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[OriginalThinking]

Has anyone tried some dumb shit like seeing how deep they could dig or crashing their ship and stuff?

Right now my biggest desire is to get in the game and start trying to break shit.

You can only dig down a certain degree and you can't crash your ship.

 

[exmachina64]

Wingmen, predators and prey, stealth capabilities, ship classes, and the curvature are all things mentioned by Sean or quoted as said in articles

Predators and prey are mentioned by Sean here:
http://youtu.be/D-uMFHoF8VA
In other interviews, he talked about a shark eating a dead carcass floating on the water, and carnivorous plants attacking and eating birds flying overhead

A lot of it comes from the Edge Magazine preview
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/2ewhfp/all_confirmed_no_mans_sky_features



Sean talks about seeing the curvature of the planet, as the engine generates the planet in low detail allowing for those huge distances and seeing hazy mountains on the horizon
http://youtu.be/h-kifCYToAU

Landing on asteroids

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/12/70questionsandanswersaboutnomanssky.aspx

Well, damn. Thanks for the correction.

 

[RepairmanJack]

You can only dig down a certain degree and you can't crash your ship.

Damn

 

[Sickboy007]

I haven't seen pitch black space yet.

 

[Fushichou187]

Has anyone tried some dumb shit like seeing how deep they could dig or crashing their ship and stuff?

I did see one of BT's earlier streams where he started blasting straight down and hit a point --still pretty deep though-- where he couldn't dig any deeper. Whether that was because that's the maximum for that planet, or his multi-tool wasn't powerful enough to dig further, I don't know.

 

[Crossing Eden]

This guy's on the lushest planet I've yet seen.

https://www.twitch.tv/itzz_uae91/mobile

Finally a lush planet.

 

[Cth]

If anyone can help fill this out, that'd be awesome

ANIMALS

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Co_CugeUIAEiEfZ.jpg
(Red Ankylosaurus-ish)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Co-by0GVIAIoUnX.jpg:large
(Large T-Rex-ish)
https://clips.twitch.tv/flexx05/WildWaspTooSpicy
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8809/28502973570_f50e1b6ff3_o.gif
(Ewok in a Green Lizard Costume-ish)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpHWomfW8AAH0mr.jpg:large
(Yellow Bipedal Waterbear-ish)
http://i.imgur.com/o59bdH9.jpg
(Nightmarish Pikachu)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpLIiV3WgAAufTJ.jpg
(Dinosquirrel)
http://i.imgur.com/ivbId2W.jpg
(Flying anteaters)
http://i.imgur.com/d2cI4NZ.jpg
(Cenobite Stegosaurus)
http://i.imgur.com/rJoCeGn.jpg
(Flying caterpillars)
http://i.imgur.com/bfRztER.jpg
(headcrabs)
http://i.imgur.com/R2JyB2J.jpg
(flying dildos)
http://i.imgur.com/h13Gpub.jpg
(My little radish pony)
https://i.imgur.com/Hqjf8o6.jpg
(Bambi and a Dino-Ram hooked up)

PLANTS

https://abload.de/img/capturefcap9.jpg
(Killer Pineapple)
http://abload.de/img/al3vs9k.png
(Squid-like trees?)

PLANETS

https://clips.twitch.tv/colossus2702/ElegantMallardDuDudu
(Dense Purple Vegetation; Volcanic?)
http://i.imgur.com/f69gwiz.jpg
(Green trees; Africa-ish?)
http://i.imgur.com/UVi5bUr.jpg
(Red trees)
http://i.imgur.com/k3c2eLQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Yft4Nu6.jpg
(Dense red plants/trees)
http://i.imgur.com/YSGZudK.jpg
(Lush, lots of yellow and greens)
http://abload.de/img/cab4uvx.png
(Caves)
https://i.imgur.com/5Qem3ZK.jpg
(Lots of green and purple; lush)
http://i.imgur.com/MgflrZJ.jpg
(Mountains)
http://i.imgur.com/i8A97Fu.jpg
(Orange and Trees)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpLIY2nWIAAP0Px.jpg
(caves)
http://i.imgur.com/N05oGy2.jpg
(Yellow, ravines)
http://i.imgur.com/nFOTHmd.jpg
(caves)
http://i.imgur.com/Gcqm2nu.jpg
(mountains)
http://i.imgur.com/RJ4ciVi.jpg
(caves)
http://i.imgur.com/SEnVkbT.jpg
(mountains of mars)
http://i.imgur.com/DzOUPad.jpg
(oceans)
https://i.imgur.com/U4jWX8i.jpg
(dense vegetation)

Just grabbed a couple pics/video captures from this thread. Thought it'd be useful when people ask about variety since not everyone will have seen past streams.

KEYWORD to help find the post via search : SCREENSHOTS

 

[Sickboy007]

 

[5taquitos]

I really wonder if this is going to look better on PC. I feel like the textures are all pretty blurry.

tbf ps4 streaming is no very good, and all of these streams are highly compressed. It may look much crisper when playing on your TV.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Wow. Weird plants/trees!

 

[Reszo]

This guy's on the lushest planet I've yet seen.

https://www.twitch.tv/itzz_uae91/mobile

Wow, someone is finally on a grassy planet. Looks amazing honestly. Someone take screenshots lol

 

[iosefe]

Shepard was right!!!!!

 

[Captain Pants]

I want them to start moving and then you realize these trees are really landsquids.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Seriously beautiful.

 

[enoirmeplz]

This guy's on the lushest planet I've yet seen.

https://www.twitch.tv/itzz_uae91/mobile

Was that their starting planet? lucky if so

 

[Danneee]

I want them to start moving and then you realize these trees are really landsquids.

That would actually make me preorder this right now.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Was that their starting planet? lucky if so

I think so, but I'm not sure. The streamer is still using the starter ship.

 

[Ran rp]

Everything posted in this thread is tempting me to jump back in. I'll wait for a price drop, though. I already have a huge backlog of games I haven't touched yet.

 

[Reszo]

Lol wow that planet is far, on itzz_uae91 stream.

I can imagine myself letting my ship drift to the next planet while i eat or do homework or something lol

 

[OriginalThinking]

Wow, someone is finally on a grassy planet. Looks amazing honestly. Someone take screenshots lol

Here's a link to an album of screenshots I took.

https://imgur.com/a/DPBlE

 

[Emperor_Uriel]

Having watched a bunch of streams that were 70% harvesting resources, 20% selling stuff at space stations and 10% actual exploration, I'm still pretty worried.

I feel like, at least on PC, the proper way to play will be: Get to the center of the first galaxy legit, then just use a trainer/Cheat Engine so you can explore without restrictions.

I love the concept behind the game, but what I've seen so far is akin to an FPS where you spend most of your time looking for ammo.

 

[Cth]

Dust storm:
https://www.twitch.tv/gib8777

EDIT:
Display said "Weather update: Storm cleared."

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Another streamer found this creature.

i hate this little bastard

 

[JStein0222]

Just popping in to ask if those who have the game early seem to be enjoying it? A jolly time all around?

 

[MassiveNights]

Just popping in to ask if those who have the game early seem to be enjoying it? A jolly time all around?

Consensus seems to be pretty good.

I don't have it but all the streams look great.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Second planet. Also beautiful but in a different way.

https://imgur.com/a/2tyjn

 

[Zombie James]

Second planet. Also beautiful but in a different way.

https://imgur.com/a/2tyjn

I'm going to find an ice planet and stay there until October.

 

[Sylas]

Having watched a bunch of streams that were 70% harvesting resources, 20% selling stuff at space stations and 10% actual exploration, I'm still pretty worried.

I feel like, at least on PC, the proper way to play will be: Get to the center of the first galaxy legit, then just use a trainer/Cheat Engine so you can explore without restrictions.

I love the concept behind the game, but what I've seen so far is akin to an FPS where you spend most of your time looking for ammo.

I mean if that's how you wanna play feel free to play that way. There's nothing stopping you from playing it how it's meant to be played, as the resource restriction eventually plays into the exploration aspect.

 

[Flame_AC]

I'm not spoiling myself, but just want to know.

Is the game holding up to reasonable expectations or is it bad?

 

[Reszo]

Dust storm:
https://www.twitch.tv/gib8777

EDIT:
Display said "Weather update: Storm cleared."

Lol geez wtf is up with that twitch chat.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Different streamer, another really nice starting planet.

https://imgur.com/a/lu73i

 

[5taquitos]

I'm not spoiling myself, but just want to know.

Is the game holding up to reasonable expectations or is it bad?

Personally, the streams have sold me even more on a game I was already 100% sold on.

 

[Cth]

I'm not spoiling myself, but just want to know.

Is the game holding up to reasonable expectations or is it bad?

The majority of streamers, most have streamed over 10 hours or more when possible. One guy had 3 days of streaming before being taken offline. Another did a 19 hour marathon.

So.. presumably it's holding up.

 

[More_Badass]

Second planet. Also beautiful but in a different way.

https://imgur.com/a/2tyjn

Damn, I want to travel to that mountain overhang over on the left

 

[Sickboy007]

Nice little cave

 

[OriginalThinking]

Another image.

 

[neoism]

lol the sound design and music are my fav things sooo far will be hard though not to put on interstellar's OST while playing though..��

 

[pharmboy044]

So, any idea what these "new features" might be in the new patch?

 

[neoism]

so whats the best live stream on right now? could anyone link it pls? 😯

 

[Kinitari]

Having watched a bunch of streams that were 70% harvesting resources, 20% selling stuff at space stations and 10% actual exploration, I'm still pretty worried.

I feel like, at least on PC, the proper way to play will be: Get to the center of the first galaxy legit, then just use a trainer/Cheat Engine so you can explore without restrictions.

I love the concept behind the game, but what I've seen so far is akin to an FPS where you spend most of your time looking for ammo.

Harvesting resources is a part of exploring, and it helps glue everything together. You explore aimlessly and find resources and 'quests' as you do. You exploring feels rewarding beyond just enjoying what you see. If you weren't resource gathering as you quest it would be harder - that being said, if there is someone who cares more about staying on planets and doing just quests, they can focus on upgrading their armour for being comfortable in environments, as you resource spaces matter less, and you can just harvest the minimum amount to survive, which depending on the planet could be extremely little.

However even that is an important part of exploration mechanic, because if exploring any planet was easy, then you would lose a level of depth describing a planet - the harshness or the lack there of. It makes finding a beautiful tropical paradise feel 'relaxing' - it makes a a harsh unforgiven burning crusade looking planet anxiety inducing.

 

[Static Veins]

Man, the wife went to bed early as she's not feeling well so I have the night to get some good gaming in for the first time in ages but absolutely nothing is hitting the spot while I'm waiting for this game.

Spending the night watching Star Trek The Original Series and flitting between NMS streams instead!

 

[Kinitari]

So, any idea what these "new features" might be in the new patch?

Wild speculation - more blueprints, maybe the ability to interact under water, and maybe the wingman feature. Or maybe something more surprising, like a revamp of how crafting works or actually providing random base stats that go with tools and ships you find.

Basically, my wish list.

 

[JehutyGR]

Somebody help me, Im watching streams non stop.

 

[neoism]

woooow ghostderf28s stream is the cleariest one i seen sooo far 😵

 

[OriginalThinking]

Entering a space station.

 

[OriginalThinking]

Ice Planet with trees.

 

[Tovarisc]

woooow ghostderf28s stream is the cleariest one i seen sooo far 😵

Water is -75C and still in liquid form? wot

 

[OriginalThinking]

Water is -75C and still in liquid form? wot

Not all liquids freeze at 0°c. You're assuming it's water!

 

[Landford]

stream quality is gorgeous. Also awesome ship.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Okay, so apparently they programmed August 5th to be the day that all the interesting planets start showing up. These all look really good.