No Man’s Skyhas the dubious honor of being one of the most-hated space games immediately post-launch. Yet despite this notoriously rocky start, the game is still going strong almost a decade later. Hello Games has earned the respect of theNMScommunity by addressing all the launch issues, and constantly delivering fresh new content for free.
New content in this game comes in the form ofmajor updates, the latest of which is theAdriftupdate. This brings some new items to the game, and a great new expedition in a deserted universe. Overall, this is one of the betterNo Man’s Skyupdates, and has been well received by the player base. Here’s what gamers love about it most.
7New Stealth Paint
Cool New Paint Job For Ships
TheNo Man’s Sky: Orbital update added ship customization to the game. This includes both the design of the ship, and also the paint job. TheNo Man’s Sky: Adriftupdatebuilds on this new addition, by giving players a new paint job as a reward.
The new stealth paint has a camouflaged look, and can be applied to any ship that the player currently owns. This is one of the best rewards given out in this update, especially for players that lack the artistic flair to design their own using the ship customization terminal.
6New Base Decorations
Scatter Damaged Starship Parts Around
One of the most enjoyable aspects ofNo Man’s Sky,for many players, is thebase building mechanics. Bases are functional, and are even required to achieve certain goals in the game. However, nobody wants to live in an unattractive base. Players can use the various decorations to place around their base, helping to spruce it up.
No Man’s Sky: Adriftadds several new base decorations to the game. All of these are wrecked ship parts of various shapes and sizes. Players who like to build a base with a lived-in look might like to give these a try.
5Gnawing Scuttler Pet
Not Exactly Cute
Players who complete certain goals in the new expedition that forms part of theNo Man’s Sky: Adriftupdate will receive an Appalling Egg as a reward. This isn’t just an oddity or decoration, it is a live egg that can hatch a Gnawing Scuttler, a type ofplayer-owned pet.
The Gnawing Scuttler is vaguely insect-like in terms of looks, but it does have some possibilities once it has been fully raised and trained. It can adapt to either the Nightmarish or Soul-Consuming states. Depending on which of these traits it evolves to have, it could become quite good over time.
4No NPC Mode
Play No Man’s Sky Alone
TheNo Man’s Sky: Adriftupdate gives players a completely new way to experience the game. This comes in the form of an alternate reality, where there are no other sentient beings anywhere. The player is completely alone.
There are still buildings, space stations, and other locations where NPCs would be located, but they are all empty and derelict. Although it can be quite pleasant not to keep bumping into funny-looking NPCs, this game mode does add some challenges. For example, the player won’t be able to purchase items from vendors, or take missions, since there’s nobody to sell items or give objectives.
3Awesome New Frigate
S Class Ghost Frigate
TheFoundationupdate introducedplayer-owned freighterstoNo Man’s Sky. Further updates expanded the player’s capital ship capabilities by allowing them to recruit fleets of frigates, which can be sent on missions.
InNo Man’s Sky: Adrift, the player can unlock a brand-new frigate to add to their fleet. This is a unique ghost ship frigate, which has a spooky, vaporous look about it. Despite its odd looks, it is incredibly capable, being an S class capital ship. It is a great new addition to any player’s freighter fleet.
2Iron Vulture Ship
Styled On The Razor Crest
Hands down, the best reward that players can get in theNo Man’s Sky: Adriftupdate is a brand-new Hauler ship, which is named the Iron Vulture. This is an S class ship with a unique model. It is intended to give players a useful platform for exploring a universe with no NPCs.
The Iron Vulture is styled on the Razor Crest, the iconicStar Warsship flown by Din Djarin inStar Wars: TheMandalorian.This is a fantastic new ship that all players will want to add to their collection.
1Great New Adrift Expedition
Quick To Complete With Good Rewards
Every newNo Man’s Skymajor update has an associated expedition. These expeditions are a series of linked challenges that the player can complete to unlock all the rewards added in the update.
This is a pretty short expedition, as far asNo Man’s Skyexpeditions go. Experienced players should be able to complete it in 3 or 4 hours. Many of the challenges revolve around following a series of galactic waypoints to reach certain rendezvous locations, completing tasks along the way.
