No Man's Walk

No Man's Walk is an autonomous journey through No Man's Sky. A persistent character called the Walker explores planets on foot while Twitch viewers influence the trip.

Watch live at twitch.tv/nomanswalk.

What it does

The project combines game automation, live state, chat interaction, and stream operations.

• Keeps the Walker moving and recovers from obstacles.
• Turns chat commands and votes into in-game actions.
• Reads the current planet, galaxy, environment, and player state.
• Teleports to chosen or random planets across galaxies.
• Automates selfies, social posts, startup, recovery, and shutdown.

How it works

No Man's Walk has four main layers:

Layer	Role
Game instrumentation	nmspy_mods/ reads and changes live game state through NMSpy and pyMHF.
Walker control	nms_bot.py handles input, movement, recovery, cameras, and teleportation.
Audience interaction	nms_twitch_bot.py manages commands, votes, selfies, and scheduling.
Operations	start_no_mans_walk.py coordinates startup and supporting services.

dev_server.py exposes the same commands through a local browser interface.

How to run locally

This project requires Windows, Steam, No Man's Sky, Git, and Python 3.10. Game updates may require matching NMSpy or mod updates.

1. Install dependencies

From PowerShell in the repository root:

py -3.10 -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure the project

Create an ignored parameters.json file:

{
  "AUTHORIZED_USERS": []
}

Then configure pyMHF:

pymhf config nmspy

Use Steam game ID 275850 and the absolute path to this repository's nmspy_mods directory.

3. Run the dev server

python start_no_mans_walk.py --mode dev

This launches the dev server and modded game. Open localhost:5050 to send commands and view feedback.

If the modded game is already running, start only the server with:

python dev_server.py

Development notes

• Runtime files, credentials, screenshots, caches, and logs are ignored by Git.
• Game controls require a running, focused No Man's Sky window.
• Review memory hooks after major game or NMSpy updates.