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No Man's Sky Spoiler Thread
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Someone is going to remind you about everyone's 8kb internet speeds and hard data caps.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'm pretty sure preloads and day 1 patches are always separate downloads, at least on PSN.
Freezasaurus
Member
Sometimes I haven't had to download one and I'd be able to start playing right away, though thinking back, it was usually just for remasters and things like that. But I don't think Abzu and Telltale Batman had day one patches, either. Those came a day or two after.
Fushichou187
Member
So, I wonder, with these tidbits about day/night cycles being the same on each planet:
Does it matter where on the planet you land? I.e., close to the poles or the equator? I mean, if the axis of the planet's rotation is not tilted, the length of daylight being the same everywhere makes sense. Still, the sun should be higher above the horizon near the equator and sunrise / sunsets should be shorter. Does that happen?
Does it matter where on the planet you land? I.e., close to the poles or the equator? I mean, if the axis of the planet's rotation is not tilted, the length of daylight being the same everywhere makes sense. Still, the sun should be higher above the horizon near the equator and sunrise / sunsets should be shorter. Does that happen?
legacyzero
Banned
I no longer have the desire to watch streams knowing the game is getting drastic change starting today or tomorrow.
Icyflamez96
Member
A developer tweeted that the server wipe is supposed to happen today. https://twitter.com/HarryDenholm/status/761669788380921856
LookAtMeGo
Member
We can make it until tomorrow night bro.
They've elaborated further and said they're doing one today and one tomorrow right before launch.
legacyzero
Banned
I'm sure it's not going to affect a large percentage of the audience, but whoever is affected by it is going to have the worst game update experience caused by the physical edition being printed prematurely.
Plus, it's not like PSN is the most reliable network. Even if their ISP is rock solid, good luck to anyone who gets this game for Christmas.
At the very least, every physical copy should come with a note/sticker stressing the importance of getting the game up to date. It's only polite to let people know that they will lose progress otherwise.
It's an issue that will continue to exist for a long time after launch.
Predwolf
Member
That's exactly why we should watch these streams. You will never see these planets or generations again, it will all be completely different. We're seeing stuff that is unique and we will never get to experience ourselves.
We in there
http://ramiismail.com/2016/08/patch-the-process/
Very good read reg. Day 1 patches - reference: No Man's Sky
Very good read reg. Day 1 patches - reference: No Man's Sky
Ok, I'm over this nonsense.
EVERY piece of software written outside of gaming since the begging of time has relied on updates. OS, productivity & process management applications (the stuff that runs power stations, for example) have all been continually patched & updated as bug fixes are applied, new UI skins added etc, and the gaming industry has finally joined every other kind of software in the way no item is truly 'complete' at release.
Deal with it people.
Icyflamez96
Member
Do we know when the big update is coming?
Yabberwocky
Member
That is amazing, holy shit!
Vincent Grayson
Member
The day 1 patch should be out tomorrow.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Supposedly tomorrow morning. Not sure if they gave an exact time.
Holy shit.... hahahaha, wow!
EVERY piece of software isn't going to require you to delete everything you made it in when you update it.
Vincent Grayson
Member
But sometimes it will, like when you're pushing an update that significantly alters important things and is part of what is meant to be the initial experience for users.
Sure, but those things usually come with warnings explaining that such an event might occur. In case of No Man's Sky, that would be a surprise to anyone who isn't a huge dork following every bit of news, like we are.
Hence, the thing I said about letting people who buy a retail copy know how important it is to get the thing patched.
...I give up.
I'm sorry, i just lean heavily on the consumer holding the burden of knowing what they're buying and the risks/positives involved.
You don't have to delete it, I believe. You can keep playing in its present form. You do need to delete if you want to take advantage of the new features. At least, that's how I understood the patch notes.
That's how I read it too, the whole universe and its algorithm is getting updated and planet positions and types will change and thus it could be possible for you to get generated in the middle of planet or out in the middle of nowhere with no warp cell leading to a fundamentally broken game, instead of breaking the game with the patch, the contents just won't be available till you start it from scratch with the new version. They at least promised not to do it again and they call it a day zero patch.
thanks
More_Badass
Member
1) Is there fall damage?
2) Is your jetpack infinite, or do you have to manage it?
2) Is your jetpack infinite, or do you have to manage it?
1) There is
2) You need to manage it, but even basic one has plenty of juice before cooldown kicks in
Mamont1537
Member
I've just noticed that the game will unlock on tuesday evening, and not on monday like a lot of new digital releases do. Bummer 
Bubble Walrus
Member
The Elite
BOSS
I've just noticed that the game will unlock on tuesday evening, and not on monday like a lot of new digital releases do. Bummer
It unlocks at 12:01am EST on Tuesday for me.
TheSpoiler
Member
I've just noticed that the game will unlock on tuesday evening, and not on monday like a lot of new digital releases do. Bummer
What? Mine says 1 Day 5 something Hours.
Mamont1537
Member
Are you in North America?
Mamont1537
Member
Nope, Russia.
I really hope that's just a bugged timer.
Clauss
Member
What's the problem? We had too many people judging this game based on footage/impressions from a pre-release version of the game. All the while, HG is waving in the background asking everyone to be patient and folks are spouting baseless conspiracy theories left and right. Now we finally have HG coming forward with the day 1 notes and some of ya'll are still trippin'.
Speculation incoming:
It's likely that they had a deadline to go "gold" but didn't get balance and fine details settled in time. What's the best solution to this? Cut what you have at the deadline onto the disc and spend the remaining weeks busting your ass to get the easy fixes ready for launch in a day-1 update. Personally, I don't think they should have had to worry about pre-release footage skewing the publics perspective of their game, especially if my speculation is at all accurate. But I mean, this is the Internet, and it's bound to happen in some form. Although, the caliber of these leaks were quite large and I think they've handled it the best way that they could have.
If people are canceling pre-orders based on pre-release footage, good riddance imo. If you were that much on the fence, it might not be the game for you anyway (Yeah I know this argument is lame, but for real, that's bullshit and you all know it). Although, if base building and freigher ownership is coming soon, they'll likely pick up a larger crowd either way.
Hype is at full throttle for me. ,,!,, (-_-) ,,!,,
Fushichou187
Member
That's fucking rad. Thanks for the link. I got some major Firefly vibes from some of those shots, especially as the player beaded down on the pirate's ship from above.
LookAtMeGo
Member
I was saying a while ago I would be so happy if they added bounty missions and we are getting them on day one. Thats so sweet
Clauss
Member
Yes! I read that in the notes and remembered reading in one of these threads. Such a great idea for real. I really can't wait to see what else they can come up with.
LookAtMeGo
Member
What would be awesome is if since you can now scan for other players discoveries. Will it be possible to have another human player with a bounty on his head and have to try and track them down? That would be what I spend all my time in this game doing.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Complaints about the day 1 patch are so pointless. Nothing matters until release. Patches, updates, server wipes, stat resets, leaderboard resets, whatever- all of it is fair game. Nothing matters until launch. Nobody's even supposed to be playing the game right now aside from maybe reviewers. What are we even discussing?
As for requiring an internet connection to get the full experience: Well yeah, welcome to 2016 in gaming. If you can't download the patch, too bad. You have much more than simply NMS to be worried about, dozens of games have been transformed through updates and patches. This is our new normal.
As for requiring an internet connection to get the full experience: Well yeah, welcome to 2016 in gaming. If you can't download the patch, too bad. You have much more than simply NMS to be worried about, dozens of games have been transformed through updates and patches. This is our new normal.
Fushichou187
Member
I think at the very least since you can scan for player discoveries, you could try and hunt down a player by virtue of what was most recently discovered, the systems they potentially could've jumped to (if they're already gone). Even if there is no bounty involved, it could make playing as a Pirate/Griefer really rewarding to track down some human player prey.
Clauss
Member
Preach, fam.
Fushichou187
Member
Great post by Rami (Vlambeer) re: the patch process, its roots, why day 1 patches aren't malicious and devs aren't lazy; from the perspective of someone that has gone through the process multiple times now.
http://ramiismail.com/2016/08/patch-the-process/
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