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Title: Eight years after launch, No Man's Sky gets computer-generated space
stations that are different each time

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:30 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/eight-years-after-la...

No ManΓÇÖs Sky is still getting major updates. Developer Hello GamesΓÇÖ
ΓÇ£OrbitalΓÇ¥ update, due Wednesday, adds procedurally generated space
stations (so theyΓÇÖll be different every time), a ship editor and a Guild
system to the nearly eight-year-old space exploration sim.

Up until now, space stations have been one of the few parts of No ManΓÇÖs Sky
that werenΓÇÖt created and randomized by algorithms as something truly
unique. That changes with todayΓÇÖs update, which uses game engine upgrades
to ΓÇ£create vast interior spaces and exterior spaces, with improved
reflection and metallic surfaces.ΓÇ¥

The stationsΓÇÖ broader scale will be evident from the outside, while their
interiors will include new shops, gameplay and things to do. Hello Games
describes them as being ΓÇ£uniquely customizedΓÇ¥ based on their virtual
inhabitantsΓÇÖ system, race and locale.

Hello Games

Inside the stations, youΓÇÖll find the new ship editor. Hello Games says it
previously withheld ship customization to maintain the titleΓÇÖs focus on
exploration. (If players could build any ship they wanted at any time, it
could ruin some of the fun of scouting out existing ones to buy in-game.) In
that spirit, youΓÇÖll still need to collect, trade and salvage the parts to
build yours how you like it.

The gameΓÇÖs upgraded Guild system, also in todayΓÇÖs update, makes factions
a bigger part of the experience. You can find new Guild envoys on space
stations, where you can join the club, get supplies and precious commodities
and donate to boost your status in the group.

Fleets are getting better, too. With todayΓÇÖs update, you can send your
frigate fleet on away missions ΓÇö and if they run into trouble, you can
swoop in and save the day. It sounds like a fun nuance to help scratch
anyoneΓÇÖs space fantasy itch.

No ManΓÇÖs Sky owners can install the Orbital update ΓÇö also including
engine improvements, a UI refresh and ΓÇ£much moreΓÇ¥ ΓÇö today.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/eight-years-after-la...
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