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So, what do you DO in No Man's Sky?
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Miles Quaritch
Member
Wait, what.
You can beat Minecraft? It has an end with a boss battle?
Whoa...
You can beat Minecraft? It has an end with a boss battle?
Whoa...
Veritigo_X
Member
Again, you're missing the point of the Minecraft comparisons. I even mentioned people being caught up in the building aspect in the post you quoted. There's more to do in Minecraft besides building. When my friends and I play we generally focus on exploring once we have our home base built. That became the game for us, with building as a secondary focus. If you read the Game Informer articles that have been posted in this thread (or in the OP) you can see that there is more to do besides flying around and looking at the scenery.
Art Vandilay
Member
Wow, that post in the OP probably increased my knowledge of the game fivefold. I'm much more interested in giving this a try now.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Dude, we should be told directly what to do. The creator of this space walking simulator should have had multiple gameplay related interviews by now as well as a minimum 10 page spread in a popular magazine spelling out what you can DO in this game.
But nooooooooo .....
Wait what? He has done all those things? Well fuck that, sounds exhausting
A minor note of interest; Random number generators, even pseudo-random, make for a very bad basis for procedural content. What you want are coherent functions, meaning functions that, given small changes in inputs, give small changes in output (which is the exact opposite of what you want in a good PRNG).
ichtyander
Member
Thanks! Heh, seems I was pretty much right on the core point of the game, good to know.
Btw, found a recent short interview with Sean, talks about working with Sony, gameplay style choices etc.
Gather resources, upgrade your ship/suit, get to the center of the galaxy. This is exactly what they've been saying the core mechanic of the game is from the very beginning.
Nothing has changed. I'm still excited for this game.
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Haven't seen this one answered yet:
If a player makes changes to a planet (say they destroy something there), is that change reflected for the next player who lands on that planet?
If a player makes changes to a planet (say they destroy something there), is that change reflected for the next player who lands on that planet?
even destruction?
if i fly through an asteroid belt and destroy parts of an asteroid to resemble a giant penis, this will forever be known as the boner-belt?
Might be pushing it with persistent asteroids, but that would be pretty damn cool. Your question leads me to another question, will asteroids ever impact planets?
ichtyander
Member
We don't know yet, but it's unlikely. I'd say that "major events" are only being recorded, changes to parameters they deem important. Stripping the planet of resources, discovering or taking an artifact, killing off a species, the "one bit thing" you can do in every system etc. will be saved for all players. Drilling a hole through an asteroid, killing 10 rabbits or one guardian robot etc. probably won't be saved.
Storing all of that small data for every hole, killed creature or ounce of mineral would stack up very fast for every player and every planet so it's not a really sensible thing to do.
yep, that makes sense.
I also remember him saying that deciding on what circumstances a permanent change happens was a really hard task, because it changes a variable in the equation for that planet.
Nerd_Incognito
Member
I haven't read the entire thread so someone correct me if I'm wrong / redundant, but isn't the center of a galaxy a black hole? Could there be some Interstellar level stuff for the end game?
yep, you're correct about the black hole. nothing concrete past that though. funny enough that sean murray said he hadn't seen Interstellar in the one interview i read.
What? In those games you Dig, build stuff and explore. You don't dig or build at all in NMS.
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
What if... when you reach the centre of the universe you get to become a god and they give you some dev tools which let you create your own galaxy seed to your own specification 
(It'll be an achievement and a new skin for your ship)
(It'll be an achievement and a new skin for your ship)
What a cute little bambi.
That's so unfortunate. Just having a small building system a la The Forest would go a long way. I imagine that is hard to do with it being a persistent multiplayer universe.
E3 stage presentation footage.
*sniff* it was new to me
(thanks for the info though)
ichtyander
Member
There's a new Gameinformer 40 minute video - Managing the Hype of No Man's Sky - Extended Interview. I think it's a really good insight into how Hello Games are thinking, having no real PR plan, no additional funding or anything like that, working with a small team etc.
Veritigo_X
Member
Nice to hear they don't read message boards
Hearing people call it a "walking simulator" and "boring" would probably get to them. It's clear they have a vision for the game and I don't want random posters online influencing it.SniperHunter
Banned
joe danger was shit
i dont trust this developer. looks like a boring game to me
i dont trust this developer. looks like a boring game to me
GHG
Member
Veritigo_X
Member
Haha, such hyperbole. Joe Danger might not be the type of game you enjoy, but it wasn't shit by any means.
Nice to hear they don't read message boards
THIS!!!
I've been saying it quite a few times:
1. They're making this game with a certain demographic in mind, as in this game is only going to appeal to certain players - i.e., Minecraft
2. The fact that this little team is sharing/showcasing this game on a AAA stage (minus the fluff) has got people skeptical about Hello Games positive, yet optimistic outlook....it's a paradox that only time can solve.
Badlucktroll
Member
I admit, when the No Mans Sky reveal trailer started, there was a few seconds where i thought it was a new Colony Wars.
Disagree. It was a good game and fun to play.
Veritigo_X
Member
Another Game Informer article: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/19/the-secret-story-behind-no-man-s-sky.aspx
This one covers Hello Games and how No Man's Sky came to be. No new info about the game but it was a great read regardless and gives a good insight into the indie development process.
Next update is on the 22nd.
This one covers Hello Games and how No Man's Sky came to be. No new info about the game but it was a great read regardless and gives a good insight into the indie development process.
Next update is on the 22nd.
ichtyander
Member
That bit about them having a one way mirror is funny. Some of the other members of the team that weren't working on NMS could get glimpses of what's inside that room if the lights were dimmed enough, or someone saw a book cover with an airship so they started making all kinds of wrong conclusions about what those four were actually making.
Two more videos are out (YouTube links):
- The Story Behind No Man's Sky Concert At PSX (8:59)
- Creating No Man's Sky Infinite Soundtrack (24:11)
The infinite soundtrack video has some interesting bits, they talk about trying to create memorable key moments with the music as an influential tool, so the first time you enter your ship, leave a planet, dock at a station, discover various important things on various planets or reach the center of the galaxy, you will hear an accompanying variation of the soundtrack that's designated for those key moments, and hopefully every player will have it sound a bit differently, depending on various factors. Sounds like a really interesting take on doing sound design.
A Christmas message from Sean Murray-
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/12/25/happy-christmas-mans-sky-team/
'I saw some animated gifs of my face whilst browsing NeoGAF, so that was enough for me'
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/12/25/happy-christmas-mans-sky-team/
'I saw some animated gifs of my face whilst browsing NeoGAF, so that was enough for me'
Gamezone
Gold Member
Saint of Killers
Member
New info gleaned from the above: gathering resources will be a lot more interesting than in most other games and Sean Murray will have PETA on his case any minute.
Interesting read. He doesn't have yet everything figured out. I find it funny that he backed out from the live demo because of the fear they will get an ugly planet generated.
Destructible terrain? Awesome. Every time I read about this game I just get more excited
ichtyander
Member
Nice! So blowing holes in asteroids doesn't stop there, you can apparently do the same kind of damage to terrain, hell yeah.
Sounds like resource gathering incorporates terrain destruction. Man, if gathering resources requires you to crumble shit into pieces similar to Red Faction Guerrilla then it sounds like a grindy action such as this might just become the most fun part of the game.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Sounds like Murray is going to go into hiding until the game is released. More power to ya. I am def. on blackout from this title. Hoepfully I can stick to it unlike Bloodborne.
The game will be about discovery and exploration and the unknown so I don't want everything spoiled. Good to know he will just be focusing 100% on the game and getting it finished in 2015.
The game will be about discovery and exploration and the unknown so I don't want everything spoiled. Good to know he will just be focusing 100% on the game and getting it finished in 2015.
since that interview the whole team watched the movie, they said it was "not realistic", but of course did not spoil what their centre of the galaxuy will do...although when asked if there were black holes he did confirm that yes there are "space structures" foufn in relality besides just planets and stars.
B-b-b-bump!
Why? Well it seems literally the day before NMS was released Sean Murray linked to this 2 year old thread on the official website as a primo example as to what you can do in NMS.
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/2016/08/what-do-you-do-in-no-mans-sky/
Boy I'd sure like to play that game.
Why? Well it seems literally the day before NMS was released Sean Murray linked to this 2 year old thread on the official website as a primo example as to what you can do in NMS.
http://www.no-mans-sky.com/2016/08/what-do-you-do-in-no-mans-sky/
Boy I'd sure like to play that game.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Oh come on, what a terrible fucking bump.
There's like 12 other threads to discuss to topic you supposedly bumped this thread for.
There's like 12 other threads to discuss to topic you supposedly bumped this thread for.
*shrug* thought it'd be interesting to note that right up until the day of release Murray was actively advertising things in the game that weren't there with added GAF involvement.