Hey everyone! I bought NMS way back at launch, preordered actually. I never hated the game, even back then, really enjoyed walking around, building everything to get that first ship up in the air, finding glyphs with alien languages on them (first two words I ever learned were “Get” and “High”). Over the years I’ve seen it grow exponentially, but from the sidelines. I had so many other games to play that NMS fell into the Minecraft category for me; play it when I just need a minute or two of mindless nothing.

So my question is; is there a written guide, or a specific YouTuber that can jettison me into new NMS? Get me up to date, set me on a path to enjoy the game as you all are and as Sean intended? Or am I to late, and destined to a life of creative mode for 30 minutes at a time? Thank you!

I just want to vent for a minute about how the implementation of expeditions has really harmed my enjoyment of the game, and I find myself playing it a lot less than I used to.

I like the actual expedition content, but the fact that they can only be completed during a specific time period is inimical to the chill explore-and-build-at-your-own-pace vibe that drew me into the game in the first place. They come with time pressure and marketing terms like “for a limited time” and “last chance to get [special thing]”, and it triggers all of the centers in my brain tied to microtransactions and MMO retention tactics, and I hate it.

I know this should be a small thing. And I know I could mod in the items, or muck about with the system clock. It’s not about that.

Edit: So that this isn’t just a whine post – I like the actual expeditions. They’re awesome free content. I just wish they were not on a schedule. If we could launch old ones on our own that would probably fix it for me.