No Man’s Sky‘s subsequent large replace, Remnant, is right here, introducing one thing developer Howdy Video games has “been wanting to present gamers for the reason that very starting”: a gravity gun.
Referred to as the Gravitino Coil, the highly effective anti-gravity module to your multi-tool will flip the sci-fi recreation into “a physics playground,” permitting you to “seize giant objects and fling, toss, or rigorously carry them all over the world.” It will also be used as a ballistic weapon, permitting you to seize sentinels or heavy objects, turning them into projectiles.
We’ll now additionally be capable to accumulate and recycle the salvage and particles discovered on planets, turning them into “extremely prized” assets, and assemble new vans, tipping flatbeds, and haulers to move assets again. By rigorously sorting and depositing the supplies you discover — being cautious to not by chance blow your self up with the “extremely risky” stuff, after all — you will reap “nice rewards.”
“You may work alone or be part of a salvage crew with associates,” Howdy Video games defined. “It creates this actually enjoyable and tactile new loop of looking for wrecks, loading vans filled with cargo and hauling throughout the alien panorama to industrial yards to achieve new loot and rewards.”
There’s additionally different rewards up for grabs, in addition to car components, a steampunk armor set, and car customization to “create bespoke tracks and haulers to your wants.”
Final however not least, there’s a new limited-time neighborhood 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 large 12 months for No Man’s Sky. Even we battle to understand how we pulled off so many giant updates final 12 months — Worlds Half II, a Change 2 launch, and Voyagers in the identical 12 months, interspersed with smaller however vital updates in Relics, Beacon and Breach,” mentioned Howdy Video games boss, Sean Murray. “As we head into our tenth 12 months put up launch, our small workforce is worked up 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 assist and we genuinely respect it.”
Regardless of being virtually a decade on from launch, nevertheless, No Man’s Sky just lately 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 components 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 advisor with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.