KCroxtonJr
Member
I think they underestimated how badly people wanted the patch notesIt is the 11th now where they are located. Must have been prepping for later in the day and screwed up
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No Man's Sky 1.3 Update releasing this week (portals, expanded story, and more)
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Looks like a good update, with more stuff to do, which is nice.
Not seeing much of a change in fauna just yet, and that's probably my biggest hope. I guess they want to leave that stuff discoverable though. Also forests would be nice. And rivers and stuff...
Not sure if I'd want to start a new game though. All that progress...
Not seeing much of a change in fauna just yet, and that's probably my biggest hope. I guess they want to leave that stuff discoverable though. Also forests would be nice. And rivers and stuff...
Not sure if I'd want to start a new game though. All that progress...
Karspankey
Banned
Let's just say that you're better off not going to the center before the update...
Baroquemantic
Member
Oh my, these screens and patch notes.
Guise, your best friend in No Man's Sky is about to expire from excitement lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN66U2cVZts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN66U2cVZts
eyeball_kid
Member
Well, this is based on a diplo body, but I've never seen a head like this:
And the fauna has definitely changed, like those glowy plants on the hexagonal terrain world.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Do we have an exact date yet for the patch??
edit nvm i cant read. if it's out today then there goes my weekend!
edit nvm i cant read. if it's out today then there goes my weekend!
OmNomKnight
Member
In terms of the most hype nights I've had in gaming, tonight is up there for me. This has been incredible, and it's awesome to see so many other people as enthusiastic as I am.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I'm hype. I don't think I've posted in here, but I think I'ma double dip on PC. This game is becoming something special.
AusRoachman
Member
Lets watch some old trailers to really bring in the Hype
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9tcbzgweQ
Yes, new parts. I think what I meant was I want to see more
The hexagon world is rather intriguing. I wonder how many new biome types there are.
Also cymatygen and frost crystals mentioned in that pic - so yet more new resources.
Neither have I, but a quick google search got me a picture of an identical creature (always a bummer when that happens).
More_Badass
Member
Is that an offical Hello Games screenshot? Could be that they're using the same planet/seed/etc for promotional shots
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
What's up with the dark nearly impossible to see screenshots?
Those images are supposed to in the background, behind the text. that's why.
https://www.nomanssky.com/pathfinder-update/ look in the background here, very similar
OmNomKnight
Member
That music though <3. Still makes me wish that was the game we got, but I've always been nothing more than in love with this game haha. This update looks like it's bringing us closer!
Thebullfrog
Member
Hmmm. These leaks look like 1.3 (on top of everything added with the previous updates) is finally correcting everything I wanted to see before I was willing to buy the game. Finally living up to the promises.
I think I'm going to be hitting up that Humble sale.
I think I'm going to be hitting up that Humble sale.
I've totally seen that head, just not on a diplo.
Maybe they haven't updated the fauna then. Although those little bipedal guys look unusual. Difficult to tell in this game though, lol.
eyeball_kid
Member
Boo. Funny how that still happens even after playing 100+ hours.
If they've changed the flora, I'm sure they've added to the fauna as well though.
the interesting part in that diplo screenshot compared to the galactic hub one is that the skin texture of the diplo seems higher in the HUD screenshot.
Could have done, but then that could still be for a future update still.
It's weird that it's an absolutely identical creature to that one from the Galactic Hub though. I mean, it really is the same one.
Oh yeah. Even where things look the same terrain wise, there seems to be a big texture bump.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Update looks neat. Still sad there's only 3 aliens. It really pisses me off. There's just sooo much diversity between individual Geks and Vykeens, they coulda had a 100 or so individual species with just those 2 body types, and the aliens would still be more varied than anything we've seen in Star Trek. Make a few more body types and bodyparts (and a few exotic, imagine a random alien with a humanoid body and this head:
) and you'd have a galaxy with thousands upon thousands of individual alien species!
But with what we actually got in the update, I'm really curious what "New exploration mechanics" and "new worlds" means (if one of the new worlds is a sand world, it'll finally end that saga)! Interstellar Trading sounds intriguing, but I want to know how it works first. Updated terrain sounds super nifty. I'm not too keen on missions, but that's me (I don't do missions in Elite really, I spend 98% of my time outside of the bubble exploring). It's exceptionally neat to see crashed freighters, I hope they're just cool scenery and not like the crashed ships. I'm not a multiplayer person so if that's what "joint exploration" is, it won't matter much for me, but it's sure to make TONS of people happy. Jeepers.
But with what we actually got in the update, I'm really curious what "New exploration mechanics" and "new worlds" means (if one of the new worlds is a sand world, it'll finally end that saga)! Interstellar Trading sounds intriguing, but I want to know how it works first. Updated terrain sounds super nifty. I'm not too keen on missions, but that's me (I don't do missions in Elite really, I spend 98% of my time outside of the bubble exploring). It's exceptionally neat to see crashed freighters, I hope they're just cool scenery and not like the crashed ships. I'm not a multiplayer person so if that's what "joint exploration" is, it won't matter much for me, but it's sure to make TONS of people happy. Jeepers.
PintSizedSlasher
Member
Shame I'm away from my PS4 for another week, cause this all sounds fucking awesome.
My guess is that the "Joint exploration" is some kind of asynchronous multiplayer feature, with community driven objectives, like the ARG.
My guess is that the "Joint exploration" is some kind of asynchronous multiplayer feature, with community driven objectives, like the ARG.
Atomic Playboy
Member
I'm prepping for the update, and I decided to scrap the entirety of my farm and the majority of my base; liquidize the assets in case I need cash for the new entry. I had $125 million or so, and after harvesting my crop of albumen pearls, and slowly dismantling a 6-story glass-enclosed farming warehouse with over 100 plants, I made around $30 million more. Sold off almost everything except the Rigogen, because I don't want to spend 20 hours underwater again farming that nonsense; now I have a freighter with 4,000 units of the stuff. I also have over 20,000 units of Thamium, because, why not? I was running out of storage while dismantling everything so I ended up selling off over 50,000 units of Iron. Took a long time to break everything down... even longer to acquire it all in the first place. I hope I didn't just fuck myself....
But with near $155 million in the bank, I guess I should be OK for a spell. Bring on the update!
But with near $155 million in the bank, I guess I should be OK for a spell. Bring on the update!
I hope we eventually get the smoother space to surface transitions seen in those early trailers, such as in the Galaxy trailer. Perhaps it's just not possible but I can still hope.
Man I looked all over for that music after the game launched. Wasn't in the soundtrack as far as I could tell.
It's so good.
vix
Member
Nah I prefer the longer one we have. Entering a planet's atmosphere shouldn't happen in a blink of an eye. I remember that being one of the only things that bothered me in the early trailers
eyeball_kid
Member
I'd take even longer planet entries if that meant we got taller mountains. One of the HG devs at GDC said that their mountains have a max height of 1km. A bit on the small side compared to many Earth mountains, let alone Mars's Olympus Mons at 22km.
What I meant is I hope they can smooth out the transitions visually. What we have now, with tiles expanding outwards and popping in increasing detail as we descend gradually towards a planet's surface, looks incredibly ugly.
Mission shit
Elite Dangerous.
Thebullfrog
Member
100%.
Between this, the map, and talk of interstellar economies, it's like Murray finally played Elite and went "shit, this is how we should have done this."
Alexander DeLarge
Member
At least the planets are fun and the planetary gameplay is interesting in comparison.
And it's perfect. I've always wanted a colorful vibrant Elite Dangerous where I can freaking walk around.
Thebullfrog
Member
Yeah. Elite is a sim that focuses on space with some planet stuff. NMS is more "arcady" for lack of a better term, and focuses on planets with some space stuff. Two sides of the same coin. And neither one of them is a complete game. They can live alongside each other happily in glorified Beta-tude.
Dangansona
Member
I wonder if I shouldnt have restarted tonight and waited until tomorrow? All I did was make it off the first planet.
SneakersSO
Member
Well, it worked. This update + the PSN sale currently going on got me to bite for $25. Very excited for this update.
eyeball_kid
Member
I don't think that's quite fair. Elite's team is what...10 times bigger? HG did as much as they could for launch and still ran out of money. I'm not saying they aren't looking at what other people are doing, they obviously are, but they probably wanted to improve on things like the economy all along. And hey, if it's a good feature, I don't mind if they borrow ideas.
Considering they reworked the whole storyline and are apparently doing a reset on the galaxy, maybe.
fastballspecial
Member
Sweet jebus. Some of those new screens... whew.
I still have my limited edition with the steelbook! Never gave up. Here's to some more fun.
I still have my limited edition with the steelbook! Never gave up. Here's to some more fun.
Oh god, those are literally the features that I've always thought, what if NMS borrowed these ideas from Elite, would've been perfect! And now it looks like it's happening. I just hope that those mission rewards or items will be put into a good use, whether it's to upgrade ship or do something else meaningful. That was my main problem with Elite, whatever mission you do felt insignificant and pointless aside from saving money for a bigger ship.
TheGreatPhysicsTeacher
Neo Member
This game has been one of the most amazing journeys to me. From the hype, the crushing disappointment, to the conspiracy theories of the portal subreddit, the amazing ARG (clearly inspired by the portal tinfoil hats) and now this.
I have had the time of my life, with all the ups and downs. And NMS is one of my favorite games, just the way it is. Cannot wait to play some more.
I have had the time of my life, with all the ups and downs. And NMS is one of my favorite games, just the way it is. Cannot wait to play some more.
bananafactory
Banned
cmon guys its close, hold off on your playthrough restarts and purchases and all that until we get some confirmation!
eyeball_kid
Member
Oh yeah, I've never played Elite, but this update is like a checklist of ideas I've wanted implemented and feature improvements to NMS. They really have been listening to what we wanted.