One of the biggest updates yet has been released for No Man’s Sky: COSMOS (7.0).
No Man’s Sky is a space exploration game set in a procedurally generated universe, where players survey planets, mine resources, build bases, trade and travel the galaxy in their own starship.
The free update marks the game’s 10th anniversary and is the 40th major update since its 2016 release. This time the focus is on space itself: space stations can now be bought and furnished, free-floating orbital bases built anywhere, and alliances formed with other players. It also adds a star map, asteroid belts, salvageable “space hulks”, trade outposts and a journey to the center of the star system. Alongside it launches the expedition “Our Journey Continues!”, whose milestones retrace each of the 40 major updates.
The game is available on Steam and GOG.
No Man’s Sky is often referred to as “a Space Game”, it’s a huge part of our game, but we’ve never really updated space since release.
In most sci-fi games, space is just an empty void. With Cosmos we wondered - can we make space feel truly alive? And could we make space feel more like home? What if you could own a Space Station? If you could build star bases, and create alliances with other players.
Star Map - Warping to a system now, your first action will often be a quick scan of the new star map to reveal a whole new array of space points of interest.
Hulks - There are huge “space hulks”, which can be stripped and salvaged. Become too greedy, and tear too much from a hulk, and it may begin to meltdown and explode.
Outposts - Perhaps you take your new rewards to one of the new space outposts, to trade with alien lifeforms.
Asteroid Belts - Gorgeous asteroid belts of rock and ice formations boast a large array of valuable crystal resources. Some rare asteroids are large enough to land on and even build a star base on.
Orbital Bases - Free-floating modular bases can be built ANYWHERE in space. Build your own truck stop for star ships, orbital restaurant, or military outpost.
Space Station Ownership - This must be our most requested feature since launch… finally players can buy the space station for themselves! Build and decorate it both inside and externally.
Alliances - Perhaps that Station then becomes the place where you found your own ALLIANCE to which you can invite all players to join your new society.
Reach Stars - The center of the solar system is the sun, and finally players can try to undertake a perilous journey to reach the center of their own star system!
The small No Man’s Sky team really wanted to pull out all the stops for the 10th Anniversary update. It’s our 7.0 update and it’s free to download now for all existing players across every platform.
Source: Steam