No Man’s Sky‘s subsequent large replace, Remnant, is right here, introducing one thing developer Hi there Video games has “been wanting to present gamers because the very starting”: a gravity gun.
Referred to as the Gravitino Coil, the highly effective anti-gravity module in your multi-tool will flip the sci-fi recreation into “a physics playground,” permitting you to “seize massive objects and fling, toss, or rigorously carry them around the globe.” It can be used as a ballistic weapon, permitting you to seize sentinels or heavy objects, turning them into projectiles.
We’ll now additionally have the ability to accumulate and recycle the salvage and particles discovered on planets, turning them into “extremely prized” sources, and assemble new vehicles, tipping flatbeds, and haulers to move sources again. By rigorously sorting and depositing the supplies you discover — being cautious to not unintentionally blow your self up with the “extremely risky” stuff, in fact — you may reap “nice rewards.”
“You may work alone or be part of a salvage crew with associates,” Hi there Video games defined. “It creates this actually enjoyable and tactile new loop of trying to find wrecks, loading vehicles stuffed with cargo and hauling throughout the alien panorama to industrial yards to realize new loot and rewards.”
There’s additionally different rewards up for grabs, in addition to automobile elements, a steampunk armor set, and automobile customization to “create bespoke tracks and haulers in your wants.”
Final however not least, there is a new limited-time group expedition on the way in which, the place gamers can band collectively to scrub up and salvage supplies like a space-age trash assortment crew.
“Final 12 months was a giant 12 months for No Man’s Sky. Even we battle to know the way we pulled off so many massive updates final 12 months — Worlds Half II, a Swap 2 launch, and Voyagers in the identical 12 months, interspersed with smaller however vital updates in Relics, Beacon and Breach,” mentioned Hi there Video games boss, Sean Murray. “As we head into our tenth 12 months put up launch, our small crew is happy for our first replace of the 12 months.
“2026 represents 10 years since we launched, and I couldn’t be prouder. For any recreation to achieve such a milestone is a privilege. It wouldn’t be doable with out your continued help and we genuinely respect it.”
Regardless of being nearly a decade on from launch, nonetheless, No Man’s Sky not too long ago celebrated its best-ever participant numbers, following the launch of its Breach and Voyagers updates final 12 months. The Breach replace lets gamers salvage wrecks, unlocking new ship-building elements alongside the way in which, whereas Voyagers added multiplayer ship crew capabilities and skydiving, amongst many different options.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with a number of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.
