No Man’s Sky

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Also, this was way more fun in VR, the immersion slightly made up for the lack of discoveries, but something like being able to find an incredibly rare mineral on each planet would hs e made it more appealing, or maybe the ability to discover a new alien life form not seen elsewhere (dead), with the option to take samples and study it, then maybe visit a lab for info.

They added a Dinosaur fossils discovery of bones to the game. I'll have to test that out. I still play it in very short bursts before my interest fades in about 10 to 15 minutes, so there is still some game value.

And as you said, the PSVR version was a welcome idea. It does suffer less items onscreen, but nothing as bad as Hitman 3 on PSVR1. That game was so scaled back that the shelf 3 meters away looks empty. Then you walk within 2 meters and suddenly, lots of bottles appear out of thin air onto the shelf. Then disappear if you walk back a step. This game in VR, not nearly as bad thankfully.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

They added a Dinosaur fossils discovery of bones to the game. I'll have to test that out. I still play it in very short bursts before my interest fades in about 10 to 15 minutes, so there is still some game value.

And as you said, the PSVR version was a welcome idea. It does suffer less items onscreen, but nothing as bad as Hitman 3 on PSVR1. That game was so scaled back that the shelf 3 meters away looks empty. Then you walk within 2 meters and suddenly, lots of bottles appear out of thin air onto the shelf. Then disappear if you walk back a step. This game in VR, not nearly as bad thankfully.

I played through all the Hitman games flat when I got my ps5.
It was frustrating in VR, but still fun.

[Zivouhr]

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No Man's Sky Worlds Part II Deep Dive - YouTube

He says in the video "New Terrain", and they show a ship flying over basic looking mountains. Not to break chops, but the pop in is still jarring at times.


I am surprised Hello Games was still adding new updates and features, as they've been very busy with that new procedurally generated fantasy genre game they're bringing out probably by 2026 with dragons and monsters. Procedural generated maps, I'll pass but I'll at least look at the gameplay and reviews.

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Light No Fire Official Reveal Trailer From Hello Games | The Game Awards 2023 - YouTube

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I played through all the Hitman games flat when I got my ps5.
It was frustrating in VR, but still fun.

It is interesting checking out the maps in VR.
2D, the suburban houses/street/trees map is my favorite.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

[Show spoiler]No Man's Sky Worlds Part II Deep Dive - YouTube

He says in the video "New Terrain", and they show a ship flying over basic looking mountains. Not to break chops, but the pop in is still jarring at times.


I am surprised Hello Games was still adding new updates and features, as they've been very busy with that new procedurally generated fantasy genre game they're bringing out probably by 2026 with dragons and monsters. Procedural generated maps, I'll pass but I'll at least look at the gameplay and reviews.

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Light No Fire Official Reveal Trailer From Hello Games | The Game Awards 2023 - YouTube

It is interesting checking out the maps in VR.
2D, the suburban houses/street/trees map is my favorite.

Mine was the English countryside mansion, and the murder mystery.

[mwynn]

One of my Settlements was invaded.
Found a new Space Station

No Man's Sky_20250415205713 - YouTube

[Zivouhr]

That reminds me of Starfield, where a mission has you land, create a base and then having to defend it in a mission.

I gave this NMS another play today with the updates.
They improved the clouds a lot. Now they seem more realistic than before, as they line up in the sky at a certain height and can be flown through more convincingly.

Also, when flying to the planet, clouds don't completely cover the vision for more than a second, so it's a more fluent switch to the ground. Although there is a big pop in of the land from the basic texture for the planet that disappears as you get near the ground.

Unfortunately, the planets still have that "all the same terrain" style to them, so there is almost zero mystery to exploring for new sights.

Even so, a clever game and there are not many games with endless planets.

[mwynn]

No Man's Sky - Official Beacon Update Launch Trailer - YouTube

[mwynn]

No Man's Sky Voyagers Trailer (Update 6.0) - YouTube

[mwynn]

How to Build a MASSIVE Ship in No Man's Sky (HUGE UPDATE!) - YouTube

[mwynn]

I will be going after the Freighter next, then possibly a new ship. The Nu Hotness is getting old.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by mwynn

I will be going after the Freighter next, then possibly a new ship. The Nu Hotness is getting old.

The Freighters are interesting and when it first launched, a nice addition as you can walk around in them. I should check out the starports as those were cut/paste sameness each time. Maybe they're more varied now.

I did find an outpost on a planet that has ladders on it and stairs, so that was different at least.

Have you tried Creative Mode? I like it but there is no challenge to it. I should probably go back to normal mode and test that out again. I had a hundred of hours progress in Normal mode, and then Hello Games put out a major revision to NMS which automatically erased all of my progress, back in 2018 I think. I'm sure that put a damper on my enthusiasm after that.