My buddy, that i showed the game a few weeks back, actually went completely crazy and learned ALL words from all languages already. Had to supply him with a few warp cells through that, but i didnt mind. :) I loved how dedicated he was to his goal, and now he can understand every alien perfectly.. kinda insane. Just sad, that steam doesnt have an Achievement for learning all words.
This applies to not only NMS but so much in life lol. Try to be in the moment and enjoy what you’re doing instead of always trying to rush to the next thing because once there’s no next thing you’re going to realize you never got to fully enjoy the experience and now it’s over
Exactly people do the same in many other games like Elden Ring the moment it came out everyone tried to rush through it as fast as possible like Asmongold for example
I spent days searching for an earth like paradise planet with rings like Saturn. I cannot express the joy I felt when I found it. I built a replica of my own home, planted giant trees to create my own, private forest, and have spent countless hours exploring that one system. Each planet had something different to offer. I built different farms for even the most basic supplies. I scanned every fauna, I’ve activated countless waypoints, I even found a settlement on my planet that was effectively lake side. That lake had a little island where I built a cabin. I’ve spent hours exploring the nearby systems as well. If you expand the galaxy map you’ll see I’ve established bases, created farms and fully explored them. And that’s all just one pocket in one galaxy. And then there’s the community. NMS Coordinate exchange is a treasure trove of cool shit. Locations for cool ships, multi-tools or animals to adopt as pets. It’s endless. Sometimes I just wander around other players’ base builds to get ideas or marvel at their creativity. Anyone playing NMS for an “end goal” is missing the point. Sometimes I play the game just to sit on a planet and take in the sights and sounds. I have a base on a mountainous planet with glowing purple fields and dinosaurs. My cabin sits perched on a cliff so high that jumping off of it takes a good 20-30 seconds to hit the bottom. It’s awesome.
So true, this is what peak no man's sky gameplay is. You don't play to finish a story like the other games. you play as if you're living in an alternate world. I do this to relax after a whole week of work lol. Sometimes I mute the in-game music and play a some relaxing music, or even podcast on Spotify to set the mood.
@@nomadicstrengthThey got VR too. Totally different experience. The VR makes it surreal, larger than life. I was gonna check starfield out, but saving my money to buy light no fire from this same developer. Hopefully it drops this year.
the problem with No Man's Sky is that you arent really exploring the galaxy you are just visiting the same planet over and over with a different filter applied. You cant fly through a solar system for example like you can do in Elite Dangerous and fly past moons and gas giants and around the sun. It very much feels like an artifice
I would LOVE multi biome planets and some more diversity in flora and fauna on each planet to create more of that “need to see more than just where you landed” maybe worlds pt two will touch on that?
Multi biome worlds would be very cool, I don't know how taxing that would be on the hardware but maybe it will come. But this would be just another fantastic thing for something which is already fantastic. Ultimately you'd always go into orbit to travel between biomes and that is functionally almost identical to travelling to new planets.
There was this one time where I've spent like a total of 10+ hours looking for the best planet to put my base in, all the while having fun doing so, searing planets and such. After finding the ideal planet, It felt so significant. It was worth the time I've spent.
What are you looking for in a perfect planet? You like the colours and oceans? The materials? Creatures? All of that? I've played the game for like 2 hours I still have no idea what I'm doing. xD just following directions given by the game..
This video was fantastic. I have been playing NMS for a few years now, and never really understood why it didn't resonate the same way with my friends, as it did with me. I guess this video really contextualized how I enjoy the game. By just being a curious little traveler. To reiterate the disclaimer: you can choose to enjoy things however you would like to, or not at all even.
I feel so called out, because I am always rushing games. You are so right. I do need to take my time on the games I play and for some Void damn reason I am only finding out my mistake today. Thank you.
I do that too. I feel like I'm useless if I'm not levelling up, getting better items, better armor, ships and everything. I think I just need to slow down.
This helped me get back in to games from my youth like FF7. As long as I obsessed about not missing anything and playing the "perfect run" it felt so hollow and boring like filling out an excel spreadsheet. Once I put down the guides all the fun came back. All sense of discovery is lost once we try to optimize everything.
The problem is that the whole game is build like a factory from day 1. The main game loop is based on collecting resources, the game is a survival after all, so can't really enjoy something that was not built that way. Try to find the difference between NMS worlds and something like Mass Effect worlds, or even the most recent Starfield worlds: they are alive, even if barren. You travel with a companion, you have something to do that is not just scan plants and rocks and collect resources and walk around. That is what NMS miss most of the time. It was built as exploration game but as game where you go to planet X, scan stuff for money; collect stuff for money and to get to the next place where you scan stuff for money and collect stuff for money, so you can upgrade things to go farther to get more scans of things for money... And you survive in the meantime. It is the very core loop of the game that is against itself. If NMS was designed to be an exploration game, you would not be alone; you would walk around your ship; and when building your capital ship interior, it would not look like every single piece has a functionality to make money or produce something... You are in fact making factories on land or in space. And nothing wrong with that; this is what NMS is: solitary exploration and survival. If that is what you like, it is a great game, but if you want a real exploration game, you are stuck with stuff like Mass Effect, where you can't pilot a ship nor get all the awesome things you get in NMS
Normally, i play high action games. But i started playing this a few days ago and get so lost in the immersion and lose track of time. I dont engage in alot of combat yet im always blown away by how it captures me and pulls me in so easily. Such an amazing game!
I feel like the one of the most important skills someone who plays videogames can have is the ability to adjust one's mindset to enjoy games more fully. It saves you from feeling like you have no games to play while you have a full shelf and loaded steam library full of them.
THIS! I mega agree I can just change how I wanna play and replay so many different games, I mean i once did like 3 skrim runs back to back cause I wanted to do entirely different play throughs, I was in modded vr so that made it easier
Many people wouldn't have issues with optimizing their journey if inventory space wasn't an issue. The main driver towards optimization is the fact that you keep running out of space, your ship keeps running out of space and it's incredibly frustrating. Most people (me included) just want to upgrade the inventory slots of everything, and then they feel like they can finally start enjoying the game.
Hmm I havnt had the problem of it being too much, but i definitely agree that a day dosnt go by that I don’t have to do some inventory stuff to keep the important stuff
HEY I came back to find this comment, I just learned you can give your self the max inventory space on a custom difficulty! So that might save you a lot of time
This is true. So many of these games limit your inventory too aggressively. I'm constantly having to decide what to throw away. It's a game. Let me carry anything I want. I can already make antimatter with two ingredients while standing outside my house so realism isn't an issue
I always do one if its a quicksilver related Build an Outpost mission and name them FOB: X WHATEVER/DATE. E.g I'm Irish so the last one I did was on good friday so it's called "FOB: Gek Friday aGRAHment". It's now also my official drop in spot for harvesting milk etc cos I got lucky with creature spawn in the area in hindsight.
I wonder if i can find my neighbors, started playing NMS at the end of 2022, and just simply build my base on a trending planet that i found in the Anomaly called Twelve Towers, still have no idea what to do but some visitor on that planet dumped me something that costs like 180mil lmao and spent it overnight on A class exotic ship, still confused but i just build stuff and do some space plundering for quick cash lol
I'm not into base building, but I play the game since 2017 and I've had so much fun just by scanning every fauna and flora in any planet I may go and naming every single animal, plant or rock. Sometimes I give them funny names, sometimes I name them something that recalls their description and sometimes I give them random human names.
I just wander around the different systems acting like a traveller, I often get side tracked from missions but that's ok. I like spending time in the outlaw systems being a space pirate, raiding freighters and delivering shady packages to suspicious characters. It's all good fun.
Totally agree. I set a goal to keep jumping until I got to a lush galaxy about half way through the galaxy sequence... around 110ish... as I thought that would be nice and quiet. Then I went to the centre of that galaxy and checked the various systems that you can jump to the centre from, looking for a wealthy system with a paradise planet that i was the first to discover - so I could name it. Then I built a base ...a bit like the post office tower in london, a tower with a big viewing gallery at the top that i set up with tables and chairs, a bar etc and called it the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Having a big frigate fleet actually does serve a purpose. The more frigates you have the more fleet missions you can have active at one time. Unless they changed it recently
Total agree I play every day for about an hour - but I try to do something different each time - improve a base, explore a new planet, fight sentinels, do some trading etc. etc. etc. Its such a great game to be able to do just about anything you feel like at the time.
I slowly dozed off last night while drifting slowly through space in my ship, i turned towards all the other colorful systems and just thought about how amazing it is that life is just like that.
This change in mentality was exactly what I was after, started the game recently and was instantly hooked going in blind. After watching Hawkes gaming's best start guide I felt like I had been playing my first 10hrs so inefficiently and tried starting again following the guide step by step and just didn't enjoy my time anywhere near as much. Can still highly recommend his video as I learned so many mechanics like the melee jet pack boost for faster movement but you are correct going straight from the first ship to an S class felt like id be skipping so much of the reward from naturally finding new ships! Glad I only got an hour or two into playing this way, time to start over 'organically', Cheers Travelers!
1:26 after some stuff in the story that i won't mention to avoid spoilers there is literally a mission that says something along the lines of "the galaxy is now yours to enjoy".
I've owned the game since pre-launch and due to some health issues, pure combat can be painful. But I find lots of ways to keep occupied in game. My personal thing is building BNBs on really beautiful planets or unusual ones.
I've been playing pretty much nonstop since I got the game, and I'm loving the freedom the game provides, from. building bases, following the story or harvesting resources. I live finding random planets, finding resources, looting wrecks or fighting sentinels. The true freedom it provides is truly epic.
The guys voice and tone seems to me he genuinely wants to help us out and give us advice to improve our lives and well beings. Thank you whoever you are
I love your video! I've got over 3000 hours in the game and have done all the things you listed at the end. Here are some other things to do: Find your own squid ship. Read all the lore cycles found in the game: for example, the abandoned base lore, and the lore loop found at boundary failures on exotic worlds. Learn all words of all languages in game (including the Atlas language). Complete the Atlas path after learning all the Atlas words so that you can read all the Atlas lore as you do the Atlas path. (I did this on my first save, since I prioritized learning all languages when I started playing.) Find all identifiable rocks, animals, and plants in a system, including unique rocks and plants in underwater caves, etc.... Warp! to the Galactic Hub and make a base in one of the Hub systems. Join other civilizations. Warp to one of the corners of one of the galaxies. (Each galaxy is shaped kind of like a pizza box and has eight corners!) Warp along an entire edge of a galaxy. Play in permadeath at max difficulty. (Ultimately this gets to be as easy as normal, after you learn the game.) Min/max your suit/a ship/freighter/multitool. Find planets with ultra-rare combinations of geographical features. Find greater mushroom beetles. Find killer care bears! Learn to make music with the bytebeat. Learn how to wire control circuits of various kinds. Learn how to glitch build with bases. Find a station with a first spawn exotic ship for scrapping. Find a station with two first spawn exotic ships! Find a max size S-class capital freighter. Do PVP. Find a perfect planet.
I think maybe you should make a NMS vid with all this exprience, I am going to look for those Killer Care Bears🧸🐻🐻❄ and learn more about this Bytebeat thing?👍
Excellent tips all around. Here’s one more: Start a new save often. I restart a lot. Give yourself a challenge like you can’t do X or Y for money this run. I tend to do the same strategies a lot, so when I take those off the table it makes me be more creative. I’ve found that hauling trade goods is way easier and more lucrative than I thought it was, and it grows your money really fast since you make more and you can buy more with each trip. 👍🏻
@@true_cyan9188 Yep, exactly. If smuggling is nearly the only thing you do for money (a great strategy, of course) then take that off the table completely. Now you have to find some other ways and it makes you strategize. Or you can only leave the first system once you’ve made 10 million units. Whatever ideas you want to make for challenges. Also, Beeblebum has some great challenges like the Fugitive Challenge, which can be a lot of fun. Modify the rules a bit if it gets too tedious and just make it fun. 👍🏻
I feel like part of no mans sky is creating your own unique story for yourself and experiences. I designed this organization for myself called IAC Galactic which is a rogue trader union wandering the galaxy. Theyre chaotic neutral in the sense that we will destroy as many frigates as we save, colonize as many planets as we survey and interact with as many races as we fight. It gives me a mission that is always present and underlying.
@@oskar751 it's in game role playing! Just helps keep me locked in 😁😁 Working on building structures on a desert world I'm currently living on as one of my centres of operation
Another tip that might help, go into custom game, put the hardest options available and turn on permadeath, that makes the game 100 times more intense and vivid, it will put you to the test
Just started playing and accidently got my first freighter. Who knew you get your first freighter free for saving them from pirates. I have to admit that was pretty cool, figured I would need to grind for ages to afford one.
I think every third jump, or a jump after spending X amount of time in a system will always result in a freighter rescure spawn when entering a system. Best part is you don't have to take the first one you save. You can keep jumping and triggering them until you find one you want and then take that as your first free freighter ;)
5 years playing and I finally got around making enough money and nanos to upgrade my favorite ship. I never like grinding so I always put it off and did things I enjoyed more like finding hostile planets and build bases on them.
one thing I did recently was move to a planet that had a lot of players on it. On the reddit or YT theres a ton of people who will share their perfect paradise planet and that attracts a lot of players. Feels cool to load up the game and physically see changes to the area around you. although I would recommend keeping important storage in your freighter, never know when a glitch that allows players to steal your loot or destroy your base parts might pop up.
This is a fine concept, but what I think you are overlooking, is that some people just don't enjoy exploration for exploration's sake. Some people, like me, need some challenge or obstacle to overcome. I hate not optimizing, not working my hardest to succeed and overcome difficulties. I need a purpose for all my activities, not just doing them for just doing them. It's the difference between playing Minecraft creative vs survival.
Hey thank you for your comment, I recommend you don’t play no man’s sky. I’m sure you have seen them already but maybe try satisfactory or factorio, those games are all about optimization!
@@true_cyan9188 Yep, I've already played No Man's Sky, I was just commenting why some people might not like it. It's a great game, but not for everyone.
I did the underwater base! I made an underwater nautilon dock, like the one in Deep Blue Sea where Samuel L. Jackson gets eaten by a shark. (look it up, that movie is crazy, a shark gets stabbed in the eye with a crucifix, and there's a chef with a parrot.)
There really needs to be some more combat missions on planets... like a cave that turns into a dungeon kinda thing that you gotta go through and find some loot..like the derelict freighters maybe... there needs to be more things to do that actually have a reason to do it. im less than two weeks into this game, ive got a stupid amount of money, and the only reason I ever visit a planet now, is to look for new interceptor models, otherwise, theres really no reason to do anything
I would like some more direct content like the freighters, but the game is set up as a sandbox survival game. You’re supposed to enjoy going through all the motions of the game, “the prize is the journey” typa vibe. I do agree that some cave spelunking update would be SUPER cool.
@@true_cyan9188 Well yeah but...sandboxes need THINGS TO DO in them. It didn't take much time at all until I ran out of things to do. Telling people to just build a house and chill in it and do nothing is just - whatever man. At some point every biome starts looking the same. All the creatures are the same. Planets look at the same with the same thing to do in them. Even Interceptor which JUST launched after seeing 100+ Sentinel ships and finding the one you want...it's all the same. The game is a mile wide and an inch deep. Just like Elite Dangerous. I've done everything, seen everything, I have everything I could ever need/want....meh. So why play? What's the goal? Where are the challenges? Just because it's a sandbox doesn't mean there shouldn't be things to do or random things that keep one interested.
Build an underground maze get with some of your friends Put two teams together and go at it there is your combat Mission. Get a group together I would like minded people and see what you can come up with together. You never knoh a couple of heads are better than one Try multiplayer.
You hit the nail on the head. It's like playing minecraft in creator mode. Sure you can build cool stuff and do cool things but with no clear direction or goal other than what you make up yourself, the game gets stale for a lot of people fast. Some people love that type of freedom but i personally find it boring. I haven't played for a year but last time there was no reason to build ground bases, you had your frighter. There was no reason to become an overseer of an outpost since it gave you nothing useful other than just to say you have one. That's how most of the game is. Multiplayer is a joke outside doing missions together. You will quickly find you do most things on your own
@@Reclaimer77 Man you hit me hard with a gut punch mentioning Elite. It's the exact reason I quit it a year ago. So far No Man's Sky seems more vibrant and lively and I'm enjoying being a Zensunni Wanderer on the planets I come across as much as I'm enjoying the space aspect (Though I only started this week), but the mention of ED has got my hackles up XD
For me, it is the creative mode that shines, i just love exploring, thats even the reason why i bought the game, just flying in youre space shuttle while building a space imporium in 100 of diffrent systems, without worrying about money or resources, i just love this game❤
Well said man! I just love how chill this game is. Like you said, log in and smell the roses. However, I am a ship hunter and I find doing that is so fun and rewarding. *cheers*
I've earned over 2 Billion Units with my farms and by trading in different systems (Which is difficult now since the last updates), spent days to buildt different outposts, more days to find an awesome resurgent S-Class frighter and even more days exploring which got me some nice ships in my inventory. 600+ hours on the clock, 100% Achievements, it's one of the most played games in my steam library and I love it.
I want to make a lot of money but not by farming activated indium. I want to raid pirate freighters and smuggle illegal contraband in the game because that’s more fun and you get too see more of the world wrather then just farming indium
Great video!! I quit duping and glitching a long time ago and just started playing the game and building my character's "life" organically. I find it MUCH more relaxing just playing the game and enjoying the exploration.
I enjoyed the base building in no man’s sky so much, it is what I did the most of when playing the game. This also allowed me to go around to look for resources, maybe fight sentinels in an unfriendly planet. My friends burnt out despite getting freighters and better ships before me but it was me who ended up playing more.
No, you haven’t if you’ve spent a couple hours in more than 255 glaxies, near infinite planets, and seen everything there is to see, you’re either Einstein, or uninformed
18 quintillion stars and a lot more planets, there’s even black holes nebulas, and space pirates with unique ships, guns, fleets, and tactics. If you really mean what you’re saying, you must be talking about starfield.
@@TheFirstAndLastObserver You use a lot of hyperbole which completely undermines your argument. "near infinite planets" means absolutely nothing when they all fall into a few simple categories (biomes) and look the same overall regardless. I mean according to your logic, Pacman is the greatest game of all time because of its near infinite levels and all the dots that you can gobble up.
@@jasonduvall9480 Here’s the thing, there’s subclasses of those biomes and subclasses of those subclasses. Also, if you are comparing a game with an ecosystem with biomes, planets, fauna and flora to a game which has you run from ghosts and eat pellets; you’re talking about completely different subjects. If you really stand by your original statement Then I advise you to really explore the many different amazing events like colliding planets, or planets that orbit black holes, Maybe even an Exo planet
I am so glad I found your video. I've had the game for years, tried playing on psvr1 but did not want to go through the learning process, besides the graphics were so so. Now on psvr2 I find that the look is pretty good and I just fixed my beginning ship. I've watched a couple of other beginner videos and am happy to find that I can switch from flat to VR in the same game since learning menus, crafting etc is just more comfortable lounging around. Then when I put the headset on it's really awesome to jump into the world where I left off.
I know the PSVR 2 and PCVR version are definitely the best, but how is the original PSVR version on the PS4 Slim?, is it good or playable? I really want to try No Man's Sky in VR someday, it sounds like the perfect game to feel immersive but I don't have the money for a better PC or a more modern VR headset.
@@MoonSarito Hello Games just released a 10Gb update including foveated rendering. The psvr2 version js now incredible, just about as good as flat. As for psvr1, I wouldn't waste my time playing on that.
I just picked the game up cheap on Steam and didn't know about a lot of the stuff in this video and found myself just wandering aimlessly and shooting plants and rocks. This definitely puts a better spin on the game and I'm hoping I can stick with it enough now to experience it this way.
Good video its nice to see a nms video that encourages playing this game and not just spue out portal addresses. I never get in to exploring but this game has sucked me in I built resource bases but every now an again i just land on a planet and walk around topping off resources and scanning I don't know why every one is in such a rush. If you drop in a system there is a million things you can do. Right now im doing my first run to Hilbert Dimension.
I have never loved the portal stuff, I think it’s cool don’t get me wrong. But it feels like It will cheapen what ever it is I’m going to get if I were to use someone’s portal address to find something cool.
@@true_cyan9188 portals are only good for when you don't have a lot of game time and you want to get a cool multitool or ship or whatever you may want to see or have
I was about to say at the start of the video that not everyone likes the same things but you slapped me in the face with that disclaimer. Good video, good editing & good quick-chatting a video where you get what you ask and more in under 6 minutes. Good work.
I’ve just started this and I’m a few days in. Building my first home up and getting it polished up as much as possible, whilst switching between missions and seems to be fun, as it’s working 👍🏻
C'mon man, 18K likes yet the dude has just over 2K subscribers?? This video alone was gold advice and he's right, you can make like 400 bases man. Experiment and not try to min/max your stress level and kill your dopamine. People like this deserve subs for their well made, well thought out content.
Thanks for the nice comment! This was my first video that did well and it blew up lol so that’s probably why my subscribers are only 2k but to me 2000 people is a lot of people! Certainly more than ever viewed my twitch when I did that lol. Anyway thank you for the nice comment! ❤️
My advice: Play Extreme Permadeath. I just finished my run to the center of the galaxy. And … man. What an experience. It wasn’t always a nail-biting thing, in fact, I found more peace eventually, because I decided to really savor the game more. I made up my mind that, if I failed my Permadeath run, that was it. I was never attempting it again. It was truly a one-and done. So, what happened was I actually spent time making exo-craft, and leveling up my hazard protection so I could survive anywhere. I established a settlement town because I had never done it before, and I knew I’d be taking a long break from NMS after the permaD run. I ended up getting the Platinum trophy, and became an outlaw, and just… flirted with death for fun. I came within a single hit of a deleted save more than a few dozen times, and every time I did I felt more alive. Eventually, I did what we all have to do… just buckle down and make the few hundred jumps to the center. I also took the Atlas Path so I could get the Black-Hole vision … and it was just… I don’t know how to put it… I guess it’s now my most favorite Save file in the game. I go to my other files, and though they’re fun, and relaxing. They’re not the triumph my PermaDeath save is. Now Omega Expedition is out… I’m playing again… and I can even use my Permadeath Save as the starting point. How awesome is that?
This generation doesn't know how to enjoy games, and this is why they need videos like this. Same happens in GTAO where everyone was always grinding boring ass missions instead of playing fun games and races
I’m sayin, gtao really is about just having a good time. If you’re only grinding for one thing you’re just gonna get it and then quit and stop playing the game
Some really good points here, but I still think that NMS's biggest problem is the extremely boring campaign, especially the start which is bound to turn away many new players due to it forcing you to put in at least two hours of useless garbage such as building a base on a butt - ugly planet and talking to random uninteresting NPCs. Also the space combat system needs a MAJOR update, all you do is hold down the S key and fire. The spaceship controls also need a rework as they are frustrating at best. I still have around 70 hours on steam and did enjoy the game the ways talked about here though, just think the game is less fun and streamlined than it could be.
these are some of the most valid complaints i have seen! i agree i turn off the tutorial in the custom settings because i think its just annoying and boring especially after the first time. and ya im not really sure how to change the flight controls to make them better but i agree that they dont feel great. i think part of it is "drifting" dosnt really occur and that makes it not as cool because all the other ships beat your turning even when you have upgrades.
Secret is to play as a space hobo. Don't settle down early, unless you found a really cool planet and even then don't overinvest in a base. Just a shack and a teleporter is enough Explore on a whim. Try going for a system freighter that looks cool instead of a capital freighter as your first one.
I appreciate what you're saying about the game. I enjoy the game a lot and I take my time to explore and find all the unique different creatures. I see the game as a big adventure exploring new areas. I always liked finding broken-down ships and repairing them. And learning about the different alien language.
i hate it becouse doing anything required to grind to be allowed to grind bit more to gring again to be able to grind. Life support critical... every goddamn 5 seconds
@@v44n7 you can’t quit it, but you can skip it if you start a new game. In the custom settings you can disable to tutorial and it puts you on the mission where you unlock the anomaly. I highly recommend it
As a new player to the game, I must say. For the price tag (especially under $30 when I picked it up on sale), it is INCREDIBLE. I can't lie and say I was ever knowledgeable on No Man's Sky. I am a pretty extreme gamer (someone who has over 400 steam games and historically would rack 30-60 hours a week gaming, only being lowered due to working more now), though the ONLY thing I knew about No Man's Sky was simply a "you go from world to world". I never knew how complex or intricate it was, spawning on a newly generated world, being able to claim it and having 18^18th worth of world combinations and mostly all being unique (or forced unique?). Though taking in account what you said, I think the game lacks content to keep the person engaged... Here is personally what I would like to see added to the game. 1. More animal life, have a feeling of a full ecosystem. Animals eating each other/grass, different aged animals to show generations. Animals more aggressive towards you 2. More things to explore on the world 3. More random events (both in atmosphere/on ground and in space. More than just fugitive and warp in pirate attacks. Some random timed/small missions while out and about or just events happening to add into the chaotic nature that would be space exploration 4. More races, 3 races is cool but it isn't varied at all 5. More world types, add primary, secondary, tertiary , quaternary, and quinary attributes to a world, multibiome and more ways to explore it. 6. Faction creation, faction wars, realistically be able to become pirates in a choose how you wanna play adventure. You stated to treat the game like D&D and roleplay as a traveler but I feel like for that to exist, you shouldn't be locked in one category of play where it doesn't have to go out of bounds of the game wants. Example: Sure you can attack a random fleet and commit acts of piracy, but all it does is "lower reputation" which you can over time regain and never assimilate to the idea of being a full blown pirate etc. 7. More ways to co-op or PVP in normal mode 8. better AI combat (especially ship combat) 9. Introduce rarer elements for high end sales and end goals/upgrades to promote more exploration I think introducing some (if not all) of these would bring a LOT of the player base back to life. Though I know that A. it will take a LOT of time to implement and B. A good bit of player base would never see a lot of these changes mainly because the world generation I stated mostly can only be added to new worlds (sure animal life, more things to explore and elements can be added to any world but the entire world type change can only be added to previously not discovered worlds)
@@true_cyan9188 A few I believe are in the vision (specifically animal life/exploration which has been 'leaked' for worlds pt 2 now) and partial to faction as that was an original promise made, I doubt they'll completely disregard it now. Rest is pure hope but possible. Thank you for agreeing about potential changes though!
Very good list. I feel the same. I've put almost 4 years and over 1150+ hours in on 2 platforms (PS5 and Switch) and I'm not even remotely bored. And this all without ever playing the story. (I found the story not interesting enough to hold my attention.) I've build several mold farms, tiny house bases (my favorite) visit other players based, ship hunted, planet explored (I still don't think I discovered all items on a single planet yet so that's a goal to do) I was in this phase where I just played on extreme hazard planets. Then I was obsessed with gathering storm crystals... 🤣😂🤣 And whatever wacky thing I could think of. There is still so much more to do and maybe I might just play the story one day. You have the Void egg quest to look for living ships, weekend missions, guild missions etc. The options are plentiful. And like you said, just play the game as you like. From one traveler to another, this video was spot on.
The story was fun the first time or 2 but now I avoid it I would just much rather do something else lol btw do you know if there is a way to not track any missions? I haven’t found one and it would be nice to not see an object I don’t care about on the bottom right.
@@true_cyan9188 I started the 1st 50 hrs on PSVR and a PS4 Pro. I have put 150 hours in on the PS5 and PSVR2. I have also never played it on a flat screen. I tried once and couldn't figure out the controls.
@@JayBravo612 LMAO that’s hilarious, the recent update for psvr2 did look pretty nice, I always struggle with the joy stick when you’re flying but maybe it’s just not the best with the valve index. The game running smoothly in vr sounds like an actual dream tho, what an amazing experience I bet that is!
@@true_cyan9188 flying is still really touchy with PSVR2 thumbsticks but It's only like 5% of my gameplay experience so I use the auto-engage feature a lot.
and YES. the experience of No Mans Sky in VR is surreal. I can't stop playing it lately. I had put it down about a year ago until PSVR2 launched. I have like 40 hrs in Pavlov, Saints and Sinners Retribution AND RE8 Village combined but keep going back to NMS.
I only have a week in the game... I started the adrift expedition after two days... On my fist day I found a crashed solar sail ship ( class B ) rewards upgraded it to a class A... I adore it! I have no interested in being a billionaire or running a farm or mining operation. From what I can see right now, I most enjoy finding and repairing ships, selling or scrapping them. Its a nice stream of income, you get to explore and have that mobile mechanic/salvage lifestyle. I am not that interested in a fancy base. Just a functional place to store and refine stuff. However, I am interested in building an underwater base. There are so many fun things to do in NMS, I love it!
I love the fact that even the community is facing the triforce that the lore of NMS is actually displaying with its faction's system. It's always about a triple choice : money, explore, and fight.
It would be cool if there were towns with people or a hub town like where players can interact and trade and stuff the game needs to be more social oriented
I got back into it after I found out that they had VR. It’s totally different and better in VR. You actually have to hold onto the controls and use them, even driving the buggy. Lifting the hatch to get out your ship or mech. To see everything larger than life is surreal. After I learned the controls I can’t go back to the old way I was playing. And I tried a new approach instead of paying for everything how can I get free stuff? Which led to a whole bunch of adventures. You can actually get a free freighter. I just did a mission where I got tons of free underwater stuff like plans for the nautilus, the underwater helmet , underwater building tubes, hatches, and a scanner that lets me find sunken ships, freighters, buildings. The mission is called into the deep. Then I went salvaging with the nautilus and started pulling off parts that I want to keep and scrapping the rest. There is even a mission to get a free exotic ship with solar sails. And I actually started the settlement and started investigating why they were attacking all the time. Got a free drone outta that which then led me to a downed alien fighter ship. I’m getting more fun outta playing like a space hobo. Go to a system, land, use your buggy ride all over scanning knowledge stones. You can even find pods that have free suit upgrades when you repair them. Unearth ruins, find downed ships to salvage instead of buying them. There is all kinds of classes. Repairing them all the way sends you further out finding materials and even more adventures. Try to actually hack those signals at abandoned bases, save before trying the terminal. That’s how I got the into the deep mission. Before you know it you’ll have a long to do list of secondary missions. The hidden gem for me was finding out that they had full support VR. That just knocked it out the park for me.
i want to play vr sooooo bad by my index just stuggles so hard for some reason even with the most optimal settings i get some frame lags here and there, but its only no mans sky that struggles for me i dont get it :(
Is exactly that is the way of thinking about this game. My 50 cents for new players is: Start doing primary missions, to engage more about the history and what the game talks about and as plus you'll got a lot of things for free: maps, updates, plants, etc. For the rest, just enjoy. I've played 50 hours and counting.
I'm trying to learn to speak Gek. I could just backtrack through the dozens of space stations I've already been to and talk to everyone, but it's more fun to take the long way and warp to new systems. The planets are so beautiful.
I always played nms rushing through it , just gathering materials and sell them basically doing the same things time after time , now with this update i started playing ina very chill way just taking my time and trying to discover stuff and enjoy the view while discovering all the mechanics i always ignored like building bases , having pets , fiding strange creatures and collecting ships , i hardly reccommend you guys to do this aswell now i dont feel burnt after a few hours but i cant wait to see what i can see next
I feel like problem in no mans sky is that in games like Minecraft world is unique no matter where you go, but in no mans sky when you land on a planet its pretty much it, youve seen it all, no matter where you go its gonna be the same. I think the problem is that planets and not blocky design like in minecraft make generating unique planets with unique terrain and places is very hard. Some huge companys like rockstar could make no mans sky into perfection. Sorry for bad english if its bad.
From the first 3 minutes this video is a breath of fresh air. I've been all about optimizing and min/maxing everything when it comes to games. I'd always liked what I saw from No Man's but would always get burnt out and couldn't put my finger on why. Thank you so much for this video!
Totally agree. I've spent nearly a weeks play time just building a base. Now and then, head out, but yes, enjoy it. I do have 30 frigates. Pretty addictive game for sure.
I appreciate the reminder. I stumbled upon a freighter and was suddenly laden with responsibility (so i felt) i spent 4 whole days of gameplay organizing and minmaxing my class c freighter only half in the adventurous spirit. Literally as i started watching this video id finished making my freighter into an optimized factory. Admittedly its largely suited to my adhd exploration. So thats what i mean about half in the adventurous spirit.
I always get side tracked by just stopping to explore. 😆 Yesterday, I started the game with the intention of finally gettng the first free freighter. Ended up riding superheated storms on an extreme planet to collect Storm Crystals. 💫
After 7 years of owning this game, I am doing my first permadeath run to the center of the galaxy. After that, I will move onto the story and hopefully not die along the way. I never played through any of the new story updates. Whenever I have played, I always just wandered from planet to planet discovering and naming things I come across. To me, it’s amazing, that after all these years, I find exploration deeply satisfying.
I’ve been playing almost daily for the past few months now and I’ve been taking my sweet time with it and it’s been so much fun. I’ve been hunting sentinel ships and trying to find an S class freighter. Sometimes I’ll put on a movie, empty my ship with the most storage and just farm asteroids the entire movie. Then I have tons of fuel for the pulse drive and lots of gold,silver and platinum to sell. If I really want to get profit, I combine the silver and gold into platinum in the refiner. This game is so much fun and so addictive
See you understand the finer things, also I’m possibly reaching but I love the profile picture of the disturbed avatar with the user name, I listened to them a lot growing up!
@@true_cyan9188 yes I do that too. Metal fingers fetch a high price. I also like to farm echo locators on easier Dissonant planets. Nothing worse than trying to get one on a burning or poison planet
It was a while ago but at the time I was playing i was fining it boring and wasnt sure what to do. Then I found a ship, got a freghter and became a raider of fleets. Earned millions. Was a blast.
thanks man i needed this. i done the dup glitch and it took all the fun out of the game. i regret doing it. if someone is seeing this dont even consider in doing the dup glitch it takes all fun out of the game.
The journey from being stranded on a planet and having to fix a low class ship, to eventually being commander of a freighter with a 30+ strong fleet is unlike anything else out there, and one of the reasons No Man's Sky was, and remains, one of my all time favourite games.
This is how all games should be played. This is how I played when I started video games. I keep catching myself running around like a freaking robot, completing quests without even knowing what I'm doing. Why even sit down to play if you're gonna work doing it?
I owned it for years. I dont play it often. With the recent vr update i want To get back into it!!! Honestly it's way way different seeing screen vs actually being in the world. The feeling of actually blasting off in the space station rather then simply just watching your spaceship move then seeing a ringed planet with the moons around you for the first time is something i wont forget
I was playing the game organically until I ran in to some things that really frustrated me, so I went ahead and changed the difficulty to make base building free as well as buying all of the storage upgrades, then changed the difficulty back so I can continue with some QOL improvements.
lol glad i could help! and ya i had alot of friends that looked up breeding charts and just kinda speedran the game, soo that one didnt last too long lol
I think you're absolutely right. And in fact, this is the main thing I took away from the Atlas missions. Go out and enjoy the universe. I caught myself getting stuck in the units mill but thankfully got out of it before it drained my enjoyment of the game.
Another tip try to get at least 3 "illegal" upgrades for your scanner, you'll be able to explore and make a good amount of money at the same time. Connected to the scanner and on a supercharged slot the "Illegal Analysis Visor Upgrade", can boost scanning rewards over 13,000% each and can have up to three of them. While the exact payout various between the specific scans of course, it's not uncommon for me to get 600k (can be around 300k) for an animal scan (about 80k for minerals, and about 100k for plants) though in my case I cheated and have all my multitool slots super charged, but still even at half of that, that's still good money for simply exploring.
The most important thing is to find your own way to enjoy the game. I even played for 75 hours before I knew about the existence of the space anomaly space station, that means it took me 75 hours to encounter other players and to unlock more ..(now i played 100hrs) I believe the essence of the game is interaction. A simple Q + Space movement to dash forward is enough for me to enjoy it~~~ I'm having a conversation with the terrain, moving based on its highs and lows~~~ It might sound silly, but I'm really happy to do sport like that! Continuously organizing chaotic materials can bring a great sense of accomplishment. In games like No Man's Sky, I suspect that 30% of my time is spent organizing the chaotic materials...
The way I play is by just screwing around the galaxy, looking at stuff, making new discoveries and doing it all while listening to Starset music. Flying through the solar system while listening to "Unbecoming" is an unmatched feeling.
As a completly new player in 2024, This is the best advice i have come across. As its very overwhelming to be starting this from scratch. Especially when all the "beginner" videos concentrate on unit and nanite farming.
Agreed. It's best to play like there is no goal. I've only played for a short time, but I don't really care about money; I just like finding weird, cool things and places. I'll only check online if I can't do something, and I need help. I knew this game was for me, when early in the campaign, I got thrown onto a water planet, and was excited to know I could swim, and find things under the surface. Cool stuff.
I was casually roaming in the nexus the other day, and some rich dude gave me an item that was valued at like 2billion units, which i sold and realized spending time to make money is just the surface of the game. there is so much more to do that money can't buy you.
NMS was a huge, but satisfying grind with an interesting and mysterious story and it turned into a photography game to me. Nowadays I wander the universe in search for the next desktop wallpaper. ^^
My buddy, that i showed the game a few weeks back, actually went completely crazy and learned ALL words from all languages already. Had to supply him with a few warp cells through that, but i didnt mind. :) I loved how dedicated he was to his goal, and now he can understand every alien perfectly.. kinda insane. Just sad, that steam doesnt have an Achievement for learning all words.
THEY DEF SHOULD,, I would love some more steam achievements for the game for sure!
This is actually insane. Bravo to your friend for committing to that! It's so fun seeing friends you got into the game get absolutely hooked.
I've been playing since launch and still come across words I don't know. Mega props to your friend.
That’s class. People are so weird and cool 😆
geeez, is it even possible to learn all? I thought at some point the word learning process will start learning repeated things.
This applies to not only NMS but so much in life lol. Try to be in the moment and enjoy what you’re doing instead of always trying to rush to the next thing because once there’s no next thing you’re going to realize you never got to fully enjoy the experience and now it’s over
Perfectly said
"If you're always in a hurry, then you already have one foot in the grave"
100%! Feel the breeze, touch grass and eat some fries. 🎉
But, but, but.... Winning?!?!?
Exactly people do the same in many other games like Elden Ring the moment it came out everyone tried to rush through it as fast as possible like Asmongold for example
I spent days searching for an earth like paradise planet with rings like Saturn. I cannot express the joy I felt when I found it. I built a replica of my own home, planted giant trees to create my own, private forest, and have spent countless hours exploring that one system. Each planet had something different to offer. I built different farms for even the most basic supplies. I scanned every fauna, I’ve activated countless waypoints, I even found a settlement on my planet that was effectively lake side. That lake had a little island where I built a cabin. I’ve spent hours exploring the nearby systems as well. If you expand the galaxy map you’ll see I’ve established bases, created farms and fully explored them. And that’s all just one pocket in one galaxy.
And then there’s the community. NMS Coordinate exchange is a treasure trove of cool shit. Locations for cool ships, multi-tools or animals to adopt as pets. It’s endless. Sometimes I just wander around other players’ base builds to get ideas or marvel at their creativity.
Anyone playing NMS for an “end goal” is missing the point. Sometimes I play the game just to sit on a planet and take in the sights and sounds. I have a base on a mountainous planet with glowing purple fields and dinosaurs. My cabin sits perched on a cliff so high that jumping off of it takes a good 20-30 seconds to hit the bottom. It’s awesome.
So true, this is what peak no man's sky gameplay is. You don't play to finish a story like the other games. you play as if you're living in an alternate world. I do this to relax after a whole week of work lol.
Sometimes I mute the in-game music and play a some relaxing music, or even podcast on Spotify to set the mood.
You can plant trees?? Why tf am I playing Starfield
@@nomadicstrengthThey got VR too. Totally different experience. The VR makes it surreal, larger than life. I was gonna check starfield out, but saving my money to buy light no fire from this same developer. Hopefully it drops this year.
Why are there no videos on your channel touring these epic creations of yours?! 😑
the problem with No Man's Sky is that you arent really exploring the galaxy you are just visiting the same planet over and over with a different filter applied. You cant fly through a solar system for example like you can do in Elite Dangerous and fly past moons and gas giants and around the sun. It very much feels like an artifice
My main issue with exploring planets is once you see the area around where you land, you've seen it all.
I would LOVE multi biome planets and some more diversity in flora and fauna on each planet to create more of that “need to see more than just where you landed” maybe worlds pt two will touch on that?
Multi biome worlds would be very cool, I don't know how taxing that would be on the hardware but maybe it will come. But this would be just another fantastic thing for something which is already fantastic. Ultimately you'd always go into orbit to travel between biomes and that is functionally almost identical to travelling to new planets.
for real, starfield has more interesting planets. the truth hurts
💯💯💯💯
@@gureguru4694 but starfield hardly has any aliens nor any non earth flora
There was this one time where I've spent like a total of 10+ hours looking for the best planet to put my base in, all the while having fun doing so, searing planets and such. After finding the ideal planet, It felt so significant. It was worth the time I've spent.
The journey to an amazing planet is also so nice and satisfying to me!
I love hunting for cool planets
What are you looking for in a perfect planet? You like the colours and oceans? The materials? Creatures? All of that? I've played the game for like 2 hours I still have no idea what I'm doing. xD just following directions given by the game..
This video was fantastic. I have been playing NMS for a few years now, and never really understood why it didn't resonate the same way with my friends, as it did with me. I guess this video really contextualized how I enjoy the game. By just being a curious little traveler.
To reiterate the disclaimer: you can choose to enjoy things however you would like to, or not at all even.
Looking for earth like planets is always a good time
Came here to get advice on what I'm doing wrong in the game and found out I'm doing everything right.
I feel so called out, because I am always rushing games.
You are so right. I do need to take my time on the games I play and for some Void damn reason I am only finding out my mistake today.
Thank you.
Glad I could help, but rushing games is a product of societies obsession with “productivity” so don’t blame your self too much lol
I do that too. I feel like I'm useless if I'm not levelling up, getting better items, better armor, ships and everything. I think I just need to slow down.
This helped me get back in to games from my youth like FF7. As long as I obsessed about not missing anything and playing the "perfect run" it felt so hollow and boring like filling out an excel spreadsheet. Once I put down the guides all the fun came back. All sense of discovery is lost once we try to optimize everything.
I have a dairy next to a runaway mold farm. It's cool watching the animals interact with the feeder while I'm processing mold.
bro i felt the same way wit bdo (even tho it’s grindy asf) i jus played actually took my time now i have a better understanding of said game
"Dont just build farms for activated indium"
*and i took that personally*
The problem is that the whole game is build like a factory from day 1. The main game loop is based on collecting resources, the game is a survival after all, so can't really enjoy something that was not built that way.
Try to find the difference between NMS worlds and something like Mass Effect worlds, or even the most recent Starfield worlds: they are alive, even if barren. You travel with a companion, you have something to do that is not just scan plants and rocks and collect resources and walk around. That is what NMS miss most of the time.
It was built as exploration game but as game where you go to planet X, scan stuff for money; collect stuff for money and to get to the next place where you scan stuff for money and collect stuff for money, so you can upgrade things to go farther to get more scans of things for money... And you survive in the meantime. It is the very core loop of the game that is against itself. If NMS was designed to be an exploration game, you would not be alone; you would walk around your ship; and when building your capital ship interior, it would not look like every single piece has a functionality to make money or produce something... You are in fact making factories on land or in space.
And nothing wrong with that; this is what NMS is: solitary exploration and survival. If that is what you like, it is a great game, but if you want a real exploration game, you are stuck with stuff like Mass Effect, where you can't pilot a ship nor get all the awesome things you get in NMS
Normally, i play high action games. But i started playing this a few days ago and get so lost in the immersion and lose track of time. I dont engage in alot of combat yet im always blown away by how it captures me and pulls me in so easily. Such an amazing game!
Glad you’re having a great time!
yep. Starfield will be even better
@@data9594This didn't aged well. You think Bethesda is gonna make good games???
@@pixytorres7117 Starfield is a blast. have you played it?
@@data9594 no vr no play!
I feel like the one of the most important skills someone who plays videogames can have is the ability to adjust one's mindset to enjoy games more fully. It saves you from feeling like you have no games to play while you have a full shelf and loaded steam library full of them.
THIS! I mega agree I can just change how I wanna play and replay so many different games, I mean i once did like 3 skrim runs back to back cause I wanted to do entirely different play throughs, I was in modded vr so that made it easier
this. My adaptation to enjoy nms the best is to play it while simultaneously listening to audiobooks or true crime podcasts
Many people wouldn't have issues with optimizing their journey if inventory space wasn't an issue. The main driver towards optimization is the fact that you keep running out of space, your ship keeps running out of space and it's incredibly frustrating. Most people (me included) just want to upgrade the inventory slots of everything, and then they feel like they can finally start enjoying the game.
Hmm I havnt had the problem of it being too much, but i definitely agree that a day dosnt go by that I don’t have to do some inventory stuff to keep the important stuff
HEY I came back to find this comment, I just learned you can give your self the max inventory space on a custom difficulty! So that might save you a lot of time
@@true_cyan9188 Does the custom difficulty still allow you participate in all those community events with all the other people?
This is true. So many of these games limit your inventory too aggressively. I'm constantly having to decide what to throw away. It's a game. Let me carry anything I want. I can already make antimatter with two ingredients while standing outside my house so realism isn't an issue
Make sweet bases on planets from Anomaly Missions. More folks are likely to see them, and you'll sometimes get a visitor popping in to look around.
I didn’t think about that, that’s a good idea. It’s like making some art on a busy street!
I always do one if its a quicksilver related Build an Outpost mission and name them FOB: X WHATEVER/DATE.
E.g I'm Irish so the last one I did was on good friday so it's called "FOB: Gek Friday aGRAHment". It's now also my official drop in spot for harvesting milk etc cos I got lucky with creature spawn in the area in hindsight.
if you just hang out at the Anomaly people can use the portal there to visit your bases, you can also do the same.
I always build a pit stop for travelers on the weekend mission planets when I play them. Makes for more fun!
I wonder if i can find my neighbors, started playing NMS at the end of 2022, and just simply build my base on a trending planet that i found in the Anomaly called Twelve Towers, still have no idea what to do but some visitor on that planet dumped me something that costs like 180mil lmao and spent it overnight on A class exotic ship, still confused but i just build stuff and do some space plundering for quick cash lol
I'm not into base building, but I play the game since 2017 and I've had so much fun just by scanning every fauna and flora in any planet I may go and naming every single animal, plant or rock.
Sometimes I give them funny names, sometimes I name them something that recalls their description and sometimes I give them random human names.
I do love naming things, I’m only worried my names are not unique enough lol
I just wander around the different systems acting like a traveller, I often get side tracked from missions but that's ok. I like spending time in the outlaw systems being a space pirate, raiding freighters and delivering shady packages to suspicious characters. It's all good fun.
I do love being a pirate, maybe it’s not a coincidence that my favorite anime/manga is one piece lol
Totally agree. I set a goal to keep jumping until I got to a lush galaxy about half way through the galaxy sequence... around 110ish... as I thought that would be nice and quiet. Then I went to the centre of that galaxy and checked the various systems that you can jump to the centre from, looking for a wealthy system with a paradise planet that i was the first to discover - so I could name it. Then I built a base ...a bit like the post office tower in london, a tower with a big viewing gallery at the top that i set up with tables and chairs, a bar etc and called it the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Solid name, would eat there!
Having a big frigate fleet actually does serve a purpose. The more frigates you have the more fleet missions you can have active at one time. Unless they changed it recently
A big frigate fleet also looks badass from planetside when you summon your freighter
Total agree I play every day for about an hour - but I try to do something different each time - improve a base, explore a new planet, fight sentinels, do some trading etc. etc. etc.
Its such a great game to be able to do just about anything you feel like at the time.
Exactly! Always something to do!
Yo u mind helping me build a base
I slowly dozed off last night while drifting slowly through space in my ship, i turned towards all the other colorful systems and just thought about how amazing it is that life is just like that.
It is crazy that it’s just like that
This change in mentality was exactly what I was after, started the game recently and was instantly hooked going in blind. After watching Hawkes gaming's best start guide I felt like I had been playing my first 10hrs so inefficiently and tried starting again following the guide step by step and just didn't enjoy my time anywhere near as much. Can still highly recommend his video as I learned so many mechanics like the melee jet pack boost for faster movement but you are correct going straight from the first ship to an S class felt like id be skipping so much of the reward from naturally finding new ships! Glad I only got an hour or two into playing this way, time to start over 'organically', Cheers Travelers!
Thank you for your comment, and fr the melee jet pack should be taught in the game because that is essential to me!
1:26 after some stuff in the story that i won't mention to avoid spoilers there is literally a mission that says something along the lines of "the galaxy is now yours to enjoy".
I do be enjoying the galaxy!
I've owned the game since pre-launch and due to some health issues, pure combat can be painful. But I find lots of ways to keep occupied in game. My personal thing is building BNBs on really beautiful planets or unusual ones.
I would love to see some of them!
I've been playing pretty much nonstop since I got the game, and I'm loving the freedom the game provides, from. building bases, following the story or harvesting resources. I live finding random planets, finding resources, looting wrecks or fighting sentinels. The true freedom it provides is truly epic.
The guys voice and tone seems to me he genuinely wants to help us out and give us advice to improve our lives and well beings. Thank you whoever you are
Thank you for your comment and your kind words❤️
I love your video! I've got over 3000 hours in the game and have done all the things you listed at the end. Here are some other things to do:
Find your own squid ship.
Read all the lore cycles found in the game: for example, the abandoned base lore, and the lore loop found at boundary failures on exotic worlds.
Learn all words of all languages in game (including the Atlas language).
Complete the Atlas path after learning all the Atlas words so that you can read all the Atlas lore as you do the Atlas path. (I did this on my first save, since I prioritized learning all languages when I started playing.)
Find all identifiable rocks, animals, and plants in a system, including unique rocks and plants in underwater caves, etc....
Warp! to the Galactic Hub and make a base in one of the Hub systems. Join other civilizations.
Warp to one of the corners of one of the galaxies. (Each galaxy is shaped kind of like a pizza box and has eight corners!)
Warp along an entire edge of a galaxy.
Play in permadeath at max difficulty. (Ultimately this gets to be as easy as normal, after you learn the game.)
Min/max your suit/a ship/freighter/multitool.
Find planets with ultra-rare combinations of geographical features.
Find greater mushroom beetles.
Find killer care bears!
Learn to make music with the bytebeat.
Learn how to wire control circuits of various kinds.
Learn how to glitch build with bases.
Find a station with a first spawn exotic ship for scrapping.
Find a station with two first spawn exotic ships!
Find a max size S-class capital freighter.
Do PVP.
Find a perfect planet.
Quite the veterans list! These are all great ideas ima have to do these! Honestly I consistently forget about the bytebeat, maybe I should do that!!
I think maybe you should make a NMS vid with all this exprience, I am going to look for those Killer Care Bears🧸🐻🐻❄ and learn more about this Bytebeat thing?👍
Excellent tips all around. Here’s one more:
Start a new save often. I restart a lot. Give yourself a challenge like you can’t do X or Y for money this run. I tend to do the same strategies a lot, so when I take those off the table it makes me be more creative. I’ve found that hauling trade goods is way easier and more lucrative than I thought it was, and it grows your money really fast since you make more and you can buy more with each trip. 👍🏻
i usually only ever smuggle but i sound def try the normal trade goods
@@true_cyan9188 Yep, exactly. If smuggling is nearly the only thing you do for money (a great strategy, of course) then take that off the table completely. Now you have to find some other ways and it makes you strategize. Or you can only leave the first system once you’ve made 10 million units. Whatever ideas you want to make for challenges. Also, Beeblebum has some great challenges like the Fugitive Challenge, which can be a lot of fun. Modify the rules a bit if it gets too tedious and just make it fun. 👍🏻
I feel like part of no mans sky is creating your own unique story for yourself and experiences. I designed this organization for myself called IAC Galactic which is a rogue trader union wandering the galaxy. Theyre chaotic neutral in the sense that we will destroy as many frigates as we save, colonize as many planets as we survey and interact with as many races as we fight. It gives me a mission that is always present and underlying.
That sound sick! Keep up the good work soldier!
@@true_cyan9188 Thanks! We just got to Hilbert Dimension and already started off with some issues with the first planet having an infestation 🤣
There are a ton of companies and civilizations like this, sometimes with thousands of people. The nms wiki has a list of them too
How do you do this? Is it an ingame mechanic or are you roleplaying?
@@oskar751 it's in game role playing! Just helps keep me locked in 😁😁 Working on building structures on a desert world I'm currently living on as one of my centres of operation
This game is my escape. I always remind my buddies to slow down and enjoy the games we play. They always have to be so competitive.
Competition ruins a lot of things
Another tip that might help, go into custom game, put the hardest options available and turn on permadeath, that makes the game 100 times more intense and vivid, it will put you to the test
I will def have to do this!
Just started playing and accidently got my first freighter. Who knew you get your first freighter free for saving them from pirates.
I have to admit that was pretty cool, figured I would need to grind for ages to afford one.
It’s super helpful to get that first freighter, that multi-million unit price tag is pretty daunting early game
I think every third jump, or a jump after spending X amount of time in a system will always result in a freighter rescure spawn when entering a system. Best part is you don't have to take the first one you save. You can keep jumping and triggering them until you find one you want and then take that as your first free freighter ;)
5 years playing and I finally got around making enough money and nanos to upgrade my favorite ship. I never like grinding so I always put it off and did things I enjoyed more like finding hostile planets and build bases on them.
The time makes it that much more worth it!
one thing I did recently was move to a planet that had a lot of players on it. On the reddit or YT theres a ton of people who will share their perfect paradise planet and that attracts a lot of players. Feels cool to load up the game and physically see changes to the area around you. although I would recommend keeping important storage in your freighter, never know when a glitch that allows players to steal your loot or destroy your base parts might pop up.
Dude that sound awesome!
Nobody can access your storage though
Hi, can you recommend me a good one?
This is a fine concept, but what I think you are overlooking, is that some people just don't enjoy exploration for exploration's sake. Some people, like me, need some challenge or obstacle to overcome. I hate not optimizing, not working my hardest to succeed and overcome difficulties. I need a purpose for all my activities, not just doing them for just doing them. It's the difference between playing Minecraft creative vs survival.
Hey thank you for your comment, I recommend you don’t play no man’s sky. I’m sure you have seen them already but maybe try satisfactory or factorio, those games are all about optimization!
@@true_cyan9188 Yep, I've already played No Man's Sky, I was just commenting why some people might not like it. It's a great game, but not for everyone.
I did the underwater base! I made an underwater nautilon dock, like the one in Deep Blue Sea where Samuel L. Jackson gets eaten by a shark. (look it up, that movie is crazy, a shark gets stabbed in the eye with a crucifix, and there's a chef with a parrot.)
That sounds like an absolutely insane movie, and a sick ass base. Ima have to do that!
The chef is LL cool J lol
There really needs to be some more combat missions on planets... like a cave that turns into a dungeon kinda thing that you gotta go through and find some loot..like the derelict freighters maybe...
there needs to be more things to do that actually have a reason to do it.
im less than two weeks into this game, ive got a stupid amount of money, and the only reason I ever visit a planet now, is to look for new interceptor models, otherwise, theres really no reason to do anything
I would like some more direct content like the freighters, but the game is set up as a sandbox survival game. You’re supposed to enjoy going through all the motions of the game, “the prize is the journey” typa vibe.
I do agree that some cave spelunking update would be SUPER cool.
@@true_cyan9188 Well yeah but...sandboxes need THINGS TO DO in them. It didn't take much time at all until I ran out of things to do. Telling people to just build a house and chill in it and do nothing is just - whatever man. At some point every biome starts looking the same. All the creatures are the same. Planets look at the same with the same thing to do in them. Even Interceptor which JUST launched after seeing 100+ Sentinel ships and finding the one you want...it's all the same.
The game is a mile wide and an inch deep. Just like Elite Dangerous. I've done everything, seen everything, I have everything I could ever need/want....meh. So why play? What's the goal? Where are the challenges? Just because it's a sandbox doesn't mean there shouldn't be things to do or random things that keep one interested.
Build an underground maze get with some of your friends Put two teams together and go at it there is your combat Mission. Get a group together I would like minded people and see what you can come up with together. You never knoh a couple of heads are better than one Try multiplayer.
You hit the nail on the head. It's like playing minecraft in creator mode. Sure you can build cool stuff and do cool things but with no clear direction or goal other than what you make up yourself, the game gets stale for a lot of people fast. Some people love that type of freedom but i personally find it boring. I haven't played for a year but last time there was no reason to build ground bases, you had your frighter. There was no reason to become an overseer of an outpost since it gave you nothing useful other than just to say you have one. That's how most of the game is. Multiplayer is a joke outside doing missions together. You will quickly find you do most things on your own
@@Reclaimer77 Man you hit me hard with a gut punch mentioning Elite. It's the exact reason I quit it a year ago. So far No Man's Sky seems more vibrant and lively and I'm enjoying being a Zensunni Wanderer on the planets I come across as much as I'm enjoying the space aspect (Though I only started this week), but the mention of ED has got my hackles up XD
For me, it is the creative mode that shines, i just love exploring, thats even the reason why i bought the game, just flying in youre space shuttle while building a space imporium in 100 of diffrent systems, without worrying about money or resources, i just love this game❤
im only seeing minecraft stuff on your page, you should post some of the no mans sky bases you build i bet they look great!
Well said man! I just love how chill this game is. Like you said, log in and smell the roses. However, I am a ship hunter and I find doing that is so fun and rewarding. *cheers*
I also love ship hunting I have like 7 sentinel ships right now, they all are just so cool!
@@true_cyan9188 right!?
I've earned over 2 Billion Units with my farms and by trading in different systems (Which is difficult now since the last updates), spent days to buildt different outposts, more days to find an awesome resurgent S-Class frighter and even more days exploring which got me some nice ships in my inventory. 600+ hours on the clock, 100% Achievements, it's one of the most played games in my steam library and I love it.
Hell ya!
I want to make a lot of money but not by farming activated indium. I want to raid pirate freighters and smuggle illegal contraband in the game because that’s more fun and you get too see more of the world wrather then just farming indium
Great video!! I quit duping and glitching a long time ago and just started playing the game and building my character's "life" organically. I find it MUCH more relaxing just playing the game and enjoying the exploration.
I too once had a crazy optimization playthrough, it plays so much better as a space life sim, imo.
I enjoyed the base building in no man’s sky so much, it is what I did the most of when playing the game. This also allowed me to go around to look for resources, maybe fight sentinels in an unfriendly planet. My friends burnt out despite getting freighters and better ships before me but it was me who ended up playing more.
The problem is that after a couple hours you've seen all the biomes, all the minerals, all the things that can happen.
I think you underestimate the amount of different biomes there are, I still run into a couple here and there that are new to me
No, you haven’t if you’ve spent a couple hours in more than 255 glaxies, near infinite planets, and seen everything there is to see, you’re either Einstein, or uninformed
18 quintillion stars and a lot more planets, there’s even black holes nebulas, and space pirates with unique ships, guns, fleets, and tactics. If you really mean what you’re saying, you must be talking about starfield.
@@TheFirstAndLastObserver You use a lot of hyperbole which completely undermines your argument. "near infinite planets" means absolutely nothing when they all fall into a few simple categories (biomes) and look the same overall regardless. I mean according to your logic, Pacman is the greatest game of all time because of its near infinite levels and all the dots that you can gobble up.
@@jasonduvall9480 Here’s the thing, there’s subclasses of those biomes and subclasses of those subclasses. Also, if you are comparing a game with an ecosystem with biomes, planets, fauna and flora to a game which has you run from ghosts and eat pellets; you’re talking about completely different subjects. If you really stand by your original statement Then I advise you to really explore the many different amazing events like colliding planets, or planets that orbit black holes, Maybe even an Exo planet
I am so glad I found your video. I've had the game for years, tried playing on psvr1 but did not want to go through the learning process, besides the graphics were so so. Now on psvr2 I find that the look is pretty good and I just fixed my beginning ship. I've watched a couple of other beginner videos and am happy to find that I can switch from flat to VR in the same game since learning menus, crafting etc is just more comfortable lounging around. Then when I put the headset on it's really awesome to jump into the world where I left off.
I am so envious of playing in vr!
I know the PSVR 2 and PCVR version are definitely the best, but how is the original PSVR version on the PS4 Slim?, is it good or playable?
I really want to try No Man's Sky in VR someday, it sounds like the perfect game to feel immersive but I don't have the money for a better PC or a more modern VR headset.
@@MoonSarito Hello Games just released a 10Gb update including foveated rendering. The psvr2 version js now incredible, just about as good as flat. As for psvr1, I wouldn't waste my time playing on that.
I just picked the game up cheap on Steam and didn't know about a lot of the stuff in this video and found myself just wandering aimlessly and shooting plants and rocks. This definitely puts a better spin on the game and I'm hoping I can stick with it enough now to experience it this way.
I hope you do my guy!
Good video its nice to see a nms video that encourages playing this game and not just spue out portal addresses. I never get in to exploring but this game has sucked me in I built resource bases but every now an again i just land on a planet and walk around topping off resources and scanning I don't know why every one is in such a rush. If you drop in a system there is a million things you can do. Right now im doing my first run to Hilbert Dimension.
I have never loved the portal stuff, I think it’s cool don’t get me wrong. But it feels like It will cheapen what ever it is I’m going to get if I were to use someone’s portal address to find something cool.
@@true_cyan9188 portals are only good for when you don't have a lot of game time and you want to get a cool multitool or ship or whatever you may want to see or have
I was about to say at the start of the video that not everyone likes the same things but you slapped me in the face with that disclaimer. Good video, good editing & good quick-chatting a video where you get what you ask and more in under 6 minutes. Good work.
Thank you for actually watching the video and seeing the disclaimer lol, some other comments did not see that. Thank you for your kind words!!❤️
I’ve just started this and I’m a few days in. Building my first home up and getting it polished up as much as possible, whilst switching between missions and seems to be fun, as it’s working 👍🏻
hell ya! glad youre enjoying it!
C'mon man, 18K likes yet the dude has just over 2K subscribers?? This video alone was gold advice and he's right, you can make like 400 bases man. Experiment and not try to min/max your stress level and kill your dopamine. People like this deserve subs for their well made, well thought out content.
Thanks for the nice comment! This was my first video that did well and it blew up lol so that’s probably why my subscribers are only 2k but to me 2000 people is a lot of people! Certainly more than ever viewed my twitch when I did that lol. Anyway thank you for the nice comment! ❤️
My advice: Play Extreme Permadeath. I just finished my run to the center of the galaxy. And … man. What an experience. It wasn’t always a nail-biting thing, in fact, I found more peace eventually, because I decided to really savor the game more. I made up my mind that, if I failed my Permadeath run, that was it. I was never attempting it again. It was truly a one-and done. So, what happened was I actually spent time making exo-craft, and leveling up my hazard protection so I could survive anywhere. I established a settlement town because I had never done it before, and I knew I’d be taking a long break from NMS after the permaD run. I ended up getting the Platinum trophy, and became an outlaw, and just… flirted with death for fun. I came within a single hit of a deleted save more than a few dozen times, and every time I did I felt more alive. Eventually, I did what we all have to do… just buckle down and make the few hundred jumps to the center. I also took the Atlas Path so I could get the Black-Hole vision … and it was just… I don’t know how to put it… I guess it’s now my most favorite Save file in the game. I go to my other files, and though they’re fun, and relaxing. They’re not the triumph my PermaDeath save is. Now Omega Expedition is out… I’m playing again… and I can even use my Permadeath Save as the starting point. How awesome is that?
That’s sick, honestly doing it only once sounds sick, I love that you started using exo crafts
This generation doesn't know how to enjoy games, and this is why they need videos like this. Same happens in GTAO where everyone was always grinding boring ass missions instead of playing fun games and races
I’m sayin, gtao really is about just having a good time. If you’re only grinding for one thing you’re just gonna get it and then quit and stop playing the game
Some really good points here, but I still think that NMS's biggest problem is the extremely boring campaign, especially the start which is bound to turn away many new players due to it forcing you to put in at least two hours of useless garbage such as building a base on a butt - ugly planet and talking to random uninteresting NPCs.
Also the space combat system needs a MAJOR update, all you do is hold down the S key and fire. The spaceship controls also need a rework as they are frustrating at best.
I still have around 70 hours on steam and did enjoy the game the ways talked about here though, just think the game is less fun and streamlined than it could be.
these are some of the most valid complaints i have seen! i agree i turn off the tutorial in the custom settings because i think its just annoying and boring especially after the first time. and ya im not really sure how to change the flight controls to make them better but i agree that they dont feel great. i think part of it is "drifting" dosnt really occur and that makes it not as cool because all the other ships beat your turning even when you have upgrades.
Secret is to play as a space hobo. Don't settle down early, unless you found a really cool planet and even then don't overinvest in a base. Just a shack and a teleporter is enough
Explore on a whim.
Try going for a system freighter that looks cool instead of a capital freighter as your first one.
I think enjoying each of the steps is important for sure
I appreciate what you're saying about the game. I enjoy the game a lot and I take my time to explore and find all the unique different creatures. I see the game as a big adventure exploring new areas. I always liked finding broken-down ships and repairing them. And learning about the different alien language.
One of these days ima learn a whole language
You can tell this man actually enjoys this game. Great video, dude. I just started literally today.
i hate it becouse doing anything required to grind to be allowed to grind bit more to gring again to be able to grind. Life support critical... every goddamn 5 seconds
You can adjust your settings to make the game less “needy” if that’s your problem
i hate that you cant quit the tutorial phase lol
@@v44n7 you can’t quit it, but you can skip it if you start a new game. In the custom settings you can disable to tutorial and it puts you on the mission where you unlock the anomaly. I highly recommend it
Something I love about No Man’s Sky is that none of the achievements are a crazy grind. Just play on Survival and eventually you’ll get all but one.
That’s true I never really thought about that!
As a new player to the game, I must say. For the price tag (especially under $30 when I picked it up on sale), it is INCREDIBLE. I can't lie and say I was ever knowledgeable on No Man's Sky. I am a pretty extreme gamer (someone who has over 400 steam games and historically would rack 30-60 hours a week gaming, only being lowered due to working more now), though the ONLY thing I knew about No Man's Sky was simply a "you go from world to world". I never knew how complex or intricate it was, spawning on a newly generated world, being able to claim it and having 18^18th worth of world combinations and mostly all being unique (or forced unique?). Though taking in account what you said, I think the game lacks content to keep the person engaged... Here is personally what I would like to see added to the game.
1. More animal life, have a feeling of a full ecosystem. Animals eating each other/grass, different aged animals to show generations. Animals more aggressive towards you
2. More things to explore on the world
3. More random events (both in atmosphere/on ground and in space. More than just fugitive and warp in pirate attacks. Some random timed/small missions while out and about or just events happening to add into the chaotic nature that would be space exploration
4. More races, 3 races is cool but it isn't varied at all
5. More world types, add primary, secondary, tertiary , quaternary, and quinary attributes to a world, multibiome and more ways to explore it.
6. Faction creation, faction wars, realistically be able to become pirates in a choose how you wanna play adventure. You stated to treat the game like D&D and roleplay as a traveler but I feel like for that to exist, you shouldn't be locked in one category of play where it doesn't have to go out of bounds of the game wants. Example: Sure you can attack a random fleet and commit acts of piracy, but all it does is "lower reputation" which you can over time regain and never assimilate to the idea of being a full blown pirate etc.
7. More ways to co-op or PVP in normal mode
8. better AI combat (especially ship combat)
9. Introduce rarer elements for high end sales and end goals/upgrades to promote more exploration
I think introducing some (if not all) of these would bring a LOT of the player base back to life. Though I know that A. it will take a LOT of time to implement and B. A good bit of player base would never see a lot of these changes mainly because the world generation I stated mostly can only be added to new worlds (sure animal life, more things to explore and elements can be added to any world but the entire world type change can only be added to previously not discovered worlds)
These are solid changes, I’m not sure it’s in the vision of no man’s sky but I agree that I think they would be good changes for the game
@@true_cyan9188 A few I believe are in the vision (specifically animal life/exploration which has been 'leaked' for worlds pt 2 now) and partial to faction as that was an original promise made, I doubt they'll completely disregard it now. Rest is pure hope but possible. Thank you for agreeing about potential changes though!
Very good list. I feel the same. I've put almost 4 years and over 1150+ hours in on 2 platforms (PS5 and Switch) and I'm not even remotely bored. And this all without ever playing the story. (I found the story not interesting enough to hold my attention.) I've build several mold farms, tiny house bases (my favorite) visit other players based, ship hunted, planet explored (I still don't think I discovered all items on a single planet yet so that's a goal to do) I was in this phase where I just played on extreme hazard planets. Then I was obsessed with gathering storm crystals... 🤣😂🤣 And whatever wacky thing I could think of. There is still so much more to do and maybe I might just play the story one day. You have the Void egg quest to look for living ships, weekend missions, guild missions etc. The options are plentiful. And like you said, just play the game as you like. From one traveler to another, this video was spot on.
how do spend 1k+ hours and not finish the story xD its the first thing i did and it was fun. u should give it a shot
The story was fun the first time or 2 but now I avoid it I would just much rather do something else lol btw do you know if there is a way to not track any missions? I haven’t found one and it would be nice to not see an object I don’t care about on the bottom right.
Collecting storm crystals is boring. How about fighting sentinels during a major storm? LOL
Any complaints on the switch version? I'm looking to have it on my xbox and my switch but the switch version is $60.
@@gorgomond get it on pc
Cool video and lots of good suggestions. I'm closing in on 200hrs in VR. Still not bored yet.
Dude how do you play vr? My valve index just cooks my forehead and I get motion sickness because of it, what do you use?
@@true_cyan9188 I started the 1st 50 hrs on PSVR and a PS4 Pro. I have put 150 hours in on the PS5 and PSVR2. I have also never played it on a flat screen. I tried once and couldn't figure out the controls.
@@JayBravo612 LMAO that’s hilarious, the recent update for psvr2 did look pretty nice, I always struggle with the joy stick when you’re flying but maybe it’s just not the best with the valve index. The game running smoothly in vr sounds like an actual dream tho, what an amazing experience I bet that is!
@@true_cyan9188 flying is still really touchy with PSVR2 thumbsticks but It's only like 5% of my gameplay experience so I use the auto-engage feature a lot.
and YES. the experience of No Mans Sky in VR is surreal. I can't stop playing it lately. I had put it down about a year ago until PSVR2 launched. I have like 40 hrs in Pavlov, Saints and Sinners Retribution AND RE8 Village combined but keep going back to NMS.
Space dnd is a great way to explain it.
Im not here to win, im here to play.
Bold of you to assume I have friends to race with.
LMAO me too man me too
Hey, can you share the cords of a planet at 0:18 in the video? It is so pretty.
I only have a week in the game... I started the adrift expedition after two days... On my fist day I found a crashed solar sail ship ( class B ) rewards upgraded it to a class A... I adore it!
I have no interested in being a billionaire or running a farm or mining operation. From what I can see right now, I most enjoy finding and repairing ships, selling or scrapping them. Its a nice stream of income, you get to explore and have that mobile mechanic/salvage lifestyle.
I am not that interested in a fancy base. Just a functional place to store and refine stuff. However, I am interested in building an underwater base. There are so many fun things to do in NMS, I love it!
glad youre having a good time!! i do love being a ship mechanic!
I love the fact that even the community is facing the triforce that the lore of NMS is actually displaying with its faction's system. It's always about a triple choice : money, explore, and fight.
pirates do all
It would be cool if there were towns with people or a hub town like where players can interact and trade and stuff the game needs to be more social oriented
There is, the space anomaly.
go to galactic hub
Did you ever take this advice? Genuinely curious if you gave up before the space anomaly, it's really early in the game.
I got back into it after I found out that they had VR. It’s totally different and better in VR. You actually have to hold onto the controls and use them, even driving the buggy. Lifting the hatch to get out your ship or mech. To see everything larger than life is surreal. After I learned the controls I can’t go back to the old way I was playing. And I tried a new approach instead of paying for everything how can I get free stuff? Which led to a whole bunch of adventures. You can actually get a free freighter. I just did a mission where I got tons of free underwater stuff like plans for the nautilus, the underwater helmet , underwater building tubes, hatches, and a scanner that lets me find sunken ships, freighters, buildings. The mission is called into the deep. Then I went salvaging with the nautilus and started pulling off parts that I want to keep and scrapping the rest. There is even a mission to get a free exotic ship with solar sails. And I actually started the settlement and started investigating why they were attacking all the time. Got a free drone outta that which then led me to a downed alien fighter ship. I’m getting more fun outta playing like a space hobo. Go to a system, land, use your buggy ride all over scanning knowledge stones. You can even find pods that have free suit upgrades when you repair them. Unearth ruins, find downed ships to salvage instead of buying them. There is all kinds of classes. Repairing them all the way sends you further out finding materials and even more adventures. Try to actually hack those signals at abandoned bases, save before trying the terminal. That’s how I got the into the deep mission. Before you know it you’ll have a long to do list of secondary missions. The hidden gem for me was finding out that they had full support VR. That just knocked it out the park for me.
i want to play vr sooooo bad by my index just stuggles so hard for some reason even with the most optimal settings i get some frame lags here and there, but its only no mans sky that struggles for me i dont get it :(
Is exactly that is the way of thinking about this game. My 50 cents for new players is: Start doing primary missions, to engage more about the history and what the game talks about and as plus you'll got a lot of things for free: maps, updates, plants, etc.
For the rest, just enjoy. I've played 50 hours and counting.
Solid advice
I'm trying to learn to speak Gek. I could just backtrack through the dozens of space stations I've already been to and talk to everyone, but it's more fun to take the long way and warp to new systems. The planets are so beautiful.
This playthrough is gonna be the first one where I think I learn a full language, I want to speak to the korvax
I always played nms rushing through it , just gathering materials and sell them basically doing the same things time after time , now with this update i started playing ina very chill way just taking my time and trying to discover stuff and enjoy the view while discovering all the mechanics i always ignored like building bases , having pets , fiding strange creatures and collecting ships , i hardly reccommend you guys to do this aswell now i dont feel burnt after a few hours but i cant wait to see what i can see next
My current goal is to build my own dream ship, it’s taking me quite a bit
I feel like problem in no mans sky is that in games like Minecraft world is unique no matter where you go, but in no mans sky when you land on a planet its pretty much it, youve seen it all, no matter where you go its gonna be the same. I think the problem is that planets and not blocky design like in minecraft make generating unique planets with unique terrain and places is very hard. Some huge companys like rockstar could make no mans sky into perfection. Sorry for bad english if its bad.
I would love multi biome planets!!
I loved this game a lot but I feel like I played too much of it, I wish I could erase all memories of it and start again like our character do
A little scary of a thought but I understand, I would love to watch/read one piece for the first time again
you NOT having FUN in No Mans Sky because you haven't played Starfield yet, after it you will get much more fun from NMS
I like to spend my time trying to find paradise planets with green grass, blue water, and blue skys, and then make a cool city
Because it's purposeless. Because simply exploring becomes very quickly boring, without a purpose.
So the general advice is "live in the moment". I can respect that.
When you have a bad pc you cant realy enjoy it
Accurate, I’m sorry you’re dealing with this :/
From the first 3 minutes this video is a breath of fresh air. I've been all about optimizing and min/maxing everything when it comes to games. I'd always liked what I saw from No Man's but would always get burnt out and couldn't put my finger on why. Thank you so much for this video!
Glad I could help!! Enjoy the new update!
Totally agree. I've spent nearly a weeks play time just building a base. Now and then, head out, but yes, enjoy it. I do have 30 frigates.
Pretty addictive game for sure.
My favorite bases to build are freighter bases!
I appreciate the reminder. I stumbled upon a freighter and was suddenly laden with responsibility (so i felt) i spent 4 whole days of gameplay organizing and minmaxing my class c freighter only half in the adventurous spirit. Literally as i started watching this video id finished making my freighter into an optimized factory. Admittedly its largely suited to my adhd exploration. So thats what i mean about half in the adventurous spirit.
If it works for you than that’s all that matters ya know?
None of these recommendations are fun
🤷♂️ just not for you I guess
Why even post this comment?
1. Pick a project
2. Gather resource
3. Complete project
4. Repeat
Solid loop
I always get side tracked by just stopping to explore. 😆
Yesterday, I started the game with the intention of finally gettng the first free freighter.
Ended up riding superheated storms on an extreme planet to collect Storm Crystals. 💫
Best way to play!
After 7 years of owning this game, I am doing my first permadeath run to the center of the galaxy. After that, I will move onto the story and hopefully not die along the way. I never played through any of the new story updates. Whenever I have played, I always just wandered from planet to planet discovering and naming things I come across. To me, it’s amazing, that after all these years, I find exploration deeply satisfying.
i have yet to make it to the center organically, I have only ever done the story way. maybe that will be another goal of mine!
I’ve been playing almost daily for the past few months now and I’ve been taking my sweet time with it and it’s been so much fun. I’ve been hunting sentinel ships and trying to find an S class freighter. Sometimes I’ll put on a movie, empty my ship with the most storage and just farm asteroids the entire movie. Then I have tons of fuel for the pulse drive and lots of gold,silver and platinum to sell. If I really want to get profit, I combine the silver and gold into platinum in the refiner. This game is so much fun and so addictive
See you understand the finer things, also I’m possibly reaching but I love the profile picture of the disturbed avatar with the user name, I listened to them a lot growing up!
@@true_cyan9188 yes I do that too. Metal fingers fetch a high price. I also like to farm echo locators on easier Dissonant planets. Nothing worse than trying to get one on a burning or poison planet
It was a while ago but at the time I was playing i was fining it boring and wasnt sure what to do. Then I found a ship, got a freghter and became a raider of fleets. Earned millions. Was a blast.
The pirate life for me!
The way I enjoy it now is by setting goals for myself that make different aspects of the game more fun or easier.
Goals are a great idea!
thanks man i needed this. i done the dup glitch and it took all the fun out of the game. i regret doing it. if someone is seeing this dont even consider in doing the dup glitch it takes all fun out of the game.
The journey from being stranded on a planet and having to fix a low class ship, to eventually being commander of a freighter with a 30+ strong fleet is unlike anything else out there, and one of the reasons No Man's Sky was, and remains, one of my all time favourite games.
A TRUE RAGS TO RICHES!
This is how all games should be played. This is how I played when I started video games.
I keep catching myself running around like a freaking robot, completing quests without even knowing what I'm doing.
Why even sit down to play if you're gonna work doing it?
I owned it for years. I dont play it often. With the recent vr update i want To get back into it!!! Honestly it's way way different seeing screen vs actually being in the world. The feeling of actually blasting off in the space station rather then simply just watching your spaceship move then seeing a ringed planet with the moons around you for the first time is something i wont forget
I was playing the game organically until I ran in to some things that really frustrated me, so I went ahead and changed the difficulty to make base building free as well as buying all of the storage upgrades, then changed the difficulty back so I can continue with some QOL improvements.
Hey completely fair, some times it really is a matter of quality of life
This is great advice, just fell in love with Palworld and ruined it in a week doing just that.. Staring no man’s sky now I’m glad I saw this.
lol glad i could help! and ya i had alot of friends that looked up breeding charts and just kinda speedran the game, soo that one didnt last too long lol
I think you're absolutely right. And in fact, this is the main thing I took away from the Atlas missions. Go out and enjoy the universe. I caught myself getting stuck in the units mill but thankfully got out of it before it drained my enjoyment of the game.
It’s a dangerous pit fall
Another tip try to get at least 3 "illegal" upgrades for your scanner, you'll be able to explore and make a good amount of money at the same time. Connected to the scanner and on a supercharged slot the "Illegal Analysis Visor Upgrade", can boost scanning rewards over 13,000% each and can have up to three of them. While the exact payout various between the specific scans of course, it's not uncommon for me to get 600k (can be around 300k) for an animal scan (about 80k for minerals, and about 100k for plants) though in my case I cheated and have all my multitool slots super charged, but still even at half of that, that's still good money for simply exploring.
I have done this before it’s kinda crazy how much money you make
The most important thing is to find your own way to enjoy the game. I even played for 75 hours before I knew about the existence of the space anomaly space station, that means it took me 75 hours to encounter other players and to unlock more ..(now i played 100hrs)
I believe the essence of the game is interaction. A simple Q + Space movement to dash forward is enough for me to enjoy it~~~
I'm having a conversation with the terrain, moving based on its highs and lows~~~
It might sound silly, but I'm really happy to do sport like that!
Continuously organizing chaotic materials can bring a great sense of accomplishment. In games like No Man's Sky, I suspect that 30% of my time is spent organizing the chaotic materials...
The way I play is by just screwing around the galaxy, looking at stuff, making new discoveries and doing it all while listening to Starset music.
Flying through the solar system while listening to "Unbecoming" is an unmatched feeling.
As a completly new player in 2024, This is the best advice i have come across. As its very overwhelming to be starting this from scratch. Especially when all the "beginner" videos concentrate on unit and nanite farming.
Haha happy to help! It’s very easy to get lost in the unit farming, but taking your time to enjoy the parts you enjoy is really gonna be worth it
Agreed. It's best to play like there is no goal. I've only played for a short time, but I don't really care about money; I just like finding weird, cool things and places. I'll only check online if I can't do something, and I need help. I knew this game was for me, when early in the campaign, I got thrown onto a water planet, and was excited to know I could swim, and find things under the surface. Cool stuff.
Looks like you’re having a great time!
I was casually roaming in the nexus the other day, and some rich dude gave me an item that was valued at like 2billion units, which i sold and realized spending time to make money is just the surface of the game. there is so much more to do that money can't buy you.
there is alot that money doesn't help with, which I think is a good thing.
NMS was a huge, but satisfying grind with an interesting and mysterious story and it turned into a photography game to me. Nowadays I wander the universe in search for the next desktop wallpaper. ^^