The upcoming space-themed RPG from Bethesda, Starfield, is almost knocking on our door now. No Man’s Sky players are waiting with their eyes locked on this new title as it is a big-budget space sim, which promises at least 1,000 planets to explore. One of the most unexpectedly successful games in the gaming community, No Man’s Sky rose to the top from a being massive letdown after its release.
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With some huge updates in the bag recently, No Man’s Sky released amazing in-game content, including robotic aliens known as the Autophages, revamped space combat, and pirate capital ships.
What is “Echoes” in No Man’s Sky?
Echoes is the newest content in No Man’s Sky. It presents a robotic alien civilization. It is good news for players interested in anthropologically inclined games as they can study that, among many other updates. This update unlocks a lore about the new alien race, which leads to several hours of narrative, packed with a series of missions. The main objective of the players is to explore the roots of these metal-looking creatures. This new update also has new cloaked encampments on inhabited worlds, secret monolith-powered visions, and a fresh series of alphabets to learn.
What are the new updates in No Man’s Sky?
No Man’s Sky released an insane update for players who like causing chaos, even in space. Echoes introduced indestructible freighters, traversing through the space in a literal tank! This implies there would be new trenches you can fly through with an ominous, aggressive pirate variant. The combat mechanics have also been improved as they’re utilizing more detailed module-based targeting to make fights intense.
For players who like a more light-hearted theme, Echoes brings you the “Voyagers Expedition”. This is a wake-up call to the captain inside you as this encourages the players with rewards for finding the nicest planets, highest mountains, and weirdest critters.
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Did Echoes bring visual updates to No Man’s Sky?
With such a long list of bug fixes and in-game content updates, several people have been wondering if there are any platform-specific updates or not. In short, the answer is Yes but only two platforms have been able to enjoy this amazing update. Echoes brought a massive visual update for players using the PlayStation VR to play No Man’s Sky. Providing players with better resolution and a better field of vision using eye-tracking. A matter of surprise is that even Nintendo Switch players will observe a visual upscaling on the relatively underpowered hardware. This has been made possible because of the new improvements leveraging AMD FidelityFX that will boost frame rates and image quality.
Source: No Man’s Sky Official Website