I’ve been here for a while but it’s my first time making a post like this.

I know there are some bugs and some of you haven’t seen the new content yet but let me say this: the bugs are all minor and will be fixed soon, with the sheer amount of content that has been released a lot of things could go wrong but didnt’t and I’m honestly impressed with one of the biggest updates I’ve seen since Oranges.

They integrated the scanner mechanic from the past expedition very well and now harmonic camps have more backstory, purpose and life; we also finally have a good reason to harvest atlantideum and visit Korvax ruins.

I like the fact that there are more interactions both on planets (variety doesn’t need to come necessarly in the shape of terrain generation) and in space (pirates aren’t anymore a few rogue ships and feel like a real force in the galaxy).

The autophages have a lot of potential and a good backstory, if the story will go in the direction I think we’ll be able to see a lot of cool things.

The new aesthetics are great, I went full on with the ‘ancient wanderer’ theme and it looks gorgerous.

Y’all, I don’t know what to add, while many updates feel like updates, this one feels like an upgrade and I’m hyped for the incoming expedition.

Have fun travelers!

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Years ago, I succumbed to the NMS hype and bought the game. Played it for a few minutes and was absolutely disgusted with the performance, clunkyness and lack of features.

I’ve owned and refunded this game twice since then.

But now… I started playing with a friend a couple of nights ago, and it’s a breath of fresh air!

I didn’t keep up to date with features and patches, but had heard the game was greatly improved.

… I can summon a deathstar, be a gek, have my own star fleet… All these things I’m discovering for the first time.

It’s seriously amazing!

Thanks!

Sorry to those accustomed to Normal who’ve had to make some expectation adjustments, but you have to be realistic. This expedition is not a permadeath.

The distinction between Survival and Perma is that in the latter, you literally lose everything. Not just the rewards; the entire save. The whole point therefore is to give a one-shot sense of realism that raises the stakes of an otherwise fairly easy (once you have the hang of it) game.

This isn’t the case in this expedition. Not even close. It’s more like going back to a save point, only even better for keeping certain progress, and actually progressing you further.

For actual permadeath players, this carries none of the risk or consequence of an actual permadeath save.

Also worth highlighting that this gameplay decision isn’t arbitrary: based on The Last Campfire, Hello Games include on occasion a deeper thinking as to the philosophy, to show players different points of view. Here possibly something like the “inevitability of death”.

The fact that so many of you are getting pissy about the dying part indicates they were probably justified in this as a beneficial writ large lesson–while it still also being just a game. That they even called it permadeath when it’s really a survival seems to give this theory some credence.

Another benefit, is the kind of enjoyment you’ll get out of the game after finishing an expedition like this. Like you’ve gone from Mordor back to Hobbiton.

These guys are high-concept developers who know what they’re doing. Trust in the game, and, seriously, stop with these fucking complaint posts. It’s not an actual permadeath.

I’m sure most of us would love to be able to swap out wing types, engine types, cockpit types, and apply custom paint colors. Has Hello Games ever commented on this?