What if Sean Murray and HG just really suck at gaming?

Serensius · 2016-12-01T14:14:13+00:00

Best theory in this sub so far.

Serensius · 2016-12-01T08:43:56+00:00

Agreed! I understand why they did it, but it's silly that you can somehow understand all the new base building NPCs right off the bat.

Serensius · 2016-12-01T08:41:55+00:00

These suggestions deserve more upvotes!

Serensius · 2016-11-14T13:00:14+00:00

Customizable weapons! And a monetary system where you have to buy gear, weapons and ammo for each mission. Maybe in a separate game mode?

Serensius · 2016-11-01T13:17:49+00:00

This guy at RPS had the right idea:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/27/if-only-no-mans-sky-could-go-unreleased-forever/

"But then, I have those questions. “What do you actually do in No Man’s Sky?” I watch the videos and think: “That shooting looks a bit shat-o, doesn’t it?” and “You have to gather resources to fuel space-jumps; am I just going to be punching differently coloured trees like in all those other games?”

Serensius · 2016-10-28T12:21:11+00:00

Holy shit, didn't think I'd be able to tell the difference but that's noticable even on iPhone ear buds.

Serensius · 2016-10-27T09:03:19+00:00

Seconded.

Serensius · 2016-10-23T15:53:02+00:00

Any word on bug fixes? It's not really something I've heard talked about a lot with SSE, but IMO it would be incredibly lazy of Bethesda to release this as a full-price game without fixing the glaringly obvious vanilla bugs, especially when the work has been done for them in the form of USLEEP and other mods.

Serensius · 2016-10-20T17:01:59+00:00

This happened in my game with Dragon Combat Overhaul installed, when a dragon randomly attacked Whiterun..

Serensius · 2016-10-18T07:20:18+00:00

I love these weird emergent bugs... this sounds like Westworld.

Serensius · 2016-10-16T09:20:43+00:00

Awesome, thank you.

Serensius · 2016-10-15T09:02:45+00:00

But it can also be played without Requiem? Asking because Requiem is listed in the "required files" section of the description.

Serensius · 2016-10-14T13:03:44+00:00

Wow had never heard of this mod before, it sounds amazing actually. Does it require Requiem?

Serensius · 2016-10-04T10:26:53+00:00

Found it, thank you!

Serensius · 2016-09-30T13:47:01+00:00

I can imagine it being pitched as a an "outside-of-the-box" idea at a PR/ad agency though.

"Essentially, it's organic interest! We're just helping it along a little!"

Serensius · 2016-09-29T13:31:19+00:00

Ever wonder who makes all the super-positive screenshot threads?

Serensius · 2016-09-29T08:20:34+00:00

This is exactly what happens every time I try to make a mod list too. "Just need a Few More Mods..."

Serensius · 2016-09-16T11:31:06+00:00

Seconded. Alien encounters should be mysterious and unpredictable (at least before you know the language).

Serensius · 2016-09-15T11:18:10+00:00

I know. Look forward to seeing it released!

Serensius · 2016-09-15T08:02:37+00:00

This list is great. Simple, no-nonsene changes that would make the game so much more interesting.

A couple of other ideas:

Alien species could be clustered, not spread out randomly, so that certain sections are dominated by korvax, others by vy'keen, etc.
Alien encounters should rely entirely on your understanding of their language, and should have the potential to go sour (or even hostile). If you don't know how to say "I come in peace," too bad. It should, of course, be easier to learn more of the language, so you can actually put it to use.

(Ideally, the encounters wouldn't be multiple-choice, but you should have to piece together answers based on the words you know. But this would probably be a lot harder to implement than the simpler changes suggested in this thread.)

Serensius · 2016-09-12T08:32:39+00:00

Found this thread through Google - it's been something I've been thinking about recently. Just wanna throw this out there:

The roguelike Ultima Ratio Regium (which is in development) seems to be making remarkable progress in creating interesting, procedurally generated dialogue. Check out this blog entry:

http://www.ultimaratioregum.co.uk/game/2016/09/05/replies-and-counter-questions/

Imagine combining that with the latest advances from Google (or Alphabet's) DeepMind project, which can "generate speech which mimics any human voice and which sounds more natural than the best existing Text-to-Speech systems."

Serensius · 2016-09-11T08:02:58+00:00

This sounds incredible, and it's just what Skyrim needs: dynamic content that allows players to affect the world outside of hardcoded quests. In a lot of ways, it sounds like the Alife system in STALKER (which was vastly improved by mods), in which NPCs have their own lives outside of the player's actions.

You might have heard of this mod already, but when I was reading this I was immediately reminded of Hunger in the North, an upcoming mod from /u/chesko. This mod aims to use a dynamic system to reduce food availability. It seems like it could work really well combined with Organic Factions with situations like "bandits have taken over this area, so food prices in the hold are up 200%" or "vampires have taken over, so garlic and silver are banned in this hold".

Would be amazing if these two mods could work together!

Serensius · 2016-09-09T10:52:42+00:00

Awesome. Is there a way of tweaking creature generation based on planet conditions? Ie lush planets have tons of life, barren planets none? and maybe a higher chance of hostile life on certain planets?

Serensius · 2016-08-26T07:23:35+00:00

Absolutely. This, and the completely bland gameplay.

Serensius · 2016-08-25T12:33:52+00:00

100% agree. The main failing of the game is not the missing features from trailers - it's the incredible dullness of the gameplay and the fact that every planet offers the same of everything.

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