No Man's Sky

ps3ud0 · 2 Jul 2015 at 10:37

You can meet other players (well weve been told we can), though unsure if you can communicate - yeah I dont think any npcs explorers exist.

ps3ud0 :cool:

thep02 · 2 Jul 2015 at 10:38

This and For Honor are the 2 games I'm most looking forward to my kids getting.

ic1male · 2 Jul 2015 at 11:08

ps3ud0 said:
You can meet other players (well weve been told we can), though unsure if you can communicate - yeah I dont think any npcs explorers exist.

Didn't he say it's unlikely you will? The galaxy is so vast that meeting anyone else will be only a minute chance?

Mobius 1 · 2 Jul 2015 at 11:23

ic1male said:
Didn't he say it's unlikely you will? The galaxy is so vast that meeting anyone else will be only a minute chance?

indeed. in regards to meeting another human player, the chances are very very slim. even when you do, you might not even know its a human player. you might just think its an AI ship.

i don't even think you get a chat or text box to communicate with them either.

this game isn't intended as a multiplayer experience, despite the world sharing the same galaxy.

ps3ud0 · 2 Jul 2015 at 11:30

ic1male said:
Didn't he say it's unlikely you will? The galaxy is so vast that meeting anyone else will be only a minute chance?

For the fact you can means Ill try

. Thats kinda my point and likely Hello Games point for making it a singular galaxy. Im sure you would if it meant a Platinum trophy

Tauren said:
indeed. in regards to meeting another human player, the chances are very very slim. even when you do, you might not even know its a human player. you might just think its an AI ship.

i don't even think you get a chat or text box to communicate with them either.

this game isn't intended as a multiplayer experience, despite the world sharing the same galaxy.

I really hope they make it obvious its another person and that some form of communication is possible

ps3ud0 :cool:

Vinno · 2 Jul 2015 at 14:12

I would like to be able to see if its another human. If the chance of it happening is so small it would make the experience all the more special

ak22 · 2 Jul 2015 at 15:17

I thought they said there is no multilayer?

Richdog · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:20

Tauren said:
indeed. in regards to meeting another human player, the chances are very very slim. even when you do, you might not even know its a human player. you might just think its an AI ship.

i don't even think you get a chat or text box to communicate with them either.

this game isn't intended as a multiplayer experience, despite the world sharing the same galaxy.

it would be such a shame if there wasn't at least some small way to interact or leave signs that you have been to a planet etc... it only increases immersiveness if you feel like others are treading in your footsteps.

ic1male · 2 Jul 2015 at 16:29

Richdog said:
it would be such a shame if there wasn't at least some small way to interact or leave signs that you have been to a planet etc... it only increases immersiveness if you feel like others are treading in your footsteps.

When you discover new planets or new species your name goes into the database alongside their entry. (I think.) So you should be able to tell when you are the discoverer or if someone else has been there.

Atlas23 · 2 Jul 2015 at 19:55

ak22 said:
I thought they said there is no multilayer?

From what the dev said at E3, it sounds like there isn't technically multiplayer, but everyone's game will be pulling info from the same server, so if you discover and claim a planet, then other people will be able to see that you did it.

So you won't be able to see other players at all, but you will see planets etc discovered and named by other players.

ak22 · 2 Jul 2015 at 20:31

Yeah though that was the case still looking forward to the game. Really liking the art style maybe they could add coop in the future?

Vinno · 2 Jul 2015 at 21:42

Co-op would be a really nice feature. Although hooking up with your buddy might prove hard if the galaxy is so massive

ak22 · 3 Jul 2015 at 01:53

True could have separate free roam mode where its just coop, would be awesome to have wing man cursing around space.

ps3ud0 · 3 Jul 2015 at 02:09

ak22 said:
True could have separate free roam mode where its just coop, would be awesome to have wing man cursing around space.

FFS stop hitting into me, its my space-racing line...

ps3ud0 :cool:

Mobius 1 · 3 Jul 2015 at 13:18

i'd not seen this screenshot before so thought i'd post it here.

Seems we can land our ships underwater or so it seems.

cannot wait to exploring the depths of planets. wonder what we could find.

also got me thinking. if we can mine on planets... could we mine so deep we could reach the core? :eek:

full size here

http://imgur.com/hWfsPIE

DAIR · 3 Jul 2015 at 14:04

Who is keeping the developer of this game under control?

If they're on their own / independent. Then I cannot see this game being released within the 2 or 3 years lol. It looks good but I think they're being way too over ambitious.

Russinating · 3 Jul 2015 at 14:18

Seems like there's more info on Wikipedia as to goals/aims:

No Man's Sky does have a larger goal, to reach the center of the galaxy, driven by the availability of resources to the player, which improve as the player moves towards the center of the galaxy. Players need to collect, sell, and trade resources to acquire better ships and more fuel that lets them explore the more-centralized areas of the galaxy. Hello Games' co-founder Sean Murray stated that a player could reach the center of the galaxy with between forty to one hundred hours of gameplay without focusing on any additional exploration, but will hope players instead find themselves involved in other activities enabled by the open nature of the game, such as managing a trade route or studying all the possible flora in the universe.

Plainsong · 3 Jul 2015 at 14:41

Is there any kind of story? Do we know why we are at the outer edges of the galaxy and why we need to get to the center? And when we do finally get there, what then?

I'm intrigued because it all sounds so different to what we're used to - and that's a good thing - but if it's not actually fun to play then I don't know what I'll make of it. Definitely keeping an eye on it, though.

Mobius 1 · 3 Jul 2015 at 15:36

DAIR said:
Who is keeping the developer of this game under control?

If they're on their own / independent. Then I cannot see this game being released within the 2 or 3 years lol. It looks good but I think they're being way too over ambitious.

IIRC it's supposed to be releasing this year

hopefully there will be a release date announcement during the ign monthly review starting this monday. (fingers crossed anyways)

Plainsong said:
Is there any kind of story? Do we know why we are at the outer edges of the galaxy and why we need to get to the center? And when we do finally get there, what then?

I'm intrigued because it all sounds so different to what we're used to - and that's a good thing - but if it's not actually fun to play then I don't know what I'll make of it. Definitely keeping an eye on it, though.

no story. think of it more like minecraft/terarria, doing as you please.

we don't know why we start at the outer edges, and we also don't know whats in the middle. or why we are going there. or what lays waiting for us.

i think it'll be great. fed up of doing fetch quests, or following a storyline im not really that interested in. i like the thought of picking up and playing a few hours doing whatever i really wanna do.

blitzwing85 · 3 Jul 2015 at 15:42

Like the look of everything to do with this game so far, but if I can't meet up with 1 or 2 friends somewhere then it's likely a deal breaker for me. I'm not much of a solo gamer.

It'll be a shame as the game looks cool and really unique. But I'd love it if I found a really interesting planet and then invited friends there. Even if it was just 2 at a time or something - it would make all the difference to me.

If not at launch, maybe they can add that - or maybe it's just not part of their vision.