources, learning the basic stuff of what you need to travel), switch over to survival.
But having a basic knowledge of what to do in the beginning is really important. If you start survival, and you've never played before, you'll likely get frustrated over the materials you need to fix your ship and having to deal with, well, managing your life systems.
$29.99usd at GameStop for PC digital download.
https://www.gamestop.com/product/pc/games/no-mans-sky/133886
https://www.gamestop.com/product/pc/games/no-mans-sky/133886
i'm surprised they aren't doing a sale. with previous major updates they had a sale. i got the PS4 version for £10 when Atlas Rises came out. now it's going for £35. of course this is a much bigger update so they might not do it this time. still i'd laugh if it went on sale later today once the patch goes live.
Well the MP isn't up yet (is it?) But I thought that there wasn't supposed to be client / host, I.e it's pure P2P. In that case it wouldn't be that you could get kicked out of a lovby by a host if you attack them as much as they could simply disappear offline in front of you.
Maybe not to jeopardy their xbox sales? Its a brand new game on that platform after all.
I'm betting on that. Already reserved 30dollars on PSN for it just now.
IIRC the PSN sale changes over in a few days, I wouldn't be surprised is NMS was included.
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Updated the OT with the below:
No Man's Sky has developed a strong community across various platforms, social services and websites. Despite the fact that up until recently there was very limited multiplayer functionality, members of the community still managed to create compelling stories of adventure and persistence, as well as forming a galactic hub - a section of the galaxy where all users could visit to share messages, view bases and see well-traversed planets for themselves. See the Galactic Hub section for more information below.
Here on ResetEra we have a strong No Man's Sky community that have shared their journey with each other through previous update until now, giving new users advice on how best to approach certain aspects of the game, sharing screenshots of the wonderful things they've discovered and made pilgrimages across the galaxy to see well known sites for themselves.
Below you will find links to help start getting involved or learning more about the community:
The Discord was set up by Lamptramp as a means to help coordinate players and provide some off-forum social platforms for ResetEra members. A way to keep in touch and chat in real time with members of the forum you know, and faciliate meeting up and playing together with ease.
The Discord is platform-agnostic meaning it's for all players of No Man's Sky.
Click the image above to join.
As mentioned earlier the Galactic Hub Project is an initiative by the community to populate a growing section of the galaxy and foster an in-game community where players can highlight planets of interest in the area, set up bases together on planets and general have a 'busier' section of space for all to visit.
This has grown into having different factions and alliances, it's own lore, a sightseeing tour of wonderful locations and life within the hub and a shopping list of where to find some of the nicest ships in the galaxy.
I will go into more detail on various parts of the Hub and its history, including the famous Pilgrim's Star, over time but for now you can click the image above to learn more.
For the same reasons as the Discord above, Lamptramp also set up the No Man's Era XB1 Club to help people on xbone find people to place with and share experiences with. Click the image above to join!
No Man's Sky has developed a strong community across various platforms, social services and websites. Despite the fact that up until recently there was very limited multiplayer functionality, members of the community still managed to create compelling stories of adventure and persistence, as well as forming a galactic hub - a section of the galaxy where all users could visit to share messages, view bases and see well-traversed planets for themselves. See the Galactic Hub section for more information below.
Here on ResetEra we have a strong No Man's Sky community that have shared their journey with each other through previous update until now, giving new users advice on how best to approach certain aspects of the game, sharing screenshots of the wonderful things they've discovered and made pilgrimages across the galaxy to see well known sites for themselves.
Below you will find links to help start getting involved or learning more about the community:
The Discord was set up by Lamptramp as a means to help coordinate players and provide some off-forum social platforms for ResetEra members. A way to keep in touch and chat in real time with members of the forum you know, and faciliate meeting up and playing together with ease.
The Discord is platform-agnostic meaning it's for all players of No Man's Sky.
Click the image above to join.
As mentioned earlier the Galactic Hub Project is an initiative by the community to populate a growing section of the galaxy and foster an in-game community where players can highlight planets of interest in the area, set up bases together on planets and general have a 'busier' section of space for all to visit.
This has grown into having different factions and alliances, it's own lore, a sightseeing tour of wonderful locations and life within the hub and a shopping list of where to find some of the nicest ships in the galaxy.
I will go into more detail on various parts of the Hub and its history, including the famous Pilgrim's Star, over time but for now you can click the image above to learn more.
For the same reasons as the Discord above, Lamptramp also set up the No Man's Era XB1 Club to help people on xbone find people to place with and share experiences with. Click the image above to join!
Does this mean that I miss some cool new stuff if I don't start a new game?
I started the game yesterday for the first time. Found the Esc menu guide a really good resource. Started really getting into it so dropped it until Next. Stoked to get back in...
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I'm just going off of what the leaks said. I doubt it's anything worth worrying about if you want to continue your existing save, probably just something nice at the start where there wasn't much before.
anything it gives you, you could probably realistically buy off the bat if you have funds saved up and you decide to keep your save.
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