5 best major updates for No Man's Sky
It would not be an understatement to say that No Man's Sky has had one of the worst launches ever for a video game. The open-world sci-fi title from Hello Games was released in 2016 to an underwhelming response.
While it wasn't a bad game at launch, it failed to live up to its lofty promises. However, to many fans' surprise, the developers made a comeback that drowned out the title's launch woes.
This was thanks to three factors:
Hello Games' hard work paid off, and it now has a dedicated player base that continues to thrive to this day. As such, the game has seen 20 major updates since its launch. But which among them is the best?
The first major update released for No Man's Sky, Foundation, lives up to its name. It introduces many vital elements that have become a staple of the game.
The Foundation update adds base building, allowing fans to create shelter from each planet's biomes. It also introduced owning and summoning freighters and massive spaceships for interstellar travel.
Farming was also a neat addition as users were finally able to grow their own resources. In a nutshell, while nothing particularly mindblowing, it elevated the base experience to new heights and was the first stepping stone towards success.
The Next update pushed things, well, to the next level. It finally introduced full-fledged multiplayer for friends and randoms to explore and fight together.
This was the first push for a more community-driven experience, not unlike Minecraft. Base-building was also expanded upon with not just far more variety and multiple bases but also the ability to build them anywhere, from atop mountains to underwater.
That is without factoring in the character customizer, reworked resources, Terrain Manipulator, and
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