https://forums.etarc.org/t/illusion-of-participation-broken/645?u=duckduck
Man that guy just, he came in and read what we knew, then totally misconstrued it and wasted his own time on something that was CLEARLY not going to be a thing until the update drops, then complained as if it was HGās faultā¦
Emily even tried, with all her diplomacy, to steer him in a healthy direction.
Curious now though, why did you link to that post? I NEED CONTEXT, GOOSE! (sorry, I think I mentioned this to you in discord but maybe i forgot, anytime I see your name, my mind automatically says āgooseā)
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@MacForADay You can change the name once. My only explanation for the undiscovered star would be that, on your overlapping with those guys, you moved into the system first, or they were doing part of it offline, like you proposedā¦
One thing is clear, they were a bunch of douches.
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Sooo.
My PS4 if usually offline. My privacy settings are all set as tight as they get. Iāve got kids so safety first and Iām not interested in social mediaā¦(except for ETARC of course).
If Iām scooting about in NMS researching and naming things: how do I share all my finds?
Is it automatic when online is active or do I need to do something extra because of my security settings.
Be cool to know someone might stumble across my home zone one day.
Treat me like a noob, that way Iāll catch on and not have to ask 10 follow ups.
Go to options, discovery tab, then hover over the one you want to upload, it will show you the keys for 2 options:
- upload as is
- rename and upload.
Once that is done, all other players who ever visit that planet will see it with the name you gave it. (Similar for stars, animals, plants, etc.)
You indeed do need to be online for this.
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@toddumptious Iām not on discord
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So security settings wonāt block this? Cool.
Thanks.
Online obviously and signed in to PSN.
I donāt have a Play Station at hand here, but Iād basically ask āwould security settings block any aspect of a multiplayer *1 game once youāve allowed it to run in online mode?ā The answer should be ānoā, coz it makes no sense to play some game and only have half of the things works. It would be like being able to start a shooter game, but not being able to shoot anyone because the bullets are not being transferred.
*1 Defined as any game that has any online options of *any* kind. I know some people here do not consider this a multiplayer game, but that is a different discussion.
I kinda just keep the discord open, keep an eye on things, and share my opininons. It goes largely unnoticed and I tend to ramble mostly with anyone that will talk to me haha. But it is my favourite way to get info quickly or put a queery out, I prefer etarc for more lengthy in depth discussions, you dont get those on discord, and of course the atmosphere is a bit friendlier here.
Thats the Game Detectives discord. Iād recommend staying away from the NMS discord, it can get REALLY toxic and negative sometimes. Can happen in GD too but much rarer and usually brought under control quite quickly. My heart goes out to anyone modding the NMS discord.
My first and last ARG was in 2004, lasted all summer and was for Halo 2. Most if not all of the physical participation happened in the states and as I was still in school and nobody had smart phones or wifi out the buns, so by the time Iād get in everything had already happened the night before in america (iām in ireland) and iād just have to observe. But it was still sooo much fun! I think that helped going in to WT, I knew Iād basically be an observer for the most part, but then I found ETARC and, well I feel very much apart of EVERYTHING even though I havent helped solve much of anything
Most importantly, while everyones out solving things and been vigilant as fuck, I get to chill out in here talking to all the other people who canāt help figure things out, discussing our theories, our hopes and dreams, our fears and passions, itās been great. I havent had this much fun in an online community since before the dawn of social media, in my 56k dial up days. Itās like I rediscovered what the internet was, and the kind of communitys it can bring together.
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Iām telling you, its already been proven: if you donāt upload your discoveries, all other players will see the star, planet or creature as āundiscoveredā. The discovery is not sent to the server until you choose to upload it. It will only appear as discovered to you unless you upload it.
You are talking about something you donāt understand and havenāt tested your self while I have. Please stop it.
I can easily go to a planet, place a comm station, not upload the planet discovery, and any other player will see an undiscovered planet and people like you will think Iām a magical wizard.
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Yep. I mentioned elsewhere that I primarily use internet as a tool not a play ground.
If i need info to fix something I do a search.
I live in a remote area so accessing info for fixing stuff is very useful. Other people chatting in forums is a useful way of gleaning how-to info (but you need to filter the wrong from right.)
I like playing offline in my downtime. Not interested in social media but I still access stuff if required.
This ETARC site has been a nice return to forum chats since trolls spawned in plaque proportions.
Just realised this is off topic for this thread.
Sorry.
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Something I donāt understandā¦ 
Iāll keep it classy and tell you that yeah, no worries, lost all interest.
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I know how you feel, I think Iād have to go back to the 90s to remember another internet community I actually wanted to be a part of!
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Donāt worry Mad Hatter your queerie was raised from a lil debate started within this thread regarding the nature of how the comm balls were added.
You were very much on topic and signing off in a polite and informative manner and Iām sure we both know I am with you on this being one of the friendliest places Iāve found on the internet since the lat 90ās, when nobody i knew had the internet, nor were they bothered with it.
Oh and not everyone suddenly claimed to be into nerd culture all of a sudden their whole lives.
No, sorry, all of my friends IRL, I grew up with you, I distinctly remember being bullied by you for the things I was in to with which you are now in to and claim you were always in to. God damn, why did our niches have to enter the public lexicon? Okay now IāM definitely veering off topic, iāll just aim for that wall and end it - * * * skreeeeeeeee-KABLOOIE! * * *
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As someone who does all their internetting from their ps4 and can still create a pretty awesome youtube NMS channel, I will have to take your word for it, I consider you would be more confident on such matters, especially considering the group you are a part of in the no mans sky universe and the missions you undertake to cross great lengths on a platform where it is not an easy feat at all.
So, is it possible to go to a planet, discover all creatures and upload them, but never actually name or upload the planet. When someone else comes along theyāll arrive at an undiscovered planet where all the creatures have been discovered. Cos that would be a pretty cool surprise for someoneā¦ I might start doing that. Never name planets, but discover 100% creatures, give someone a lil freakout moment
Iām sorry, I am very cranky today. I shouldnāt have taken it out on you.
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Guys, bring it in hugz Weāll get through it, we have to XD
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Apology accepted Captain Nidaā¦
Itās okā¦ I had indeed not tested it.
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Oooooh
I can feel the love from here.
makes me all warm and fuzzy.
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Todd,
I was actually dragged kicking & screaming into the modern tech.
I had nerdy friends who played with early computers while I was in the shed playing with engines. Now my engines are told what to do by computers.
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