No Man’s Sky is continuously updated by the developers, enhancing gameplay or delivering new content. In update 1.7, “The Abyss,” you can now dive into deep, dark oceans. The community is clearly excited about this.
“The Abyss” improves underwater worlds: Shortly after the announcement of the new update for No Man’s Sky, “The Abyss” was released on October 29 directly with a trailer. The update aims to improve the experience for players in underwater worlds.
What “The Abyss” delivers in No Man’s Sky
More beautiful environments and better living: The main focus of the update is on visually enhancing underwater worlds. Oceans receive more details and are designed to be more interesting to explore.
Underwater biomes now offer you 5 times more flora and fauna than before, with a greater variety of different life forms that you can encounter. Additionally, creatures are more frequently appearing, allowing you to enjoy their presence.
Also, habitats and living spaces underwater get a polish with “The Abyss.” There are new building modules and aesthetic enhancements like aquariums that you can place in your living units.
More story and more loot: “The Abyss” also promises several hours of additional story that you can experience. In the underwater areas you can:
- explore sunken ruins.
- find alien treasures.
- collect materials for crafting, trading, and building.
To help you navigate better in the aquatic environment, the controls for swimming and diving have been overhauled. You can also use your jetpack underwater. In line with the new motorbike, there is also a vehicle dealer at space stations.
However, be wary of unfriendly sea creatures during your loot expeditions. Some of the new creatures are defensive or even aggressive and can be hazardous for careless divers. You can find the full patch notes in English on the official website.
The update is well received: The community finds “The Abyss” very pleasing so far. In the “Mega-Thread” on reddit, fans are discussing the advantages of the update and the development process.
Players are particularly impressed by how reliably the developers deliver new updates while listening to fan feedback and effectively resolving addressed issues.
In general, No Man’s Sky has made a second surge after a rather weak start. Our author Leya has been enjoying the game since the NEXT update.
The community in No Man’s Sky is truly something special: There is a billionaire who randomly gives away millions.
