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NMS Versions

by: Lo2k

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Each mod was designed to work with the game version that was in place when it was released, but months if not years later, the game version is unlikely to be the same.
So the first thing to do is to check what is your current game version.

Ingame version[edit | edit source]

For a long time, NMS had no ingame version, but it's now the case and you can get your current game version by looking in the bottom right corner of the main menu screen :

Steam Build ID[edit | edit source]

To palliate the long time missing version issue, it was noticed that Steam was giving unique IDs to each and every game release.
So this game version has for long been the only game version available.
To get this value, right-click on the game name in Steam and choose Properties, then check the Updates tab :

Branches[edit | edit source]

NMS has two accessible development branches : a public and an experimental one.
They are separated games depots and each one can be updated independantly.
So some mods could work with the public branch and not at all with the experimental branch or the reverse !

To know what branch you're in, it's simple : by default you are on Public branch.
To switch to the experimental branch, you need to right-click on NMS in Steam, choose the betas tab, select Experimental in the list of betas (if available) and enter the password : 3xperimental.
Doing so, Steam will load the differential files between the Public and Experimental branches and will use these files from now on. Note that you can freely decide later to change back to one or the other branch.

The latest game version[edit | edit source]

Usually, STeam games are kept update but if you want to be sure your game is up-to-date or if you want to check branches version, you can check the No Man's Sky Steam DB depots page.<> This page display the current game versions as deployed by Hello Games, both for Public and Experimental branches (and even the internal branch but it is reserved for developpers).

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 == Introduction ==
-Each mod is created for a specific version of a game. Obviously the current one when the mod was released, but there's some probability it will not so much be the current one a few months later.<br>
+Each mod was designed to work with the game version that was in place when it was released, but months if not years later, the game version is unlikely to be the same.<br>
-So to be sure a mod is working, we have to check what is the current game version.<br>
+So the first thing to do is to check what is your current game version.<br>
-The matter is : No Man's Sky is updated quite often. In fact, some times very often.<br>
-Ad there's the public branch and the experimental branch and both could have different versions. So some mods could work with the public branch and not at all with the experimental branch!<br>
+== Ingame version ==
-And more anonymous : {{fc|red|There's no game version displayed anywhere in the game!}}
+For a long time, NMS had no ingame version, but it's now the case and you can get your current game version by looking in the bottom right corner of the main menu screen :
+https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/images/7/71/275850_20230108183251_1.png
 == Steam Build ID ==
-To palliate the version issue, it was eventualy noticed that Steam was giving unique IDs to each and every game release, either for Public and Experimental branches.<br>
+To palliate the long time missing version issue, it was noticed that Steam was giving unique IDs to each and every game release.<br>
-So since quite some times now, modders are refering to game version by their Build ID.
+So this game version has for long been the only game version available.<br>
-To know what's the Build ID of your game, you just need to right-click on it in Steam and choose '''Properties'''.
+To get this value, right-click on the game name in Steam and choose '''Properties''', then check the '''Updates''' tab :
-Them select the '''Local Files''' tab and look at the bottom of the panel and you will find the Build ID.
-{{GallerySimple|id=ImageSet1|width=144|img=Image:Build_ID.jpeg|caption=How to find your build ID}} {{clear}}
+https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/images/3/36/Steam_ID.png
-== Steam DB ==
+== Branches ==
-Another way to get this information is to check [https://steamdb.info/app/275850/depots/ the No Man's Sky Steam DB depots page].
+NMS has two accessible development branches : a public and an experimental one.<br>
+They are separated games depots and each one can be updated independantly.<br>
+So some mods could work with the public branch and not at all with the experimental branch or the reverse !<br>
-SteamDB not only displays current Public Build ID, but also the Experimental one, and even the internal (reserved for developpers).
+To know what branch you're in, it's simple : by default you are on Public branch.<br>
+To switch to the experimental branch, you need to right-click on NMS in Steam, choose the betas tab, select Experimental in the list of betas (if available) and enter the password : 3xperimental.<br>
+Doing so, Steam will load the differential files between the Public and Experimental branches and will use these files from now on.
+Note that you can freely decide later to change back to one or the other branch.
-On the capture below, we can see that all the versions are in synch, but that's not always the case.
+== The latest game version ==
+Usually, STeam games are kept update but if you want to be sure your game is up-to-date or if you want to check branches version, you can check [https://steamdb.info/app/275850/depots/ the No Man's Sky Steam DB depots page].<>
+This page display the current game versions as deployed by Hello Games, both for Public and Experimental branches (and even the internal branch but it is reserved for developpers).
 https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/images/f/f9/NMS_SteamDB.png
-=== About Branches ===
-As stated above, NMS has two accessible development branches : a public and an experimental one.<br>
-They are separated games depots and each one can be updated independantly.<br>
-To know what branch you're in, it's simple : if you bought the game and are playing since then, you are playing using the Public branch.<br>
-To switch to the experimental branch, you need to right-click on NMS in Steam, choose the betas tab, select Experimental in the list of betas available and enter the password : 3xperimental.<br>
-If you do so, Steam will load the files that are different between the Public and Experimental branches and will always start in the experimental from now on. Until you go back into the betas tab and choose : no beta. If so, it will switch back to Public.