At the time of writing, it is unclear.
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The encounter took place between two people, when TheGalacticCactus landed on a planet discovered previously by Psytokat. We are now 4 systems away! Perhaps that has something to do with why these players couldn’t see each other.
“We are 100 per cent in the same station same spot and everything and we can not see each other”, said TheSadCactus. Placing down a flag saying “Meet here” was able to be seen, though not the other player himself.
Exploring fans astonished at Hello Games’ wonderful work No Man’s Sky will be in for a treat after co-founder Sean Murray teased yet another game in the works.
“Everything is fine you guys”. Just don’t forget to move you inventory across before you hit the buy button and make sure you get a really cool looking one like the beauty I bought!
He also noted that the game’s servers are being taxed heavily by the number of people playing. “The only way to know what you look like is for somebody else to see you”. Developer Games has often claimed that the No Man’s Sky universe is persistently online and players all inhabit it.
Perhaps not that rare given two players have already been in the exact same spot. Such is the exceptional popularity of the game that two players somehow managed to meet on a planet.
No Man’s Sky has just been released, getting mixed reviews from gamers and critics alike.
Unfortunately, the pair were unable to rendezvous, dashing the hopes of those who had long-been excited to discover whether meet-ups, improbable as they may be, were possible in No Man’s Sky.
As it stands, No Man’s Sky has had its first meeting of players – something creator Sean Murray wasn’t expecting to happen at all, ever. Let us know in the comments. He added, “We added a “scan for other players” in the Galactic Map to try to encourage this happening”.
“You can have – and you’ll see this from our patch notes – we’re able to change huge things in the universe, because we have complete control”. For us what we’re after is a more Journey-esque experience.
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“It is a testament to how unbelievable our network coders are that Discoveries are still working at all”.
