No Man's Sky Hotfix Attempts to Address Criticisms Over Recent 4.0 Update

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Hello Games has sent out a hotfix for No Man's Sky in the hope of addressing some of the concerns fans had with the recent 4.0 update. Although there is a strong community surrounding the galaxy exploration title, with it even being a popular game on Valve's Steam Deck, there has been some backlash since the Waypoint update rolled out over a week ago. The developer has taken on board some of the feedback, with the goal of fixing some of the issues players have been having.

A number of No Man's Sky fans were unhappy with version 4.0, which was released to try and streamline the game, especially for those who were new to it or had not played in a while and were put off by all the updates. One of the biggest complaints voiced by many in the community has been about the changes to the inventory system. While there were more slots added to a player's stock and armory, it came at a price, with the patch reducing the number of technology upgrades. Some lashed out at the game and developer by review bombing the release on Steam, with it currently sitting at a «mostly positive» rating.

No Man's Sky Releases Massive 4.0 Waypoint Update

However, it looks as though Hello Games has attempted to rectify this with a new update. According to the patch notes, players who upgrade their No Man's Sky save to Waypoint will be given an additional technology slot. On top of this, there's also been a new difficulty setting added, which allows fans to «lock themselves out» of other difficulties, with this option being permanent once selected. There have been several bug fixes as well. The studio's co-founder Sean Murray took to Twitter recently to say that players should start to see a «bunch of improvements,» which have come about due to community