It might be that the game page wasn't updated after they fixed it. I mean, GOG ignored the whole debacle from the start, so it wouldn't surprise me if they also decided to ignore the problem being fixed. But I honestly don't know, I don't own the game and so I lost track of the whole thing eventually.

Hurray and thanks for making the incremental patch available right away (this time).

Oh, I also do not own the game. Just going off what they wrote. Maybe they fixed it maybe not. They probably did not update the requirements or just did not patch it.

They did fix it. You can read all about it here:
https://www.gog.com/forum/no_mans_sky/melody_of_the_egg_no_gog_galaxy/post45

Ok, always tempted to buy this, although I still have some big open(ish) world games on my backlog, so I still might wait a bit. However, can someone give a quick wrap up to what degree you can basically play through a story mode here? Can I play through a story line while doing a bit of side content or will this more like Terraria or Minecraft where there are some story events but otherwise kinda sandboxish?

Yep, the good old 50% discount that happens every month or two.

You gotta laugh.

And yes, I know they often add bonus stuff, and that I guess is where the real benefit or real discount over time lies.

You pay the same but keep getting more for your money. That's a good thing. :)

P.S. Don't mind my observation ... couldn't resist. LOL

There's a main quest line that you can follow, although it is basically a sandbox game. You can at any time decide to go free explore and ignore the main quest and come back to it later. That's no problem. Not sure how long it would take to just do the main story quest, but if you're unfamiliar with the game, then something along the lines of 10 to 12 hours maybe. Don't take that estimate as concrete though. There's also a secondary main quest (the Atlas Path) that you can whip through pretty quickly that gives more game lore, but isn't necessary to do. You can do it concurrently with the main story quest, do it after, or ignore it completely. Hope that helps.

Just a quick FYI: I'm also one that was being cautious about updating to the 3.5 after reading some posts about frequent crashes.

However, I "gave in" and updated yesterday.

Since then, I've played about 10 hours, and not one single crash.

As I have an nvidia rtx 2080 super, I also turned on the new DLSS (on a 4K monitor, everything set to Ultra).

No issues at all, so far. Running around on planets (via ship, on foot, and via exocraft), warping to both old and new systems, cave exploring, some base-building, saving freighters from pirates; basically, a little of everything - and not a single crash or problem.

So... I'm glad I "gave in" and updated. Some of the new graphics are great to look at; making an immerisve game even more immersive.