There's !nomanssky@lemmy.world but it's not super active. You're bound to find some fans in the general gaming communities like this one though.
Iβm new to Lemmy BTW.
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Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle.
Nah, it's better than that but this statement still holds true for me - after several weeks I've seen everything (i.e. the patterns behind everything), and that's when it got repetitive. All in all it's a very nice game.
It's not wrong, but the amount of random shit they added to it is enough to make a dive into it worth it to me, at least once in a while.
It's certainly not deep, but there's stuff to do, some room for creativity, and occasional funny weirdo creatures to encounter.
I have done everything but finding goddamn freighter modules to improve my stolen pirate ship. I cannot find the bastard things anywhere and there's no mod to give them to me π‘
IIRC you can get them through the derelict freighter missions (which take forever and are kind of boring after the first one), or by blasting NPC freighters if you don't care about reputation.
For the latter I've heard (but wasn't willing to try myself to confirm) that you can just shoot the external cargo modules off of friendly freighters without them becoming mad and summoning sentinels.
Don't know, I really would like to love the game. Everytime a new update drops I try to pick up the game, but time and time again I struggle to find a game loop which really grabs my attention and keeps me playing. I either fall back into ressource grinding or trying to unlock all expedition rewards. Both getting repetitive and boring after some hours of playing. It's really a shame as I love the aesthetic and somehow casual feel of the game.
If you guys have any recommendations how to make the game enjoyable again, please feel free to drop a comment, would love to hear from you how you play NMS.
That was my experience as well for the first couple of years. But with the drop of the update where you can build your own Corvette, I finally converted. Finally I could build my very own Serenity! Next step is to make my way as a smuggler across the universe!
Edit: this is built after another players YouTube-tutorial by the way.
That's a sweet looking ship indeed! How was your experience collecting all the necessary ship parts to build this? Do you think it helped make it more enjoyable to follow a youtube guide?
Nowadays being over 30 and having a child I don't find as much time playing games anymore. Which makes the grinding part of games so much less enjoying and worth while. So following a youtube tutorial sometimes helps me to get through the more grindier spects of a game if its not possible to circumnavigate them.
PS: Woulf you mind sharing the youtube tutorial you followed?
So, as I'm also an "older" gamer, it definitely helped with the time management π How I did it was to first just look up which parts he used and try to find as many of them as possible, or otherwise trade for them in the Corvette parts shop. For some parts I also used alternatives until I had managed to collect all of the "original" parts. And when I had collected all the parts, I then followed the tutorial to do the actual build. And I enjoyed doing it this way π
There are several different alternatives, but the youtube video I followed was this: https://youtu.be/WyxeEKAnlek
I returned to it when the corvette update dropped. Might come back when there's another huge update. I usually lose interest after two weeks of playing it, because things start to get repetitive.
Got 1700hrs in it; 42 bases across a 30+ galaxies. Mines for Sodium, Indium, Phosphorus, Rusted Metal, Sulpherine, Pyrite, and a few more. Built a few architectural wonders, too. Good times
It's barely recognisable from the below average game that released in 2016. There used to be nothing to do in it, now there's so much to do that it's overwhelming. It's a very good game now, and you have to give credit to Hello Games for what they've done to make it what it was always supposed to be.
Still some things I don't love about it, but on the whole it's well worth playing if you're into that type of game.
The way the game launched makes me never want to buy a game from them again. It's nice it's better now, but now the game is almost 10 years old. They straight up lied about what was going to be in the game a release.
Now they are working on a new game and I'll read things about how ambitious it is and fans hope they can deliver.
Lol no. They will do the same thing and lie about what's in it to get people's money. They may eventually make the game better, but they should be doing that before releasing pure lies.
252.6 hours played, last played October 2024.
It's enjoyable, but I've never been really engaged with it. There's no progression, I don't feel like my character, equipment, or ships are getting better even though I'm upgrading things. No planet is special, even though they're all unique.
I think it would be better if you started out in a "settled" region with interesting factions, hand-designed planets, optional quest lines, etc. The infinite procedurally generated stuff would come into play if you push beyond the edges of known space.
Yeah and having an expansive universe with like three languages and three races of intelligent creatures, none of which seem to have any personalities just left it feeling shallow.
There's no storyline in even the main story. It feels like a vast and lonely universe. I think procedural world generation has largely the same problem as generative AI: infinite slight varieties of responses, all of which are as bland as a HR seminar.
I've come to realize over time that I would prefer a completely linear story to games on the other extreme end.
What you're suggesting sounds very interesting though, linear and more handcrafted content paired with procedural content to pad in the margins. Keep playing forever if you want to, but feel a sense of story and accomplishment in the main storyline.
Edit: that's probably why the expeditions feel more worth playing... You bump into people because you're all playing on the same planets, and the star systems you're playing through are at least somewhat curated.
You didn't engage with it but have spent the equivalent of 6 weeks of full time work in the game?
Maybe I'm setting my bar too low, but for a video game I expect to get 1hr enjoyment per dollar spent for me to consider a game 'worthwhile.'
That aside, I agree it would be nice to have a more lived in feel in NMS, cities, a feel of civilization.
I hop in and out whenever a new update comes out, feels like I slip into my usual grinding routine, collect resources then sell resources. Then a new game comes out and I drop off again. I did get it for the Steam Deck and appreciate the cross save feature and they really do deserve credit for the ongoing updates. But itβs a sandbox and same game mechanics as FarmVille sometimes.
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This is my problem, too. I've gotten so entrained to hoard resources and make gold go up. I explore enough planets to put mines for every resource next to teleporters, then I run around the teleporters collecting resources until the overflow my storage. I'm a little jealous of people who have the creativity and attention to build big, elaborate bases with all of those resources - they look cool, it must feel very rewarding to see them develop, but if it's not utilitarian, I can't motivate myself.
Of course, I've got probably 200 hours hoarding resources...
No, I'm not a No Man's Sky fan. I'm a recovering No Man's Sky addict. If retirement exists in the future, I hope this game still exists, cuz I'm gonna ruin whatever remains of my life with it.
I play it on vr. I just like exploring.
I should give it a try again... Release was not perfect but I hear so many good stories about the game. Then again, I just started my first playthrough from the Wild Hunt which(er) takes enough time....
No, man...looks sadly at the sky
No.
The sameness of every planet was a major turnoff for me, plus the scale of the universe pretty much guarantees that you'll never run into another player organically. The game is basically just Minecraft in space, except bad.
This is the reason why I don't like procedurally-generated games. What's the point of a big, massive universe, if it's nothing but a bunch of generated sameness? Environments that weren't handcrafted are a major turnoff for me. As someone who sees video games as art, it just feels soulless and empty. Like AI-generated art, except it's an entire game.
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I haven't played in about a month, but the Corvette update really got my interest renewed. Soon as that dropped, my first thought was how Hello Games basically out-Starfielded Starfield. Having completely walkable interiors on near-infinitely editable ships made things a lot more fun, although also a smidge OP. Methinks I should jump back in! Really need to try VR mode again too.
bought it some time ago but only played for like 10hrs. I was either lost or bored most of the time.
Haha. I hear you. First times are worst...repairing the ship mission was really crazy for me.
Played for a while, a few times, but there's not much challenge so I don't stick around that long. Got strong enough to kill all the sentinels easily. Got a freighter and billions of credits. Lots of resources.
I can imagine deeper stuff they could do, and maybe they will one day.
Ship ship! Ship ship ship ship ship. Ship.
Looks like a testicle!
SHIIIIIIIP!
Ship ship!
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Currently working through rebel galaxy outlaw. No Man's Sky is next!
I haven't got past the early game where you're scraping the map for technology to build a little wooden house.
I play it in bursts every few months when I feel that space exploration itch. Usually there's a new feature or two whenever I pick it up. So yeah, fan of the game and the company behind it.
It is definitely great for what it is, and I do jump in every new update. Plus, it's one of those games I can just throw on when I'm not feeling a particular type of game to play, and it usually does help me get in the gaming mood. :)
I enjoy it. It's a relaxing, peaceful game. I just wish there were more objectives. The idea of just exploring and finding things doesn't appeal to me all that much. The game has a lot of potential for combat, both in the spaceship and as a FPS, but both of these areas feel like they could be expanded a bit. Overall, I just wish that there were more combat-focused missions after completing the main storyline.
But it's still pretty good and I enjoy it when I want to relax.
I think this is why it never quite clicked with me. It's a gorgeous game and it's really come such a long way, but personally I could use a bit more direction.
NMS was so much fun but now when I log in I'm lost and confused and dont feel like I have the metal to start over.
NMS did such a better job of looking like a movie poster than Starfield could ever have hoped to.
It was apparently my top played game on PS5 this year because earlier in the year I got really into playing it while listening to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
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