How the Atlas Rises Update Saved No Man's Sky

It's been six days since the 1.3 Atlas Rises update was dropped for No Man's Sky. The update brought much-needed features like procedural quests, 30 more hours of story and even a very basic multiplayer. Sean and his team have obviously been working hard and it's paid off with nearly 20,000 players playing at over the past week.

So does this mean the update has saved No Man's Sky? Join us to find out.


The Build Up

If you've been poking around the No Man's Sky subreddit then you'll know that dedicated fans have been busy decoding messages known as the Walking Titan. This eventually lead to the discovery of an update coming out in August which leads us to Atlas Rises. As we know Hello Games are usually quiet when working on updates thus this was an interesting way to interact with fans.


Quests

One of the biggest complaints about this game was there was nothing to do but in 1.3 Hello games added procedural quests. In every space station there is a now a room that has a quest board where you can take anything from locating a missing person to eliminating an animal species. This is fun but can get wearing after a while as there are only seven types of missions to choose from.

They have also added 30 hours of story content. The Artemis story takes you across the universe looking for an interloper just like you. I won't spoil any of the story but I must say they've done a good job on this one.


Multiplayer?

Another welcoming feature is multiplayer(ish). The game now allows you to see other players in the form of a blue orb and voice chat with them but you can't interact in them in any other way than making a way point commemorating that you met. This is an upgrade from just being able to leave messages and a step in the right direction for full fledged multiplayer. Hello Games says that it's "an important step into the world of synchronous co-op in No Man's Sky".

Conclusion

While No Man's Sky is far from perfect nobody can deny that it's getting better every update (although the glitches in the recent one are noticeable). While it's improved I still wouldn't recommend it for the asking price of £39.99 but it recently was on sale to celebrate the update.


I would also just like to briefly talk about the name change of our blog. If you've been reading our articles for a while then you'll notice it's been just over a year since we started this blog and since then we've had a blast but recently we've merged with a new YouTube channel called Triple Monitor Gaming so we are now called Triple Monitor Gaming News. A new Twitter account has been set up here.