Bad impression after 1st hr.

[Tam Solo]

Guys, launched the game and stering the spacecraft not intuitive. Elite, No mans sky are a much better than here. I entered the spacesuit then no doubt it is very realistic - very difficult again. Once I entered back to the ship I flew to dock but I badly entered some wrong place and get caught between walls (I crossed the wall somehow). My impression is that game is not playable and still has some bugs. After the 1 hour I think it is rather the space simulator than anything else. Even the complete the tutorial was too difficult. Don't know but is far away from X2 or X3. £20 lost for me. Company still have the large credit for X3 so good luck everyone.

[Wraith]

I mean even no man sky has clipping issue (I clipped into my freighter and had to reload).

The clipping issue from this game mostly stem from the fact that they removed blowing yourself up if you hit the wall. (like seriously the clipping issue jump up crazily after they removed it)

This was a major problem in X3, I always hated passing a gate only for a game over screen to greet me because I splatted on another ship on the other side.

Not sure how you survived X2 or X3 but can't figure out X4 (arguably the most streamline and easiest to get into)

[Adam]

Tip: The best way to prevent getting trapped by mesh clipping is to head to a dock, if you are at a dock immediately spend some time finding a crew-member and about 5k-15k credits on a pilot/captain for your ship. Best 5k-15k credits you'll ever spend. Better Autopilot, better bug prevention measures and you get a jump start on pilot training...

Edit: FYI Pilots can drive your ship through mesh to their destination, it may take a few seconds for them to clip back through.

[Pathogenic]

Clipping is the most obvious bug to new players. Apparently it's a pretty hard problem to solve, because it has persisted despite hundreds of other issues being successfully resolved since launch.

[Zloth]

Some people have more problems with it than others.

No Man's Sky flight models are pretty trivial. If I remember right, you're flying an airplane, not a space ship. The controls aren't that hard to learn in this game, though, with a little practice. Given that the game is hundreds of hours long, you'll get WAY more than a little practice!

P.S. No, you can't run faster in this game by jumping and punching at the same time. ;)

[Belteguesian]

I think you got in the right conclusion if you are interested in space sims (i.e. flying your own ship). Station clipping apart (which has to do with how the modules are being designed) X4 is more a "managerial" game than a space simulation...

[kelmenwong]

this game can't even do proper logistic, it's just a "managerial" wannabe

[Belteguesian]

Originally posted by kelmenwong:

this game can't even do proper logistic, it's just a "managerial" wannabe

Logistics have always been a weak point in X Universe (from the beginning). One really wonders why Egosoft went down that path in X4...

[skeetz]

u can change the steering i think it shift and space or left ctrl and space, might be better for you. or u can use auto pilot.

clipping yea they arnt great with programming navigation like other space games.

could try the flight school option from main menu to see if it improves ur flying skills?

[Arquebus X]

Originally posted by Tam Solo:

£20 lost for me.

If you've only had it for an hour, you can still refund it. If you don't like the game in its current state, you never will - no sense in holding onto it for hope of changes in the future.

[RabidAvali]

Some people just wanna piss and moan, the flight controls are the same i have seen in every space sim, you can even turn off the inertia dampeners so that already is better than no man's sky.

As was stated you can clip into buildings because they took the death penalty for slapping into one out, your welcome. Just boost out you should be able to figure it out with minimal effort.

Honestly this is a thinking man's game. If you cannot tackle a learning curve then best bet is to refund it and find something simpler that is to your taste.

[Hari Mullato]

One hour it took me to set up my Flight Stick for this mess of an game. But now it steers good. I would say on Elite Dangerous lvl. And what the ♥♥♥♥ has No mans sky to do with flight physics. Thats just Arcade like flying. But the clipping Clipping realy sucks in this Game the worst ever encounterd. I dont know how you could bring something out with such a big Failure in your product and get away with it.

[RabidAvali]

Originally posted by Hari Mullato:

One hour it took me to set up my Flight Stick for this mess of an game. But now it steers good. I would say on Elite Dangerous lvl. And what the ♥♥♥♥ has No mans sky to do with flight physics. Thats just Arcade like flying. But the clipping Clipping realy sucks in this Game the worst ever encounterd. I dont know how you could bring something out with such a big Failure in your product and get away with it.

Hijacking this cry thread, to ask what kind of flight stick do you use?

Have you used any others than the one you currently have?

I been thinking about getting a stick just have no clue which are good and which just look good.

[Squish Mush]

you can refund if you played less than 2 hours.

[Arquebus X]

Originally posted by JoosterAngel:

I been thinking about getting a stick just have no clue which are good and which just look good.

(I'm not the one you asked, but...)

I've been using a T.16000M and it's been great, except for the build quality issues with the twist axis and the paddles on the throttle. It's a known problem and there are fixes but they're a bit fiddly.

I think a lot of people swear by the X52 and X56 from Logitech/Saitek.

However, for serious build quality, I think enthusiasts often recommend a VKB stick. They don't have a throttle, so you'd need to get that from elsewhere if you need one.

[Arquebus X]

Originally posted by Hari Mullato:

I dont know how you could bring something out with such a big Failure in your product and get away with it.

You bought it, and didn't refund it when you noticed the clipping problem. That's how.

...because it the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter that much. The game is still enjoyable. The clipping issues happen rarely enough, and are easily remedied, that most players don't get all that worked up over it.