No Man's Sky Expeditions introduces a new game mode

It only takes a few months to come across a new one free update di No Man's Sky; this time it's up to Expeditions, a rich expansion of game content - as usual - that invigorates the game's gameplay Hello Games.

"Expeditions" is the name given by the English firm to3.3 update by No Man's Sky. The biggest change in the entire free expansion is the addition of one new game mode, but there is much more to analyze in detail such as the new challenges, the refinement of old mission mechanics, new rewards and the new ones hub worlds. Below you will find a summary trailer, further on we look at the new contents in detail.

Shipments

“Expeditions” is also the name of the new game mode of No Man's Sky. Each shipment starts from a precise point in the universe for all players, which means you can undertake a shared trip with a group of friends (or strangers met on the spot).

Each expedition is structured around a series of Milestone with objectives that, once completed, allow the earning of rewards and meeting new travel companions. Such Milestones consist of challenges more or less demanding according to the phases, and can be completed in any order. Each Milestone is an opportunity to explore a different aspect of No Man's Sky, and each reward will be able to assist travelers on the entire expedition.

Completion also guarantees patches (or medals) to be placed on your travel diary. There are more than 100 patches, all the gates to the Milestones to pass. Make sure you earn them all! Other rewards guaranteed by Expeditions include golden ships, helmets and… fireworks!

These shipments will begin regularly. Each duration will be unique and limited, and each will explore a different theme. Whenever you start a game in Expedition mode, it will start with a new random character with a random set of technologies. At the end of each expedition, the Milestones and rewards will be carried over to a new save which will be converted to normal mode.

The missions in space

Il mission system managed by space stations present in every System in the No Man's Sky Galaxy has been completely overhauled with one depth higher. In this way, the reward system, especially as regards the higher level missions.

Even the process of pursuit of objectives on the planet map has been reworked to incentivize a more exploratory gameplay. Instead of simply following a marker, the new one Target Sweep mode of the Analytical Viewer requires players to use their tracking skill to accurately locate their targets.

Events

From 1st to 5th April, watching the gameplay of No Man’s Sky su Twitch, it is possible to receive rewards that can be redeemed in game through the Twitch Drop! These are customizations for your character, emotes, parts for the bases, decorations for the ships, but also unique and multi-tool spaceships.

Also, in game they are expected events every weekend, reachable from Nexus. Polo and Nada, the two characters who control the space anomaly, will provide all players with new missions that grant Quicksilver and other rewards.

Points meeting place

Beyond the starting points of the Expeditions, the Space Stations and the Anomalies, Hello Games in this update introduces the new "Rendezvous planets“, Special planets that are dynamic centers of activity of the players, as common points of the paths of the expeditions.

In Rendezvous Planets players can meet other travelers, they can group with the community and build a settlement together, or they can just walk by waving emotes.

Other improvements

Le space ships Explorer class have been visually revamped with new model and texture details. Even the struggle of Sentinelle, the artificial intelligences that control the galaxy of No Man's Sky, has been re-balanced to make the fight more dynamic and satisfying, while also adding a new level of challenge.

Improvements have also been introduced that increase the quality of life of the game, such as using the quick menu to change the primary ship docked at the Space Anomaly, or other upgrades to the targeting system, crafting, and installing and sheltering technologies. TheHUD with a more elegant and legible view.

Improvements on the side have also been introduced cross-platform: Discoveries such as planets, systems, fauna and flora, can now be shared if using the same account from different platforms. Community missions will also have a shared progression, as well as the basics.

For more information, please check the No Man's Sky official website.