Limitless Sky: No Man's Sky Unofficial Discovery Guide
LIMITLESS SKY 10 Th is book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Hello Games Limited Th e trademark No Man’s Sky is owned by Hello Games Limited and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only
No Man’s Sky Discovery Guide He’d wanted to be an astronaut for a time and games turned out to be the next best thing What if he could live that childhood fantasy through his own creation The three of them expanded work on the project which was called Project Skyscraper Hello Games is a small studio but that core team wanted to work on this exciting new game in isolation They took what seems like an extreme measure and set up a studio within the studio complete with its own locks and entrance They decorated this new space with covers of old sci-fi paperbacks fi lled with fantastical visions of far-fl ung planets and alien ships These would provide inspiration while the team worked on what would become No Man’s Sky Murray says that it’s easy to see their isolation as an act of selfi shness especially when the rest of the team was so desperate to learn what their co-workers were toiling away on but that it was ultimately one of generosity The people at Hello Games are more than co-workers they’re friends Even now that the team has grown to just over a dozen or so people it’s a tight-knit group Murray wanted the game to be more than just a kernel of an idea before he shared it with them He wanted to impress them with a clear vision for what exactly they’d been working on all this time That moment came in 2013 when the studio was given the chance to debut the game at the VGX 2013 game awards It was a big opportunity guaranteed to give the fl edgling game plenty of attention from gamers and the games press Murray and his team agreed and then it was time for them to show the rest of the group at Hello Games what they’d been working on in secrecy for several years The response was one of awe as they were shown the trailer for the game and got presentations on Th is book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Hello Games Limited Th e trademark No Man’s Sky is owned by Hello Games Limited and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only 11
LIMITLESS SKY the game itself and its various components Yes you could fl y off a planet’s surface in your spaceship No there wouldn’t be any visible load times Yes the galaxy is that big The rest of the team which had been working on the iOS game Joe Danger Touch couldn’t wait to dig into this exciting new game The trailer made a big impression on the rest of the world too At fi rst few believed that such a game would even be possible let alone possible from such a small team Over the course of several showings in the following years including stage presentations at E3 and guest appearances on talk shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert people began to believe The road hasn’t been smooth but it’s led us to where we are now The game was delayed several times the fi nal time only a month before its planned June 2016 release date Making this game is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life but we are so close now and we’re prepared to make the tough choices to get it right Murray explained on a blog post This is the hardest working most talented team I’ve ever worked with and I’m so proud of what we’re doing For all our sakes though we get one shot to make this game and we can’t mess it up And here we are The game is out and people are fi nally able to see just what this tiny team has cooked up The amount of hype that had built up before its release was a mixed blessing and the end result certainly isn’t for everyone But players who enjoy experiencing amazing new places and braving perilous conditions while exploring are likely to fi nd dozens if not hundreds or more of satisfaction fi lled hours 12 Th is book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Hello Games Limited Th e trademark No Man’s Sky is owned by Hello Games Limited and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only
No Man’s Sky Discovery Guide Th is book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Hello Games Limited Th e trademark No Man’s Sky is owned by Hello Games Limited and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only 13
