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Further improvements: Sentinel behaviour is much more engaging now. You now have Dog Sentinels patrolling outside Secure Installations, just in free roam mode, and Walkers arrive when you destroy depots. Sentinel ships will also warp in and attack pirates now, f you get picked on. That was nice to see. There seem to be much more aggressive predators now. I got attacked by packs of wolf like creatures on a lush blue planet yesterday, and it was actually fairly challenging to survive. Oh, and there were dinosaur bones to dig up on that planet! I found a rare one which netted me about half a million credits. The terrain generation and colours are much nicer now, especially around and under water. I'll have a ton of screenshots to post soon, if anyone still cares!

The latest 2 updates are such an improvement. The underwater topography is so much better - more atmospheric, and less barren. I found all sorts of unusual things in a lake last night, including Living Pearls in an Armoured Clam, a Rock that vented hot steam at me, and a much better variety of fish. There are also some nice little touches which I think are new, such as the way the guys selling the vehicle and ship upgrades at space stations have a garage/hanger behind them. I've completely dropped RDR2 to play this for hours last night, so it's definitely got its hooks back in me.

Just caught up the last week's episode (Kerblam or whatever it was called) and I thought it was the first stinker of the series so far. It seemed very confused as to which message it was trying to convey, and tonally it just really didn't sit right with me, especially the way they killed off Kira and the rather careless/callous way the janitor guy was killed by the Doctor at the end (no need at all for her to instruct the robots to press the bubble wrap!) It also looked very cheap in parts, like they filmed it in the studio car park, and they may as well just rename the Sonic Screwdriver to The Doctor's Magic Wand at this point.

So I started a new game in Normal mode at the weekend, which is the first time I've done so since launch (my other New Games have been in Survival mode). I have to say, the early part of the game is night and day compared to the original version. It's so much friendlier and streamlined, and you get a much better sense of the game systems from the get-go. I hadn't realised that Normal mode doesn't require the use of an Advance Mining Laser etc, so it's all far more relaxing, whilst also giving you enough to actually do to keep you engaged. Considering how much I've played the game since launch I was surprisingly engrossed. Not seen any of the new features yet, but looking forward to seeing what's new. The fireworks sound fun!

I may well do so you know! If I re-start though, I'm going to do it in Normal mode. I just want to get all the new goodies and then start chilling/exploring.

Wow, the new update is out already? I think I'm going to need to take some leave to catch up!

Right-oh, thanks all. It's good enough for me to persist, but it's definitely detracting from the experience.

I'm finding the systems and controls in this to be overwhelmingly complicated. A good few hours in and I'm still not sure if what I'm pressing will aim my gun, or simply blast someone's head off. At times I'm sure I've got a certain weapon equipped, but then when I go to shoot the Legendary bear say, it's a different weapon. The game seems to overwrite my weapon choices. I'm constantly mixing up what does what, and it all feels uncomfortable and non-intuitive. The weapons/item wheel for example, feels like I need to engage full crab grip - Hold L1, navigate with the stick, press R2 to cycle between Weapons/Items/Horse, navigate with the stick again, cycle available choices with R1, then release L1 to select? Yuck. Some things need a quick press, others need you to hold the button. Can I remember which? No I cannot. It's very, very cluttered feeling IMO. None of the actions feel easy or natural, and I don't remember feeling that about the original at all. That said I had an enjoyable time rescuing the reverend and playing Poker last night. Although of course instead of punching the guy who was attacking him after the poker game my fingers got muddled up in the menu and I ended up stabbing the guy to death, whereupon a hitherto unseen witness managed to somehow dob me in for murder. It's still beautiful and compelling, but I'd be happier if it was simpler. Or at least if I could simply cycle weapons on the d-pad. Just me?

It's much easier and IMO more essential in Bloodborne than in Dark Souls. If you haven't already, this is still the best guide out there for the "beginner". FFWD to 07:10 for "parrying", or what should really be described as "Interrupting their attack with a gunshot, so as to stagger them"!

I'm still struggling to get into the whole being in a gang thing, but the atmosphere and weather effects in this game are off the charts. Just the way the world is lit when, for example, dark clouds roll in is absolutely spellbinding.

Ha! It's ok - fortunately we still have words for when a Pos of Neg simply won't suffice. I take your point - I'm still fairly early in the game. Maybe I just need to get to know them all a bit better.

Struggling to get into this, having loved the first game. I think I just hate being in a gang. Whenever I'm out on my own just hunting, or looking at the scenery (and oh, what scenery!) it's bliss. As soon as I interact with any of the pricks in my camp and go on a mission, it's no fun at all. The combat hasn't clicked with me either, which doesn't help. I'll give it more time of course. It's one of the best worlds in a game to date, I love just being in it. But only on my own. Edit: It does look amazing on my projector at 130” though:

I think it's been wonderful. Whitaker is great, but the new companions are making it for me.

New update looks great, but I'm now at the point where I simply can't keep up. I'd be pretty happy if they left it alone for a year now!

https://www.nomanssky.com/2018/10/no-mans-sky-the-abyss/ Hello Everyone! No Man’s Sky NEXT launched just a couple of months ago. We have been absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response. We are excited to be on this journey with you. Over the months since release we have been adding new free content, community missions and improvements to No Man’s Sky every week. From small features like allowing players to customise body shape, to large gameplay additions like the Pilgrim motorbike, and companion features such as addition of discovery leaderboards to theGalactic Atlas, allowing the community to track progress between factions. We have enjoyed posting weekly development updates and highlighting some of what players are up to in our game. It’s so gratifying, and often quite touching, to see how No Man’s Sky and the community have grown and evolved. We’ve been listening intently, and are hard at work on fixes and improvements. We wanted to share a little news from behind the scenes. Whilst most of the team have been busy on weekly updates, a handful have been working on something else, our first titled update since NEXT. A new free update is releasing next week for all players. We’ve called it The Abyss, because it focuses on some of the eerier elements of No Man’s Sky, in keeping with the theme of this season. This is another small step on a longer journey for us. Thank you for joining us. Thanks so much, Sean Intriguing...