So apparently the devs want it to be like a mix between Day Z and Eve Online from what I'm gathering, but somehow more friendlier than the two. The reason why is because the game will basically start you off on an earth-like planet in question and quickly give you a spaceship as a means to leave it and explore the local solar system. Once you do, it'll be up to the player on where to go in the galaxy and what to do, though the first few actions will probably be scavenging old outposts/shipwrecks and mining raw materials to upgrade your ship and equipment. However, the galaxy you inhabit happens to be the same one everyone else is living in, just that they're all starting in different sectors at random but can still find you early on. It's really starting to sound a lot like a 3d version of Starbound, but more heavily focused on player interaction.
Still just awesome like that
I gotta wonder, it seems like this is the kind of game where the draw distance must be incredibly huge. That's gotta take up tons and tons of processing power.
(Also, I'll ask again, does anyone know if this game is going to be PC only?)
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
Why can't I visit a star? What Could Possibly Go Wrong??!
This looks amazing. Throw in procedurally generated societies and factions that the player doesn't just join/work for, but actually interact with in a meaningful way, and I'm buying this so fast my cash may set on fire and be rendered useless.
I'm with Odie From The Oz: this is a game that I've wanted to see done for quite a while.
edited 10th Dec '13 6:47:44 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Too much adorableness
The game files are almost certainly fine. The expensive computers and other electronic equipment are probably not, unfortunately. But they probably have insurance for this, and if not, a Kickstarter would probably fund their lost stuff a hundred times over considering all the positive buzz for this game.
edited 25th Dec '13 12:39:13 PM by Ekuran
Neo Geo Pocket is the biggest loss
Anyway, still not beating Project Zomboid as unluckiest project
edited 25th Dec '13 1:20:55 PM by SpookyMask
new trailer
still looking good. I can't help but notice no release date.
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By all means, let them take their time. This game has amazing potential, and I don't want to see it screwed up and require a ton of "updates" before it truly shines (a lot of what's on Steam Early Access comes to mind right now, some of that stuff ain't even early Alpha worthy!)
Their studio did get hit badly by those floods in Guildford: I'm just glad this is still going!
Hopefully there'll be something tying it all together (I know it's apparently being billed as a roguelike, with persistent discoveries etc) and it won't turn into another Spore, which kinda petered out after a bit.
At least here it looks beautiful, seamless and allows for space shootery.
I wonder what the bigger focus would be though... The ground or space combat?
Well the second trailer shows a laser gun being fired. I'm just thinking: "what are they going to do with the Universe?"
I mean, exploring is nice and all, plus all those ships. Is there a narrative? Are there missions? Or will it turn into Spore with no real connecting stuff between anything? Factions, pirates, a sense of you fitting into the universe?
Either way I'm still going to play it and relish space-atmosphere-space shooty fun. I just hope it doesn't have really dull "find 10 procedurally generated x's" type missions.
Probably a mix of EVE, but more friendlier and with elements of Minecraft and Spore in the sense of the randomized planets being customizable and having their own unique biomes.
I hope so. I love Minecraft, but the joy of that comes from creating as well as discovery. This seems to be mainly based around discovery. If it can build in a connected universe (Rather than just random spaceships that you can engage) then wonderful.
Overall I am optimistic - it'll be an amazing technical achievement either way! I'm just trying to stop myself overhyping and imagining aspects of the game... like I did with Black and White.
Well, I'll be...
I don't like how someone can claim their game to be "infinite". As if we, the audience, are too stupid to know what "infinity" means.
edited 10th Jun '14 11:29:56 AM by KlarkKentThe3rd
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Destroyer of worlds.
The game looks amazing, but I hope they tone down the red because my eyes felt like they were bleeding after the first minute.
Is not impressed.
I agree that one should avoid assuming anything about nms. While the devs do hint that there's more to the game than that seen in the trailers, making assumptions about what the end result will have is probably a bad idea. I am already imagining in-depth crafting and upgrading mechanics, as well as vibrant galactic economies, and I'm forcing myself to stop my imagination from running wild, cause that would probably end in hectic disappointment.
Even so, I'm definitely looking forward to what I can see for sure: a large scale exploration game that allows you to mine, upgrade your ship and suit, trade goods and engage in combat. Would construction be possible? And there's me being overly hopeful again...
Good to hear, since that means (hopefully) they'll allow mod development and such to expand the game even further. However given how companies like Sony and Microsoft like to hold onto the times exclusives for as long as they can, this might end up hurting the game in the long run since people would hold out for the PC or Xbox version instead of the PS 4. And frankly, these guys can't afford to have Sony cut them off from funding, they're too small to survive such a loss.
Lazy?
A grain of salt.
Hah. The "game will be huge" gimmick doesn't seem to be working. I mean it sounds cool - but do we really have the technology or imagination to create a virtual universe, and not just an imaginary one?
I'd rather hear about aspects of player creation, species and economic features, and performance than "oh, you will never ever see all this game has to offer because it's all so big". That illusion will fall apart real quick once players figure out how to break the game and farm resources.
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
Young Wanderer
Feel free to break the game and farm resources, I'll stick to the illusion of it being huge.
Too easy.
Brightness
I never got the appeal of gamebreaking and resource farming. I like to sit back and take my time to explore and enjoy it as I go. Same thing with 100% Completion. If it just happens as I play, that's nice and all; but every time I've gone out of my way for that stuff I get bored of the game and rarely, if ever, touch it afterwards.
edited 19th Aug '14 1:40:37 PM by TheAirman
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Different strokes and all that. With minecraft sometimes I feel like going nomad and seeing all the cool world gen but other times it's just fun to optimize.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
I'm just glad that this game doesn't have "Star" in the title as so many games like to do nowadays.
Anyone who assigns themselves loads of character tropes is someone to be worried about.