DeathSparks
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What was the previous driver version?
Edit: Never mind I found it, it's 369.05
Edit: Never mind I found it, it's 369.05
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No Man's Sky |OT| Hello Worlds.
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R_thanatos
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Land into a space station or land on the ground of a planet, preferably after killing part of the chasing force.
Ah, hence the guiding comments about buying a better ship first. Got it. I have about a mil so will grind a bit more gold then buy my first replacement.
Fata1moose
Banned
i just realized the game has no forest like environments that we've seen in 2014 gameplay. Nor do thy have tall palm trees.
The more I play the game the more I think two things:
1. It is made for VR.
(I know it's not literally made for VR, I just mean it is a completely perfect fit.)
In VR, even mundane or dull mechanics become engrossing and awesome. Look at all the very low scale or mechanically simple experiences which are amazing once you're wearing the HMD. No Man's Sky is the epitome of this. The mechanics are okay, they're fine, but mechanics which are 'okay' or 'fine' become 'awesome' in VR because they're imbued with scale and intimacy you just don't get from a screen. I no longer scan plants and trees in NMS because you don't get any benefit out of it, even if I might be looking at a cool variant. But in VR, walking up to a tree, and physically tilting your head + spine back to glare up at it, then holding a button to scan it, would be awesome, even if it becomes completely dull after a while on-screen.
I imagine the scale of the game's universe and planets will smack you in the teeth when you boot the game in VR. Each planet will become an actual place, and what's more, you don't need graphical fidelity to get total immersion in VR. It helps, but simple and inelegant graphics often work absolutely fine. NMS has that in spades.
We know the team have clearly wrestled with how the game would work in VR. But honestly I'll happily double dip on PC once the inevitable (and undoubtedly awesome) VR mod is out.
2. It's made for multiplayer.
Again, obviously it's not literally made for multiplayer. And what's more - I never wanted multiplayer for this game and I'm not bothered that they didn't include it.
But this is one of those games where all the little things which elicit nothing but a minor smirk (or even a moment's thought) when playing by yourself would become a proper laugh with a friend. Getting into space battles would be more engaging. Finding cool caves or weird creatures would have that 'Hey, look what I found!' goonies-style vibe. And this would enhance the experience tenfold.
This struck me last night when I realised, 30 hours in (and enjoying it), that I really wanted my best friend to hop into the game with me so we could both take on that 30-ship space battle.
Hopefully they'll patch it in.
Having random amounts of slots would only be balanced if ships got special properties. Something has to come of you going and finding a ship.
Say if you got lucky and found a maxed-out 48-slot ship in your first two hours of gameplay, you'd miss out on the entire progression loop because of that RNG system.
1. It is made for VR.
(I know it's not literally made for VR, I just mean it is a completely perfect fit.)
In VR, even mundane or dull mechanics become engrossing and awesome. Look at all the very low scale or mechanically simple experiences which are amazing once you're wearing the HMD. No Man's Sky is the epitome of this. The mechanics are okay, they're fine, but mechanics which are 'okay' or 'fine' become 'awesome' in VR because they're imbued with scale and intimacy you just don't get from a screen. I no longer scan plants and trees in NMS because you don't get any benefit out of it, even if I might be looking at a cool variant. But in VR, walking up to a tree, and physically tilting your head + spine back to glare up at it, then holding a button to scan it, would be awesome, even if it becomes completely dull after a while on-screen.
I imagine the scale of the game's universe and planets will smack you in the teeth when you boot the game in VR. Each planet will become an actual place, and what's more, you don't need graphical fidelity to get total immersion in VR. It helps, but simple and inelegant graphics often work absolutely fine. NMS has that in spades.
We know the team have clearly wrestled with how the game would work in VR. But honestly I'll happily double dip on PC once the inevitable (and undoubtedly awesome) VR mod is out.
2. It's made for multiplayer.
Again, obviously it's not literally made for multiplayer. And what's more - I never wanted multiplayer for this game and I'm not bothered that they didn't include it.
But this is one of those games where all the little things which elicit nothing but a minor smirk (or even a moment's thought) when playing by yourself would become a proper laugh with a friend. Getting into space battles would be more engaging. Finding cool caves or weird creatures would have that 'Hey, look what I found!' goonies-style vibe. And this would enhance the experience tenfold.
This struck me last night when I realised, 30 hours in (and enjoying it), that I really wanted my best friend to hop into the game with me so we could both take on that 30-ship space battle.
Hopefully they'll patch it in.
Having random amounts of slots would only be balanced if ships got special properties. Something has to come of you going and finding a ship.
Say if you got lucky and found a maxed-out 48-slot ship in your first two hours of gameplay, you'd miss out on the entire progression loop because of that RNG system.
I was on a planet with forests. It was kind of a pain because I couldn't boost jump much further because I kept stumbling into trees.
At least half of that is false, as I've seen numerous tall palm trees.
Someone posted a screenshot of a fairly dense looking coniferous forest in the OT in the last day or two. I haven't run across any yet, but I'm less than 10 planets in, so to be expected.
Just limit the level of ships you can find, relative to the ship you own. Max of 10 more slots for example, instead of just one.
And if they are that much better, they should also be harder to fix.
Heck, they could even allow you to find 48 slot ships if RNG was in your favor, as long as they made it incredibly hard to fix for someone who doesn't have access to rare materials and blueprints. So you could set a waypoint and come back later.
That's the thing with a game like this, if you don't see something in a playthrough, it's easy to assume it's not there. I've played it on PC for 30 hours and finished the atlas path and haven't seen anything resembling a tropical paradise. But I know they're out there.
Wok
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I want to post some funny animals that I encountered recently: from the procedural hybrid to the dinosaur with a cat stance.
You just haven't found a highly forested planet yet. They absolutely exist and they're awesome.
And yes, as a mod mentioned, plenty of very tall trees. I found a planet covered in 40-foot mushrooms one time.
RenTargino
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Thanks for the reply!
I am relieved that I can do both.
Also,
Off-topic: Loved your avatar hahahaha
Same, I've been on planets with a forest before. They're extremely rare though and fucking exciting when you stumble across one!
Trully starting to hate space battles in this game. It usually goes like this: I fly in my 25 slot ship, warp somewhere, get intercepted. Huge pile of enemies warps in and kills my shields in seconds, during which I've maybe killed one of them with souped up phase beam. There's no escaping them and wiggling like in normal space sims doesn't seem to hinder their aim much either.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Question regarding Atlas Path
So I have been to ten of those Atlas Interfaces and received ten of those stones. Now what? Do I just keep trekking to the eleventh Atlas Interface?
Yes, the 11th step is the final.
Yes, it's frustrating seeing people assert baldly that stuff isn't in the game, especially when you've seen that stuff. Fully half of the complaints about stuff not being in there have just been completely wrong. I'm only sixteen hours in because of a gimped wrist, but I've seen big crashed ships, flying snakes, palm trees, predation, animal habits, water worlds, etc. I haven't seen a single desert world, but I'm not going to assume they don't exist because of that. I'd never seen a water world until I stumbled on one last night.
How huge a 'huge pile' of enemies are we talking? The most I've ever been intercepted by was three and they're easy to dispatch.
Yeesh.
Carcetti - I recommend having at least two full stacks of Titanium stored on your ship at all times. You can farm sentinels for it. Get used to quickly popping into your inventory and recharging your ship deflector shield mid-fight.
bananafactory
Banned
....wat???
Pictures in the OT.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Sweet. Thanks.
Follow up question. I have two way points on my warp drive map, both which lead to separate Atlas Interfaces. Is there a way to remove the one I'm not trying to head to for my 11th step?
I've been attacked by 7 before.
Yep. Look a tad like Chinese Dragons.
How watery was this water world? I've found worlds covered in archipelago but I'd really like to find one that's almost all water.
When hauling a ton of valuables I've been hit by squads of 6.
Yeah, desert worlds exist in various forms and can actually be a bit pretty.
Probably 95% water. Just small island chains.
Fata1moose
Banned
I've seen tall trees, just not palm like trees. But I'll take besada's word for it that they exist.
guybrushfreeman
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Check the photo thread, you'll see some shit. I haven't had the flying snakes in my game actually but the photo thread has a few shots people have gotten. Sometimes they're huge.
Nice. Most I've seen was like 60% water I think.
Found my first desert the other night actually. It was great. Got serious Red Dead vibes, which was surprising.
More center of galaxy talk:
oooh, so players starting now have a chance to spawn on the second galaxy??
But that still doesn't tell me what happens when someone reaches the center who doesn't follow atlas and didn't have the 10 atlas stones.
But that still doesn't tell me what happens when someone reaches the center who doesn't follow atlas and didn't have the 10 atlas stones.
I.. never even thought of trying to do that.
It's best remembering that the game is unfathomably huge and that while the algorithm tends to output samey/mundane stuff, it can also generate the amazing kinds of shit we've seen in trailers. It's all there, just rare. You might never see it even if you visited a planet every minute for the rest of your life (though they've obviously tried to balance the algorithm so that there's some balance, so that timescale is probably an exaggeration
).I'm actually wondering that too, theres someone on Reddit who's never followed Atlas and he's at the last Star from the Centre. His drive is messed up so he can't make the jump towards the centre.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
What do you get for saving freighters ? I mean, I have to kill 25 ships and killing 2 or 3 is already a hassle.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
This is probably a good time to plug the great photo OT for this game!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1259850
If you are wondering if something is in the game or not at least look through there first. It can have light spoilers for someone who wants to be totally blind though.
Also, if you've taken nice or unique shots yourself please post them there! It's a great thread for seeing what kind of things this game has.
Edit: Top of the page was an accident, haha. Seriously though, check out that thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1259850
If you are wondering if something is in the game or not at least look through there first. It can have light spoilers for someone who wants to be totally blind though.
Also, if you've taken nice or unique shots yourself please post them there! It's a great thread for seeing what kind of things this game has.
Edit: Top of the page was an accident, haha. Seriously though, check out that thread.
I've found a couple like that. And a wild west style desert planet that I called Marston.
You do get storms like this FYI. Some are more severe than others.
But yeah, some more active storms would be great.
There are no glitches with the old ship disappearing right? That's what I am scared of.
Yeah, just land next to it, accept the new ship, dismantle everything in it, turn around and re-accept your old ship.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Does this work though? Don't you have to actually swap ships before you can do that? Swear I tried this and couldn't break down anything because I didn't switch ships.
Ah, okay. Does it cost units to switch ships or is it free?
You get the loot from the ships you killed and reputation for the faction which the ships belong to. Not worth it at all.
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