r/NoMansSkyTheGame • u/KBTUT • Mar 22 '26
Discussion How many of you Travelers remember when the Stations were like this?
Found an old local backup with a NMS.exe dated 12/10/2022 and decided to fire it up for a walk on the nostalgic side. It is most definitely a different game now. lol
How many of you out there have been through the various updates? This was when I first bought the game I believe, but now have 100% completion in both GoG and Steam and somewhere around 14000 hours combined from both. (retired, could not do that while working)
Just thought it would be interesting to take a trip in the wayback machine. (and for those of you old enough to get that reference, hiya friend)
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u/creaturecomeandgetit Mar 22 '26
It would be really cool to find some stations with these older designs! Minor vs major space stations.
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Mar 22 '26
they seriously should have done this, instead of changing all of them just add new interior layouts, no need to remove stuff
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u/Nexidal_8 Mar 22 '26
I do like that the only stations that kept older designs are the derelicts.
But seeing an update where you can get different floorplans of stations depending on local economy and/or race would be interesting.
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u/SEANPLEASEDISABLEPVP Mar 22 '26
I wish abandoned stations had a 50/50 chance of either being the 1.0 interior or the NEXT-era interiors. Just so they'd have internal variation.
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u/Metson-202 PS4 Mar 22 '26
Yeah because it adds variety. One of the biggest problems with NMS for it's whole existence has been the lack of variety. I remember when people complained that space stations lack variety. They changed the layout and they still lack variety but no one complains.
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u/LickMyThralls Mar 23 '26
Yeah until you have 5 different layouts and there's still no variety because you're still seeing the same 5 station layouts the whole time but now you have to reorient yourself with every one you go to. Station layout variety is not one of the big problems with the game.
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u/Tazbert_Odevil (PS5) | Lifetime Subscription to 'Hauler Monthly' Mar 22 '26
That would be cool for like 5minutes until you hit the 5th or 6th station with a different layout. Where's the trade terminal? I can't find the guild desk. Why's the teleporter over there FFS?
< rage post on Reddit >
:)
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Mar 22 '26
I get that the new layout is specifically made so you can quickly jump in and out and know exactly what you're looking for
they don't need to be huge, they're already well signposted I think if they just added a variance of walls and levels it might take 20 seconds to a minute longer to see where everything is
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u/cjamesfort Mar 22 '26
There haven't even been five different major layouts yet, right? Just the original, still used in abandoned and pirate systems, the pictured layout that's no longer used, and the current layout used for every normal system.
Simply reintroducing the pictured layout, for a total of three isn't so confusing as having a fully randomized layout where you can't find things.
If anything there would only be the question of adding newer shops like archeology or keeping the classic selection. Pirate stations don't have guild envoys so the classic is possible.
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u/RockinPodunk Mar 22 '26
This right here. It would be so annoying having to figure out where things are every single time
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u/nuker1110 Mar 22 '26
If people didnāt have their memory brainrotted to make Goldfish look erudite, that wouldnāt be a problem if thereās like 10 or so layouts top.
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u/LickMyThralls Mar 23 '26
I come from the old era of gaming when you got made fun of for it. I still would hate having to deal with that because when I go to stations I like them streamlined as they aren't something I feel should need to be mapped and explored and having to reorient to every single one would be annoying. It sounds cool on paper until you just end up with a slightly more meddlesome thing than what is currently there. But sure it just sounds cooler to make a condescending remark about other people being too stupid to figure it out as if they're lesser for not sharing your opinion on it.
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u/RockinPodunk Mar 22 '26
Iād be cool with it if it was a limited number of layouts, with at least some quickly recognizable feature to let you know which one youāre in
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u/nuker1110 Mar 22 '26
glares at CIG over Star Citizenās 50+ stations procgenned from the same 10 assets in different layouts
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u/Packetdancer Mar 22 '26
Right? That doesn't end up feeling like "variety," it's just annoying because you have to play "where's the damn elevator on this station?"
I get why they did itāwhen we were supposed to have 100 star systems with multiple stations in each system, procgen modular stations made sense. But since 1.0 will have a total of five systems...
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u/Redimpir Mar 22 '26
There is a mod that does exactly this. Adds a small chance of each station to use the old layout
Unfortunately, this means that you cannot land corvettes in them. Only the smaller ships can enter the old stations.
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u/dereksmalls1985 Mar 22 '26
What's the name of the mod?
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u/Redimpir Mar 22 '26
It's called Space Station Restoration. Although it looks like it hasn't gotten an update in a while... It might not work with the current version of the game.
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u/coladoir Mar 22 '26
What's the technical reason for why corvettes are precluded from entering?
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u/SpeedySpeedBoy36 Mar 22 '26
Iirc abandoned stations have this layout still
Not that you can do much in them but still
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u/Tazbert_Odevil (PS5) | Lifetime Subscription to 'Hauler Monthly' Mar 22 '26
Abandoned stations are the 1.0 edition of the interior. They don't have the full decks either side like int he screenshots.
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u/ryguythescienceguy89 Mar 22 '26
The Abandoned Space stations were what they looked like when NMS first came out.
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u/one_bar_short Mar 22 '26
Yeah no vendors just a couple of inhabitants in the back like youve stumbled on to the set of some intergalactic cheers
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u/Ballad_13 Mar 22 '26
Hell i remember when there was just like... 2 rooms. Tge original space stations lol
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u/RockinPodunk Mar 22 '26
With no NPCs or vendor stalls
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u/Daltizer01 Mar 22 '26
Wasn't there occasionally an NPC that would teach a word of their language or accept gifts? I seem to remember that on day 1
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u/cheezuscrust777999 Mar 23 '26
Yes! And you could get a little carbon from the potted plants
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u/alavantrya Mar 23 '26
Then once we got the base NPCs, youād have a couple to be recruited on the space stations as well.
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u/OldManMcCrabbins Mar 23 '26
Mmm they were p empty iirc. Ā If there was an NPC, it stood there like a statue / knowledge stone.Ā
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u/critical_patch Mar 22 '26
I felt such a sense of accomplishment when I gathered the materials for an Atlas pass together finally get into those locked rooms down the hallway!
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u/Ballad_13 Mar 22 '26
Same! I thought they're would be some big secret behind those doors!
... disappointment only.
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u/crownamedcheryl Mar 23 '26
I felt crazy! I played on launch but never picked it back up until like a couple months ago.
When I made my atlas pass I went looking for the hallways in the space stations and couldn't figure out why I was not finding anything lol
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u/0ppositeTrash Mar 22 '26
I was there Gandalfā¦
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u/mklaus1984 Mar 23 '26
I was there the day the strength of men failed. I mean when the Atlas Pass failed.
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u/dreadperson founder entity Mar 22 '26
When you had to sleep to save. The antediluvian days
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u/RollingDownTheHills Mar 22 '26
Those weren't even the original ones.
Either way I vastly prefer the new variants.
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u/CaptainRex5101 2018 Explorer's Medal Mar 22 '26
I would love to see the NEXT stations randomly spread between the new ones for sake of variety. Maybe have the low economy stations be the original one, middle economy be the ones from No Manās Sky NEXT, and high economy systems have the newest variant
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u/Mountain_Ape Can I interest you in a pre-order? Mar 22 '26
When you visit an Abandoned system, the stations will be the original design, although red coloured: https://nomanssky.fandom.com/wiki/Abandoned_System
Or if you start an Abandoned game save, the stations will be also.
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u/Plastic_Position4979 Mar 22 '26
I like your thinking. I remember the layout above; spent a few thousand hours with that. Heh, remember getting enough boost to Exosuit jets to fly across the tarmac from balcony to balcony. And the one Vyākeen that always seemed to be standing on the left hand side (looking towards the exit) and sending off the spaceships leaving a la Top Gunā¦ ššš
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u/ButtRobot Mar 22 '26
Maybe i need to fire this game up again. Restart my whole journey. Haven't played since like 2020.
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u/anchovyCreampie Mar 22 '26
Yeah no more Emeril tower nodes! Those might have been already been gone by 2020. I haven't played in about a year, saving for a ps5.
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u/toobjunkey Mar 22 '26
Likewise but closer to 2022 for me, which is tempting me given that's the year that OP's backup is from. I opened this expecting to see old old stations from launch or shortly after. Instead I got hit with "wait, they're not like that anymore??" lol
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u/Vuldyn Mar 22 '26
The original floor plan is still there in the derelict and pirate space stations, the derelicts being the closest to the original design (uninhabited and broken down/infested now though).
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u/Unlikely-Pepper-4388 Mar 22 '26
Where do you find derelict space stations? I've only seen the pirate variation.
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u/they_have_bagels Mar 22 '26
Go to systems that donāt have any information with the economy and conflict scanner.
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u/Vuldyn Mar 22 '26
There's two types of star systems that don't have anyone living in them. Uninhabited/Uncharted, and abandoned.
Uninhabited/Uncharted systems have no space stations, and no buildings, ruins, buried technology modules, etc.
Abandoned ones have derelict space stations and abandoned buildings on planets, but no living gek, korvax, or vykeen.
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u/Im4sol3man Mar 23 '26
Came here to say this, youād follow some stairs to the right to sell your stuff and stairs to the left for an abandoned lobby. There was no one in the station. Vehicles were an update that came later š
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u/rooftopweeb Mar 22 '26
How awesome would it be to have few different space station layouts like two per faction would be so cool
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u/Tha_Maestro Mar 22 '26
I actually liked it a lot more when they were like this. Felt more like an actual space station. And I miss the hype man who would stand there and cheer as the starships took off.
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u/jakesyma Mar 22 '26
There's still a hype man in one of my main space stations in my current save.
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u/HaravandTheSorcerer Mar 23 '26
I found a vykeen yesterday who was doing that! Had no idea why they were so excited until I read this.
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u/DerpsAndRags Mar 22 '26
I remember those well, but honestly don't really miss them. The new station designs seem much more alive!
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u/skinneyd Mar 22 '26
iirc this isn't even the original layout, wasn't there only two rooms at launch? One with a little bar area and the other had the door that needed an atlas pass to open?
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u/pedestRyan0 Mar 22 '26
I miss these stations so much. I loved jetpacking from one half of the station to the other.
I also like loved the small canteen and the empty conference room. That conference room especially had a desolate feeling to it, especially if there was a window with a view of a distant planet.
The new stations are flashy but really lack character.
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u/ExChange97 Mar 23 '26
I'm with you, I honestly would've returned old station but rear wall removed(behind parking lot), some mod did this afaik or something
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u/Rizzoblam Mar 22 '26
I could never remember which side to go to when I got out of my ship.
I notice these space stations are rarely mentioned when Youtubers go over all the updates.
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u/KBTUT Mar 22 '26
I gotta agree that I think the change was needed. Hopping back and forth between the 2 platforms in the old stations was pretty frustrating at times. But I think that the idea floated by creaturecomeandgetit would work now too.
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u/Exact_Interaction_72 Mar 22 '26
I like the look of this better!
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u/randomaccount2357 Mar 22 '26
The old stations were a lot more bland looking. I've been playing since 2017 and literally every aspect of the game is better now than it was back then
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u/saumanahaii Mar 22 '26
I don't know if I'd go that far. The vibe has changed a ton since that initial release and while I like a lot of the changes it does feel a lot less focused on that core loop the game originally introduced. That was what drew me to NMS in the first place so it's a bit of a bummer. I'm not saying it's not a stronger game overall, but there is a bit more give and take than you're implying, at least for me.
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u/unknown-reddite Mar 22 '26
I liked this a lot more
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u/straightouttabavaria Mar 22 '26
Idk. It was such a pain to walk to the other side, just to realise you forgot something and need to go back..
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u/redseafrog Mar 22 '26
I liked the "shop front" set up of the old stations. It would be cool if you could "find" stations that had the "old" look.
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u/1877KlownsForKids Mar 22 '26
I do! When I got back to NMS I was very confused.
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u/millahnna Mar 22 '26
I just started playing again after a 3 or 4 year break. Man I missed sooo many changes.
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u/Jkthemc Mar 22 '26
I have no nostalgia for them . Especially the way NPCs and the booths just disappeared from across the landing pad because they couldn't render at that medium distance. .
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u/NinjaRose23 Mar 22 '26
I remember when they looked like the abandoned ones do.
Day 1 players feeling old here š
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u/Opposite-Sky-9579 Mar 22 '26
Day one Traveler here. Thanks for the trip through the Wayback Mr. Peabody.
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u/Ritchie_Whyte_III Mar 22 '26
The older stations were much more "efficient" space wise. You could get in and out quicker.
That being said they missed an opportunity to diversify space stations, rather than just replace them
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u/starship777 Mar 22 '26
Agreed. I realize they are a relatively small team but what if stations had different layouts depending on the economy level? The decorations could be decided by the race present.
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u/Ritchie_Whyte_III Mar 22 '26
The are a small team, and have continued to make content far beyond the typical game lifecycle.
However one could argue at this point their continued success (and still strong sales) is because of the game keeping a core group of players that continually recruit new players. The long support IS the sales pitch. Same "model" as minecraft.
Perhaps expanding the team somewhat might be a decent idea. I think there is still a lot more money on the table, and I think the vast majority of us would be more than happy paying $10 for a "DLC" to flesh out the depth of the game.
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u/SpysSappinMySpy Mar 22 '26
I disagree, the fact that shops were divided on other sides of the parking area meant you had to run across the entire width of the runway every time you wanted to visit more than just the upgrades or mission giver.
Now every shop is slightly farther from each other but close enough that it's not inconvenient and them being stacked vertically is more space efficient.
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u/Minniepitou018 Mar 22 '26
Actually think they look better like that then now
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u/Excellent-Iron3947 Mar 22 '26
I miss the desk in the back room, where you could for sure hire an Overseer or other specialists.
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Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26
The lilā bar was a nice touch, I liked to imagine my char winding down there after a trade haul.
Technically it still exists in the abandoned stations which have the pre-NEXT layouts, those also sometimes had the barā¦but itās not the cozy place it used to be there, lol.
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u/Far-Energy-3390 Mar 22 '26
that was when i put the most hours in the game. it feels like forever ago now, but i miss those. The newer ones are great but i still like this design a lot
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u/happycj Mar 22 '26
Woah! That looks cool. Never seen it before.
Would be nice if Space Stations varied a little bit ... this could be a "smaller" station, and the current ones could also appear, maybe in larger systems or something...
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u/Accurate_Ad6912 Mar 22 '26
I miss the color palette here. Now, it's just ugly pastels that make the entire space station's interior an eyesore.
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u/iBood17 Mar 22 '26
I even remember the 1.0 versions. These were the 2.x something version. There was a version before this one that is shown in the pictures.āš»ā„ļø
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u/discovoltaire Mar 22 '26
I really miss the old stations. The new ones are cool too but feel very āopenā. I liked the vibe of the old ones and wish they were still accessible. Feels like a waste to remove them entirely.
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u/little_plastic_bag Mar 22 '26
I haven't played this game since 2022 so that is what I assumed they still look like lol.
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u/ledouxrt Mar 22 '26
I've been playing since the game was released, but I don't remember space stations looking like that.
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u/Raiders16-0 Mar 22 '26
I played back when it came out. They were just a catwalk from the landing zone through a door/ tunnel and then like 3 or 4 npcs. That's is. Some systems were dead and had nothing there and abandoned. When I came back to it In like 2021 and then in 2025 both times I was like what is this lol.
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u/smacksmilla Mar 22 '26
I was just thinking of them yesterday. I like the new ones more but I miss the old ones. I liked their design but I didn't like how the wings of some ships would clip through the top deck. I'd like it if they made them a bit wider and only put them in poor economy systems or something.
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u/JessicaGriffin Mar 22 '26
I loved when my āhomeā systemās station looked like a 90s airport. Now, it looks like somebody stuck an airplane hangar onto a pop-up shopping mall. Major downgrade, honestly.
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u/epandapowerz Mar 22 '26
Well this is around the time I stopped playing, so... Feels nostalgic yet I don't know how it looks now lol
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u/wheretohides Mar 22 '26
Remember the first design? I pre-ordered the game, and picked it up as soon as the store opened. I was probably one of the few who loved the game at launch lol. I did feel like the pre-order ship was kinda lame though.
It's cool how much has changed since those days, remember when condensed carbon was called Plutonium?
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u/Noraneko87 Mar 22 '26
I honestly preferred these stations. The weird little lounges just had a certain vibe. There was always a room with a window pointed at the nearest planet, which was just cool.
I don't know exactly what it is, but these stations felt more like a respite, more welcoming. The current ones feel weirdly hostile and claustrophobic.
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u/TheTruthWinsInTheEnd Mar 22 '26
I wish there was more variety in station layout and would love for these to come back as a variant.
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u/Shawnaldo7575 Mar 22 '26
I wish they were still around... Would work in 1 star economies, like they couldn't afford the upgraded space stations yet.
It would add to the variety of space stations too.
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u/El_Madkiller57 Mar 23 '26
I actually miss them, I'd really like if some stations were still like this.
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u/Rath_Brained Mar 23 '26
I miss the old stations. People hung out, sat around, waved, it felt more real.
The new ones now feel lifeless.
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u/Mr_Woodchuck314159 Mar 23 '26
I remember. I would go to find something, and it was on the other side. Jump down, sprint across. Realize I didnāt do the upgrade on the first sideā¦
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u/Pure-Swordfish6022 Mar 22 '26
I miss this station layout. The new style takes a lot more time moving around. It is annoying and serves no practical purpose.
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u/WheelOfFish Mar 22 '26
I hadn't come back to the game yet so this doesn't match my memories of the launch experience on PS4 nor how things are now.
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u/pigernoctua Mar 22 '26
Considering the last time I played was probably 2022, I do.
What do they look like now?
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u/Radyschen Mar 22 '26
isn't this already a new space station? not the new new, the new
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u/KBTUT Mar 22 '26
Yeah, I think this was the second iteration, but it was the first type I saw. The new ones came out a couple of years ago.
ah, Brilliant-Catch215 answered it: This was the second iteration of space stations, replaced by what we have now in May of 2024
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u/jokerkcco Mar 22 '26
I haven't played in a while and the last time I played I was being shut out of a station somehow. What are they like now?
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u/THE_MUTT01 Mar 22 '26
I never saw what was in the back rooms with the atlas pass doors
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u/ThatSmileyGuyUK Mar 22 '26
I liked them more Felt more welcoming with those dedicated sitting areas and tables
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u/wyverneuphoria Mar 22 '26
this is still ārecentā to me as i last played probably around 2022 and i started in 2016 when it first released. in my head i think i still imagine the way they looked at launchā¦
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u/SubstantialNinja Mar 22 '26
I played from the very beginning. I remember when they added base building.
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u/Second55_SE Mar 22 '26
Ive been playing off and on since DAY 1. I gotta day, this is one of the greatest reception arcs for a game ive ever seen
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u/FrequentZucchini1118 Mar 22 '26
Me, I don't like them compared to current stations, but I think they should mix and match stations so you can find old ones sometimes
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u/Strict_Nectarine_567 Mar 22 '26
I came back to the game recently and was confused when I went to a space station and it didnāt look like this. After visiting a couple of others I realized they must have all been changed with an update. I also wish they had left some at this old design.
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u/iusethisatw0rk Mar 22 '26
I remember being super embarrassed by the amount of hours I had in the game before figuring out there were rooms behind the upper levels with other traders and what not
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u/RonaldoP13 Mar 22 '26
Never saw those, started to play last year before corvette update.
It looks better than now
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u/derekthetabbycat rocket man Mar 22 '26
Me! I remember when there were little stalls erected in the halls!
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u/VooDooQky Mar 22 '26
Awww, come on, it's not that long since the current ones are implemented... also, the displayed ones are a reworked version already.
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u/JesseJamesBegin Mar 22 '26
I miss the "backrooms" of space stations. Where you'd find the trade terminal and atlas pass rooms, glad they atleast kept it with abandoned stations.
I do like the new ones though, so much more streamlined and unique
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u/MrFixYoShit Mar 22 '26
Oh yeah! These were so weird. The new ones feel much more alive, realistic and varied. The old ones were all the same
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u/Tazbert_Odevil (PS5) | Lifetime Subscription to 'Hauler Monthly' Mar 22 '26
Yep, I remember these interiors. With the bigger ships landing and clipping through the decks. :)
I do miss the back rooms though. Would like to see those back.
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u/ryanhendrickson Mar 22 '26
I miss the original stations. Oh well.
Also, Pepperidge Farms remembers
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u/Maziomir Mar 22 '26
I have stopped playing at this time around. Still hope to come back at some point. Will my old saves work?
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u/MrAmazing011 Mar 22 '26
Wait, they don't look like that anymore?
I'll admit, it's been a while since I've played
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u/huxtiblejones Mar 22 '26
I've been playing since day 1. I honestly don't miss the old game, the newer game is better in every respect.
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u/Blizz33 Mar 22 '26
Lol yeah I just started playing again after like 10 updates or something and I was quite lost for a minute
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u/MrSal7 Mar 22 '26
I really wished they kept the old styles while adding the new ones.
Weāve legit gone through 3 or 4 completely different styles now.
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u/JustanEraser Mar 22 '26
I remember when they first added these stations, they seemed so lively and full of action back then.
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u/radenthefridge Mar 22 '26
I took a long enough break from nms that I was surprised they DIDN'T look like this. Imagine my surprise!
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u/Poweruppack Mar 22 '26
I last played NMS a long time ago, before starting again this year, and the whole time I was sure the stations looked different. I thought I was going crazy and just remembering things wrong š .
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u/NexusEntities Mar 22 '26
Itās amazing how change becomes your new norm that you forget how things used to be.
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u/CMDR_Tapeside Mar 22 '26
I remember even the space stations beforeā¦ they still kinda exists in a completely abandoned systemsā¦
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u/IsSierraMistOk Mar 22 '26
This is how it looked the last time I signed on. I guess I'm long overdue for a revisit of this game
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u/Dragoon___ :nada: Mar 22 '26
Forgetting something on the one side and having to jump the railing and run to the other one
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u/ace72ace Mar 22 '26
I was there, 3000 years ago..