A Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of No Man's Sky's Technology
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The founder of Hello Games Sean Murray walks viewers through the tools behind No Man's Sky and talks about how they used procedural generation to create an entire galaxy.
"I'd like the game to be popular and get to work on it more...that would be nice" -Sean Murray
I'm eager to say he has accomplished :) that!!
Can't wait for beyond!
Nope, not even after 5 years, his game is still bs and he is still a criminal.
@@alelep9420 if he was a criminal he would be arrested and in prison by now
after 6 years its NOTHING like what he said in this, there is NOT this much variation. Ive put in 8000 hours
@@alelep9420prick. Bet you don’t say that now you toxic troll!
This game and the procedural generation concept in itself, brings to mind an idea that some scientists are actually working on for some time.
What if our Universe is actually a very complex Virtual Simulation in a big and powerful Quantistic Computer, and we are just some elaborate and complex Artificial Intelligences?
The Matrix on steroids!! I like it!
if you have some cheat codes , share it
That's pretty much the entire story line of Star Ocean 3.
I'm sorry, but are you me when I was 12 years old and obsessed with the Matrix?
StarWallace
No I'm 22 and still obsessed :P
Respect Sean Murray. So proud of you dude. You have all the right to be forgiven. We all mess up. But your comeback was brave and impecable. Thank you for sharing your dream with planet earth :)
He didn’t mess up he was rushed
@@frankwilliams7639by Sony no doubt 😂
he didnt mess up , he straight up lied
@@bojidarmartinov5949 😂😂😂
He is an arcturian :)
This has aged well 😂 nms had the worst launch but the best redemption story of all time
It’s launch was exaggerated by trolls and toxicity
I like how the GI reporter is trying to put Sean Murray on a pedestal, but he keeps kicking that pedestal away and remains pretty grounded.
Which he gets major points for in my book
Paul Keefe Yes. Wish more devs were like Murray. I enjoyed this interview more than any other I've seen on other games. His vision for this game is incredible.
He had to mention Carmack The Non-human to make the interviewer stop doing that.
Yeah very humble dude
I guess you guys are trying to put Sean on a pedestal too. Because, if you knew that David Braben is the founder of of precedurally generated space sim games, then gentle Sean would have at least mentioned the shoulders he is standing on. FYI Seans knows its not his idea, he just doesn't want you to know.
I for one.... will be buying this game, getting in my ship, holding down my hyperdrive button in any random direction and just flying till nearly bingo fuel.
Then i explore.
You just described Star Trek.
^
*salutes*
Ill find you, it will be by personal goal. Then I'll take ur ship, plow ur groupies and toss you overboard.
Well... shit
Man you can really feel that this guy is ambitious about his game. I could listen to him all day. I would buy this game 1000 times over an e.g. EA game, because you know someone like him puts everything hes got in his vision. CANT WAIT
On the other site EA does everything to get your money with Day One DLC, Season Pass and all that with games that get pushed out the door WAY to early !
Frank Drebin I had no idea who they were before this, but Hellogames is going to go down as one of my all time favorite developers just by the way they're approaching this. They have a vision, they're seeing it through even if it means ruin (which is hella doubtful at this point lol) and if people support their vision, they will in turn support them by releasing free updates, some which will be based on community feedback/popularity. These guys are just the definition of awesome.
I'm getting this game the first second I can, don't care how much it costs. Some people are bitching about paying 60 for it, I want to pay that for it, hell give me a collectors edition I can spend even more on, bethesda is charging an extra 60 for a piece of plastic, so can you! It'd probably be much higher quality too. Sony take my money damnit!!
+Schamottriese 500 games, 1500 dlcs
+Cawby yep exactly dude
Miska Woah, in reference to what I said here, we can already see them taking the community suggestions in since they've added npcs and shit.
Cawby yep :D
The greatest part of all these interviews is that he is so humble. He will not admit that he has been smarter than other companies and such. Yet that is the absolute truth. It inspires me because I am in advanced math and doing programming but he denies inventing it even though he probably has. It's exactly how I would respond and exactly how someone extremely smart and inspired someone that thinks they aren't as smart would respond. Yet at the same time I would not compare myself to someone that has this much ambition as well as ideas that they committed to. He deserves everything that he has imagined. .
This aged so badly
😂
@@RandomNameLastName811 Because of everything that happened on No Man's Sky launch
@@RandomNameLastName811 It is not for this specific comment
@@RandomNameLastName811 How old are you? 12?
This video never gets old.
For real dude ive watched this so many times. Here comes 1 more.
I've waited up all night before just watching these video's of Sean talking
+Scott Langdon wooow me too it was so weird i remember starting at 11 pm and tought it was like 1:30 or 2 am and when i saw the time it was 5:20 am
+Jan Marco Ch. haha same
so what about now,...now that no man's lie is released
12:23 "I've always written engines... so we sort of didn't think about it that much." #LIKEABOSS
But seriously, HUGE respect. Jawdropped!
Karn Kaul ikr... i was just like... wtf this guy is a badass
I love how excited and passionate this man is about the game, his team and the work, and yet remains so incredibly humble.
"Dumb enough to try this, smart enough to pull it off"
- Sean Murry
***** But he agreed, same thing ;)
***** Haha, yeah xD
This game is either going to be great or ok and pretty to look around for a few hours worst case I look at pretty planets for 2 hours and refund it on steam....
+Brian Givens - Fallout 4 Videos (Road to 2.5k) good recovery lol
that's actually quite amazing.
This is the game I've always wanted...
If you like the look of this game check out Star Citizen aswell, not as colorful and vibrant as No Man's Sky but it looks amazing
Also:
Limit Theory, Elite: Dangerous and Starbound.
VperVendetta1992
Elite Dangerous has always online DRM and Starbound is just another Terraria
Grace Kelly
Well, ED is always online for a reason, and Starbound is better than Terraria. In Terraria you just have one world. In Starbound you have almost infinite worlds.
The principle is the same, but the scope is much bigger.
Zaru noi: No Man's Sky's online features seem more like asynchronous online stuff like the Souls games or Dragon's Dogma's pawn system from what I've read. Not really anything close to a MMO.
Sean Murray can talk about crab grass for an hour and I'd hang on every word. Been so hyped for this game for a looong time. Even IF it ends up a little boring, the fact that they are doing something to innovate and massive is exciting. Eventually, we're gonna get games that crossover this and Skyrim, and then I can die a happy man.
+Jason Krug I think that once this game releases and all the other developers see how it works and how cool it is they'll be clambering at his door for the formulas so they can put them into all their games.
Alex O
It depends is sales and reception are as good as the hype seems. I hope so though, these algorithms would be awesome to see implemented in other games
I agree, I honestly don't see how this game can deliver anything less then it promised short of like not actually playing, because I mean they aren't promising the world or anything they have a very simple concept with some very complicated algorithms which is why I think this game will be outstanding.
Alex O
My only worry is it might end up being just boring. It's been my most hyped game of 2016 for awhile now, but I'm trying to stay realistic cuz this is super ambitious
I don't think it can really get boring, I mean unless you have expectation of multiplayer really, because it's endless exploration and mining and trading which to me is really fun, I suppose it's all about managing your expectations of what you want out of a game.
When he went from looking at a tiny Rock, to viewing an entire planet, it was like seeing the future of gaming. The man is a genius!
Yes, he is genius LMAO
All Might he is
Everytime I see this guy he is smiling, legend in the making
+A Child From Africa That's because batman dipped him in acid.
*Me, from the future* You don't even know the half of it XD
In a way, he kinda is
Lmao
People are afraid of different. Especially in the gaming industry. They want the same thing that has been fun for them over and over again until they're beating their heads on the table, and then they'll try something slightly different. But what is the point in gaming if we don't support the developers who take risks? Gaming is about innovating, it's always changing. I saw someone describe this game as "strange", as if that was a bad thing. That is what makes this game look so promising! It's strange! It's different! Stop accepting the same garbage in call of duty and assassin's creed, far cry, halo, all of the same games over and over again! These developers are doing something so different from anything that has been done, and that should be rewarded, not criticized. I am so happy for Hello Games that someone is finally taking a shot at rejuvenating the creativity in the gaming industry, even if this game isn't a success. You're doing something different and fantastic, and I appreciate it.
Couldnt agree more :)
This comment aged horribly lol
Well ill be damned, this guy really is a wonderful speaker and very passionate about what hes doing, as for the maths element of all of this im sure its incredibly impressive and cant wait to see what it produces. A part of me wishes the algorithm was capable of rendering details at a further range from the player but as sean said as hardware improves the ability for the algorithm to do that will increase.
The algorithm is capable of rendering further, he said so himself that when console hardware improves they won't have to do much to take advantage of it. The 'popping in' issue is from the PS4's lack of power
***** you're an idiot :) The planets are not downloaded, they are created by the hardware in the living room you are playing in
Conrad Bingham That doesn't make him an idiot. Is it hard to have a normal conversation for you?
***** He did say in the video nothing comes from the cloud server. The hardware generates the same results for each player. In previous interviews it was said the servers are for keeping data of what players discover. Like say when you discover a planet first. Other players will see your name as the one who discovered that planet when they arrive there. Anything you do on a planet that makes an impact on the surroundings will stay there for the next player that finds that location as well. Basically the servers will record our foot prints on the universe and relay that to other players. Or allow us to team up with friends, if you can find them. The universe is BIG. It won't be easy to locate other players.
***** It didn't look like an assumption, it looked like a mistake. And even if it was an assumption, it still doesn't make a guy an idiot. Or let's say someone makes a stupid or as you say "idiotic" statement, it's still not necessary to insult, you instantly lose an argument by doing so (even if there wasn't much argument to begin with :P). It's a totally different thing however, if he calls someone else an idiot in the process ... but as he didn't and just made a false statement, no need to insult people.
Can't wait to get my hands on this game. I literally just want to fly around the universe.
Try Space Engine; it's free and already out.
*****
You don't need that crazy of a computer to run it. And no, even going by hardware alone, a PC is a LOT cheaper. For the price of a PS4 you can get a PC that is significantly more powerful.
William Manning No, you can't. With a $400 you can build a lower-end PC that will run modern games at 30FPS on low settings. I've tried to create builds for $400 that can outperform a PS4/Xbone, but it's not possible.
Solokeh Krontos
Look at the $400 rig on this site: www.logicalincrements.com/
William Manning The $422 build on that site has a dual core cpu, 4gb of ram, and a GTX 750. That is not equivalent to the PS4. In addition, developers optimize specifically for consoles, improving performance. PCs are objectively better than consoles in many ways, price is not one of them.
Sean Murray. The master of slowly moving the camera to show the beuty of the game. And it is insanely beautiful.
Going to buy this on PS4, then on Steam, then buy more copies on Steam to gift to my mates...
These developers seem like legends who want to build a good game. You can't find many of their types these days.
Star Citizen, The Witcher 3.
hey man if you want, we can be friends.
*****
Nice
The Vicatorian Star Citizen, I've put about £80 into so far. Already had Witcher 3 pre-ordered since it was available on Steam ;)
I back any good developer and those ones you mentioned are some of my favorite.
There's been a few indie developers I've been liking the work of lately aswell so I do keep an eye out. ;)
This is the PERFECT game for VR. When you put on the goggles, you want to be somewhere else. And this game is FULL of "Somewhere Else".
Completely agree
fuck yea. I'm sure this guy will make Oculus Rift be a thing for it after it's release.
Pretty sure they said they want Oculus and Morpheus (sorry about the spelling) support, but they were concentrating on the core game first...
But yeah, as a "Tech Demo" for your friends as to why these VR sets are the next big thing, you can just show them this game with your VR set up of choice and create a new believer. XD
holy shit i totally forgot about Oculus Rift until you said that, this will be amazing if he supports it.. my body is ready
well its on playstation, and you know what Sony is making? project Morpheus ... will be epic
I really like when he say's "maths"
+Johnny Franck Productions
and i like when he says "huge" for some reason :D
+Michał Lxxa "Yuge" :D
+Johnny Franck Productions i like his hands
Yuge maths!
That's how you say it.
Mathematics, shortened to Maths.
It's amazing that he said something I always think about, how small and insignificant we really are when you take a look at how big the universe is. I cannot wait to play this!
This game continues shoving it in my face how overly ambitious and expansive it looks and I love it. I'd preorder right now if I could.
The most impressive part about that is the fact that the devs are genuine about it, and aren't pretentious douchbags with only PR lines that scream "Believe the hype!".
I'm really excited for this game.
tajvader Exactly, Sean seems so down to earth and sincere when he talks about the game, I can feel his passion, and honestly that's what speaks the most for a game like this.
I love how it seems as though he is really excited about playing the final version of the game, its like this is his life goal, to explore alien planets, and now he can. And he doesn't act like a lot of other game developers who are saying that they have the best team ever, I like how humble he is being, despite being borderline genius, and developing an amazing game
Yes! Pre-orders now please!
I love learning about the developmental side and technical aspects of games so I'm really glad he brought out the debug menu and spoke about their techniques and stuff.I like how he seems so humble, I hope the game is good, either way I'm going to purchase it, I love space stuff and exploration and so far it seems like a fun world (worlds rather) to get lost in.
I'm currently studying video game production/design and this dude is a massive inspiration to me, it's so awesome to watch someone who's doing something as massive as this project and to be able to recognize how "normal" he is, it really gives me a positive impression that I too with consistent effort and and passion can create something incredible. Truly cannot wait for this game.
I can't wait to see what Hello Games will be able to do on the nextgen console's. I hope they will continue to support the game with more updates whenever the new system's are released. I've played over nine thousand hours in No Man's Sky and I have never gotten bored with it and with the Beyond update that add VR support it's like a whole new game for me. His man has done the impossible by taking a game that has so much potential and they keep adding to it and I really appreciate all they have given to us all who love and still play this amazing game. I love to be able to shack everyone's of the people's hands for everything they have done to help make all our lives a little better by creating this game. I'm definitely excited about the new game that they're working on but it will never take the place of No Man's Sky. Thank you to all the good people at Hello Games, I really appreciate everything you all have done. Thank's for the video and for sharing this with us. I promise to keep coming back for more and sharing your video's with as many people as I possibly can.👍💯👍
I feel like I'm one of the few who still feel bad for Sean. He got absolutely shafted on release day - I can't believe he managed to come back and KILL it after all those death threats and mean words. That's some thick skin (compared to me at least)
Yeah me too
Yeah I’ve never seen someone create such a shitstorm and then come back from it
When we are going to test an Ai we should give them a universe like no man sky and see what happens
+Equalitas We could be the result of that type of thinking XD
+Dominic La Rondie That could well be true, the possibilities of existence are endless, strange thought.
we could just watch the game play itself.. but this looks completely awesome
we could just watch the game play itself.. but this looks completely awesome
o shit
I reckon this game is going to be fantastic and a #1 best seller. I believe what's off-putting is how humble Sean and his team are. They're so calm and relaxed it makes you wonder if it's as good as they say, but I think it is!
+Ham Caesar Sandy I hope so. I hope it isn't just a big space that looks pretty but doesn't have much content to spend your time on ( aside from exploring new plants and such) actual activities
+Ham Caesar Sandy I think they don't realize how many people want this game
its nice to see the almost childlike excitement of Sean Murray when he talks about his beloved game. No mans sky has come such a long way. what a beautiful game to look at and enjoy!
Impressive. He is so passionate for this game, I love it. Although It won't be on Xbox One, at least it isn't planned to be, I cannot wait to watch people explore the game, because I know it will be a different experience every time
Hey bud just popping in to let you know it’s on Xbox One now I just downloaded it.
IDEA! What if we had in game events like supernovas or planets being created or even entire WARS with lasers pew pew and mass extinctions, but if you can't do it that's ok.
No? Just me?
Not just you. Events like supernovas, black holes, etc would be cool. I wonder how much sci they are going to be in the scifi features. The universe is full of chaos. would love to see that simulated in game.
It would be pretty cool
HonoLolLol Lol it was confirmed at E3 2015 that will be in the game.
Alex Rozinov Fuck making the biggest genocide a planet has ever seen. I'd destroy the whole godamned planet!
I was instantly sold once it was communicated that you can explore quadrillions (literally) of planets. This game just amazes me, and I can't wait to play.
On a side note, does anyone know what would happen if you crash your ship? Is it possible to get marooned on a planet? Is there super novas and black holes? BLACK HOLES?
ForeverRepublic I don't believe there are black holes. I can say however that there are repercussions if you die. Dying in space means you lose your ship and return to the nearest space hub or base like thing. That's why the currency will actually be worth something and your life is actually important. Hope this helps at least a little bit!
Nathan Distel Thanks mate. I've heard things from different people. Some say there are black holes, some say there aren't. So I'm not so sure. Although I think there might be a black hole at the center.
I know there are ancient temples on some planets, and these temples contain portals that will transport you to different part of the galaxy, possibly hundreds of light years away.
ForeverRepublic It's confirmed actually that there is going to be blackholes
LegendaryMarston Thank you.
ForeverRepublic
Your welcome Republic
it's cool going back and watching this. Sean is such a class act.
"None of this exists on the...like...disk" - Sean Murray
See...he's been a truthful fellow years before launch.
On another note, how the fuck does this build look so good? Sometimes I wonder if Hello Games shipped the wrong version to everyone and has been too embarrassed to fix their mistake.
Thank you HelloGames for developing such a masterpice! :D
Question of the interview-
Why haven't other developers done procedural generation to this extent before?
Seriously why.. I hope in 10 years time gaming is taken to places that we can't even yet comprehend.
My jaw was just dropped looking at the universe being created before my eyes, and that it is not apart of the disk and it was just randomly generated but it blended to perfection.. I can't believe my eyes..
I don't care if this is just an exploration game showing off this new game technology this has set the mark for future games imo.
because last gen consoles couldnt handle it. The PS4 cant even handle it look at all the terrain that is generated while you still there (the "pop in" people are complaining about)
FYI procedural generation was invented by David Braben, in 1984 on an 8 bit computer. Why isn't Sean giving him credit?
Lucus Kane
I've watched over 70% of the above video and I'm not sure why you think he has to? I'm sure he's mentioned it in the past and you can't keep on tipping your metaphorical hat to the inventor every time you stand on their shoulders. :-\
BigWelshMike In science we call that plagiarism. Credit the source material. Always.
If this was some sort of white paper or other academic article, I'd understand. However, it's a casual interview about a video game. Also, surely Sean Murray is looking into procedurally generated code with their own slant/take on things. Sure, it might be inspired but plagiarism's a bit strong, I feel. :-\
It's really nice to see a developer who is genuinely excited about his own game. I really hope it comes together, because that's some really great tech.
It’ll be so cool if we can develop the planets we discover by ourselves and make it ours
femiairboy94 You can discover & rename them (You can rename them only if you are the first to discover it. If you are the first to discover a new species, if I recall correctly, you can rename them too. Unipenis anyome? :P )
BoomBaDoom ohh i see lol thats cool
BoomBaDoom yeahh i just hope that the people who will play the game will have de decency and respect to put a proper name, and not somthing just plain stupid : / i have faith they will instead have great creative names like the ones we see in movies as pandora, andromeda like that (i cant actually make up a name, im not very creative xD)
*****
welcome to planet obamasaurus
femiairboy94 yeah i know what you mean but that wont be possible, because it is procedully generated, it doesnt store that kind of big changes, it would be cool tho, but i think its kind of impossible knowing how the game was built, but im not an expert or anything so dont take my word for it xD
He's such a kind and modest man
He's really humble. Like... virtuous kind of humble...
+Larry Sunshine I have to agree. But he's just bashful and doesn't want to answer questions that he's not sure about.
+Larry Sunshine well I can immediately tell you that ore wrong and obviously haven't been following NMS news. There is in fact a multiplayer, he has made it so that it is easier to find other real life players when traveling through the galactic map, and as long as you're connected to the internet you will be playing online with everyone else, no ps plus subscription required. This title is game changing if anything, certainly not "the biggest lie in gaming history" you get everything he has told us about and more that we don't even have any clue about. He's far from a dodgy cunt, he's only avoiding spoilers
***** After playing for a few days and hearing about people meeting up... I'm disappointed too. Lol... I was on that hype train and now it's angled into an ocean of disappointment. Though it's a fun singleplayer game... it's a refined version of Spore...
***** It has its quirks and is probably a good starting 'space sim' for people who are interested in the genre, but I prefer Elite: Dangerous. If anything this game will remind me to not hop on the hype train for Star Citizen, lol.
I love this video so much. I could listen to Sean Murray talk this stuff for hours.
9 years later, still standing on business, still giving us more and more of the game, as fast as they can imagine it. Unreal.
I have to say though, the concept of a universe generated on the fly is breathtaking, it might not be a fun game, but its an amazing parallel to the probability function collapse of quantum mechanics, its an amazing piece of software
24:12 ... To be honest, I see same ships all the time. Even once I saw 3 identical ships on a spacestation - and to top it off, the pilot was named the same in all of em. Literally the same. And after I saw that alien 3 times at the same time, alot more of the visitors were the same. So much for infinite number of variations.
Same with plants and rock formations and sometimes creatures. I see the exact same things on sooo many planets. So much for infinite variations huh!
Each space station has a few ships that spawn in and fly away to travel the star system, then come back. Go to a different space station and you'll see different ships and pilots.
He meant infinite number of colors, so you get blue, light blue ... Thats what's so unique, as is the price for this game that i paid.
This is definitely a $14.99 USD game!
Man... I hope the game reaches those levels of complexity again, space here looks truly amazing, planets close with asteroids fields and ''fog'' with planet rotating and having real dense clouds... The terrain itself being so different from what we've seen... with a cloud rendering system and graphics that look so much better... One day, No Man's Sky will reach the potential it set out for, im sure it will. :) Updates so far are amazing, and graphics are looking amazing!
It just turned into a minecraft clone in space. What a shame, truly.
@@hamzehaladwan no
He blushes as he says that the tools he shows us are ugly and he shouldn't be showing them but, this level of openness and ingenuity truly makes me think these guys are awesome and I love the peak beyond the curtain. These guys ROCK!
I have a feeling that every time I find a new planet and land on it, I'm going to have to do the slow walk and pan, like I'm demoing the game for someone watching.
Lost without this game wish we could go back to the old builds on PS4
I've never wanted to talk to another human being as much as I want to talk with Sean Murray about those algorithms
I really like this guy. Obviously, they did something really original, whether the "game" is good or not, the technology is interesting and definitely pushes video games forward.
That being said, the guy is super humble. That's the sign of a person who has truly mastered their craft: they know how much more there is to learn.
Oh how I love these old comments. Really shows how hyped everyone was.
star wars + star trek + minecraft + borderlands = A F*CKING GOOD GAME
+Davis Moniz because of the randomly generated gear? Borderlands gun/shield/grenademods/artifacts are all procedurally generated
Borderlands guns are procedurally generated and no 2 playthroughs will net you the same guns. even the "unique" boss drops have hundreds if not thousands of combinations.
I love this guy, so down to earth.
This dude is smart!!
This guy is so well spoken. I could listen to him all day.
I have an xbox one and I'm thinking of buying a ps4 just for this game.This game is just majestic as fudgeee....
TheOneAndOnlyKOOLKOA you could just upgrade your pc instead. unless you are posting from your phone, then carry on.
Please go somewhere, holzi.
AwesomeKiddo Get cancer
until I become a space pirate............gg traders
+TheOneAndOnlyKOOLKOA people are saying Elite Dangerous is better than No Man's Sky, you may wanna stay with X-one.
Little did you know this was gonna be one hell of a roller coaster.
I love this video. No Man’s sky today is an incredible game. Lot of new stuff was added into the game, but the art, the style of older versions of the is incredibly better than NEXT update!
It's awesome how intelligent and modest the guy is. Clearly they've created quite a masterpiece, and the passion really shines through in his speaking. It's funny that this video is what convinced me to buy a PS4, so that I can experience this game on the big screen (Plus some other exclusives should be cool, but this game really sells it for me).
15:06 Leaked footage of Shawn Murphy explaining the overhyping of No Man's Sky
Sean*
Who tf is "Shawn Murphy"? you donut
ruclips.net/video/1nqF0ddDc8I/видео.html
This dashing son of a bitch done went and made one of the greatest game concepts of all time. STOP FUCKING WINNING!
He can't.
The win level of Sean's beard is too strong, and has created a singularity that is pulling in all of the win in a twelve mile radius.
He built a formula to the universe.
Did not build a formula .. he "borrowed" a formula. Look it up.
J King I was referring to the OP, not you haha. But no prob
It's not ONE formula, its a series of relatively basic formula, layered on top of one another. Look for 'Perlin Noise' and 'Ridged multi-fractal noise'. I'm making my own procedurally generated game. It's not insanely difficult - as it sounds when you say 'a formula for the universe' - but it is incqredible maths :)
If this massive liar is a God amongs men for you, then you are worth less then a fucking worm.
Kserijaro So basically what you're saying is you've missed my entire point? Jeez, man. Sort out your life. You're yelling at strangers through the internet. How sad is your life?
This is genius. Not only the game itself is fasciinating. Also the way these guys approached their goals. There is lots of modern scientific theory embedded on how the world might really be at its core. Random wave functions. He gave a very interesting hint of automatic improvements to the game as soon as you play it with next generation machines with more capabilities. That's so mind buggling if you think that we could be sets of ultimate "quantum processors" generating our reality. It might be interesting for physicists and next generation physicists to understand the programming and maybe gather new perspectives on the real universe and how it generates itself, if it's really there in total or only fractal, generated piece by piece for every individual in some kind of multiplayer mode. Thrilling.
Can someone please make a full-fledged documentary on this dev and the production of this game? Release it along with the game in a special edition and I'll pay double for it. "PHD in stupidity"! I really, really enjoyed this video.
He is an extremely humble guy, this is probably the first game that I have enjoyed watching interviews of the programmers
I have to disagree with the bit about games being mechanically the same iteration after iteration, but with prettier graphics. That's just blatant bullshit to ignore giant leaps in core design to each genre, or even the new geners that have been split from older designs and built up in new ways.
Any example? Games surely evolved, but I can't remember a lot of games with a technology so important and powerconsuming that is a big part of the design and the mechanics and that necessarily need a relatively good machine to run, not on consoles. I only saw good improvements in quantity and quality of details in the last two gens.
Requiemes Shadow of Mordor's nemesis system comes to mind.
19thfallenpoet
and that's procedural generation, so...
19thfallenpoet
lol
I agree with him particularly with this generational cross over, ps3-ps4..no big publisher has taken any risks when it comes to actual game design..sure there are tiny nuances that give a game a distinct feel but nothing revolutionary. In fact one of the most innovative triple aaa games of last gen Mirrors edge has only recently had one game attempt to replicate or improve upon its original design and that game took 7 years to release. That should show you how stagnant most publishers are.
I love his personality. Hes so humble.
+Steve Jones I love him to. I want to know how old he is but i can not find it anywhere on the internet.
+Steve Jones Gotta love the Irish:)
+BLUEDEWGAM3R judging by his face and the sound of his voice, i'd say he's in his mid 30s.
+Lord Ridiculous he is not Irish.
+error 123 and you know this? He speaks in an odd Irish accent that sounds authentic... He exhibits honesty, modesty and other Irish characteristics... Where do you think he's from??
Just love listening to Sean talk about his game. His whole team are genius as a collective, this is going to be revolutionary, this is going to change the future of gaming. VR and procedural gaming...
Those talking about pop-in (things loading on screen noticeably) need to realize that this is the debug cam. Debug cams have no speed limits and hence can zoom past stuff. In the actual game you'll be constrained by the limits of your 'body' or the ship. You will NEVER go this fast in the game, unless you're in hyper-space, where the level of detail is very low compared to on a planet. Plus, this is the build from 1.5 YEARS ago. Things change a lot during that time.
I hope the super formula used in the procedural generation model viewer will be used in the big 2020 update for No Man’s Sky
Yeah after the next update the original art style and concept was totally removed, I feel like i was robbed of my favorite game they should add two builds of the game or at least a choice to go back to the old builds
I hope so too! They should reuse old assets .
I can't wait... I'm going to get so lost in this game.
CostanzaKramer1 Imagine when we get Project Morpheus from Sony and then playing this game with that virtual reality.... My gosh... *-*
CostanzaKramer1 Can you really get lost, if getting lost (...sorta) is the point? :P
SOTBS Lol that was my point, too
I shall buy a PS4 JUST for this game. And maybe... Cough cough Call of Duty Black Ops 3 DLC COUGH COUGH... So sorry
Lets Talk About Stuff it's not an exclusive.
Just bought this game new for $25 on Amazon Prime... about 10 hours in, and it's more fun and addictive than I expected based on reviews. With the free DLC and price drop, it was well worth my money. The landscapes are often breathtaking. If Murray and Hello Games get another crack at a procedural game, hopefully they'll devote more resources to making compelling characters and creatures and more varied gameplay, but it's enjoyable as it is. 8/10 for me at current price point.
This game looks cool, I wonder when it will come out.
LOL
lmao
Hahahaha that's fcking mean xD
lololol I literally laughed out loud
+rubrsoul16 ... even funnier with the broken English- "when-it-will-come-out"... like a innocent child asking an innocent question.... beautifully done!
This is THE future of gaming, 10/10 well done. This tech is so damn good.
This game is more profound than the programmers even know i think. think of a game as a book, you know what its gonna be about and there is a story to be told. Open world games are the same as books but huge in the means of you taking the role as "you" instead of a named hero. Minecraft is a game that happens as you play it without a story, you are you and the world is expanding. This game is kind of like Minecraft in a way i guess, but with fucking variation!?!... variation is a big part of life if not life itself, and ofcourse energy continuisly being changed by nature; mind blown.
In our games we have atm there is FREEDOM, ENERGY(procedual maps?) and about the only thing missing from making a game as real as real life is just VARIATION. think about it, makes you crazy like me.
biggest hypetrain ever initiazlize.
"life is a game you know" //Alan watts
Joseph Marsch I made the point of how important variation is to someone who was saying something along the lines of 'how he didn't understand how anyone could be hyped for this game if all you're doing is walking around discovering slightly different versions of the same shit.' Obviously this is wrong for many reasons, but I pointed out to him that a lot of people play minecraft just to explore and discover and how many of them do you think will be drawn by that idea of an infinite universe to explore where the next planet will always be different. The animals that are friendly and hostile always being different, etc.
The other thing to keep in mind as well with how important this game could be, this is the first game being made on their engine. They are two separate things after all. Who knows what the second game on it will be after they have experience creating on it. Also the amount of variation that might result once larger companies who start throwing money at hellogames after NMS comes out to try and get their engine license, lol.
+Joseph Marsch Only one problem you don't get a replay
+Joseph Marsch Imagine how procedural universes in games like NMS are like a hundred years into the future. A thousand years into the future. Then it must be almost as advanced as our own universe. And then; what is the difference between our universe and theirs? What makes ours more real than a universe that we've created? I get so fascinated and curious. It truly is a great time to be alive.
+Joseph Marsch variation of what exactly? there will be more stuff added to the game after launch, and the best part is that the added stuff will be free like on GTA5, where items will be added to the game through a game update, instead of DLC like how EA and Activision do it.
This guy is a true inspiration for future game developers. Loved how passionate he is about the game.
Epic quote: "We only did it because we were stupid enough. We could get a PhD in that." - Sean Murray.
Greetings for all the travalers from 2018, a week from NMS NEXT release.
Arthur Farrakhov hello, I’m back
1:25 "I think people watching this are wondering why you're showing this area again, what's so special about demoing the game on this planet?"
Because this planet was hand made specially for the demo to showcase something beautiful that does not exist in the final product.
So many lies leading up to the release of this game...
I don't think I'll ever tire of listening to Sean's passion for this project. Can't wait to explore this game.
I love his voice. I love this guy. I also like how he showed himself playing it, not a cinematic trailer. It was real gameplay. He showed how it worked and was honest.
Josh Sells Guns honest?
Combine this game with Civilization and For Honor (just to one huge planet or two though). Man, in 20 years guys, we have games that so massive and complex in comparison to NMS. I'm excited for the future!!
this its the new noch
Notch*
thanks
The wait is killing me. Please give us a date. These videos are torture.
So when the fuck is this coming out???
Tici Toty Tony Fingers crossed we find out with this IGN feature coming up, or maybe gamescom/playstation experience. Whenever it is, it will never be soon enough!!
Cawby ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) true lol
Tici Toty Tony I'd prefer an incredibly amazing 10/10 game that took 5 years to come out over a meh game that gets pumped out every year.
Although this game can't come out soon enough
Flying Spectacles especially Mass Effect: Andromeda i love that BioWare is taking there sweet time with the game
Novemberish I'm thinking. Definitely this year though. Thats already confirmed.
That draw distance is a bit meh! now i see he's using a PS4 to demo this and that's quite impressive for a PS4.. but My PC is waiting for this.. if a PS4 can manage this, my PC is gonna kick it's ass.. Really looking forward to a PC version.
But bravo to the PS4.. this is pretty impressive console performance.
This is just an older build of the game.
+DAGATHire The draw distance is simple, he explained the terrain is generating by mathmatics. No matter how fast your PC is it will still generate at the same speed.
Vendable Bow No it won't. that will depend on the PC. IN FACT HE SAYS THAT IT WILL GET BETTER WITH BETTER HARDWARE
DAGATHire
Listen PC fanboy, it will get better, in years to come, this is a game that they will be updating for many many years to come, it won't be amazing draw distance on your pc right off the bat.
Vendable Bow The Draw distance will be fine on the PC don't worry about it... it's not your concern.
By the way, im sure the draw distance here on the PS4 demo will get better also. It's a very early demo after all.
I don't know what crawled up your ass today, but get over the fact that the PC will be better. As i said, it's not for you to worry about.
"Why haven't other developers done this before you?"
They have. This technology has been around for awhile.
Procedural generation, yes.
Procedural generation used in this manner, not so much.
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Actually, I think they have, although I'm not 100% positive. Obviously not to the same extent of No Man's Sky however. But I think there have been games out there where you could explore entire planets and they were all randomly generated.
I know back in the Amiga and Commodore 64 era were games like Frontier which allowed you to explore an entire galaxy, including explore each and every planet. I can only assume that was originally randomly generated, or generated on the fly in some way similar to how No Man's Sky does it.
Of course, the planets were all fairly simple; they were sphere's and that was about it, and lacked much content but still.
You could also leave the planet and go to another planet seamlessly in that game (at least, I'm pretty sure you could; if they were in the same system anyways, not sure about longer distances).
Zukaro Travon I was actually referring more to the method of using your spacial coordinates to generate the universe around you in real time than the use of procedural generation to make a large-scale explorable universe.
But yes, that was a thing.
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As far as I can tell most procedurally generated games do it that way (as that just makes more sense from an optimization standpoint). But I don't know for sure. However, with older games that's a lot more likely due to the extreme limitations they had to work with.
***** Spore has done it for a while I believe.
Also, Minecraft uses the same concept for its world map.
I love Sean Murray. Really makes this all interesting. Reminds me of of those cool replacement teachers you had back at school where everyone looked forward to his lessons.
This is awsome.So excited for this game.
On a side note though this build looks like it has a lot more draw distance than the released build.
I agree, the render distance in the current build is really poor. Especially when in space with the asteroids and all.
It really pulls me out of the immersion when the view distance pops in at close range. This game is a gimmick and we were lied too.
+portyMD Not just that but the volumetric lighting,fog effects and colors look infinitely richer.
Why does it have to come out when I am at the toughest part of my schooling?
+The Great JoePod rip xD i will be done at that time haha
+The Great JoePod It comes out a few days after i get done with school :P
+Miska saaame lol
Drop out. Who cares about "real life" anymore, you'll have No Man's Sky!
Erik well it must have ruined his life...
As a programmer, he's really inspired me, I'd love to be able to work on procedural 2d maps, never mind a bloody 3d universe! incredible. and he's obviously so passionate about what he does, he tries to explain to people who many don't even wanna know, but for me I'm hooked. I really REALLY hope this comes for PC soon, it's wasted on ps4.
I was very nervous about how this game was actually going to play, given that it seemed like such a hugely impossible idea for an Indie team to put together, but this kind of interview that gives a really in-depth look at the programming behind it puts tons of faith back into the project for me.
actually its quite the opposite... there a lot less work involved because a few liens of code creates everything for them
Brendan Forish Which is super cool. When the game finally ships, there will be ships, planets and lifeforms that will even shock the developers. I find the idea most appealing since everyone has the chance to find the next big unique thing.
That'd all be true if they didn't create the parameters of change within the spawning system. It may seem like tons of variety, but the meshes will become old if all that changes are their color, shape, and maybe size. The game looks good, but when he said that his future goal was to extend the series, I felt like he was going to make it like Destiny with their money-making tactics and give us little quantity.
Sean Murray is like the English version of the UFC fighter Dominick Cruz. He sounds and looks JUST like him. So weird.
damn, i was thinking the same thing throughout the whole video!! Scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone mentions it!
he's Irish not English :)
something i just realized hasnt been mentioned.... are there varying levels of gravity? i mean.. there should be, right? there should be planets where taht jet pack can send you a half mile in the sky, and other planets where the only possible way to travel is by your ship...
"your suit compensate its" - Sean Murray
There is no gravity
Sean told that the suit ur wearing balances the gravity
+mAtÜ
which simply means there's no gravity.There is simply no gravity in the game, because that would add a VERY BIG performance impact (hence the procedural generation is already demanding high tech processors) so it's not like there is gravity but the suit you wear compensates for it.
If you were to have your suit unequipped (which you CAN'T do) you would still jump and walk and so on on all of the planets (would be missing the jet-pack of course) because there is simply no gravity at all.
You can even see it in the way the spaceships move in space or in the atmosphere. If there was gravity there would be velocity (speed) and most importantly mass (weight)stats and forces applied to EVERYTHING and everything would also have functioning real weight as a stats, taken in to account and calculated for every single nanosecond that this object is being processed for.
In space there would be also structural failures (objects exploding), due to the forces applied depending on their mass and strength.
IF let's say there was anti-gravity tech involved, then you will need energy resource to keep the gravity compensation running which only adds even more resource demand and to be honest, by itself, the idea that there's gravity but it's constantly being nulled by a technology your character is using is simply redundant. This would involve additional calculations (hence you first have gravity factor with calculating mass, direction and velocity then something that nulls all the previous calculations) making it all redundant in the first place.. only will use hardware resource for something that they can simply not add and say that "your suit compensates it" ....to make you feel better.
More weight = more gravity pull (both space and atmosphere) It's gravity that is pulling every single object, so the bigger the weight the bigger the gravity pull for EVERYTHING. The mass (weight) of the planet itself is what defines the strength of the gravitational forces that will apply to EVERYTHING that's inside it's gravity ring be it space or in the atmosphere..
"The Moon's gravity is much less than the Earth's gravity - approximately one sixth. So, a 100 kg astronaut weighs 980N on Earth. On the Moon, the astronaut would weigh only 162.2N. However, the astronaut's mass is 100kg where-ever they are.
Weight on Earth: 100kg x 9.8m/s2 = 980N."
Now add all these calculations for EACH object (trees, rocks, leaves, spaceships, animals, players, equipment, debris, planets, space stations) with taking in to account it's own mass, size and speed and add them to the procedural generation of the world and all the basic engine, OS, 3rd party software calculations as well and you will need a supercomputer to run this.
Not to mention that if there was gravity, then the simple docking to the station part would be extremely difficult. Hence it should be flying at 11,000+ km/h around the planet and you need to match it's speed and place in space and gently enter the hangar....
If you want to get an idea of how "simple" gravity calculations and aerodynamics affect the overall performance of hardware, you can install Kerbal Space Program and enjoy :)
so, yea, there's no gravity in this game and the suit explanation is just keeping up the role-playing for this game.
it would be really cool of course to add the gravity factor, but i guess it will only happen with the next generation games and machines that can sufficiently process all these calculations.
+Cnupoc Damn u did ur research :)
"If there were capabilities of creating life and building structures on any planet, therefore creating civilizations, mining colonies and armies controlled by you. Then I would never be bored, and quit my job."
This game has to many possibilities they need to expand past their exploration concept and could truly make the best game ever!
Amazing :D - you can really hear this man's passion!
Just a great video :)
I just love the game and especially the developers.
I think he has 100% right about what he says to Assassin's Creed or Watch_Dogs with there big Teams.
And I just love how he thinks with the Insporation of his game.
It's hard to explain :D
I also want to be a game developer later once and i see it the same way like he does.
Can not wait to play the game :)
Hopefully I can also develop sometime in a small studio with a few friends and do something "big" without working for Ubisoft or so.
I agree with you. I love how this guy thinks. I had no problem understanding his vision for this game. I really hope they pull it off in the end. I may never play or buy another game after this one. No Man's Sky will be an amazing escape to get lost in!
CausticNebula It's going to be a great game this guy is simply brilant but still I think maybe it's also gonna be repetitive and boring after a while
Me too! ;D
TWO MORE WEEKS GUYS!
can't wait i'm so hyped
10 more days!
The Space Alligator i'm extremely hyped after seeing the first early leaked gameplay footage
Tchitchouan Inouane Im avoiding all leaks
WOOO
I'm glad Sean did show us all the tools it shows how impressive this game is, and how many types of species and ships and weapons there will be !