Why you're NOT having FUN in No Mans Sky!

In this video I talk about how hyper optimizing this game will rob you of the fun to be had, there are some levels of capitalistic mindset leaking into how we play games, hopefully this video may help someone enjoy the game from a more peaceful mindset!

Thanks for checking out my video!

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Explanation
1:05 Try to stop this
1:40 Try to do this
2:25 Helpful Ideas
4:56 conclusion
5:30 outro

Words for the ALGY:
No mans sky, how to have fun, nomanssky, no man's sky, things to do in no mans sky, what to do in no mans sky, fun things to do in no mans sky, capitalism is an unhealthy mindset. youre playing no mans sky wrong.

[solidde]

My buddy, that i showed the game a few weeks back, actually went completely crazy and learned ALL words from all languages already. Had to supply him with a few warp cells through that, but i didnt mind. :) I loved how dedicated he was to his goal, and now he can understand every alien perfectly.. kinda insane. Just sad, that steam doesnt have an Achievement for learning all words.

[a.g.m]

This applies to not only NMS but so much in life lol. Try to be in the moment and enjoy what you’re doing instead of always trying to rush to the next thing because once there’s no next thing you’re going to realize you never got to fully enjoy the experience and now it’s over

[WickedScott]

My main issue with exploring planets is once you see the area around where you land, you've seen it all.

[mrnrfan]

I spent days searching for an earth like paradise planet with rings like Saturn. I cannot express the joy I felt when I found it. I built a replica of my own home, planted giant trees to create my own, private forest, and have spent countless hours exploring that one system. Each planet had something different to offer. I built different farms for even the most basic supplies. I scanned every fauna, I’ve activated countless waypoints, I even found a settlement on my planet that was effectively lake side. That lake had a little island where I built a cabin. I’ve spent hours exploring the nearby systems as well. If you expand the galaxy map you’ll see I’ve established bases, created farms and fully explored them. And that’s all just one pocket in one galaxy.

And then there’s the community. NMS Coordinate exchange is a treasure trove of cool shit. Locations for cool ships, multi-tools or animals to adopt as pets. It’s endless. Sometimes I just wander around other players’ base builds to get ideas or marvel at their creativity.

Anyone playing NMS for an “end goal” is missing the point. Sometimes I play the game just to sit on a planet and take in the sights and sounds. I have a base on a mountainous planet with glowing purple fields and dinosaurs. My cabin sits perched on a cliff so high that jumping off of it takes a good 20-30 seconds to hit the bottom. It’s awesome.

[jamvously]

There was this one time where I've spent like a total of 10+ hours looking for the best planet to put my base in, all the while having fun doing so, searing planets and such. After finding the ideal planet, It felt so significant. It was worth the time I've spent.

[NcrXnbi]

I feel so called out, because I am always rushing games.
You are so right. I do need to take my time on the games I play and for some Void damn reason I am only finding out my mistake today.
Thank you.

[Novis-N]

I scanned a creature once, and it said for notes "Stomach in skull", and another time I saw "Breaths through mouth" Game literally called it a mouth breather.

[topherjn]

Came here to get advice on what I'm doing wrong in the game and found out I'm doing everything right.

[CaptainSokrates]

I have fun being an intergalactic salvager. Find a crashed ship, fix it up as much as possible then sell it. It actively makes you explore planets looking for the neccessary resources. If I have some adventures on the way and find a better ship for myself (currently a sentinel class A!) so much the better!

[ianp]

I've spent well over 700+ hours building several land bases, an underwater base and an orbital base. It's a very good universe to go chill in and relax, but it's missing something, maybe a protagonist, more sense of danger or difficult obstacles to overcome. You can become so OP really fast, even in permadeath or survival.
But I still love the exploration and wonder and it keeps bringing me back!😊

[justcookie]

"Dont just build farms for activated indium"

*and i took that personally*

[skybertie]

Totally agree. I set a goal to keep jumping until I got to a lush galaxy about half way through the galaxy sequence... around 110ish... as I thought that would be nice and quiet. Then I went to the centre of that galaxy and checked the various systems that you can jump to the centre from, looking for a wealthy system with a paradise planet that i was the first to discover - so I could name it. Then I built a base ...a bit like the post office tower in london, a tower with a big viewing gallery at the top that i set up with tables and chairs, a bar etc and called it the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

[MrClawt]

Allowing NMS to organically unfold while doing what you like best is amazing. I found that scanning creatures was something I really enjoyed. I found I can get upgrades that give me more rewards for scanning creatures. Then since I wanted to stay on foot longer on extreme worlds, I started to get suit upgrades . While looking for creatures I found tons of buried modules. I would jump back to my settlement to check on them, then it would get attacked so I had to make my Minotaur mech better and then...
You get the idea.

[funkypartyweasel]

Make sweet bases on planets from Anomaly Missions. More folks are likely to see them, and you'll sometimes get a visitor popping in to look around.

[scubasteve]

Excellent tips all around. Here’s one more:
Start a new save often. I restart a lot. Give yourself a challenge like you can’t do X or Y for money this run. I tend to do the same strategies a lot, so when I take those off the table it makes me be more creative. I’ve found that hauling trade goods is way easier and more lucrative than I thought it was, and it grows your money really fast since you make more and you can buy more with each trip. 👍🏻

[theallsight]

Honestly, the reason I love this game is because of the scenery. Why do I need to do anything else but just look at the planets themselves, from space or on them, day or night, cloudy or clear, etc. it's that feeling that I can feel as "what beauty have my eyes been laid upon?" Another reason I play this game. Freedom. Just being able to do as I please. Sure, you can have checkboxes for missions but you can do them at your own time. Take as much time as you want. No need to do this everything in fifteen seconds.

In my eyes. There's no other reason to play No Man's Sky other than the sheer beauty of each planet and moon.

[kylewyman]

Normally, i play high action games. But i started playing this a few days ago and get so lost in the immersion and lose track of time. I dont engage in alot of combat yet im always blown away by how it captures me and pulls me in so easily. Such an amazing game!

[warzonefootage]

Having a big frigate fleet actually does serve a purpose. The more frigates you have the more fleet missions you can have active at one time. Unless they changed it recently

[tennolife]

Many people wouldn't have issues with optimizing their journey if inventory space wasn't an issue. The main driver towards optimization is the fact that you keep running out of space, your ship keeps running out of space and it's incredibly frustrating. Most people (me included) just want to upgrade the inventory slots of everything, and then they feel like they can finally start enjoying the game.

[Jaruk]

Grabbing scanning missions at a space station is a good way to incentivize yourself to explore. Also if you re going to make an underwater base see if the "Build an Outpost" mission is available at the anomaly.