Hello Games Launches "Worlds Part 1" for No Man’s Sky

Interstellar

Hello Games proves yet again it is the studio that never sleeps, even on a game they launched 8 years ago. The newest expansion for No Man’s Skys is called “Worlds, " which is only Part 1! Worlds Part 1 was centered predominantly on enriching the visuals and immersively of the planets, with special improvements to the water and clouds as well as a complete refresh of the universe. It also features new technology, fauna, gameplay, and planet variety, all expanded with the capabilities of improved recent technology and advancements in the industry.

With the new implementation of weather conditions, the gamer can now witness the full spectrum of a great storm such as waves within the water reacting to the winds and the cloud patterns matching the intensity and degree of the weather conditions. Adding more to the immersion factor, there are also new volumetrics like sparks from lava, rain, and fog. Along with these environmental changes and enhancements come new creatures that gamers can discover and defeat. Featured in the trailer were some bug-like creatures that might be familiar to those who have played a mission or two defeating the Terminids in Helldivers. It’s no surprise that recent updates to No Man’s Sky might borrow a bit from the newly popular game, as they share the same notion of traveling space to explore differentiating planets and are set up nicely to complement each other.

In a deep dive with Hello Game’s Director, Sean Murray speaks about how he “Wanted the player to feel like they had stepped into the cover of a Science Fiction novel” and it looks like they have perfectly captured that attitude with Worlds Part 1. He also mentions how working on their new game, Light No Fire, makes him feel like they are “bringing this new technology back from the future.” Sean goes on to describe how the new expedition is inspired by Starship Troopers (much like the aforementioned Helldivers) and that the rewards are community-driven and “super cool.” If you'd like to take a look at the new trailer and hear everything Sean has to say about the expansion, take a look at the full deep dive below!

The expansion is (yet again) free for anyone who owns the game, and only part 1 of the future planned expansions for an already expansive and rich game. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the game throughout its progression, you know how much time and work they have put into it, and it’s a great time to dive in alone or with your friends and experience it for yourself!

What do you think of No Man's Sky and it's incredible progress throughout the years? Are you excited for Light No Fire? Let me know!

Send PM

Replies • 10

Ragelabs

Solar

Looks great! Can't wait to get back into this and wander around and feel the difference.

Gonna get me some sentinel parts!

Only info missing is when is this launching, it's kinda key info, don't cha know???

edited

borsdy

Solar

we forgive you, hello games. you can stop!

StompsDaWombat

Interstellar

I haven't touched No Man's Sky in probably a year or so, and I think they've released at least three major updates since then. I'm almost a little afraid to go back to the game for fear that I'll be completely lost among all the additions and new systems. (It's the same problem I have with live service games, where you either need to start playing at launch or when the game is still relatively and commit to playing it regularly enough that you never get steamrolled by the updates or you have to wait until the game is all but dead just so you can try to wrap your brain around all the menus and currencies and systems without the stress of some/all of it being rendered obsolete by the next season/update.) At this point, I feel like I should just wait until they finally put a bow on the game...or just abandon all hope of ever getting back into No Man's Sky and, instead, wait for Light No Fire, where (hopefully) exploring just a single world will be less daunting.