Building An Infinite Game - No Man's Sky

A new computer game, No Man’s Sky, demonstrates a new way to build computer games filled with diverse flora and fauna.

But then again what's the point of any game?

While the game looks nice, one has got to ask: what's the point of the game?

Imagine a mmorpg where everything is procedureally generated. You literally don't know what's around the corner. Can you say adventure? Oh or how about final fantasy themed, procedureally generated rpg?

I mean, between static, linear game, this is something new, it has just been extremely difficult to achieve.

The game actually has a narrative, the only thing the developers say is the "Primary Goal" is to work your way to the center of the galaxy.


MMORPG is a term the devs don't like, because to them, it's just coincidental that people occupy the same galaxy/universe. They start people off as far away as possible from each other, and have no real means of facilitating contact other than natural exploration.


Anyway, Between No Man's Sky and Destiny, PS4 = Go *** yourself for now PC, I'll buy you later.

No Man's Sky's stunning graphics are only one of the reasons why Sci-Fi geeks are hyped up about it.

The developers released a video explaining how visual algorithms expand the game's universe, as one of the core features of the game is its reliance on procedural generation on an epic scale.

What this implies is that when Hello Games artists craft a spiky animal back or an unusual set of leaves, these elements get mashed and combined in whopping combinations throughout the full in-game universe.

The developers explain in the presentation video that the new DNA for plants and creatures does not simply pop up out of the blue, as there are complex algorithms at work to keep things easy to understand and interesting, if not downright pleasing to the eye.

Grant Duncan, the art director of No Man's Sky, explains in the clip that a vast color theory system governs the way in which planets are hued. You may want to watch the amazing video embedded at the end of this article.

"Leaves have complimentary colors compared to the grass," Duncan notes.

The silhouettes that players encounter bow to the same general rules.

"If a planet's very hot, [...] everything becomes a little bit more dried out or you'll get more sharp shapes," Hello Games point out.

If the team behind the game is to be trusted, the more you advance toward the center of the No Man's Sky Universe, both landscapes and creatures morph to become increasingly "unsettling."

For those who have been living under a rock, No Man's Sky is one of the most anticipated games of the last 10 years. It will be an exploration game of gargantuan proportions, in which players hop from planet to planet, not two of which are identical.

The gaming company boasts that the game comprises about 18 quintillion planets, the majority of which are procedurally generated and populated. This implies that the randomly generated world gives you the possibility to visit more planets than you can think of, most of which will be populated with unique alien breeds.

Hello Games anticipates that a titillating sense of discovery and deep human curiosity will push players to explore the algorithmic universe of No Man's Sky. A 15 minute demo that came out earlier this month certainly highlights this point. If that was not enough, the developers are betting that many of the planets will entice powerful emotions in players, basically elevating the game to art status.

The ambitious space game No Man’s Sky has been delayed, two sources tell Kotaku. We don’t know exactly what the new release date is—and it may not be finalized yet—but we’re hearing it’s been bumped until at least July or August.

Developed by a small UK-based team called Hello Games, No Man’s Sky has been much hyped since it was revealed back in 2013, seeing extensive coverage everywhere from the Stephen Colbert show to The New Yorker. Last October, the developers announced that it’d be out in June of 2016, but that appears to have changed.

A reliable Kotaku source was the first to inform us of the delay. A second source, who works at GameStop, said they received marketing materials today for No Man’s Sky with the original June 21 release date. However, stores were informed that the release date is no longer correct and that they should cover it up with a “Coming Soon” label:

Sony and Hello Games did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.

Its the only one I am looking forward to.