Guide Release: Step No Man's Sky v3.5

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    Step NoMansSky 3.5 Guide (No Man's Sky: The Cursed)
    Supports game version: 5.2+

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Not much has changed in this release beyond a change in how some of the mods are managed. All mods that could be managed by AMUMSS have had their instructions updated. These mods will be handled by AMUMSS vs manually installing them, and that is the goal for all mods going forward. The more mods AMUMSS is able to manage the more flexible the Guide is; thus, hardened against future game updates. Step started this process a several releases ago and, with this release, we've completed it.

This push was entirely due to the frequency the game updates. It updating more often than any other software on most systems is both a blessing and a curse. It's great HelloGames has supported NMS for so long and still releases updates for fixes and improvements. However, for those that use mods that frequency is a curse because the updates often break some of the mods in use; which in turn forces modders to wait on authors to update their mods. Since NMS updates so often it often leaves the game in an unplayable state until all mods have updated; leaving a short window to actually play before the game updates again and breaks everything, again, and the cycle continues.

AMUMSS makes modding NMS flexible because all mods are processed and combined into a single archive within a couple of minutes from starting the application. This means modders can add or skip any mods they desire from the Guide without the worry of something being broken. This also means mods that take a while to catch up from a game update can simply be skipped, and the game can continued being played; re-adding the mods later when they are updated.

What this all means is that the v3.5 of the NMS Guide is likely to be a stable version for some time into the future. Like with all the Step Guides, users are expected to manage mod updates. Since most of NMS mods only update when the game updates, and now with 99% of the Guide using AMUMSS, there is little reason for the NMS Guide to increment new versions/releases beyond mod changes that would cause such. Any small updates to the Guide will likely be completed in-place and be found on the "Post-Release Changes" section at the top of the Changelog.