cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/18354109
October 23, 2024. Hello Everyone!
Our last update saw players enjoying a nice chilled time, fishing in No Man’s Sky. Our next update couldn’t be more different! As we approach Halloween, we are embracing the spookier side of the No Man’s Sky Universe, drawing upon threads first established way back in Atlas Rises, when ancient portals began to open and the boundaries between realities first began to crumble…
Today, we are announcing expedition sixteen: The Cursed – where players will fight to keep a grip on reality while haunted by visions and voices from another dimension.
The Cursed takes place in a sort of twilight realm, straddling the boundary between one reality and the next.
Travellers will not have access to hyperdrive technology, meaning no warping between star systems. Instead, interstellar travel can only take place via the ancient portal network.
Haunting voices, leaking through from another dimension, will provide guidance, information, strange blueprints… and mystery. It is up to you to decide who these voices belong to, where they are coming from, and if they are to be trusted.
Hopped in a bit last night:
The barrier mechanic is both fun and really annoying. Basically, unless you grind a resource sink item near constantly you'll regularly be attacked by ghosts. You can shoot them (and the expedition starts you with a boltcaster) but it basically feels like all the annoying parts of sentinels cranked down to maybe a 7.
And I REALLY like the progression this time around. Near as I can tell there is no actual hyperspace (?) jumping and it is all working toward portals. So no need to hope a system has whatever world I need for whatever item I need to grind to get the next milestone. Was refreshing to realize I would need a storm world because I was being warned about storms while walking toward another objective.
Which... maybe this is not the two weeks to have a fixed progression route where everyone gets funneled to the same comm ball spam location but it wouldn't be NMS if it didn't make some really bad decisions.
I would hate it if the game were nothing but this. But for a nice couple evenings while I hold off on starting a spectacular CRPG until I have gotten past the point where I am drinking copious amounts of whiskey and watching C-SPAN for days on end? F'ing A.