NoMansSky:3.1/changelog

NoMansSky:3.1/changelog

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Post-Release Changes

Any changes made to the current version of the live guide.

What's New

This is the official v3.1 release of our No Man's Sky modding guide. Below is a summary of the major changes this release brings:

Better Planet Generation

Better Planet Generation (BPG) is an excellent mod, if ever experienced; however, Step can no longer endorse the use of the full mod. The Step Mandates are our guiding principles when adding and endorsing mods for our guides. In its current state, BPG adds new and alters vanilla fauna and flora. The problem with this is HelloGames changed how it handles scannable objects. This broke BPG assets from being scannable, which in turn breaks any quest given that requires scanning objects. This means the quest to fully discover planets doesn't work nor the quests received from mission boards.

Since BPG is breaking vanilla mechanics, it can no longer be considered suitable for Step. Due to time constraints, for this release the Guide has switched to using the individual Optional Files. Within the next few releases, Dud's mods and others will be considered as a replacement for BPG.

Recommended Game Mode

The recommended game mode for the Guide is now the "Custom" mode. The Custom Mode is new with game version 4.0, which is basically the result of Hello Games saying, "you know what...play the game the way you want to play it!" Step agrees and Custom Mode allows users to tailor the game to the experience they desire. Anything from pure sandbox and free costs to a survival death match with permadeath.

Step's goal has always been to lean toward the exploration side of the game, aspired by the original game versions. New elements that have been introduced since aren't removed but are rather reigned in. This prevents these newer elements, like expanded focus on combat, from distracting from more casual, exploration gameplay. Since many of the Guide's adjustments in this area are now available within Custom Mode, they have been removed going forward. As such, some basic recommendations for using Custom Mode are provided to gain back what was removed from the Guide. Users will find this new heading with recommendations at the end of the Guide.

Guide-Level Changes

This update is to officially support No Man's Sky:Echoes.

• Numerous minor corrections to things like format, grammar, etc.
• Several minor updates to instructions relating to AMUMSS's update and new directory structure
• Foundation Patch instructions have been removed since BPG will no long be used in its full compacity; thus, no biome patching is required

Mod-Level Changes

Legend

Added | new mod added (add these mods)
Moved | mod was moved to a new ModGroup (move these mods)
Updated | mod instructions updated
Incorporated | mod is included in the Step Patch - Conflict Resolution (remove these mods)
Dropped / Replaced | mod was removed (remove these mods)

04-Foundation

Updated

• Better Planet Generation | the use of BPG has changed. See new mod instructions.

06-Models and Textures

Added

• No Lag Leaving Planets (DIY Edition)

Replaced

• Remove Lag when Leaving Planets with No Lag Leaving Planets (DIY Edition)

09-Fixes

Updated

• Space Station Interior Fix | this mod's instructions were missed in the last update. They are now present for previous version and current version of the Guide.

10-Gameplay-General

Updated

• Better Ship Transfer Ranges | at time of release, this mod was not currently updated for the latest version of the game

16-Interface

Updated

The following mods have been updated to be installed via AMUMSS:

• Fast Actions
• True Black

Resource Files (aka, 20-Patches)

Changes happened within the following Resource Files:

Step NoMansSky Resource Files

Gameplay Globals

• Removed unused parameters from file to remove them from the AMUMSS report.