Hello Games hasannouncedand releasedNo Man’s Skyupdate 4.7 titled “Adrift”, as the name suggests it lets players enter an alternate universe where they can be truly alone in space.
A lot has changed in the years since No Man’s Sky released. There’s so much we love about the game now, but there was something unique at release in how alone you felt in the universe. Going further back I have great memories of early unreleased versions of No Man’s Sky where there were no NPCs, no shops, no help… just you the player as a tiny dot lost in the infinite.
For our next update we wanted to allow players to experience an alternative universe. We are calling itAdrift, and for the first time players canbe truly alonein No Man’s Sky. We think it’s a special feeling.
Removing other lifeforms means no shops, no trading, no shortcuts and no help, providing a very different survival experience.
Thisalternative universeis more dangerous too, with sandworms now roaming free and fiend eggs spreading across planets.
Buildings are broken and rusted, the few remaining landmarks the graves of lost Travellers. In space, a newghostly frigatebeckons, allowing players to recruit a piece of this lonely universe.
To help provide safe haven is a new bulky Hauler starship, called the Iron Vulture. Since we added ship customisation in our last update, we’re also seeding the game with lots of new customisation options in Adrift.
Adrift was supposed to be our next expedition, which it is, but it’s ballooned out into an update filled with improvements, new unique gameplay content and rewards.
We’re already two huge updates into the year, with the release of OMEGA – where we invited everyone to try the game for free! – and ORBITAL, which overhauled space stations and introduced a long-requested feature: ship customisation. We are grateful to have such an incredible community; it has been exciting and fascinating to see you all hunting, salvaging and documenting the hundreds of starship components available to assemble your dream ships.
We have much, much more planned for 2024 – and today, we are launching the thirteenth No Man’s Sky community expedition:Adrift.
Adrift Expedition
Step into anempty universe, where you will find yourself surrounded by other Travellers… yet somehow stillalone. The galaxy has beenabandoned. There is no life to be seen anywhere –no aliens, no operational space stations, none of the usual network of shops and buildings.
Though everyone will awaken on thedesolate, worm-infested planet Iapezuk, you will not be together in the usual sense. Theboundariesbetween realities have thickened.Communicationis consumed by static. Even the usually-bustling Space Anomaly iseerily silent.
In this forsaken universe, deprived of support from merchants and traders, self-reliance is more critical than ever. Survive a spread of repair, exploration, and combat challenges – and meditate upon the darkness of deep space.
Completing this lonely journey will award anexclusive range of collectibles, including thegnawing scuttlercompanion, a supply of starshipstealth paint, aghostly frigate, and the uniqueIron Vulture starship.
Begin the Adrift expedition from the Expedition Terminus aboard the Space Anomaly – or from a fresh new save, which may later be converted to a Normal Mode save.
All the exclusive rewards earned from completing the expedition phases may beredeemed across all save games, courtesy of the Space Anomaly’s Quicksilver Synthesis Companion.
Adrift begins today, and will run for approximatelyseven weeks.
Adrift Expedition Rewards
Meditation, Alone in the Dark, and Isolation Posters
Contemplate your journey through Adrift withpostersthat recall the empty endless void of space and the scale of that infinite, black expanse…
Stealth Paint
An exclusivestarship customisation option, creating a unique low-radar-signature look for your ship.
Starship Wreckage Base Parts
Create a scrapyard aesthetic in habitablebaseswith these shattered remains of a crashed starship.
Gnawing Scuttler Companion
A vile andnightmarish creature, extracted from the derelict shell of a once-glorious freighter. Despite its dark origins, thiscompanionis trained to suppress violent urges towards its assigned master.
Ship of the Damned
The remains of a long-abandonedfrigate. Despite its ruined condition, with no apparent crew, it sails on through the stars…
Iron Vulture
Transport vast quantities of cargo across the galaxy in this stylishhigh-capacity Hauler, featuring aunique silhouetteandindustrial metal finish.
The ironclad metalfinishmay be applied to any newly-constructed starships in the Fabricator. Additionally, the Iron Vulture can bescrapped, and its components utilised in the manufacture of a new hauler.
Community Research
Traveller efforts in completingmultiplayer missionsat the Space Anomaly Nexus have recently unlocked a new set ofdazzling ice sculpturesin the form of a majestic diplo, Atlas station, and the iconic Alpha Vector starship.
The Quicksilver Synthesis Companion is now creating blueprints for a new set ofPawprints,To the StarsandAwakeningsdecals. Contribute to the process by submitting data via Nexus missions!
Community Spotlight
We’ve been watching u/babookluke’s Anomaly cosplay come together over the past few months with astonishment, and the finished result looks incredible.
