Highlights
- The latest update for No Man's Sky, called Echoes, introduces new features like ancient robots, enhanced space combat, and destructible freighters.
- Starships have evolved significantly since the game's release in 2016, with regular updates providing size adjustments and new breeds of spacecraft - and another update may have been made to them.
- A recent Reddit post highlights a change in damaged starship appearance during repairs, sparking debate among fans about whether it's a bug or intentional feature. It seems like only the Sentinel class has the damaged models as of now.
The latest major update for No Man's Sky has so far gone down extremely well with fans, and one player points out a less-noticed new feature affecting damaged starships. The recently-released Echoes update for No Man's Sky brings a huge number of upgrades and new features to the table, introducing an entirely new race of ancient robots, more ambitious space combat, and fully destructible freighters.
Starships have always been an integral feature of No Man's Sky, as these high-tech spacecraft are what allow players to travel between planets and soar among the stars. Despite their important since the very beginning, starships have received countless improvements over the years thanks to the countless major updates that developer Hello Games has provided for free over the years since the game's controversial release back in 2016. From size adjustments to entirely new breeds of starship, No Man's Sky's vast array of spacecraft have evolved far beyond what they originally were, and seem to regularly boast new features that open up entirely different ways to play the game.
With space combat being an aspect of No Man's Sky that has been a particular focus of improvement in more recent updates, it's no surprise that players are often finding themselves needing to work harder to preserve their craft and the technology aboard. One popular post on Reddit from the user jello1982 shows off a little-known tweak to starships that has seemingly been made in the latest update, with the player noticing their damaged starship taking on a noticeably different appearance when they pause to make repairs. The damaged Sentinel ship's hull clearly shows signs of wear and tear while in need of repair, though the craft's appearance apparently returned to normal after the pilot fixed up its damaged systems.
Some fans are debating whether this detail is the result of a visual bug or if it's an intended feature, as other players have pointed out that ships in No Man's Sky not of the Sentinel class do not sport the same visual effect when damaged. Similar aesthetic effects do apply to crashed starships however, with these wreckages often found spouting flame, smoke, and sparks of electricity prior to their proper restoration.
No Man's Sky's ambitious Echoes update has given players a ton of new content to dig into, and is even accompanied by a new Twitch drops campaign that allows players to earn free cosmetics, weapons, and even ships as rewards for watching No Man's Sky streams on Twitch. Fans can also look forward to the beginning of the Voyagers expedition, which will likely kick off within the next couple of days.
No Man's Sky is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
