As much as all the Cool New Stuff is nice, it’s getting really frustrating that the devs refuse to slow down and fix any old systems, they’re just throwing new stuff on top of a broken foundation and it’s getting more and more clunky. From basic quality of life stuff like being able to turn off the useless auto-Pin feature that literally only ever hinders getting things done, to desperately needed bugfixes (I haven’t been able to rely on any base or freighter based refiners since they were introduced b/c they delete their contents regularly), to dozens and dozens of visual errors with bases and ships, it’s all just building up into a constant frustration. It’s like Factorio’s most recent friday facts (# 374) said – doing that kind of underlying foundation repair and QOL gives more mental space to enjoy New Stuff, and NMS’s refusal to do so keeps me, and I imagine others, returning for new features and almost instantly leaving again. What’s the fun of a new race when fundamental issues with the character customization haven’t been fixed in the entire time it’s existed (like the presets being useless because they only save to the save game they’re made on). What’s the fun of the new inventory setup when half the things you can put in the technology slots are broken/useless/not worth the space and have been since they were introduced? etc etc.

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!