In the No Man's Sky game project, endless loading is just one of the most common problems. The developers were able to create the expected sensation around their offspring, but could not properly adjust the technical specifications. As a result, users are faced with a lot of unpleasant situations when playing and starting. Nevertheless, it is considered popular, and the desire to try it does not disappear. To do this, you need to know the solution to each of the problematic aspects.
The reasons for the authors
The first impression after buying or downloading No Man's Sky from the fans was negative. Many on their screen after a long-awaited launch saw that they were loading, and that was it. This process does not end even after several hours or days. In fact, the whole reason for the flaws lies in the scope of the project. Real space with procedural generation is presented here. It turns out an endless world where users can move around, fight, trade, travel and explore the environment for years. A lot of resources were spent on the implementation of this plan, but even this was not enough to achieve the ideal. It is worth making a discount on the work of developers and starting to solve all the problems that have arisen, whatever the error in No Man's Sky.
Loading situation
The developers of this game have a really strange idea of how users should show their creativity. A simple example of this is their decision on how the screen will be displayed while waiting for data to be received. It turns out that the endless download known to No Man's Sky is a deliberate decision of the authors. They thought that flying through the atmosphere, which is shown in the main menu, can attract people. They will be pleased to just look at him until they get bored. Then it is enough to simply interrupt the hypnotizing journey with the English key E. Then the menu items themselves will appear. This is not a bug or a mistake, because the developers themselves on the main site warned about this. But their solution was not appreciated by thousands of users who began to worry about the fact that they already had a problem at the start. This aspect has been fully clarified, and more in No Man's Sky endless loading did not lead anyone to a standstill.
Requirements
Even greater resonance than flying in the atmosphere at the entrance caused system requirements. The developers did not indicate the recommended parameters at which the project will show itself at its best. In addition, in No Man's Sky the minimum requirements were greatly underestimated. Thousands of users complained that it is simply impossible to play on the designated Intel Core i3 processor even with a clock frequency of more than three gigahertz. The number of frames per second more than seven to eight is not displayed on the screen. These are unrealistic conditions for taking at least some steps towards development.
There is the same incident with the video card, because the specified GeForce GTX 480 in fact cannot even launch the project. Moreover, the GTX 970 barely pulls the minimum settings, therefore, the presence of a thousandth model GPU is required. Here it’s worth knowing that a video card must necessarily support OpenGL 4.5 technology, otherwise the game may not even be downloaded.
We update all utilities
Even if in No Man's Sky the requirements do not interest the owner of a powerful system, he will not go far without updates. First of all, before launching the client, go to the official site of nVidia GeForce or AMD Radeon. There, select your GPU model and download the latest model drivers. After that, using special utilities (for example, Driver Scanner), we check for other updates in the entire system.
If the computer does not need improvement, then go to the additional software. This is primarily about DirectX, the Microsoft .NET Framework, and Microsoft Visual C ++. The first set of file libraries can be downloaded from the official site. If you own a powerful personal computer, then choose the eleventh version. The second annex should be no lower than appendix 3.5. The latter program will fit in the standard form of 2008 or higher.
Departures at startup
The most unpleasant thing that a gamer can see at startup is the instant minimization of the client. In No Man's Sky, the launch on many computers took place on such extreme conditions. The reason is that AMD processors are not completely compatible with the requirements. It's all about the mandatory technology of Streaming SIMD Extensions 4. If there is no support, then the power of the device will not matter. AMD processors of many models do not have such parameters in the core.
For the sake of one detail, users refused to change the main part of the computer. The developers decided to avoid a scandal and quickly solve the situation. They released a patch where this moment was leveled, and in No Man's Sky the launch did not create any more problems.
Departures
No less problems for the players created constant and periodic independent shutdowns of the client. It simply closed, and at the same time, at least some error did not always appear on the screen. The secret that No Man's Sky crashes was in windowed mode. Most users prefer to run entertainment not on the full screen, if such an opportunity is present. This allows you to turn on the music and be distracted in time at the right moments. To resolve this issue forever, you first need to go on a computer along this path: Steam / steamapps / common / No Man's SkyBinaries / SETTINGS. There will be a document with a strange and incredibly long title that cannot be changed, TKGRAPHICSSETTINGS.MXML. Open it with a text editor, there you will find the borderless, window and full screen options. A certain value will be indicated next to them, and it needs to be changed. Set the first two to true, and the last to false. If after that No Man's Sky crashes, then the error lies deep in the system code, and you can fix it only by installing updates.
Black screen
When a black screen appears when starting a project , it starts to worry a lot, but only for the first few seconds. If nothing happens further, then you begin to envy those who believed that in No Man's Sky endless loading is a problem. The whole reason for such a nuisance lies in the application of the OpenGL 4.5 technology API. If the video card runs on an older version, then the correct display of data is not guaranteed. This point can be solved only by one method, but even it is not capable of 100% ensuring the correct launch. Open the settings window of your GPU and there set high performance when filtering various kinds of textures. Save changes, close the panel and open the client. If a black screen is not detected, then you're in luck. If not, then it remains to wait for corrections from the developers themselves.
Frame rate boost (first method)
Even those who were not stopped by the endless loading of the game can feel discomfort inside the vast outer space. The reason for this lies in poor client optimization on personal computers. The solution was nevertheless found by the joint efforts of the user community. The first step is to exclude the Steam overlay from the game. To do this, go to the No Man's Sky properties in the client of the digital store where the launch is from. There, on the tab "General Settings" you can uncheck the corresponding field. Without going far from Steam, we find the already known file TKGRAPHICSSETTINGS.MXML. The path to it is indicated in the sixth paragraph. Go through all the folders and as before open it in a text editor. There will be a field called GSync that needs to be set to false. This function inside the game world often creates a subsidence of frames, therefore it is better to remove it for confidence.
Frame rate boost (second method)
If the above tips did not help, then you need to set a high priority for the No Man's Sky client on the computer itself. An error cannot be made. This is done in the task manager with the game running.
On the tab "Processes" we find the name NMS.exe. To make the search easier, we sort them by CPU load. Right-click in the field of this process. There is an opportunity to set a high priority for him. It is worth noting that when using such a function, it is better not to run any additional programs, otherwise the computer will begin to threaten overheating. If, after all operations, the drawdown is still noticeable, then you should not be very upset. The game in the first hour after launch loads all the shaders and textures of the vast cosmic world. It is worth tormenting so that in the future there will not be any other errors. This is a one-time action, and in future launches this will no longer be observed if this was the problem.