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No Man's Sky |OT| Hello Worlds.
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saveweyard
Banned
My PC starting planet is amazing. Large gold deposits all over the surface, emeril in all the caves, Vy'keen language stones and ruins are very frequent, peaceful and interesting wildlife, and the sentinels don't bother me too much.
Just found a sweet looking multitool at an outpost as well. I don't want to leave.
Just found a sweet looking multitool at an outpost as well. I don't want to leave.
SumptuousLemur
Banned
Anyone have any advice with this ship purchase?
wowbaggerBR
Member
How am I supposed to make the warp drive work? I have the preorder ship, which already got one, but I think I got waaaaay distracted mining a planet and now I have no clue about what I should do next.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Thats pretty much the exact upgrade I made at first. Do it.
Throw a few more weapon upgrades on it and another shield uograde and you will be good for taking out some pirates.
Okay? I have named all my planets and systems but I'm not naming any animals or waypoints. I enjoy it.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
It's just more slots.
The Phase Beam and Photon Cannon are completely blocked if you want to do the stacking upgrade.
You can just stack the upgrades next to each other and not have them touch the base item.
If you do buy it dismantle the beam upgrades (if you have the blueprints) or remove that cannon upgrade and put some kind of beam upgrade in there so you get the bonus.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
I really don't like it at all.
It's just chase a triangle around till it's in front of you and start shooting when they come at you head on. Maybe it gets better with upgrades, I dunno. I have a Trader class ship so I am a big fatso sitting duck in space.
LookAtMeGo
Member
The cannon is so much better than the beam IMO.
Ive had a lot more fun with the space combat when I forces myself to master the roll. Taking out freights and fleets wont work with the turn around and shoot head on method.
It is a bit too easy tho still.
Why is roll mapped to shoulder buttons? Horrible decision.
Ive had a lot more fun with the space combat when I forces myself to master the roll. Taking out freights and fleets wont work with the turn around and shoot head on method.
It is a bit too easy tho still.
Why is roll mapped to shoulder buttons? Horrible decision.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
That's what I use but I haven't upgraded it at all.
I never really lose an attack (unless it's a distress signal event) but I just find it boring to spin around and wait for them to come at me head on. Glad they have auto aim for the cannon otherwise I wouldn't hit shit.
Wind's Howling
Member
There is one piece of soundtrack in this game that involves a piano and it seriously reminds me of Interstellar.
It is beautiful if you found the right planet for it.
It is beautiful if you found the right planet for it.
Haha, congrats! I've put about 12 hrs into the game and I haven't left my home planet yet to get the pass. I'm trying to 100% this first one.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Thats definitely the method for taking on pirates. I wish it was a little more challenging. Taking out frieghters and fleets during those distress signals is a bit more exciting for sure. Flying around the big ships adds to it for sure.
This is so my start to, seriously abundant resources on my starter planet, also the cave systems on it are insane i got lost in the underground, 7 hours + and not even left my first system.
saveweyard
Banned
Just a few shots from my starting planet:
I've been playing since Tuesday...and I'm still on my first planet. It's 100% rock, no seas or watering holes...at all. It's has no weather pattern but it is toxic, hindering my general wander.
During my time here I've sold many, many Aluminium...enough to forge a Spacesuit with over 30 slots. I'm still using the same ship though...those discovered are, on balance, a double edge-sword. They tend to look nicer but have fewer slots.
I've walked for the most part and made discoveries. The Korvax seem friendly and Monoliths are insightful but as I extend my Korvax vocabulary, now beyond 150 words, they turned dark and desperate. The devil is in the detail. Something bad had happened but I'm still learning. It points to another faction I've yet to discover.
I've located a Korvax Ruin, it's position revealed after I politely engaged with a Korvax Scientist. I tip I shall follow today.
So, No Man's Sky...it's slow and amusing but I get the feeling I can solve the riddle of this story without leaving my first planet.
During my time here I've sold many, many Aluminium...enough to forge a Spacesuit with over 30 slots. I'm still using the same ship though...those discovered are, on balance, a double edge-sword. They tend to look nicer but have fewer slots.
I've walked for the most part and made discoveries. The Korvax seem friendly and Monoliths are insightful but as I extend my Korvax vocabulary, now beyond 150 words, they turned dark and desperate. The devil is in the detail. Something bad had happened but I'm still learning. It points to another faction I've yet to discover.
I've located a Korvax Ruin, it's position revealed after I politely engaged with a Korvax Scientist. I tip I shall follow today.
So, No Man's Sky...it's slow and amusing but I get the feeling I can solve the riddle of this story without leaving my first planet.
Afrowhitey
Neo Member
Yes, it means there are no fauna on the planet to discovery. But, if you hold X on PS4(sorry don't know what it is on PC) it will upload a complete planet to the encyclopedia and it counts towards the 100% animal discovery on the milestone stat page.
Easy way to get the 100% milestones.
WordAssassin
Member
Finally warped to my second system, went from 2 planets and a moon to six planets (or some other number, at least one of them is a moon, the one I'm on now). It's the first place I've been that is BARREN and it's also the first place I've been that doesn't have an atmosphere that's trying to kill me. It actually looks a lot like Mars, just with floating Copper turds and way more interesting topography.
I am so sick of my 9-slot Multitool though. I actually found two more in my first system but they were total bullshit 5 and 7 slot guns. Lame. I really need more space to add more cooling upgrades because I can't mine for shit with my current gun. And the moon I'm on has massive gold tesicles everywhere. $$$$$ but it takes foreeeever.
I am so sick of my 9-slot Multitool though. I actually found two more in my first system but they were total bullshit 5 and 7 slot guns. Lame. I really need more space to add more cooling upgrades because I can't mine for shit with my current gun. And the moon I'm on has massive gold tesicles everywhere. $$$$$ but it takes foreeeever.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Re: Flying around during distress signals.
I have to get out of the habit of just sitting still when I go into one of those things. I treat them the same way as the space pirates..like a shooting gallery.
WordAssassin
Member
My starting planet is under the control of the clan that did the bad thing to them. Their story is terrifying and I feel so bad for the Korvax.
I tried to 100% my first planet but I don't think it's ever possible. Planets are, well, planet sized. There's so many outposts and stuff.
But scanning all animals is doable and you should probably do it for that good cash (could be up to +200k units).
Agreed. It has turned into the rocket jump of NMS. Please don't remove this!
Wind's Howling
Member
I love it when some planets look barren but once you venture further it can surprise you with its huge area's of water and caverns.
https://twitter.com/superbunnyhop/status/764377599451758592
Whatever my feelings about the actual playing of No Man's Sky, this type of stuff is going to keep me following it. I wonder what the Hitomi Tanaka species looks like.
Whatever my feelings about the actual playing of No Man's Sky, this type of stuff is going to keep me following it. I wonder what the Hitomi Tanaka species looks like.
Dirtyshubb
Member
Just found a gravitino ball planet myself
It has hostile sentinels but they aren't too much trouble. Now to spend some time farming them, luckily I have been spending my 20+ hours focusing on upgrading my suit so I have 32 slots in it (minus protection upgrades of course).
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
So last night I was trying to 100% a planet, eventually got frustrated, and decided to just leave my ship behind and walk until I found the last animal I needed to scan. I end up walking aimlessly for like an hour until I finally give up and decide to find a ship beacon to call my ship and just go on to the next galaxy. Finding a beacon somehow takes me another 45 minutes. Then as I'm leaving I decide to land one more time and just take a quick look around. Aaaand of course that's when I find the animal I needed. :lol
Seriously, finding that last animal needed to 100% a planet can be a huge pain in the ass.
(I will say, though, going on foot for an extended period really did enhance the feeling of trying to survive on an unfamiliar planet. I'll probably do it again the next time I play.)
Seriously, finding that last animal needed to 100% a planet can be a huge pain in the ass.
(I will say, though, going on foot for an extended period really did enhance the feeling of trying to survive on an unfamiliar planet. I'll probably do it again the next time I play.)
LookAtMeGo
Member
When you upgrade your pulse engine a fair amount you actually get decent control of the ship while boosting. Definitely makes it more fun to whip around the freighters to get behind an attacker. Its kind of a make your own fun thing tho because you can pretty easily fly away then wait for them to start attacking the freighters and them swoop in from behind.
Hopefully the space combat gets ironed out. There is potential there.
NeptunePirate
Member
The PS4 version doesn't track time played.
NeptunePirate
Member
You find them at certain outposts. They're waist high beacons that are lit up. They look like Daleks from Doctor Who.
LookAtMeGo
Member
IIRC you also need an atlas pass v.1 to use those ship spawn beacons.
Afrowhitey
Neo Member
On the PS4 version, whenever on a planet my compass at the top middle of the screen has a little ship icon. I have to spin around to find it sometimes, but it's there.
Wind's Howling
Member
Fucking murderous crabs. I can walk past predatory animals but get near crabs and they swarm you with the dozens. It is making me leave this somewhat peaceful planet.
They'll be on the walls (you can't miss it) of places inhabited by aliens. This isn't always the case though, it took me over 15 hours until I got my first chance to purchase a new one. Since then, they've been popping up regularly.
Incorrect. You need to use bypass chips in order to use them.
LookAtMeGo
Member
They are. You can dismantle them at a loss of some of the required ingredients and re apply them to another slot. That becomes a pain in the ass when dealing with rare stuff. Thats why my upgrade layout is in shambles. I cant be bothered to go look for Aluminum and aqua spheres again.
Just for a small boost and tidiness.
N° 2048
Member
48 is the max.
You have to dismantle them and then rebuild them in the spot you want.
SlickShoes
Member
48 is max
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