What Makes No Man's Sky Update 5.0 So Special? New Player Impressions

[@kenjohns1982]

Great vid! Extreme veteran here with just a couple of tips. First and foremost, melee than jump pack. It's great for on foot travel. Once you start upgrading your exo-suit you'll only go further and faster. Secondly, scan everything. Every item scanned earns you instant cash. Once again, the more you upgrade your scanner in the multi-tool, the more money you make.

[@IamHallford]

You know I've seen people do that jump but had no idea how, so this is awesome thank you! And I definitely need to be scanning a lot more :D

[@persnicketypicker6748]

Fantastic first video. Wife and I are hoping for more. We loved it.

[@IamHallford]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Since you're hoping for more... there is a surprise in a few hours 👀

[@eoin182]

Just started it myself despite owning it since last year. I never even got past repairing the ship previously but since the new update im 5 hours in and 3 planets visited and im enjoying it. Its a nice change of pace to other video games you get these days

[@IamHallford]

Definitely a great game to just kick back and relax

[@niklasnilsson6115]

Glad to have found a new player playing the way its meant to be from the first time, calm and collected. You got a new subscriber, greetings from sweden 😁

[@IamHallford]

@@niklasnilsson6115 thank you, I appreciate the comment :)

[@Scavenger127]

I've only been playing for about a week and I think the planets don't seem empty...i bought the game with the intention of playing solo but soon after my friends got curious and joined . i like how each individual player can play their own save on your multiplayer world on their own choice of difficulty. the first wow moment for me was when we got our ships fully operational then went to space soon after random ships hyper jumped out of nowhere putting us in a space battle which blew my mind . cant wait to discover new things as i continue to learn about the game

[@IamHallford]

Yeah I think I need to travel to more planets, so far I've been to 3 and that's probably too little to judge it fairly. The space battle sounds awesome!

[@heyheyrob1972]

I just started playing 2 weeks ago, and I am hooked. Like all I want to do is play this game and neglect all other things in my life!!! Of course, I can't do that as I have dinner to cook, dogs to look after, you know, the life is worth living kind of stuff. Anyway........it was my daughter that recommended NMS, and she knows my gaming style well. She also plays, and has been my own personal Wiki! She joins me in game occasionally, but we both like to play solo mainly. The planets are just so creative, I love collecting ships (when I have the money), I love building bases! The quests are endless, and I am just in awe of this game. Outside of FFXIV, this is my all time favorite game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved your video!! You got +1 subscriber! :)

[@IamHallford]

Thank you so much, it means a lot :) NMS for sure can scratch that specific itch for a lot of people I believe!

[@boytusok9197]

Start collecting the teleport codes and you can teleport to cool places and peoples bases you habe to find the stranger or whatever on the space stations and pay him then he shows you where 1 code is theres 16 you have to collect

[@IamHallford]

@@boytusok9197 Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to look into that.

[@dustin4434]

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[@soulssong2u]

It is good to see the ever renewed interest in No Man's Sky. I started playing nearly 3 years ago now and have only put it down for a few weeks at a time to play other games. I've played over 2800 hours total. You were asking about the types of planets you could start on. All starting planets are hazardous in some way, Eradiated, Frozen, Hot or Poisonous. I start new saves pretty often these days and it's always one of those. I enjoyed your video 😀

[@IamHallford]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you! I guess I better set out to find one of those paradise planets I hear so much about :D

[@RetroJack]

Love your style - subbed! Can't wait for the next one!

[@IamHallford]

I really appreciate it, super motivating to hear :)

[@caro.k2958]

Buried technology modules are usually buried near damaged machinery and are useful to dig up once you get terrain manipulator as are used in upgrades to your tech slots

[@IamHallford]

At first I thought I was gonna have to dig forever but I found a couple very close to the surface, usually where you described them yeah!

[@keimahane]

So funny, just before you mentioned the music I was thinking, wow that music and then you said it 😄

[@IamHallford]

Right :D The music is amazing

[@caro.k2958]

lol the containers you took the rusted metal from if you then go back in to them you get another item ❤

[@IamHallford]

Yeah I noticed that later on lol

[@cvpnacorason]

Great vid! Keep em coming, want to see more.

[@IamHallford]

Thank you! Working on the next one :)

[@kanjirogaming]

Nice video, I just started the game 1 week ago as well without much info on it, was very pleasantly surprised ! The world does feel empty but I mean it's space I don't expect intelligent life on every planet, and it's huge so the chances of finding another player are very thin. The story so far is very interesting also ! A small tip : you can recharge the multi tool, exocombination and ship from the quick menu (X), much quicker especially for the life support.

[@IamHallford]

That's a great tip I didn't know, thank you so much !

[@wakka866]

It may have been mentioned but you can change how the starship flies in the options menu. Im not sure what opion it is tho but it makes flying way better

[@IamHallford]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it :)

[@NorCalSaint]

I missed the launch but have been playing for 5 years... 2000+ hours now - My only complaint is they have made the game soooo much easier since I started. (although we do have the option to change the difficulty in settings)

[@IamHallford]

I can see how dumbing down the difficulty can make it feel redundant for veterans, on the other hand it makes it less intimidating for new players like me. Always hard to balance those kind of things. Is the endgame at least still a challenge ?

[@NorCalSaint]

@@IamHallford - Hard to say what the "end game" is - Depends on what you like to do. I like exploring and base building so not sure there will ever be an end game. Main story line is definitely worth following because it teaches you some of the stuff you might otherwise struggle with.

[@IamHallford]

Gotcha, appreciate the answer. I'll definitely make sure to finish the main story then !

[@jsmit9484]

What do you for 2000 hours?

[@GreenSabre187]

@@jsmit9484 i guess building bases, getting stuff, explore, thats what i do, setting yourself milestones, building manufactorums for resources etc.

[@Herzschreiber]

Haha, you mentioned "Spore"! Yes I am old enough and used to play around with it. And you're right, the creatures in NMS may remind us on that game! Don't worry about "butchering names" of things or creatures. I know they sound like scientific latin but they are all made my a random name finding machine - means they are not really existant in RL. Thus said - you can't butcher anything no matter how you pronouce it! Finding copper (or any other resources): Use your scanner with pressing F and check all the icons popping up. In case the planet told you it has copper when you scanned it from space, then you will see the copper places by using F and even how far they're ahead.

[@IamHallford]

Spore was such a gem tbh :D Kinda miss it

[@keimahane]

Welcome to one of the best games I have ever played. It has been many years for sure, but this is one everyone should try. I have been playing it off and on for about 4 years now and I have to say, this new update is incredible. They have added so much over the years that you can really pick your niche and just play the style you want. Combat, exploration, building, missions, crafting, pet collecting, ship collecting, whatever. BTW, you can change the setting for how the ship follows the mouse in the options, which does make it more snappy.

[@IamHallford]

I'm happy to see the community is also very welcoming and excited for new players. I'll have to look into that setting for sure, I appreciate it :)

[@ZeallustImmortal]

23:25 YES THANK YOU using right mouse button to go back in menus is so dang convenient. I hate it when thats not an option.

[@IamHallford]

A must for every game :D

[@DrakeHunter324]

I last played during Outlaws (about 2 years ago), and it's changed a fair bit since even then. Oh and pro-tip: Extreme winds are no joke, you will go miles. Further tip, always upgrade your exosuit at every station once you have the units, there is no such thing as enough inventory space.

[@IamHallford]

I got a inventory slot for 5.000 Units and was super excited haha

[@DrakeHunter324]

@@IamHallford It goes up and up, pretty fast too.

[@IamHallford]

@@DrakeHunter324 I figured that was too cheap to always be the price lol

[@shallendor]

I have played it since released. about 3000 hours! It is a great way to spend some time, especially since i'm into the exploring! I have taken pictures of some of the cool creatures in the game, for use in having a picture of a creature that i stat up for TTRPG's! Occasionally the buried technology modules are not really buried!

[@IamHallford]

The creatures sure are creative, seen some interesting designs already!

[@obiwanshinobi87]

I was a day one player... and everytime I come back to this game it feels like I am playing a new game or rather a sequel to what I played before... Only thing that is the same as what we got day one is the art style and some mechanics

[@ProgrammistMusic]

I only play in VR since 2022 and it's a total blast. Now being 2400+ hours in playijng almost every day on different saves. For me, it's nothing that compares to the VR experience in No Man's Sky.

[@IamHallford]

I can't even imagine how awesome it must be... I do have a Quest 2 laying around here somewhere !

[@ProgrammistMusic]

@@IamHallford if your PC is fast enough and you have a good wireless connection and use Virtual Desktop on Quest 2 you can have a good experience. But it's definitely some tweaking to be done to get NMS running properly in VR.

[@KRE808]

In case no one has mentioned it, beginner ships feel sluggish. Long time player here but playing the recent Expedition with the ship given, and man it reminded me the beginning ships are terrible to fly. Later on you'll be able to upgrade, find other ships, and eventually buy your own S-class, which fly like a dream. (And as others have mentioned, scan everything at first for instant cash - and nanite bonuses if you scan all creatures on a planet.)

[@IamHallford]

See that's what I figured, that the starter ship just isn't the best haha. Thanks for confirming that :)

[@oq1106]

26:35 yeah I've always said the best way to describe NMS is: you're playing minecraft but the game is playing spore.

[@IamHallford]

Yeah :D Spore needs a revival I think !

[@LysdexicPadna]

I played at launch…forgot about it and just picked it up after 5.0 now I’m gonna go enjoy the game the way it is now having bought it twice now thank God there’s no micro transactions

[@IamHallford]

No micro transactions is another great choice by the devs for sure !

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Wow, I really want to collect some of the creatures from that second planet you visited.

[@IamHallford]

Curious, would you be able to find that planet based off the name and go there ? Or is that rather impossible due to the crazy amount of planets ?

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@IamHallford If you go into camera mode while in the star system, it will show glyphs on the bottom right that are essentially galactic coordinates

[@IamHallford]

@@ZeallustImmortal Oooh interesting, that's good to know thank you :)

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@IamHallford Bottom left, not bottom right, my bad. Cant give too many details about how the glyphs work without spoiling stuff for ya, but they make it easy to find planets other people have discovered

[@IamHallford]

@@ZeallustImmortal No worries I appreciate the spoilerless heads up :)

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Yeah, a lot of the creatures in this game look like Spore, Real Life, and Star Wars had a baby.

[@IamHallford]

Makes for some unique designs that's for sure lol

[@ZeallustImmortal]

*boosting directly away from every planet in the system* "Im looking for another planet!" Hahaha

[@IamHallford]

may have gotten a bit lost haha

[@obiwanshinobi87]

NGL... I am still waiting for the actual dinosaur we saw in the first trailer

[@marxe0]

Start fresh or continue load after about 200 hours?

[@IamHallford]

This was fresh from scratch, first time playing NMS.

[@Rich4098]

I have played for years, and I have never run into another player except in the place where everyone goes *spoiler avoided*. I think only one percent of the universe has ever been explored by everyone ever.

[@IamHallford]

With how huge the game is that does not surprise me haha

[@devinup3981]

Hundreds or thousands of planets? More like quintillions.

[@IamHallford]

I see a lot of people noticed I underestimated the size of the game haha

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Your ship controls are sluggish because your ship is indeed a sluggish ship lol. My current ship is a little TOO snappy lol

[@IamHallford]

Yeah I figured I just need a space ferrari not a mini van haha

[@ZeallustImmortal]

@@IamHallford Pretty much haha

[@obiwanshinobi87]

New players will never know what kind of hideous creatures we could find back in the day.... like really freaky stuff

[@scubasteve2189]

Don’t worry, you’re doing a better job of reading the screen than about 90% of newbies. It’s SO FRUSTRATING watching newbies bang around and be totally confused when the game is practically screaming at them in the lower right, telling them exactly what they need to do. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 Then they complain that they don’t want the game holding their hand the whole time. 🙄

[@IamHallford]

I feel that, reading can be overwhelming for some haha

[@caro.k2958]

There are a few different languages in no mans sky you can learn the lamguages through knowledge Stones on planets then you can understand what is said by the aliens in the trading posts and space stations main languages in game are Korvax Vykeen and Gek 😂

[@IamHallford]

I met a few aliens on one of the space stations and was able to learn 1 word from each, I thought that pretty neat :D

[@iddjutt]

tutorial "test pulse engine" you "is that warp" 😅, no that is the pulse speed warp comes later

[@IamHallford]

Haha think I got a bit ahead of myself lol

[@alexthegamecat]

Part 2 when?

[@IamHallford]

Should be coming soon, working on it :)

[@TheEc1ypse]

“100s if not 1000s of worlds to explore” nah man, try 18quintillion

[@IamHallford]

Might have underestimated it a tad lol

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@IamHallford 😂

[@charlescampbell7230]

Absolutely nothing, this game has always been great and keeps getting greater with every passing year.

[@IamHallford]

I reckon that can be the case for some :)

[@ANIMLFIRE]

Try 200 different galaxies and a quintillion planets

[@IamHallford]

I know right, I managed to get the hyperdrive and when I saw the galaxy map I was shocked :D

[@mrlonely5835]

Good vid so far and you commented back on every other comment... 100 coins for you 💰

[@IamHallford]

Thank you so much :)

[@TIB1973]

not really, just haven't played for a long time so figured I would check it out. Controls are still the clunkiest of any games. missions, objectives, tasks are vague, ambiguous. Ground and space battle mechanics are terrible and because of controls clunkiest takes the fun out of it. The traveler is glitched out so you can't get the second glyph, leaving to you to have to follow the story line and grind it out, which because of mission ambiguity, you could be going down the wrong mission and not realize it cuz the highlighted mission tracker makes up its own mind as to where you need to go. Most games have system wide scanners, nope, you have to manually scan each planet. Weather sync issue when multiplying with friends. No planet maps, no easy system maps, the galaxy map should swing out to a system map first THEN go to a galactic map if you want to expand. Galactic filter is basic. online connection is broke most days, can't teleport to other people's bases. Should be a HUD for your ship when in 3rd person so I don't have to keep going to 1st person just to see what is on radar. OH AND, no JOYSTICK SUPPORT!?!?! NMS as seen a resurgence for sure, but it will die down and return to normal levels when everyone realizes the game basics have not been adjusted for better playability.

[@IamHallford]

All valid points I believe, luckily it seems that the devs are not going to abandon the game anytime soon so there is still hope some if not all of those points might get addressed.

[@karlmurunga8865]

Some of these issues can be solved by just progressing the game ....system wide scan is a thing you unlock once you have a freighter for example....as for planet maps .....they do exist ..... they're just for finding points of interest instead of having you wander around all day .the game cant have a map for each and every planet.....as for a third person hud ....i mean you're viewing it from outside .... realistically speaking it shouldn't have a hud 🤣....maybe im coping ..idk ....i dont mind it honestly ......as for the mission thing.....all you have to do is press one button and see what mission is selected .....🤔

[@IamHallford]

@@karlmurunga8865 I figured the game has mechanics later down the line to make things easier and less of a hassle. I think it's their way of progression, which I'm fine with.

[@harperion2492]

Sorry, you sound like you've never given the game a chance past beginner play. Half of what you complain about unlocks with progressing the game. The other half seems like personal gripes. NMS has bugs sometimes, but you are really nitpicky here considering what this game offers compared to other games. I've played on and off since launch so I've seen everything they've done to improve the game and nothing compares to just that alone.

[@karlmurunga8865]

@@IamHallford believe me ...the game is big ... And it lets you into it slowly ......teaches you the mechanics and how to basically do everything before leaving you to your own devices

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

honestly, the Game is in nothing better as it was before the water is still cheap it doesnt Connect with the surface, the Performance is still Shit and for 50 Dollars IS IT Not worth it

[@IamHallford]

Not every game will be for everyone, but luckily we have plenty of other games we can play :)

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

@@IamHallford the Problem ist think No man sky IS already the best what WE have

[@IamHallford]

@@LonelyStarOfficial Well that's the thing, it's different strokes for different folks, some will like it some simply wont. All we can do is look for other games.

[@ecoffey71]

It amazes me people still bringing this shit up after 8 years

[@IamHallford]

Hate it or love it, it has an amazing story behind it's development.

[@ProgrammistMusic]

this is how good marketing works

[@harperion2492]

Considering the history of the game and the developer, and the constant free updates... I don't see what is amazing that people continue to discover the game and share their experiences. That is what happens when you release expansions to a game. The fact that it is FREE to those who own the game is the rare cherry on the top in the gaming industry. What is actually amazing is how no one else in the industry has learned from Hello Games, who still make money on the base game selling because they continue to support and improve the game. No paid DLCs or Microtransactions in sight.

[@IamHallford]

@@harperion2492 You're 100% right, the fact no other developers bothers to do what Hello Games does is mind boggling. Clearly it works and they are still making money.

[@ProgrammistMusic]

@@harperion2492 i think one of the reasons is, that Hello Games did make a ton of money as an indie studio when the game was released and they knew, that their reputation was totally gone and nobody would be buying another game from them. So with that money they had, they decided to invest it fixing the existing game and turn around the table. And one very important reason is a personal one. Sean Murray put his life into this game. He had a vision of what this game could be, but he and his team were not able to deliver that in time. I am running my own business company and i pretty much live my dream for the most part and i won't give up on that until i die. There is a very strong personal motivation involved here and in most cases, after such a desaster launch, it does not work turning the tabel but Hello Games luckily did. Many other (major) companies do work different. Studios like Bethesta do have a much bigger team and multiple times more production costs are involved here. Those companies most likely do need micro transactions to create enough income and finance the next game or any future updates.