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[MattAces]

Proximity voice chat, blue orb when on ground, green orb when in ship. Can't see ship or "player" beyond that.

Terrain changes can't be seen by other player as far as I can see on the stream.

How do I meet up with people? Any specific option to enable?

 

[The Ummah]

Holy shit, they did it. I went to sleep early expecting news in the morning, and here we are. I only have about four hours in my initial play through, didn't do much at all. Wiping that and starting over. This is amazing.

 

[Gattsu25]

How do I meet up with people? Any specific option to enable?

If you and another player just so happen to be on the same part of the same planet in the same star system in the same galaxy at the same time.

Good luck.

 

[PushingButtons]

So, with this latest update and the last two, does it make the game feel less grindy and farmy? In my time spent on launch I just found the game rather dull as I felt I was just roaming planet to planet trying to find the materials needed to upgrade. I never really got a ship on my own outside of the starting ship and one that I found, everything was just so expensive.

Hoping these updates fixed that so I wouldn't have to grind as much.

 

[Handy Fake]

How do I meet up with people? Any specific option to enable?

There's something about portals but I haven't seen how they work as of yet.

There are planetary coordinates already in the game that you can use to find other players though.

 

[belvedere]

If you and another player just so happen to be on the same part of the same planet in the same galaxy at the same time.

Good luck.

And supposedly portals can be used as well. Too early to know how this works entirely, just yet.

Edit: Holy shit its already happened!

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/6t0wfe/first_player_met/

 

[loli pantsu]

My faith has been rewarded. Took a while to get here but hats off to Sean and Hello Games for pushing through all the negativity.

 

[KCroxtonJr]

Finally in...terrain textures look SO much better!

 

[MaKTaiL]

I'm curious about the textures. Does anyone have a before/after comparison?

 

[MattAces]

If you and another player just so happen to be on the same part of the same planet in the same star system in the same galaxy at the same time.

Good luck.

There's something about portals but I haven't seen how they work as of yet.

There are planetary coordinates already in the game that you can use to find other players though.

Sounds like I will never see a single orb then!
Because watching the trailer with so many orbs floating around, I assumed there's like a meetup zone or your base is opened for that, something like Destiny where random drops in then I realize the infinite universe.

 

[sandkiller]

Ready to download and start a new save!

 

[MattAces]

And supposedly portals can be used as well. Too early to know how this works entirely, just yet.

Edit: Holy shit its already happened!

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/6t0wfe/first_player_met/

What are those chat boxes?

 

[belvedere]

And before the tourists chime in on the limited MP.

Visualised by strange floating orbs, up to 16 players can see and communicate with one another, and explore the universe together.
While interaction with others is currently very limited, this is an important first step into the world of synchronous co-op in No Man’s Sky.
While interaction is very limited, VOIP (Voice over IP) allows proximity based voice chat with other nearby explorers.
Use portals to quickly travel to more populated planets, or to meet up with friends.

 

[Kaiken]

What's the limitations to the FOV slider? What suffers with more FOV?

 

[13ruce]

If you and another player just so happen to be on the same part of the same planet in the same star system in the same galaxy at the same time.

Good luck.

Wow with billions of planets... Altho with portals that will become way easier if people leave behind coordinates.

 

[R_thanatos]

Anyway to answer your question, didn't Sean once say the game can be completed entirely from space, without ever setting foot on a planet? Is that possible within the game? Even conceding that the player must get off their starting planet, can one make it to the center by trading and pirating in space only? I always thought that was a cool concept and would attempt such a playthrough if possible.

Going to be a long day waiting to get home to check this out, going to lean on GAF for some screens and updates!

It's still possible , but it's MUCH MUCH harder.
You can still trade in space stations so by doing this you will have way less money , so it'll be harder to upgrade anything , way less ressources.
While doable , the game does want you to land on planets because the gameplay loop is made for that. How are you going to survive space battle in order to get better NPCS and better standings with a race if you ship is very weak ?And the hunt for fuel for the hyperdrive , or the hyperdrive upgrades are going to be a total pain in the ass since you won't control what goes into trade in space stations. Your language learning will be MUCH slowed down as well

This route and way of playing is ONLY for the total masochists. There are no positives at all to not land on planets to explore them and get ressources

 

[belvedere]

Looks like they're flying around together.

https://www.twitch.tv/designationg

 

[MattAces]

Wow with billions of planets... Altho with portals that will become way easier if people leave behind coordinates.

Now I get it. The whole portal glyph combination sharing with community will probably link to the same planet. This is very exciting. But now I have to look for a portal.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Son of a mother farking biscuit......after i just got rid of this game not that long ago. Sigh...lol looks like i'm going to go get it again. This looks amazing!!!

 

[halfbeast]

Spoiler

(she's bi)

 

[Aeroglyphics]

Constantly putting emphasis on the word "free" on updates to a game that nowhere near met it's expectations is a major turn off. Wow, fetch quests were added. Great Job!

 

[AngryMoth]

That's a hell of an update. I'll give it another shot when I get some time

 

[Zombie James]

Constantly putting emphasis on the word "free" on updates to a game that nowhere near met it's expectations is a major turn off. Wow, fetch quests were added. Great Job!

We've reached the grasping at straws phase of shitting on NMS. Great job, Hello Games.

 

[chugen]

well fuck it, i bought it. update looks good and its cheap on humblebundle.

 

[c0Zm1c]

Oh nice. You can bring the ship to a near standstill while in the air now.

 

[belvedere]

Looking around the cockpit when landed is megaton for me.

Also not getting out automatically when landing.

 

[r3n4ud]

well fuck it, i bought it. update looks good and its cheap on humblebundle.

Yep, same here. Time to jump in.

 

[Lagunamov]

No steam yet?

 

[belvedere]

These guys were coop diplo riding lol!

https://www.twitch.tv/designationg

 

[kris.]

Fuck, I'm glad I kept it installed on my computer. Guess I have something to do tonight. Kinda shocked at just how big this update is though I guess I shouldn't be considering they've been working on it for a while.

 

[GinoFelino]

well fuck it, i bought it. update looks good and its cheap on humblebundle.

Just rebought this on PS4

Might doubledip the PC version. Is there HDR support on PC?

 

[The ๖ۜBronx]

How's the low flight?

 

[Guevara]

Looks really cool, and I look forward to flying around strange worlds again.

 

[Miniature Kaiju]

So something about the star gates: There are 16 glyphs and six slots. The text made it seem like you could use portals to get to any planet, but 16^6 only gives you around 16 million possibilities. Is my math wrong or are portals gonna be rare?

Depends on how the addressing system works. If it's like IPs, absolute, you're right. If it's a relative system, you'd have 17-ish million destinations for each origin point.

 

[GeoramA]

I traded this in after getting the platinum, now I'm regretting it. Props to Hello Games.

 

[Memnoch]

Yep.if you do that in Permadeath you die and it deletes your save.

Now that's cool.

 

[CheeseConey]

reinstalling now, patch looks amazing.

 

[Dredd97]

I traded this in after getting the platinum, now I'm regretting it. Props to Hello Games.

it's cheap on PSN just get it again...

 

[ISee]

Is the update available on PC?

 

[-NeoTB1-]

Yep, it's time I gave this game another chance. I was waiting for the full details on this latest update. I'm sold. Gonna patch it up on my Pro this afternoon. I'll probably start fresh, and if I like what I'm seeing, maybe even restart my captain's log RP.

 

[R_thanatos]

What are those chat boxes?

This should be prompts for NPCS.
Similar on how you could have a bunch of icons on screen after a scan.

 

[VindictiveGnome]

Do we think NMS will go on sale on Steam today? I have a bit of credit to burn.

 

[Emerson]

A third really solid patch. Hello Games has really put a lot of work into making right on this game.

 

[Fata1moose]

So the multiplayer is Fable II and III. The irony of Sean making fun of Molyneux continues.

 

[Handy Fake]

What are those chat boxes?

They're the messagepods players could drop on planets for other players in the last update.

The system he's in is near the "hub" that sprung up, so the planet outside the space station is littered with messagepods.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

No FoV comparisons?

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Finally, looks like I'll be replaying

 

[KCroxtonJr]

omg you can hover in place in your ship now.

 

[Moreche]

What should FOV be set to on a widescreen TV?
Thanks.

 

[dreamstation]

No FoV comparisons?

Yeah I'm really interested to know how it affects the frame rate on the Pro too.