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NEW No Man's Sky Details (GAMEPLAY, ATLAS, CRAFTING,)
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legacyzero
Banned
New info from the Wired article:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-06/18/no-mans-sky-e3-2015
HOLY SHIIIIIT! So what that means is, if you some how want to travel between stars without warping, you may come across "dead planets" that were flung away from their parent star's orbit due to strong gravity from its neighboring planets. Even BLACK HOLES!
THATS HUGE!
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-06/18/no-mans-sky-e3-2015
HOLY SHIIIIIT! So what that means is, if you some how want to travel between stars without warping, you may come across "dead planets" that were flung away from their parent star's orbit due to strong gravity from its neighboring planets. Even BLACK HOLES!
THATS HUGE!
DrROBschiz
Member
The Danny O Dwyer interview left it ambiguous
Seems like they are very much still in that grindy limbo stage where they are uneasy going towards the finish line.
Creators curse i guess?
Messofanego
Banned
I don't think so.
I'm refreshing their Steam page waiting for the preorder button.
I wonder if they think the same of Minecraft.
You're absolutely right, when talking about teens or pre-teens. My daughter is 10 and loves Lego Worlds for just wandering about and exploring.
I'm an old fart, so "younger gamer" in my original context means in their 20's
Every Galaxy has a Super Massive Blackhole at its center, I wouldn't be surprised if the secret at the center of NMS had something to do with that.
And it's a wormhole into another galaxy with quadrillions of more planets.
I want to believe.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Lol, there are QUINTILLIONS of planets in this game. Even if this game gets ten million players, each playing for a thousand hours and visiting each planet for only one minute, that won't even make a microscopic dent in the total amount of content. This game is, for all practical purposes, infinite.
So no, that's not the reason they're doing it. It's probably to add some action and tension to even the most "boring" planets, and there's also a lore connection I believe. There's some mysterious power governing the galaxy, about which we will find out more by playing the game and making our way toward the center.
Hmmm.... A dead planet like that would be difficult to light up unless it has lava or some kind of lumniscent plant life. Wonder how they'll handle it. maybe they'll just say "fuck it" and just have it lit up anyway.
Night vision magic.
Probably a blip on the map, picked up by sensors or something.
Here is a really cool video on Black Hole mass and size comparisons if you guys are interested.
https://youtu.be/QgNDao7m41M
https://youtu.be/QgNDao7m41M
legacyzero
Banned
Yep. Sean has already confirmed that its a Super Massive Black Hole.
If I had to wager a guess, itll be kinda like the movie Interstellar where SPOILER:
he goes INSIDE it and there is some massive secret.
Not every Black hole is a super-massive one though. So I imagine we'll run into smaller ones that may have something special.
legacyzero
Banned
No Man's Sky has some pretty impressive lighting tech, so I imagine if its not near a sun, then we'll have to rely on radar, and of course what you mentioned. IM SO EXCITED!
Prototype Viktor
Member
As long as their online/report after doing it that planet is fuked, the sentials and space police will try and stop them but maybe they won't always succeed
The sentinels and space police are not everywhere.
That's not what they said!
translates to
They're not saying it's their opinion, they're saying it's someone's opinion.
i assume it will take ages to do
Their official youtube link for this chat. Getting me so hyped for the game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ZRqxZk0x8
xBladeM6x
Member
Still entertaining and impressive even if just possible, not that I'm likely to try. Lol
Messofanego
Banned
You're absolutely right, when talking about teens or pre-teens. My daughter is 10 and loves Lego Worlds for just wandering about and exploring.
I'm an old fart, so "younger gamer" in my original context means in their 20's
It's something to ponder that younger people love games where you can explore about and some of us older people can't find the pleasure in that.
The answer is irrelevant either way.
The game either allows you to do so, and you either die before you get there or, if they allow you to accelerate to .99c, then it takes 5-10 years.
Or they don't allow you to do it.
Either way, you can't do it.
Auto-Reply
Member
That was interesting to watch, but there is a catch to this angle of "go an explore, I will not tell you what to do. You make your own journey and build your own experience".
Having played Minecraft, having "played" Space Engine extensively, that is simply not true in an ultimate sense. I think what people want to know are the rules this game sets upon you, this is something that is not up to you. These are rules that come directly from the developers.
When you wander around in Minecraft, doing nothing, only looking at what the landscape has in store for you then you are still following rules. You may drown in water or fall to your death. When it gets dark, the monsters come out. You better have light with you or build a cave or home to get protection.
When you don't wander around and just digging down into the ground and start making a gigantic cave, you are still following rules. You come in contact with lava, you better have a bucket of water with you or might get hurt or even die. You better have a pickaxe with you when your shovel breaks.
Those are rules that will be present in some form or others in No Mans Sky too. They are not very well explained at the moment, do they need to be? Probably not, we will find out soon enough once we get the game in our hands. But it makes me think, why would it be so bad having a grasp of the games mechanics before even playing the game?
I strongly believe that these rules will make or break the game, Minecraft becomes a very different game when you change the rules there. There may be an unbelieveable amount of different planets and maybe lifeforms in No Mans Sky, but the rules that define this universe and how you interact with it, if they are not up to par with that then it all doesn't matter much in the end.
Saint of Killers
Member
Game is meant to be on official PS live stream thing today. I'm hoping we get the release date then... though if we do I can't think of a reason as to why they'd delay reveal from live presser to live stream.
Prototype Viktor
Member
How the hell was he ignorant of things I knew from what they said after the 2nd time they showed it when this is the 4th time(?) Despite him wanting to know everything
Icyflamez96
Member
That's awesome. I wonder if we'll find more black/bleak space in between the star systems. Not that I have a problem with the colorfulness, but it'd be cool for some of those those inbetween sectors to feel eerie
legacyzero
Banned
You can, but it may take a while. That goes back to what we are discussing upt the page a bit. Some of the stuff you'll encounter on the trip between stars.
EDIT: Sean has confirmed that you can do it, but they havnt actually done it to get an accurate amount of time. I imagine the time could also vary on how many lightyears is between each star.
Ok it is dota 2 but hey this hero does do a blackhole! (look at the smaller details you see a lot of galaxy's!)
That news is freaking huge! Dead planets i do hope we also see something like this from the movie oblivion.
Leatherface
Member
As awesome as this game looks/sounds, when it's too much of a sandbox, where I feel I don't really have a point, I lose interest after the initial "wow" factor dies off. I hope this has a little more direction to it in the end. I need a purpose. Some sort of goal besides make it to the center of the universe...
legacyzero
Banned
There us one main objective. Get to the bright light in the center on the galaxy. Your journey there will mainly be about collecting the fuel and resources to make that happen. The journey becomes more difficult in the way, with stronger enemies and such. This is ALL OPTIONAL, of course.
off duty ninja
Member
As a child you haven't been brow-beaten by society to think that there must be a goal/result. Exploring and learning go hand in hand and that simple joy is still there.
For me as an adult I now feel that if I don't "accomplish" something in my sit down time with a game I feel like it was a waste. I think it is our hyper-speed, results driven, capitalistic society that does this to us.
That's exactly what can happen.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
This video perfectly demonstrates how some people get this game and some just don't ("but what's the point?!"). This is not the game for the latter, and that's fine.
Veritigo_X
Member
They've compared the multiplayer to Journey. So there's no matchmaking or anything. Basically how you imagined it.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Stream just started according to my twitch notification
RoadHazard
Gold Member
That seems to be a theme with this game. People complaining that we haven't been told anything about how X works when in fact that information is out there and known by those who are ACTUALLY interested in the game.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Hmm, nope, not live yet (on YouTube at least).
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
You'll be bored in this game after 1 hour when the novelty of the open world wears off. If I'm wrong I'll buy a steam copy of the game for five gaffers.
Veritigo_X
Member
I'll take that bet. I don't get bored with Space Engine which literally has 0 gameplay so I think this will keep me entertained for more than an hour.
How do you prove this bet though? Do you mean, that you, personally will get bored of it, or people in general? Because I'm sure some people will, and some people won't. And I'd like a PSN copy please
I don't believe there is cross-platform play.
Von Krukru
Banned
Is the game crossplay between PS4 and PC? I wonder if it's one unique world to discover for the two communities or if it's one for each.
Icyflamez96
Member
Prototype Viktor
Member
Live on their twitch, but it's the Everyone Gone people now