"The Making Of Noctis, The 'No Man's Sky' Forerunner Whose Creator Retreated From The World"
https://www.timeextension.com/features/ ... -the-world
MS-DOS, fan-maintained versio here: https://80.style/#/hsp
The community loved the sense of being alone in space, the desolation which came while staring into darkness and unknown worlds, but still being able to connect through early 2000s forums and chats
This is also how one of the most unique features of Noctis, in its fourth version, came to be: the guide. "This is a little bit like an encyclopedia where players can note down the things they find exploring around on the planets: flora, fauna, sea, lakes," Ghignola says. "Despite being a community effort, it was not an online thing; instead, players emailed me their findings, and I would update the guide in each subsequent game’s version."
