
I can’t get enough of these vistas

…from my explorations in No Man’s Sky
The Scan function (a.k.a. the mind palace) is your ability to scan the area and see objectives and things you can interact with. On the PS4/PS5, holding the R2 button scans.
Get used to this and use it frequently. You will see your current objectives, and interactables will appear with a yellow icon. You’ll be able to rotate the camera 360 degrees while in scan as well. There are a few other things you can do with scanning that you’ll discover throughout the game. If you aren’t sure what to do, scan and look around.
Some things to remember with scanning:
You will get a lot of options to choose from in the game, especially during dialog. You’ll be given short descriptions of the options, usually one word. Sometimes what the character actually says will not be what you expected. Connor has this problem a lot. Characters sometimes have unexpected reactions to options as well. Be prepared that it is inconsistent throughout the game. Often, you aren’t so much deciding for the characters as much as you are nudging them.
Some hints on dialog options:
The controls can be a little tricky at first. The game will often show you what you need to do, but the symbols and indictors can be ambiguous, and they can change up things unexpectedly. The details also vary by platform.
Some things to be aware of:
The flowchart has a lot of options and details, but if often a bit arbitrary in terms of what it records and where. I’ve seen a lot of people fret when they missed things or when there are blank steps in what they thought was a complete run-though of the chapter. Don’t worry about it – the game is meant to be replayed.
Some things to remember:
The game offers two levels of difficulty for you to choose from in the Options. There are not a lot of differences, but make sure you choose the one you will enjoy most.
Well, here I am with a new blog. I’m not sure how much I’ll actually use it. My hope is that I’ll be writing a bit more on various topics. I don’t have a real theme in mind, so I am as likely to talk about conlangs or gaming as I am to post a long stream of consciousness rant about the nature of the universe.
This wordpress blog has a few ‘formats’ of posts (quote, status, aside, etc.) that I’ll be playing with for various things. We’ll see how that works out. I also will be reposting some old stuff from previous blogs just to have them out there, as it were.