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Posted August 18, 2016
Reach out and touch space.



UPDATE: The first No Man's Sky update is now out!
It's a much-awaited bundle of fixes, as well as compatibility and performance improvements and you can grab it now via GOG Galaxy auto-updates, or with the newest offline installers.



<span class="bold">No Man's Sky</span> a massive science-fiction game set in an infinite procedurally generated galaxy, is available now, DRM-free on GOG.com. Note that the game takes place in one persistent PC universe, shared across GOG and Steam.

In an intergalactic society, only the few set off towards the stars — explorers, those unafraid, those with nothing to lose. They set off never to come back as far as any of us are concerned. And thus, we still look up at an infinite sky, now within our reach, yet still untouched — a no man's land, a No Man's Sky.

No Man's Sky promises discovery of an infinite, uncharted universe. Its billions of stars, planets, unknown living creatures, breathtaking sights and lonely wastelands — all seamlessly connected — gradually getting catalogued by explorers drawn to the distant mysteries of the horizon, eager to leave a permanent mark in their wake.

The frontier is merciless and dangerous. Exposed to a universe of extremities in your fragile suit and ship, you'll need resources and upgrades to get far — as well as the means to stand your ground in a fight. Whether you journey to the center of it all or seek out the farthest reaches of existence, the trip will not be simple or dull. You'll catalogue things unseen, discover alien artifacts and reveal the greatest mysteries of the universe. If you survive.



Calibrate your suits for extreme insomnia, reach out and touch the <span class="bold">No Man's Sky</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com!
Posted August 13, 2016
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Leokosta: My Galaxy Client got updated and and now I get the error 0x0000142 . Already reinstalled, reinstalled Visual and Vcredit, no joy. Plz, need help. Version I downloaded from the site is: setup_galaxy_1.1.12.108
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Laggers: 1. Click support in on the top of the website
2. click contact us
3. choose technical issues with games
4. click continue
5. choose One Man's Lies... ups sorry One Man's Sky from the list
6. click I can't find solution for my problem
7. fill out the form and ask for a refund.
8. get refused
9. never buy from gog again
10. ??????????????
11. $60 down the drain
you were refused a refund?
Posted August 13, 2016
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Laggers: 7. fill out the form and ask for a refund.
8. get refused
9. never buy from gog again
10. ??????????????
11. $60 down the drain
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trusteft: you were refused a refund?
This is spillover from another thread.

Basically the reply was to wait for a patch/update the devs are doing, which is likely related to the SSE 4.1 support. Demanding a refund because GoG can't fix it because the devs are working on it and a patch is likely going to be out within either a few hours, or a few days.
Posted August 13, 2016
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trusteft: you were refused a refund?
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rtcvb32: This is spillover from another thread.

Basically the reply was to wait for a patch/update the devs are doing, which is likely related to the SSE 4.1 support. Demanding a refund because GoG can't fix it because the devs are working on it and a patch is likely going to be out within either a few hours, or a few days.
He/she didn't even buy the game here. Just a Steam troll, I'd say.
Posted August 13, 2016
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trusteft: you were refused a refund?
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rtcvb32: This is spillover from another thread.

Basically the reply was to wait for a patch/update the devs are doing, which is likely related to the SSE 4.1 support. Demanding a refund because GoG can't fix it because the devs are working on it and a patch is likely going to be out within either a few hours, or a few days.
That's ridiculous. I don't see anything wrong with wanting a refund for a game that doesn't work at the moment you bought it. Who knows when the devs will get around to patching it and whether or not the patches will work. You only get 30 days for a refund don't you? What happens when the patch comes out late and doesn't even improve performance for this person? They're now completely outside the refund window and are screwed.

If and when the dev patches it and it's confirmed to have improved performance, then if the person is still interested they could go ahead and re purchase the game. They shouldn't be forced to keep a broken game (for them) and denied a refund.


Edit: Didn't Batman: Arkham Knight keep getting patched for over a year before it was in the state it's in now? And the state it's in now still causes a lot of people problems. Just an example of what happened with a different game where the poor bastards who didn't refund the game when they had the chance and trusted in the devs wound up with a game that took a year of patches to get fixed.
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Posted August 13, 2016
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rtcvb32: This is spillover from another thread.
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richlind33: He/she didn't even buy the game here. Just a Steam troll, I'd say.
Cold be. A troll at the least. regardless waiting until the patch or even a week or two before buying couldn't hurt.
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Point_Man: You only get 30 days for a refund don't you? What happens when the patch comes out late and doesn't even improve performance for this person? They're now completely outside the refund window and are screwed.
This assumes they haven't gotten a ticket and requested help/refund already. If they have (In this case Zaul did), then they are guaranteed a working game or a refund, but GoG and Hello Games are going to try and make the game work for you first before going to the refund. 'Give me a few days to fix this' isn't a demanding request.

Then there's the refunds, depends on how the refunds are done that could mean less revenue for the dev. Steam when it issues a refund keeps it's 30%, meaning the dev/publisher forks over the 30% to do the refund. If they repurchase it again say 5 days later, then steam gets a hefty 60% profit from one game sale. I'd assume GoG returns their 30%, but that's a mere guess.
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Posted August 13, 2016
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richlind33: He/she didn't even buy the game here. Just a Steam troll, I'd say.
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rtcvb32: Cold be. A troll at the least. regardless waiting until the patch or even a week or two before buying couldn't hurt.
Just because I disagree with you and gog's refusal to refund people's money for a broken product doesn't mean I'm a troll.

I have a strong opinions on the issues of consumer rights and I will defend them especially when half the people here are

a) clearly in denial
b) one of the lucky few for whom the game works and don't care about anyone else but themselves
c) didn't buy the game but will defend gog on principle

I really loved gog and I never had an issue with them before. They even refunded an accidental purchase I once made. This, however, doesn't mean they are in the right in this situation.
Posted August 13, 2016
Haha—laughing at this terrible over-hyped release. The art design is interesting (though the textures are really poor) but what good is that if you've got a boring and repetitive gameplay, especially since you've gone the easy road of procedural generation? And I'm not even talking about the issues many people are experiencing, and the fact that it's a PC port that controls horribly (even though I've read that it was built with computers in mind).

I don't even feel sorry for Hello Games. I felt sorry for Wolf Brew Games—the creators of Slain!—because they had put their hearts and souls into their release and seeing the rather poor reviews when it first released was sad (by the way, a "remake" patch fixing most of the launch issues has been released and presumably is in GOG's hands, now). But I do feel sorry for the people who spent a lot of money for a game in which they were severely disappointed, even though one could argue that those are the risks of pre-ordering stuff.
Posted August 13, 2016
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rtcvb32: Cold be. A troll at the least. regardless waiting until the patch or even a week or two before buying couldn't hurt.
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Laggers: Just because I disagree with you and gog's refusal to refund people's money for a broken product doesn't mean I'm a troll.

I have a strong opinions on the issues of consumer rights and I will defend them especially when half the people here are

a) clearly in denial
b) one of the lucky few for whom the game works and don't care about anyone else but themselves
c) didn't buy the game but will defend gog on principle

I really loved gog and I never had an issue with them before. They even refunded an accidental purchase I once made. This, however, doesn't mean they are in the right in this situation.
A lot of consumers are afraid to look like whiny babies, so they will defend anything.
Posted August 13, 2016
Hello people. I didnt ask for refund. I am just looking for help to play a game I really want. If I got a solution, or the answer that the devils are working on the problem, so I can wait . But no one have replied yet :(
Posted August 13, 2016
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richlind33: He/she didn't even buy the game here. Just a Steam troll, I'd say.
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rtcvb32: Cold be. A troll at the least. regardless waiting until the patch or even a week or two before buying couldn't hurt.
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Point_Man: You only get 30 days for a refund don't you? What happens when the patch comes out late and doesn't even improve performance for this person? They're now completely outside the refund window and are screwed.
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rtcvb32: This assumes they haven't gotten a ticket and requested help/refund already. If they have (In this case Zaul did), then they are guaranteed a working game or a refund, but GoG and Hello Games are going to try and make the game work for you first before going to the refund. 'Give me a few days to fix this' isn't a demanding request.

Then there's the refunds, depends on how the refunds are done that could mean less revenue for the dev. Steam when it issues a refund keeps it's 30%, meaning the dev/publisher forks over the 30% to do the refund. If they repurchase it again say 5 days later, then steam gets a hefty 60% profit from one game sale. I'd assume GoG returns their 30%, but that's a mere guess.
Ya, i see your point of view, but some people have limited time and money. So maybe they need something playable now to pass the time, so they decide to forget about No Man's Sky until it's fixed and use their $60 to purchase something else instead. I've read a post or two where people are saying they're refunding the game and buying something else. I know for me personally, there are plenty of games i'm interested in, but i have limited money. If a game doesn't work for me, i'd rather be able to purchase something else off my wishlist and start playing it now then wait who knows how long for a fix.


Also as a side note, is that really true about Steam keeping their 30% if a game gets refunded? That's kinda fucked up. But also maybe it'll be good incentive to get a launch right the first time for lazy devs or shit publishers who rush devs into making a shitty port. Though i suppose it could also make certain devs or publishers less interested in publishing their games on PC in the first place. But if those devs and publishers are just gonna be releasing bad ports maybe it's not that big a loss anyways.
Posted August 13, 2016
hey all, are the graphics REALLY that bad?
Posted August 13, 2016
If the new game is broken on release, then GOG, or Steam or whoever, should give the refund if the person asked for it. Asking for days/weeks till (if) the game is patched is completely ridiculous. The developers/publishers/shop did not give the game to the customer for free and then when the game is fixed, going to accept the payment. They already got the payment.

As far as I am concerned refusing to give a refund because the game might be fixed is absurd to say the least.

I never had any issue with GOG on refunds, they were always helpful, which is why I asked, surprised about the whole thing.

Anyway, since I have been burned few times, I just avoid purchasing games on release unless I know they are going to work.

Refunds or not, there are zero excuses for releasing a broken ass game as long as we are talking about a non free game.

I know I never had to work at a job where I would be paid for not doing my work properly. Only in gaming this is seen as acceptable and it pisses me off.
Posted August 13, 2016
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Crewdroog: hey all, are the graphics REALLY that bad?
they're a little bit outdated, but still ok for me
Posted August 13, 2016
what PC universe, shared across GOG and Steam?

is it actually possible to play the NMS offline?
Posted August 13, 2016
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Tyrrhia: Haha—laughing at this terrible over-hyped release. The art design is interesting (though the textures are really poor) but what good is that if you've got a boring and repetitive gameplay, especially since you've gone the easy road of procedural generation? And I'm not even talking about the issues many people are experiencing, and the fact that it's a PC port that controls horribly (even though I've read that it was built with computers in mind).

I don't even feel sorry for Hello Games. I felt sorry for Wolf Brew Games—the creators of Slain!—because they had put their hearts and souls into their release and seeing the rather poor reviews when it first released was sad (by the way, a "remake" patch fixing most of the launch issues has been released and presumably is in GOG's hands, now). But I do feel sorry for the people who spent a lot of money for a game in which they were severely disappointed, even though one could argue that those are the risks of pre-ordering stuff.
This screams... "I have not purchased this but I know exactly what it is" . Now, you may have, but I can only speak from my own experience. I absolutely love this game, last few hours have been a blast. This is granted is not for everyone, but a little bit of research would have told you that. If you expected an action filled game this is not for you, even though it does have quite a bit of action in it.

There are like over 150K people online on the Steam version right now, so I imagine only a small percentage is actually having issues, therefor we hear them the loudest.
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Crewdroog: hey all, are the graphics REALLY that bad?
No the graphics look stunning with pretty much everything set to high and at 1920 x 1080 resolution.
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