Yes, there was life on every planet. Every single one. But, keep in mind, the life itself VARIED dramatically - when I found life on the "Fauna: None" planets, it was seriously stupid shit like prairie dogs. I wasn't encountering giant rhinos or anything. I THINK, although I could be wrong, but I THINK Sean's "90% of planets are bone dry" comment was in reference to planets LOADED with life. Or they just changed their mind last second - who knows.
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No Man's Sky Spoiler Thread
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Yes, there was life on every planet. Every single one. But, keep in mind, the life itself VARIED dramatically - when I found life on the "Fauna: None" planets, it was seriously stupid shit like prairie dogs. I wasn't encountering giant rhinos or anything. I THINK, although I could be wrong, but I THINK Sean's "90% of planets are bone dry" comment was in reference to planets LOADED with life. Or they just changed their mind last second - who knows.
Karspankey
Banned
There's nothing wrong with you not having interest for the game! I usually stay away from games like this, ones with tons of survival elements.
Oh, okay. Well that is fine.
Vincent Grayson
Member
For a game with 18 quintillion planets, it seems slightly crazy to make any broad statements about percentages or disappointments based on a single player's rushed journey to the center.
UncleSporky
Member
It doesn't sound like the survival elements matter, if you never die. Not much of a survival game.
I mean, they guy did say that he was pushing it hard. Seems like the absolute wrong way to approach a game like this if you want to get the most out of it.
Glass Shark
Banned
I'm more disappointed that the center can be rushed to. It seems like he had no real challenge in getting there
I suppose a player could perceive space to be equally dense given how large the game is. I don't, however, see how the total playable space seperating players is not actually less dense near their common destination.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Unless he restarted the game again and got to the center again, this is impossible to conclude?
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
I think it's a bit disingenuous to imply that there's any "wrong" way to play a game like this. It's a space sandbox.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Given that he ended up with so much money (whether that was intentional or a bug remains to be seen), it's not surprising. Seems like the danger in the game is largely around gathering resources, whether it's on-planet with animals and sentinels around, or in space with potential enemy ships. If you've already got a ton of money and can get fuel easily, it's not surprising that he didn't face much hardship.
Hopefully, what he encountered was an oversight, and that won't happen in the Day 1 version.
So he pushed it hard and it still took him 35 hours? Yeah, I'm good.
Well, considering that the number of people able to play the game now is probably in the dozens...
He mentioned a bug with the mining laser being overpowered at the start. If they fix it, should slow things down.
Karspankey
Banned
He already said he barely visited planets and going on that, probably didn't engage with enemies all that much either. Combine that with having practically unlimited funds to super power your character doesn't hurt either! Survival, in the way I mentioned it, was more of a suggestion as to what genre the game falls under. In the same as 7 Days to Die or Minecraft, for example; the same kind of gameplay loop present in those games is present in NMS!
March of the Crabs
Member
The neckbeard are in full force criticizing something they have not played or seen at all.
At the same time, people defending it haven't played or seen it either.
Why don't we all wait to either play it or at least see actual gameplay from the release version before jumping to conclusions?
Hahaha I like this.
At the same time, people defending it haven't played or seen it either.
Why don't we all wait to either play it or at least see actual gameplay from the release version before jumping to conclusions?
Hahaha I like this.
AcademicSaucer
Member
This quote by the leaker killed me
"One planet may seem VERY different from another simply because one is purple and another is yellow - you don't notice the similarities as much this way."
Is it really a good thing if the journey takes longer because your laser is overheating every 3 seconds instead of every 5 seconds?
"One planet may seem VERY different from another simply because one is purple and another is yellow - you don't notice the similarities as much this way."
Is it really a good thing if the journey takes longer because your laser is overheating every 3 seconds instead of every 5 seconds?
AcademicSaucer
Member
EDIT: double post
So imagine an actual planet dwellers playthrough.
and the world comes crashing down.
I am saying that if you want the most out of it, then it would be best to take your time. I mean, there is a universe to explore. But of course those who prefer a more streamlined experience have the option to push straight on through and be done if they like. Nothing wrong with that if that is what they want.
Freeman76
Member
Nah it's not stupid, if anything its the opposite. Anyone thinking each planet would be incredibly interesting with loads of unique details is out of their mind.
UncleSporky
Member
Why aren't the defenders also neckbeards?
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
my biggest issue is what he's said about issues with underwater creatures. I was excited to explore the water :/
because lulzwagon is excited for nms
March of the Crabs
Member
I guess they can be too. In a way, if we're in this thread, we all have a bit of neckbeard within us.
Haemi
Member
Did he say how far away the center was from the planet he started on?
I did a simplified calculation: 2^64 planets. I assume every sun has 8 planets and alls suns are arranged in a grid with a distance between the suns of 1ly. (2^64 / 8)^(1/3)=2^20.33333333 = 1,321,122ly to travel to get to the other side of the galaxy/universe. And i think suns are further away from each other than 1ly and have fewer planets on average.
I did a simplified calculation: 2^64 planets. I assume every sun has 8 planets and alls suns are arranged in a grid with a distance between the suns of 1ly. (2^64 / 8)^(1/3)=2^20.33333333 = 1,321,122ly to travel to get to the other side of the galaxy/universe. And i think suns are further away from each other than 1ly and have fewer planets on average.
Karspankey
Banned
Not necessarily, but it does exist for a gameplay purpose. Progression is maybe even the biggest part of games like NMS, so that missing would really throw a wrench into the whole thing. It'll feel pretty good to be able to mine a resource faster than you once were able to in the past. No take that and apply it to a lot of other features like like ship speed, inventory and so on. Pretty big part of the game.
Indeed, man. Like I have said before, I will still be going back to this game years from now. Especially for the 'rare gem' planets that I find.
Okay and what about people that don't play online or don't have internet? The game doesn't require you to be online so those people get an intentionally borked version of the game?
Generalpsyduck
Banned
So can someone please tell me why people are upset
This is the real problem :/
stump sock
Member
except that the leaker says there's no way to get back to the planets he's visited once he hit the center.
superstu64
Neo Member
Internet.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
didn't sean say you could bookmark planets for being able to get back to it
SilverManson
Neo Member
Going into the NMS Subreddit after being out all afternoon.
I never believed it would be a religious experience. I did believe it would be a cathartic experience I could play as 31 year old full-time employed man who can only squeeze in an hour or two every other day.
If Daymeeuhn bombed it to the centre in 35 hours-ish, then that'll probably last me weeks. Months probably.
Money well spent.
I never believed it would be a religious experience. I did believe it would be a cathartic experience I could play as 31 year old full-time employed man who can only squeeze in an hour or two every other day.
If Daymeeuhn bombed it to the centre in 35 hours-ish, then that'll probably last me weeks. Months probably.
Money well spent.
People imagining the game built by actual wizards instead of game developers, imagining a game they never said it would be.
Of course, there are some genuine complaints to be had of course.
Yeah, that's what he said
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/08/26/exploring-18446744073709551616-planets-mans-sky/
So, it sounds like there's a single galaxy that resets when you hit the center, like generating a Minecraft world.
The actual amount of unique planets in a single, active galaxy is probably a couple of million/billion -- the 18 quint. possible planets number is how many unique planets the algorithm is *capable* of generating overall.
if so, it's more like the equivalent to Rogue Legacy rooms -- ie, Rogue Legacy has 1000 million possible rooms, No Man's Sky has 1000 million possible planets.
Maybe you shouldnt have hyped up the game to being something it was never going to be. That has been the problem since this game took off with the internet hype.
Well, I will enjoy my time fully in each new galaxy and will discover more favorite planets that are both similar and unique as I go. Works for me.
metareferential
Member
We need a new title "no man's sky stupid comments thread" : I mean, I would at least expect that users going into a spoiler thread would actually read the provided info (understanding it is another matter entirely since the leaker isn't veey clear or straightforward).
And we're all guilty one way or another. But I still fail to see how this single (single and rushed) playthrough could change anything.
It just confirms what we already knew and leaves much more unanswered. Yet it's already doom and gloom.
And we're all guilty one way or another. But I still fail to see how this single (single and rushed) playthrough could change anything.
It just confirms what we already knew and leaves much more unanswered. Yet it's already doom and gloom.
Leafhopper
Banned
Pretty much.
It appears that some people assumed that each galaxy was part of an overarching universe with the goal of the game to reach the centre of said universe.
It appears that is not the case.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I'm going to post this one pic without spoiler tags because I think people are losing sight of what we're going to be playing come the 9th:
That looks exotic to me.
That looks exotic to me.
Hoo boy, as if NMS threads weren't hard to read already. Now the haters have some actual ammunition and the fanboys are in full-scale defense mode, to the point that they're shooting at normal people too? Yeah, this is gonna be a fun week. :|
Because that would make too much sense.
Because that would make too much sense.
Karspankey
Banned
Trying to be on neither side, and fair to all, is becoming really hard. People who I thought were smarter not to have been acting out in silly ways. Near game releases man, like clockwork!
There are def some minor kinks in the game that could be discussed like any other game and I would like to do so! I can't imagine this thread continuing like so until release.
I'm probably wrong though :/
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
From what I've read I assume it's a mix of the following:
Game is buggy and crashes during warp jumps frequently, mining laser and a few other things get worse as you upgrade them instead of improving (laser heats up faster instead of cooling down faster with each upgrade)
Ship has no upgrades or specific ship variants, your suit ends up having 4x the inventory space of your ship
Game encourages you to get to the center as fast as possible due to it being the best way to upgrade your multitool (sounds more like play style from his post than an actual design decision)
Every planet seems to have life (this seems like a preference complaint)
Only takes about 10 hours to get to the center if you do nothing else. (he said it took him about 40 hours to get there because he had at least 30 hours of additional stuff to do)
The fuel price is too high and requires a lot of trickery to get around, where he was selling a stack of rare ore for 1/6th the price of 1 fuel.
But there is no telling if half of these are issues because there is no day 1 patch or anything you know? Besides the leaker even said he fucking loved the game sooo you know? Take it all with the biggest grain of salt possible.
Karspankey
Banned
I really like this picture from the same source:
Makes me wonder how much loot you would get from attacking something so big.