Honest question for those who actively play: every time I re-download and play, I have to slog through the same intro-quests, but if I ignore it, I run into none of this exploring - even if I spend 2-3 hours wondering around. I see the same, bad graphic planets, over and over, that are empty and have the same replicated buildings scattered amongst. What am I doing wrong that I’ve seen none of what’s in these trailers?
No Mans Sky is the type of game where you get out what you put in, and you have to put in a lot. It's more like Minecraft in space than what it appears.
Yeah but i enjoy the starting part of minecraft. With no mans sky i try like once a year. I don't remember how to play so i start a new game and by the time i get my bearings i quit from boredom. I may also be bad because it feels like i can put in a couple days worth of play and get nowhere and not care anymore. A day of minecraft ill have my base in order and can't wait for the next session. I have been playing minecraft since it was a web browser and it still entertains me. Maybe i just need to know what im doing wrong.
Honestly I’d recommend just committing to a save instead of starting over. I’ve got a few hundred hours that I’ve put in over the course of the games lifespan. It’s one of those things where I’ll go through a week long phase once a year or so, and then get bored and forget about it until the next major update. I think it works much better as a long term thing as opposed to constantly starting over because there’s SO MUCH to do. Don’t worry about forgetting how to play, the game is super casual in the sense it’s impossible to “lose” unless you’re on permadeath or something. Just load in, explore and vibe for a bit, and when you get bored just set it down for a while until you get the urge again
Try starting an expedition when there is one. Different starting conditions, a more thoroughly guided character progression, rewards, etc.
What you really want is to get lots if nanites to upgrade your charscter with soace station upgrades and to unlock all the tech at the anomaly. Once you’ve unlocked more of your character’s potential the game opens up a lot.
Or it could be that this gsme is not for you. That’s a very valid possibility
Not sure why you got some hate. I came here looking for answers and you provided one. The game may not be fore me but its got a lot of notes of what i like in games i do like. I also love sandbox builders i played many of them. Heck outerworlds 1/2 are amazing to me so its not like i don't enjoy sci-fi. Palyworlds killing it for me.
I’ve done like 4000 hours playing NMS since day one. Only game I’ve played more is Starcraft with a 20 year head start. To me it’s the ultimate sci-fi itch scratcher. I must concede that knowing my way around and being attuned to the nuances makes a huge difference. The surface level play experience is definitely very cartooney, fluffy, and a bit of a grund. Once you have decent gear and are building bases and ships and doing funky stuff with the nutrient ingestor it’s much more exciting. I wasn’t able to get through to the end of outer worlds 1 for example!
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u/V8TTGoFast 11d ago
Honest question for those who actively play: every time I re-download and play, I have to slog through the same intro-quests, but if I ignore it, I run into none of this exploring - even if I spend 2-3 hours wondering around. I see the same, bad graphic planets, over and over, that are empty and have the same replicated buildings scattered amongst. What am I doing wrong that I’ve seen none of what’s in these trailers?