Vehicles, PS4 Pro support, and a host of visual improvements arrive in Hello Games' vision of galactic exploration.
Here at Hello Games we’re excited to be launching our next free content update for No Man’s Sky. We’re calling it the Path Finder Update. It adds planetary vehicles plus lots more to our game, and shows the path forward for the future.
We were surprised, excited, and overwhelmed by the positive response to our last update (Foundation), and it made us even more passionate about continuing to update this game we love.
Here’s a summary of the things we’ve added:
- PlayStation 4 Pro Support
- Improved Visuals
- Owning Multiple Ships
- Base Sharing Online
- New Vehicles — Exocraft
- Permadeath Mode
- Build Vehicle Race Tracks
- Ship Specializations and Classes
- Shop/Traders
- Double the Base Building Variety
- Multi-tool Specialization and Classes
- New Weapon Modes
- Photo Mode
- Discovery Menu
- Quality of Life Improvements
- 50% more original music from 65daysofstatic
That’s a lot, but let’s give a little more detail about some of the biggest additions.
As the title suggests, Path Finder heralds a new era of planetary exploration in No Man’s Sky. New vehicles, called Exocraft, enable explorers to travel at great speed across even the most inhospitable planetary terrains. There are three Exocraft to unlock and collect through Base Building, each of which can be further improved with powerful weaponry, mining equipment, and long-range scanners to maximize their effectiveness.
For those seeking the ultimate challenge, we’ve introduced a brutally difficult new game mode called Permadeath. Not only does this mode mirror the high difficulty level of Survival mode (which, by the way, has been made harder with damaged ships crash landing on planets), but dying will also wipe your saves and start you from the beginning. Of course, this deserves recognition, so new Trophies have been introduced for Survival and Permadeath mode.
No Man’s Sky has never looked better, with a host of visual improvements including new high resolution textures, improved lighting, ambient occlusion, and of course PS4 Pro support. Players looking to capture their favorite moments can also make use of a new photo mode. This screenshot tool lets players change the time of day, increase or decrease fog and cloud levels, unlock their camera for the perfect angle, and even add filters to their screenshots. We can’t wait to see what the community can come up with!
Each ship and weapon in the game now has a specialization (like fighter, hauler, scientific) and class (A, B, C, and the ultra rare S). New offensive weapon types have been added for starships and multi-tools, and you can now purchase multiple ships and store them in your freighter.
The full patch notes are pretty lengthy, so head over to the official Path Finder website for more info.
Thank you again for your support. We hope you enjoy.
Before the inevitable whining and self-entitlement begins…
…kudos to you guys for sticking with this game and continuing to make a good thing better at no cost to us.
I second that sentiment. Kudos indeed.
Third. It is wonderful to see the team working towards their vision despite the initial reception. Also, to Sony who I am sure is helping this evolve and for supporting new ideas in gaming.
Fourth. Don’t care what anyone says, I’ve enjoyed my time with this game.
If my buddy Pendharker says this is good….then I may have to check it out. You may have another sale here guys!
I will share the sentiment of the well wishers here and say that this looks like a solid step in the right direction for NMS and if they keep up the pattern of improvements then the game will live up to a good standard and we can point to those that bailed ship early and tell them that they should have stuck around for the ride and see where it took us
I agree. I like that they keep giving me a reason to come back to the game.
WOW! You guys REALLY think we would have received this content if it had not received the backlash (legal & public) that it did???
They’re fighting for survival as developers. If they hadn’t lied & misrepresented their game so severely. They wouldn’t NEED or be entertaining the notion of providing this support.
Everyone makes mistakes, sometimes even huge ones like NMS release. If they do actually do enough to retrieve the faith lost on them then fair play, they’ll deserve it. However I’m not naive enough to be blowing smoke up them just yet.
Can we get a chest that stays in the space station so we can store certain items I’ll need for later
That way I don’t always have to take up my inventory spots when I go exploring
I believe and love this game’s basic idea from the first day I heard. I bought the game with no hesitate. For me, now it’s out from the beta. Well played Hello Games.
Yeah like seriously! This game is honestly at least in my top fifteen favourite games!