No Human being'south Heaven: Prisms Update

June 2, 2021.

Howdy!

Already this twelvemonth nosotros have been delighted to picket Travellers the globe over adopt weird and wonderful creatures in the COMPANIONS update, and then bound into an all-new game fashion with the first two EXPEDITIONS and unlock sectional new content, including the SSV Normandy SR1 from Mass Event. Further expeditions are planned very before long, and we look forwards to sharing them with yous.

Today we are pleased to release our third free update of this, our fifth ceremony year. Nosotros're calling it PRISMS. Full patch notes are available hither.

PRISMS brings with it a visual overhaul of No Man'southward Sky. Virtually no office of the game has been left untouched – our small team accept enhanced the engineering science and the art all beyond the game to make the entire universe more vivid and beautiful than ever. Planets, skies, stars, creatures, the weather, space stations and more than – new technology and new content hateful they look the best they've ever been. We can't expect for players to observe the changes.

While exploring planets y'all'll notice new weather effects, such every bit rain which refracts the low-cal and surfaces that become slick and wet. Or if yous venture undercover you'll find caves with new lighting effects, more than detailed environments and greater diverseness of generation.

Fur has been added to creatures you lot encounter, bringing actress item and diversity to exploration and companion taming. Flight creatures, such as giant beetles, flying worms and jumbo butterflies, too every bit some of the more bizarre, exotic and description-defying conflicting creatures, can at present all be adopted every bit your companions.

Above you lot, the night heaven at present shines with the calorie-free from thousands of distant stars. New audio and visual effects transform your interstellar experience every bit you warp betwixt destinations. In the Space Station, your freighter, and other interiors y'all'll find volumetric lights, detailed surfaces from Parallax Occlusion Mapping and gorgeous reflective metallic surfaces.

And of course, with all these visual enhancements, it makes sense to upgrade Photo Manner too with improved depth of field and bloom controls. Nosotros beloved seeing the incredible inventiveness of our community, and are very excited to come across what beautiful images you lot surprise u.s.a. with next.

PC players with compatible Nvidia graphics cards tin take advantage of DLSS, potentially seeing their framerate double.

Of course, it wouldn't be a No Man'south Sky update without a long list of extras – see the full list here. Worthy of note this fourth dimension is the ability to tame and ride flying creatures. This is something which has been requested ever since Travellers mounted their first animate being in the BEYOND update and we can't wait for you to take to the skies with your trusty airborne steeds.

We are seeing no slow downward in the number of new Travellers coming into the No Man's Sky universe, so we'd like to use this opportunity to thank players new and old for being with us and then far on this 5-yr gamble.

Total patch notes are available here.

Our journey continues.

Sean