No Man’s Sky developer Whats up Video games has unveiled its twenty seventh main replace, dubbed Orbital.
Sizzling on the heels of the discharge of the Omega expedition, the Orbital replace brings a whole overhaul to Area Stations. Till now these have been maybe the one a part of No Man’s Sky that wasn’t procedurally generated, Whats up Video games mentioned. “Engine enhancements have allowed us to create huge inside areas and exterior areas, with improved reflection and metallic surfaces.”
Exterior, Area Station exteriors are mentioned to be “at a scale by no means seen earlier than, and are massively different.” Inside, Stations have been “reworked, and at the moment are huge, procedurally generated, and extremely numerous.” They function new retailers, gameplay, and actions, and at the moment are personalized based mostly on system, race and locale.
Stations additionally comprise a ship editor, which lets gamers customise their ships and create new starship sorts. Whats up Video games mentioned a ship editor was “maybe our most requested function of all time.”
“We haven’t launched customisation beforehand, as a result of so many gamers love exploring to search out the proper ship already on the market to buy,” Whats up Video games defined. “Consistent with exploration, to customise their ship, vacationers collect and commerce components for his or her ships as they discover, salvaging the perfect parts from wrecks and ruins.”
Elsewhere, Orbital provides a brand new Guild system, making becoming a member of Guilds and rising status a a lot bigger a part of the sport. You possibly can personal a freighter and even construct up a fleet of frigates in No Man’s Sky. “Now you’ll be able to ship that frigate fleet on away missions the place in the event that they get into hassle, as frigate captain, you’ll be able to carry out daring rescues,” Whats up Video games teased. “Gamers can scramble your squadron of fighters, and warp to battles and have interaction your attackers.”
And at last, there are engine enhancements, a consumer interface refresh, and extra. “It’s an enormous replace with a number of main options which were on participant’s wishlists for a very long time,” Whats up Video games mentioned. “We’ve got much more deliberate this yr as our journey continues.”
It is a busy time for Whats up Video games, which is engaged on its subsequent recreation, Mild No Fireplace. It is a recreation about journey, constructing, survival and exploration collectively, set on a fantasy planet the dimensions of Earth.
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