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Star types will be one of the factors that determines what kind of environments will be found on planets in that solar system. There are many different types of stars, including ones that don't exist in our world, what effects they'll have, we don't know. Could there be ice stars? Or diamond stars (like what scientists discovered a couple years back)?
Landing on comets
In an interview, they stated we could land on comets. There is a type of "space walk". Good chance we can get out and mine all those asteroids instead of just breaking them apart with our ships guns.
Are there moons?
Yes. And every satellite orbiting a star or planet will have varying rotations and orbits. This means most planets will have some sort of day night cycle.
How big are the planets?
They vary in size, some small, some earth sized, some massive. You can land, get out and walk for days and days or weeks and weeks.
There are no Gas Giants planets.
They didn't want anything you couldn't interact with, ie land on and walk around. They do have toxic planets with very thick atmospheres though.They have mentioned water worlds and worlds with toxic atmospheres. Since some planets will be hazardous because of the chemical composition of the air and stuff, you won't be able to stay out as long on those planets. Upgrading or buying special kind of space suits may allow you to however.
We have been shown a world with hills or mesas or giant rocks floating in the air. Put those three things together and you have a planet with a dense fluid core, deadly, possibly quite cloudy atmosphere requiring special suit upgrades and islands floating in that atmosphere. Really strange & cool stuff to find.
As you can see in this photo, there is Atmospheric Composition Readout which updates once the ship has entered the planet's atmosphere, giving you information you'll need to know. They've done the same with water (your suit will only allow you to go a certain depth/pressure until you upgrade it while exploring oceans/water).
They originally planned to use the real periodic table, but they thought it was too complicated for the common user to understand chemistry on a really high level, so they created their own, much more simple table. It cuts out alot of rare elements, and ones that don't really do much for the game, and renamed a few of them as well. Some may find this disappointing, but the reality is most people don't understand the periodic table, even Sci-Fi fans.
Discovering ancient civilizations?
Yep.
Lifeforms
(Look closley at these two images. Not only do you see ancient ruins in the background, look at the giant creature moving on the sand!
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•When you first start No Mans Sky, there will be no story or narration and no tutorial. Instead the first thing that will happen is an abstract sequence inspired by the ending of the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Hello Games: 'The very first time, we just want the feeling that you warp in and see triply visuals as the galaxy forms around you'.
•You will begin at a random spot on one of the planets at the edge of the Galaxy. You will almost certainly be the first person to see and you may be the only person to see it. The doesn't guarantee equal footing footing for players either as some players will start in harsher environments than others.
• A mini map at the bottom of the screen directs you to a point of interest where you will find your ship a couple of minutes later. At the tap of a button you can bring up the Galaxy map to find your location, but you are free to stay put or head to space in search of other planets. A black hole sits in the centre of the map and is an unstated goal that you may or may not reach or even want to reach.
•I stated this game was an MMO in a previous video, meaning that it is a massive online game where players share a world. But in reality, whilst you will see your friends stats and location in game, you will likely never meet them. Hello Games: 'We don't want people just scouting off besides their friends. I actually want people to boot up the game and just think. Isn't this universe huge? Who are we? What are we all doing here?'
•The first time you see another player, you will see their suit and realise what you actually look like. Hello Games will not reveal whether you are human or another species entirely.
•The central map also allows you to freely swoop through the stars. Countless points of light will fill the screen representing billions of planets. The hue of space clouds and computed stars will hunt at what resources and activities may be available. Zooming in further allows you to see properties of a solar system, whether planets have been discovered and even point of interest. Players can upload new discoveries for everyone to see, but their will be percentage completion in game due to the size of the world.
•To progress in game, players will need to earn units which is the name of the in game currency. Fortunately almost everything you do including blowing up ships all the way to gathering and selling resources, will reward units in some capacity.
•In order to travel anywhere you must locate a ship. The starting ship does not have a hyperdrive, therefore you will need units to buy a better ship and to buy fuel.
•Resources can be mined on planets by using your gun and grenades to blast clusters of valuable cubes and you will need to use a scanning mode to locate them. Trading posts are spread around planets to sell resources. You can also travel to another solar system where that resource might not be available, to sell goods at a higher costs but you need to weigh if the fuel and ship required is worth the cost. Various Trading posts are specialized for specific upgrade to armour, weapons and ships with posts holding different stock and a rating of quality. If you're looking for a specific upgrade you would need to find the exact type of store and hope the rating if high enough for the store to stock that upgrade. Ships cannot be customized, so posts are a good place to find procedurally generated ships you like. You need to follow a ship back to a station in order to buy one. You have the option to attacks posts and ships and earn units/resources however the galactic police force will come after you and they will remember you in future.
•Space Stations populate every solar system, and it's general shape indicates the quality of items within. Multiple docking bays across the outer surface indicates there's always open parking spots. You can hop out and browse tradable cargo, or stroll down a line of ships checking stats and prices.
•No Mans Sky's planets are populated with procedurally generated creatures and plant life to discover and you can scan and upload data from the creatures you find. The game will also feature a robot enemy known as the Malevolent Force whose goal is to maintain a balance in the universe.
•On some planets these robots will patrol, keeping an eye out for players killing creatures, carving out resources or generally changing the environment. If you're just exploring and scanning the planet then you'll be left alone. If you draw there attention, they'll Attack you with lasers, while strafing and taking cover like any FPS enemy.
•Your ship, weapon and suit are the three key elements to upgrade in No Mans Sky. Most skills and stats are rated on a scale of 1 through to 5. Your suit and weapon (which is called the multi-tool) both experience permanent upgrades that don't vanish if you die. Your ships however cannot be upgraded, instead you will need to buy a new ship with the features and style that you're looking for.
•Space Combat is designed with an arcadey, pick up and play feeling. You will find groups of enemy ships and will need to prioritize which enemies need to be taken out first similar to combat in the Halo series. Choosing the right weapon is very important: Lasers specialise in melting shields, while plasma projectiles do heavy damage to hulls. You will not have to worry about ammunition, however all weapons will have a cool down timer to be weary of.
•Upon death, you will be taken to the nearest planet. Your ship and any cargo onboard are gone forever, but your bank account remains intact as does your suit, weapons and upgrades. No permadeath.
•Along the journey, players can find rare alien temples on planets. These temples require specific weapons or a combination of weapons to open. Once open, the temple will teleport you to a random planet closer to the centre of the Galaxy.
•If you decide to make you goal to reach the centre of the Galaxy, the game will take roughly 40-100 hours, but further exploration is infinite. Hello Games also has no plans to release any early access or open beta for No Mans Sky.
