So I’m not even sure if my new hero reads this Reddit. But they saved my expedition. And I wanted to acknowledge them. Long story short phase 3 stuck on an island in the middle of an ocean with zero launch thruster fuel, and empty launch thrusters. (When you have thrusters rechargers on your main game you take thruster fuel for granted) I had no options no chromatic metal to build a base. No exocraft. And I was an 11 hour walk to my base. I was seriously stranded. Then I happen to see an interloper in the area. I took the chance and messaged them politely asking for assistance. This outstanding individual came to my aid and rescued me with 2 launch thruster fuels. Absolutely saved my bacon. And my expedition. I don’t want to mention their name. Privacy and all. But I hope they read this and know that the help they gave a random person is so very much appreciated. Proof positive that this is the best community in gaming. I’m a day one player before we had multi-player and I’m so glad this game has it now cause this community is amazing. And to my hero thank you again for saving my expedition I only hope that I am able to pass it forward and help someone else.

… And crashes a lot, and overheats the console. I knew the Switch was never gonna be the best place to get NMS, but I was very excited to finally own a copy, and I have no alternatives (no other consoles, not enough performance on my PC).

I was aware of the lack of multiplayer mode, and I accepted the idea to explore the game alone and never meet another player… But the deal breaker for me, the thing I discovered recently – and not many reviews care to mention, that’s why I didn’t know – is the lack of settlements. For me it’s a big deal, because I love science fiction and city building games, I was thrilled at the opportunity to manage a futuristic village on a planet of my choice… I also watched a lot of tutorials on how to glitch your base buildings into the settlements in preparation for when I’d find one.

But that will never happen, now I know. Now, I’m no game designer and as far my knowledge of programming goes, you could tell me “it’s magic” and I would believe it. But I see the Switch running stunning, fast paced and complex games with complex mechanics (from Bayonetta to Tears of the Kingdom and The Witcher 3) without ever crashing and very rarely glitching… why is there the need to cut a seemingly “easy” feature like settlements, of all things? I would expect more “taxing” features to be downgraded, such as the number of sentinels attacking all at once, the scenery spectacle during dogfights and the number of ships attacking you, etc., but those are all there – and that’s what usually crashes the game and/or overheats the console. I don’t get it. What else is missing from this version? Also, is there any chance we will get settlements on Switch? They said they wouldn’t give us capes, and eventually they did. Maybe there’s hope… Sorry for the long rant, I had to vent my frustration with the game, which I admittedly love nonetheless.