Behind the scenes
Was watching the behind te scenes, so everything in the world is created on the fly… how the hell does that work with other players? I thought that this was working like a mmo, so ships seen in the other trailers were other players… so if it's not like that, they were showing the "discovered by" in the videos, that must be an mmo component. Even if you don't meet other live players, what's the point in "discovering" if planets are gonna be all different? Like same planet in the universe should look have a different habitat from player to the other?
And finally, looks like that if you pull out of the planet and come back (or turn around) everything gets generated again, sooo… awkward??
No. The worlds will be identical. It just isn't stored as a model etc, its stored as an algorithm.
Yeah makes sense, it's just that when he says that the world is generated sounds like it's done per instance… I haven't looked closely but when at some point he's close to the ground, pulls back then comes back down the patch he's on looks different.
More info about the game:
As I said previously, I don't think this is my kind of game... but it's still fascinating. One must admire the technology prowess, the courage to try a different thing.
So because of related videos on YT, noticed there were more behind the scenes/featurettes... looks like IGN has an exclusive deal with the guys? Anyway, if I understand correctly, they (almost) lost everything because of a catastrophic flood that hit UK two years ago
The economy, or what is this game after all
https://www.youtube.com/user/IGNentertainment/search?query=no+man's+sky
I think this game looks beautiful and I would love to explore it
from the soundtrack. 65dos are tight so can't wait to hear the full thing.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…m-a7171481.html
full soundtrack stream and interview. sounds immense. really looking forward to this one now...really a shame its not multi tho
I thought it was multiplayer, in the sense that you will see planets other people discover?
thats a loose definition of multiplayer imo :P.
Isolationism might actually work as a theme here (2001 et al)
Wait, this isn't multiplayer? You just get your own copy of the universe to fly in?
If that's how it is I'm not as interested as I once was!
It's quasi-multiplayer. As I understand it (and to be fair, they have been very vague), players spawn on a randomly selected planet on the outskirts of the universe. The universe is vast and finding another player is apparently very rare. Players, in close proximity, will be placed in a "lobby" of sorts and be able to see eachother etc. Kind of like the seamless multiplayer of Journey if you have played that game. This is in addition to finding other planets and species discovered and named by other players.
It appears, however, that you cannot really "team up" with a friend and fly in formation or what have you. Other players will just be a rare and curious encounter.
possibly intentionally vague because they weren't sure what they could implement in time 
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Share your journey The galaxy is a living, breathing place. Trade convoys travel between stars, factions vie for territory, pirates hunt the unwary, and the police are ever watching. Every other player lives in the same galaxy, and you can choose to share your discoveries with them on a map that spans known space. Perhaps you will see the results of their actions as well as your own... '
That to me sounds like there's no direct ingame interactions at the moment and it's maybe more a case of any changes made to your game being 'synced' to other players. Having every player in one universe would probably lead to reddit-led attempts for everyone to meet on one planet
This game could totally turn out to be space-fable but I'm still down for getting it on launch. If nothing more it'll be an awesome £40 wallpaper generator 
Yeah I thought to understand what @Puddy explained... but wasn't thinking it was that sparse/serendipitous encounter.
Anyway I find this game fascinating, great art considering it's procedural and this vast... but it's the kind of time-sinker I can't buy into. Apart from the fact that I tend to like more action-themed games, I really can't justify exploring an infinite virtual universe.
Ah man, why is this game coming out now with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided just a few weeks ago and me still getting through Uncharted 4? 
There are some aspects of it that I'm unsure about such as the multiplayer being less extensive than I thought and I also worry that the depth of the gameplay and therefore appeal will be quite limited once the initial wow factor wears off. Still, it seems so ambitious and masterfully put together that it'll probably end up being one of those 'must experience it at least once if you consider yourself passionate about the art of gaming' kinds of games such as Journey.
Only really saw anything about this game a few months ago, seems I must have been hiding under a rock or something because i was surprised at how famous the game is supposed to be.
But to me just the relaxing, casual exploration seems enjoyable for me. The multiplayer aspect they talk about just seems like they backtracked on the idea of multiplayer, but need to add something to appease those that will hold them to the promise. As they say themselves, considering there is so many billions of planets, the chances of players even being close to each other is close to zero. So I don't even see the point of the lobby system that @Puddy mentioned they have added.
Personally I'm just looking forward to the relaxing atmosphere of exploring the planets and seeing all the animals that are named after penises by other players. But the procedural generation makes me worried that every location will look nice on a grand scale, but have no soul. And once you have named a planet "Planet McPlanetface" there is no reason to stick around or care. If the reviews are decent, i'll probably pick it up shortly after launch.
I've watched some leaked streams the other day and tbh the game looks incredibly boring and grindy to me. All i've seen people do is nonstop collect ressources and scan some animals for cash. I've read there is life on every single planet. I don't know what the fun is in this. Feels so shallow if thers instant "reward" for exploration around every corner.
I would prefer a game that's mostly empty but where there are some meaningful things to discover if you put the effort in and take risks going deep into hostile territory with no save spots or whatever.
Quote from Steppenwolf54 minutes ago, Steppenwolf said: I've watched some leaked streams the other day and tbh the game looks incredibly boring and grindy to me. All i've seen people do is nonstop collect ressources and scan some animals for cash. I've read there is life on every single planet. I don't know what the fun is in this. Feels so shallow if thers instant "reward" for exploration around every corner.
I would prefer a game that's mostly empty but where there are some meaningful things to discover if you put the effort in and take risks going deep into hostile territory with no save spots or whatever.
I've been so hyped for this game and recently I have started to dial back my expectations. Our imagination can run away sometimes when the game makers are a bit vague and not much footage has been released. In an earlier interview Sean Murray, aka No Man's Sky's programming guru, said that for every 1 planet with life there would be 9 lifeless/barren ones or something like that. Seems like they backpedaled on that. I agree with you that the discovery can feel a bit empty if they are too generous with that sort of stuff.
Anyway, we'll see, I still can't wait to play it and I still think it will be a fun game. Maybe 7/10 fun and not 10/10 fun, but still fun!
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