No Man's Sky

Greboth · 16 Mar 2016 at 11:19

I suppose it hasn't been directly confirmed there is only one galaxy but I would be surprised if there are more. Either way, it has been confirmed there are a stupid number of planets (18 trillion wasn't it?) so plenty of exploring to keep us all busy regardless of them being in 1 or more galaxies.

beachBOYken · 16 Mar 2016 at 11:25

Greboth said:
I suppose it hasn't been directly confirmed there is only one galaxy but I would be surprised if there are more. Either way, it has been confirmed there are a stupid number of planets (18 trillion wasn't it?) so plenty of exploring to keep us all busy regardless of them being in 1 or more galaxies.

Makes more sense. Basically a lot of stars which feature a number of planets orbiting that star.

Mobius 1 · 16 Mar 2016 at 11:25

Greboth said:
I suppose it hasn't been directly confirmed there is only one galaxy but I would be surprised if there are more. Either way, it has been confirmed there are a stupid number of planets (18 trillion wasn't it?) so plenty of exploring to keep us all busy regardless of them being in 1 or more galaxies.

18 quintillion. As a number it looks like this.

18,446,744,073,709,551,616

Dano · 16 Mar 2016 at 11:26

ps3ud0 said:
Always considered ED just a quick arse response to Star Citizens (funding) success - had decades to make a sequel...

ps3ud0

Don't get me wrong, I love Elite but a lot of complaints are very valid. I've wasted a lot of time in it and will continue to do so, same will go for NMS I fully expect

Noxia · 16 Mar 2016 at 12:32

mid_gen said:
I think the major difference is that NMS actually has scenery and worlds to explore. In ED you just hang around in the inky blackness looking at different coloured spheres.

I agree with your point about ELite, I just think that the same assests spread out differently will end up exactly the same for me personally.

Greboth · 16 Mar 2016 at 13:32

Tauren said:
18 quintillion. As a number it looks like this.

18,446,744,073,709,551,616

Ah sort of close, I know it was some massive number. I really hope they have a stats page which lists how many planets you have visited. As you play for a while and look and see "18,446,744,073,709,550,752 planets still to visit"

mid_gen · 16 Mar 2016 at 14:20

Noxia said:
I agree with your point about ELite, I just think that the same assests spread out differently will end up exactly the same for me personally.

Depends how many permutations of biomes/world they've managed to construct and the gameplay effects of each one. There are orders of magnitude more possibilities in NMS compared to ED simply because the granularity of the world goes below 'Planet' into biomes, lifeforms, NPCs etc.

Either way, I'm getting it, if for nothing else than an interesting technical analysis

Noxia · 16 Mar 2016 at 14:32

mid_gen said:
Depends how many permutations of biomes/world they've managed to construct and the gameplay effects of each one. There are orders of magnitude more possibilities in NMS compared to ED simply because the granularity of the world goes below 'Planet' into biomes, lifeforms, NPCs etc.

Either way, I'm getting it, if for nothing else than an interesting technical analysis

Oh yes I'll rent it for sure to see if I can see any longevity in it.

Mobius 1 · 11 Apr 2016 at 17:22

New 21 minute footage.

Direct link

http://assets3.ign.com/videos/zenco...e96ccab6651c22662358-9000000-1460150345-w.mp4

Ign link

http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/04/11/no-mans-sky-21-minutes-of-new-gameplay-ign-first

Tummy · 11 Apr 2016 at 18:38

Looks excellent :cool:

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TriedandTested · 11 Apr 2016 at 20:24

Looks kinda boring. Where's the fun exploring and discovery on such a scale if you aren't doing it with someone??

ic1male · 11 Apr 2016 at 20:51

TriedandTested said:
Looks kinda boring. Where's the fun exploring and discovery on such a scale if you aren't doing it with someone??

Because people always spoil things. If it was a proper multiplayer game you can bet your bottom dollar there will be a group of **** just going round blowing everybody else up.

Mobius 1 · 11 Apr 2016 at 20:55

Indeed. Thank the Lord it's not proper multiplayer.

Dano · 11 Apr 2016 at 21:12

Looked like it was running at a decent frame rate to me there, I'll be very happy if it hits 60

Mobius 1 · 11 Apr 2016 at 21:18

Looked like a pretty solid 60 to me. Hopefully the final game will be.

TheVoice · 11 Apr 2016 at 22:15

TriedandTested said:
Looks kinda boring. Where's the fun exploring and discovery on such a scale if you aren't doing it with someone??

Why do you need someone with you for that? Plenty of good single player games let you explore on your own.

FTM · 12 Apr 2016 at 14:52

the new footage boggles my mind! caves!!

pop in still looks a slight problem in space, hopefully less of a problem on a pc maybe

da_mic_1530 · 12 Apr 2016 at 18:24

Still looks very impressive, but also dull

Huntyz · 12 Apr 2016 at 19:11

Looks amazing cant wait

Mollari · 13 Apr 2016 at 07:24

Only concern I have will there be enough things to keep me busy when playing but.. then again I believe there are tons of stuff to buy and upgrade like ships, weaponry and spacesuit. Everything looks so nice, the planets and the space itself thanks to space stations and all the traffic around them.

I do believe I have to buy this adventure