British indie developer Hello Games announced on February 16th that Sci-Fi action-adventure “No Man’s Sky]A new update “Sentinel” was delivered and the trailer was released.
Complete refurbishment of the battle system
This update is a complete improvement to the player’s long-awaited combat system.
Combat balance improvement
In order for the battle itself to develop dynamically at a faster pace, the enemy’s physical strength and attack speed including the player have been reviewed, visual effects and camera effects, AI related to the enemy’s player capture performance, etc. have been improved.
Added Sentinel Command Tower
After being detected by enemy sentinels, surviving the final wave at maximum alert level or destroying the newly added sentinel pillar, which is said to be the command tower, will temporarily suppress the appearance of sentinels on the planet. became. You can also get rewards for weapons and enjoy story development by destroying them.
More variety of weapons and enemies
In the multi-tool, new upgrades such as stun, incinerator effect, and Neutron Cannon that can be charged and released have appeared. The enemy’s sentinel drone attacks have diversified behavior patterns such as flame lasers, shot blasters, mortars, and holographic barriers for defense, and the sentinel itself type is also a heavy combat type that flies with a jet pack or emits flames. A new summoning type that makes reinforcements appear on the spot and a repair type that repairs allies will appear.
In addition, the visual effects have been revamped, such as the beam of a multi-tool such as when using a mining laser or blaster, muzzle flash with bullets, expression at the time of landing, and motion that makes the character receive a large recoil when launching the blaster.
Sentinel on your side
Complete a new sentinel story by Space Anomaly NPC Polo and Iteration Thetis, and you’ll be able to accompany the Sentinel Drone as an ally. It can be captured and modified.
Avoid enemy detection with camouflage
As an extension of the multi-tool, active camouflage that is not detected by Sentinel has also appeared. You can now make players transparent and avoid sentinel detection. It can be used even during battle. Also, the maximum number of multi-tools you can carry has been raised from 3 to 6.
A new joint exploration season is about to begin
A new season of “Expedition” with multiple rewards, which is a season system where players can enjoy a common trip, will soon start. This time around, the focus is on planetary animals, and rewards for customizing jetpacks are announced.
In addition, many improvements and corrections have been made, including the AI piloting of the Exocraft Minotaur and the increase in the upper limit of the animal companion to 18. Details can be found on the official website (English).
“No Man’s Sky,” which continues to be an ambitious update, is now available on PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox Series X | S / Xbox One. The Microsoft Store, which handles Windows 10 PCs and the Xbox version, also supports the Xbox Game Pass. Half-price sale is currently underway on Steam and the Microsoft Store. It will also be newly released for domestic Nintendo switches this summer. According to the developer, the Switch version contains the updates so far.
