Summary
AlthoughNo Man’s SkyOmega update and expedition launched just over a month ago, creator Sean Murray has already started hinting at the release of yet another new content update for the game via a series of tweets which feature a particular emoji. Following the remarkably long list of free content updates that have been released forNo Man’s Skyover the past seven years, it can be difficult to predict what Hello Games will add to the game next, but there are a few features that fans can definitely expect to come this year.
Thedevelopment ofNo Man’s Skyhas been going strongthroughout the seven years since the game was released, with the plethora of free updates drastically improving the game and transforming public perception of the procedurally generated space exploration title.No Man’s Sky’s popularity and player count has only snowballed over the past few years alongside the frequent updates that have been released, many of which have featured multiplayer community expeditions and limited-time Twitch campaigns.
ThoughNo Man’s Sky’s Omega update releasedmidway through February, bringing with it a new expedition, ownable pirate freighters, and more, it seems yet another new content drop is imminent. The first hint came as a simple tweet fromNo Man’s Skydeveloper Sean Murray, which contained a single shooting star emoji. Many veteranNo Man’s Skyfans recognize such “emoji tweets” as signs of an incoming content update, with the emoji in question somehow relating to the theme of the update. This creates plenty of room for speculation from the game’s community, and excitement has only built after Murray repeated the emoji in further tweets.
What Features Could Come With No Man’s Sky’s Next Update
A shooting star could mean a lot of things in aspace exploration game likeNo Man’s Sky, but a trailer shown last year at The Game Awards celebrating seven years ofNo Man’s Skydid give fans a hint at what’s to come in 2024. The trailer ended with a glimpse of what looks like an entirely new space station design, complete with an interior that differs from that which currently exists in the game. Overhauled space stations are a feature that fans have been looking forward to for quite some time, with dataminers initially discovering these new space station assets earlier last year.
Whether this feature will arrive in the upcoming update is entirely unknown, but whatever the case, new space stations are certainly on thelist of things to expect fromNo Man’s Skyin 2024. Some fans have also considered this update might deliver a new expedition for the game, though this possibility seems somewhat unlikely considering the previous expedition event ended just recently. While few features have been confirmed, Sean Murray did state that 2024 is set to be a very big year forNo Man’s Sky, suggesting that fans have much to look forward to as the year unfolds.
No Man’s Sky
WHERE TO PLAY
Lose yourself in a vast sci-fi odyssey as you explore a near-infinite, procedurally generated universe. Set out from the edge of the Euclid galaxy and carve out your own interstellar existence in a vast universe teeming with life, danger and near-endless mystery. No Man’s Sky is a hugely-ambitious, heavily-stylised, sci-fi adventure that spans entire galaxies all brought to life with procedural generation. Travel through an endless array of increasingly diverse and dangerous star systems, prospecting for rare materials, trading with alien life, populate planets and searching for clues to the meaning of the universe’s mysterious existence. How you survive is up to you. Assemble entire fleets of dreadnought-class freighters and tear across the universe; build sprawling habitable bases across planet surfaces, beneath the ground or under the ocean; buy and upgrade your own weapons and star ships and do battle with outlaw space pirates, hostile alien fauna or the mysterious sentinel fleets. The universe is yours to explore - trillions upon trillions of planets, waiting to be discovered.
