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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release IS OUT! ~ UTTER TRAINWRECK

« on: August 12, 2016, 10:45:15 PM »

Haven't had any issues so far with the exception of some minor stuttering in space stations? Just make sure your drivers are up-to-date. I'm getting consistent 60+ on highest settings.

People who are playing it, what hardware are you running on and what's your average fps?
Seeing a lot of complaints from people with like 1070/1080s who say they're struggling

980ti, i5-6600K. Getting a pretty consistent 60FPS.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 11:11:24 AM »

Saw some stuff to do with a black hole and that was the last straw. Pre-ordered it like 2 hours before launch lol

They should have a friends list and have an option to teleport to your friends so you can actually play together

And the ship of the teleported player should spawn in whatever location the damaged ship spawns at the start of the game and have it and change into the ship of the closest player (which is what Synergy does for vehicles)

Would be cool if they incorporated some kind of co-op system into the planned base building feature lol. Like generates a intergalactic beacon that only your friends can tune into, so they can kinda make their way over toward your base

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Off Topic / Re: Is it a black people thing to use washcloths?

« on: August 12, 2016, 11:04:09 AM »

Lmao you guys shower? Must hurt being that gay

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General Discussion / Re: What would be your ideal Blockland update?

« on: August 12, 2016, 10:04:09 AM »

A lighting and shader update that's actually worth a stuff.

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Off Topic / Re: Why do mushrooms grow out of nowhere in houses?

« on: August 12, 2016, 09:59:57 AM »

Keep your home dry, and pay special attention to bathrooms and wooded surfaces. There should never be wet stuff or water just lying around the house. Living in a home with things like spores and mold can lead to health problems. If you see black crud forming on your moldings, bleach that stuff up and scrub it. It's nasty and preventable.

I found some mushrooms growing in an old water bottle once. Fungus is really interesting.

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Creativity / Re: Game Screenshot Thread

« on: August 12, 2016, 06:18:50 AM »

DOOM


Mad Max


The Forest


Space Engineers


GTAV

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 04:06:39 AM »

You don't even have to explore the planets if you don't like them. You can just trade and upgrade your stuff and make your way using the economy and blasting up pirates and freighters.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 03:54:00 AM »

You go through the same gameplay loop on each planet without much difference other than a different tint of colors.

The one-liner about a 'tint of colors' isn't getting any more true the more you use it.
>>https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=299636.msg9192472#msg9192472

Your most played game on Steam is CS:GO lol. Somehow I find it very unsurprising that you're uninterested in a game that has 'exploration' as it's main selling point.

What, other than making several different reskins of the same planet, makes it a unique, interesting, and satisfying game? Does it make space combat interesting or satisfying? Are the shooter mechanics good or at least decent? Are the sound and art design good? Is organizing your inventory and upgrading your stuff fun and efficient? To put it bluntly, is the gameplay good?

You realize that all this stuff is basically a courtesy right lol? The space combat does look great, and if you ask me the sound design and art is pretty forgetin' up there. I guess some people bitched that the inventory space was too cramped I guess? Is that a game breaking feature to you?

I don't actually understand your point is if you "don't think it's a bad game". I agree that there's room for improvement, there's room for improvement on every game.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 03:14:21 AM »

Then why are you touting it like it's some kind of magic? They rearranged 3d assets to make samey looking environment that all play the same? What's fun, interesting, or unique about that? That you can go to a purple planet instead of a red planet? That you can see a dinosaur with toenails instead of a dinosaur with wings? That you can see trees with broad leafs or needles? In every world, you're just going to be mining resources, fixing up your predefined ships, and going to another planet to start the same process over again. With a boatload of loading screen and inventory management in between.

I'm not touting it like it's some kinda magic but if you asked anyone if this kinda stuff was possible 5 years ago they'd probably think it'd require magic. Nobody's had the loving balls to try yet.

Do you not understand the concept of a game about exploring space lmfao? Yes, the entire point is that you can go to a planet with certain features, and then go to another planet with different features. That's literally it. Nothing else has been brought to the table because nothing else can be brought to the table. One planet will be red and the other MIGHT be purple. Maybe green. Are you complaining that there aren't enough colors now? I don't get it. Seriously, what were you expecting lmfao, more assets? More leaves?

Some people might like the repetition, but a ton of people do not.

That's literally been the point the entire time. Just because you personally don't enjoy the genre doesn't mean it's a stuff game. This is as far as anyone has ever gotten with procedural generation technology. It's exciting.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 03:04:11 AM »

I've been replaying 3 levels of Hitman for more than 100 hours now--because it's a really brilliant game.

Were you planning on garroting aliens in space? I don't get it. I guess they could add like, randomly generated fetch quests that ask you to run to the other side of the planet and back. I wouldn't mind it. I probably wouldn't do them, but it'd be relatively easy to implement.

that's because unless you're near someone else, the game is singleplayer. aside from discoveries, there are no online interactions. if your location is the same as someone elses, then it'll try to put you in an online lobby with them, but no guarantees because multiplayer isn't the primary feature of the game. the server will prioritise geting discoveries uploaded over putting people in the same lobby, as is what happened when those two players tried to meet up.

I figured it was something like this, thanks for explaining.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 02:56:06 AM »

They aren't completely unique 1:1 animals, plants, tree, resources etc. They are, at best, rearrangements of the same predefined assets in slightly different colours or with a different tint or hue.

What the forget do you think computers are lmfao? Magic? Of course it uses predefined 3D assets using hues within the visible spectrum of the human eye. Maybe they'll make 40,000,000 more 3D assets for the next update. Spoiler: it's still going to be rearrangements of the same predefined assets in slightly different colors.

>hyper-efficient
Yes, 30fps at 1080p with a loving FOV of 13.2 at early PS3 level graphics. It is a very efficient engine.

They probably had to meet halfway between "good graphics" and "ancient console hardware". Game looks loving good. I'm certainly not going to have any problems running it because I take my stuff seriously.

It's not about the limitations you impose on yourself with your PS4. It's about the consistent generation of 480,000,000,000,000,000 entire planets with hundreds of individual variables without data corruption or having to store everything you've seen in local hardware or memory. This is something that Space Engine couldn't master.

>presumably a multiplayer universe
Key word presumably. It's never been confirmed if that's the case or not. It's all unsupported conjecture at this point.

The point is that it doesn't matter. They said from the beginning that it's not a multiplayer experience, there's just a small chance you might encounter another player.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 02:31:29 AM »

Tony is talking at the level of detail of things like Skyrim and Fallout which was part of an earlier discussion.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in .75 days

« on: August 12, 2016, 02:30:08 AM »

Even 1 whole planet that is handcrafted would be ridiculous to ask for from a developer. That's just unheard of.

The entire concept of having an entire planet in a video game, at 1:1 scale, is brand new. You have E:D, which creates big round rocks that you can kinda interact with. Space Engineers also pulled it off, you can have a couple planets in a solar system, they generate some features like trees, and they made like cyber dogs and a spider thing I guess. Space Engine isn't actually a game but they were the OG's when it came to this stuff. No life, but there is convincing and beautiful generation.

Now, we have No Man's Sky. 48 quintillion planets, full of randomly generated 1:1 animals, plants, trees, resources, caves, bodies of water, atmospheres, generated in a hyper efficient engine on what is presumably a multiplayer universe. You either appreciate that stuff or you loving don't get it.

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Games / Re: No Man's Sky ~ PC release in 1 day

« on: August 12, 2016, 02:08:08 AM »

i'm sure you didn't read the last few pages so i'm just gonna say this

The last 'few pages' have exclusively consisted of people getting their balls in a twist that Tony posted words on the internet.

think of it like you buy a scooter because you prefer it over a skateboard, and someone says you're not allowed to be upset that the park doesn't work well with scooters, simply because you bought a scooter, even though whatever skate park you're at allows scooters. obviously it's your fault for buying the scooter because you like it more.

???
What are you talking about lol? Get a skateboard if you want to go to a skatepark. Your extension of my brown townogy doesn't work.

obviously they're trying to encourage people to buy it on the ps4 since it came out earlier for it, so people have a right to expect a game that runs well on said system

You're right, it was a mistake to let console players play their game. Should have been a 'decent platform' exclusive.

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: August 12, 2016, 01:30:25 AM »

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