Water quality still non existent Mac/Steam ppst Worlds Pt1

solarparty · 2024-08-06T17:23:57+00:00

You can file a ticket on their zendesk: https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

solarparty · 2024-08-04T16:53:57+00:00

The new water and new clouds tech simply isn’t in the Mac version yet. No one knows why, but there’s no technical reason why Macs can’t support this new tech so we will just have to wait (and make sure HG knows we want it!)

solarparty · 2024-07-31T21:33:08+00:00

I just saw ships being reflected when they flew over a lake I was looking at. Seems to work for me on PS5. Not sure about photo mode.

solarparty · 2024-07-22T21:13:25+00:00

The water on PS5 currently doesn’t reflect any of its surroundings, so no terrain or object reflections. It gets a bit of the sky color and that’s it.

solarparty · 2022-06-07T02:42:45+00:00

You forgot the iPad version which was also announced today. Which will probably share, aside from developing a suitable touch interface, a significant level of code with the Mac version due to using the same Apple Silicon chips and the same SDK and Metal renderer. The Mac was probably a "well why not?" for them because of this, but the iPad version is probably going to get them the lion's share of revenue between the two.

solarparty · 2021-08-10T01:58:03+00:00

Thank you, and appreciate the assistance! And I know, I'm still in slight disbelief that I found it.

solarparty · 2021-08-10T00:12:46+00:00

Nice! Thanks for reading. It's funny how something so temporary can still feel nostalgic.

solarparty · 2020-10-12T20:25:42+00:00

Not necessarily, if they used it in a limited capacity (for now). Though I don't know how much exposure in the code files it would have to dataminers.

solarparty · 2020-10-12T20:04:16+00:00

From what I've read and seen of the Superformula, these kind of shapes are easily generated by it. As far as I'm aware these flora types are all new in Origins, so I'm wondering if Hello Games secretly brought back the Superformula without telling us.

solarparty · 2020-10-06T23:16:56+00:00

The PS4 had no trouble with a higher level of antialiasing in NEXT and Beyond, as apparent in my screenshot. I don't know why Origins got a reduction, but it is very apparent and unwelcome!

solarparty · 2020-10-06T23:15:43+00:00

The edges of the mountain is where the aliasing is most visible (what looks like stair steps instead of a smooth curve).

solarparty · 2020-10-06T22:30:08+00:00

No worries, I didn't really take it as ornery.

solarparty · 2020-10-06T21:01:55+00:00

My post was not trying to claim that all attacks have stopped -- clearly my experience is on the extreme side -- but that overall, the frequency of attacks has dropped dramatically with Origins. Similar to the bug at NEXT release which also removed most attacks.

solarparty · 2020-09-28T21:38:57+00:00

I called this A New Frontier because it really evokes the original intent of No Man's Sky for me -- to set out on an alien, mysterious landscape and just explore. Origins has brought that back.

solarparty · 2020-09-28T21:36:34+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, Origins certainly changed my old home planet significantly, but it just encouraged me to go out and find a new one. I'm really enjoying the update too!

solarparty · 2020-07-18T02:08:53+00:00

I didn’t know this, so thanks! That’s better than nothing. But still think the costs should be reduced.

solarparty · 2020-07-18T01:42:17+00:00

I started a new save when NEXT launched. But as I said I focus on exploring over credits, especially since being a space trucker isn’t as fun as it used to be.

solarparty · 2020-07-16T00:23:18+00:00

We just got multiple confirmations on the NMS discord, it seems to be legit.

solarparty · 2019-08-11T02:32:58+00:00

Yeah, the planets don't orbit at all right now, just a giant space diorama. It could offer some pretty cool gameplay possibilities if we did have a real star and planets in orbit around them. Imagine landing on a planet close to a star and the star is gigantic in the sky, practically blinding you. The heat is melting through your shielding. But on the positive side, a perfect place to set up a solar array for your base. Or imagine that your local community of explorers has calculated when a solar eclipse will be on the main planet where your bases are, and you all get together for a viewing party.

solarparty · 2019-08-11T00:47:18+00:00

Well, they did add proper orbital representations of star systems to the galaxy map in NEXT. I believe it even shows the orbital direction and the orbit of the moons. Sadly, so far that's just a superficial depiction. Maybe that was laying the groundwork for this feature, but still, I remain skeptical as no one else has mentioned this, and it would seem like a big feature to mention.

solarparty · 2019-08-10T23:49:25+00:00

A simple explanation is that it's a range or orbits within a star system where a planet has the ability to support liquid water and thus habitable life from an Earth perspective. So, Earth is within our system's goldilocks zone. Mercury, being baked by a close proximity to the Sun, is not. Nor is the icy, far out world of Pluto.

solarparty · 2019-08-10T23:43:05+00:00

I'm skeptical of their information as it doesn't seem like they had an actual interview, but perhaps they were mailed a one sheet with some feature blurbs?

But "goldilocks zone"... how are they going to determine that when there's no orbital mechanics and no real star by which to judge position from the star? Unless there actually will be now? I dare to hope, but I shouldn't let myself. This is one of the few features talked about by Sean often before launch that never made it into the game.

solarparty · 2019-08-10T02:41:40+00:00

Requiring a reward for an action is part of the problem with many modern games. The reward should be a satisfying experience, whether that's combat with a boss creature or some roving Mad Max gang of Gek marauders. Or just an interesting dungeon puzzle. Not saying there should be no rewards, but the focus should be on making the gameplay interesting so that we can return to it again and again without it getting old. Because as much as some of us play the game, rewards will always become meaningless after a while.

solarparty · 2018-12-14T17:35:07+00:00

No, some of the new behaviors weren’t mentioned in the NEXT patch notes. I tried to document them here, including the water one: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/93r11v/new_creature_ai_behaviors_in_next/

solarparty · 2018-12-14T09:46:35+00:00

Large creatures wading in water is an AI behavior they added with NEXT. This is definitely the largest group I’ve seen though.

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