For a space exploration-survival sim, it was a little barebones.

Completing the Atlas Path quest line in No Man’s Sky requires investigating the mysterious Atlas species.

Who are these would-be red orbed Gods?

No Man’s Sky: Racing, Meeting Other Players And Exploring Space Stations In Multiplayer

Bringing co-op to the once vast and empty universe of the game had a huge impact.

Getting started with co-op in the game can be a little tough, though.

Here’s how to play No Man’s Sky multiplayer.

No Man’s Sky Atlas Path

Aside from continually patching and tweaking the game, theyve also been throwing in some big chunky updates.

Theres alsothe Nexus, but well get into that in a minute as its awhole system unto itselfas well.

But essentially, its extremely easy to get started with multiplayer in this game.

No Man’s Sky: Players As Different Alien Races Standing Together

After that, it can besummoned and enteredat will.

Can Anyone Join Your Game?

So you don’t have to worry about randoms forcing their way in if you don’t want them.

No Man’s Sky: Menu Showing Single Player And Multiplayer Options

This can be achieved bygoing into your connection tweaks and turning off the option for anyone to join.

From there, you canbuild a private or public party.

Here’s everything it’s crucial that you know to play expeditions in No Man’s Sky.

No Man’s Sky: The Friend Code Menu

If youre curious about what your group can get up to,heres a selection of things to try.

To get started on building your own circuit,you better first construct a Race Initiator.

Anyone stopping by your base ordownloading the circuitvia theBase Sharing optioncan share their lap times for your course.

No Man’s Sky: The Exclusive Ship Unlocked For Using The Nintendo Switch

But the universe’s Zoo has had some new additions.

Taming aflying mountworks the same as an ordinary mount, you just need tofeed it baitso it becomes docile.

As you progress through these goalsyou will unlock exclusive items and rewards,from ship parts to skins.

No Man’s Sky: The Nexus Social Hub

Enjoy Co-Op Multiplayer Base Sharing

Base building and open-world survival go hand in hand.

Dropping one of these down requires someChromatic Metal(which isn’t too hard to make).

One mission might yield rewards, while another the life of a crewman.

No Man’s Sky: Multiple Players Working Together On An Alien Planet

Which was handy if all the planets in the system were inhospitable, and you needed a portable base.

For starters,Freighters now provide direct access to teleport hubs and warp travel.

So you dont need to jump system in your starship and then call in your Freighters again.

No Man’s Sky: Players Hanging Around In Front Of The Mission Board

There’s also alarger selection of Capital class shipsand timed exclusives.

Plus you canbuild up your own vast fleetscomplete with dreadnaughts, fighter wings for defense, and Cruisers.

So you canexplore the stars yourself, or go out with a vanguard of many ships at once.

The player looking at the purple and pink flora glowing in the nighttime of a planet with a ring passing around it in No Man’s Sky.

First, it was the ability to build a base.

There wasn’t a lot of customization and your ability to get creative was stymied a little.

Then came the Prisms update where the options for secret space base building got a substantial boost.

No Man’s Sky: Two Players Waving To Each Other

You cantweak all sorts of bits on your charactersincluding their species at any time.

But the fun doesnt stop there.

So your group canadd a bit of uniformity to your groupor go wild with your craft.

No Man’s Sky: A Skimmer Exocraft Flying Across Water

Any ship youown, buy, or find in the wildcan be cosmetically customized.

Collect Companions

It can get quite lonely in space, even after asolid multiplayer session.

With theSentinels and Interceptor updates, the throw in of creatures you could pal around with has only increased.

No Man’s Sky: A Player Riding A Flying Alien Mount

So your crew of chums can have quite the entourage.

The rewards are worth it though as you might earnexclusive and powerful upgrade modulesfor your ship.

These strange purple crystals havecorrupted and changed the local Sentinel populationand made them much more dangerous to deal with.

No Man’s Sky: The Expedition Milestone Rewards In The Expedition Menu

It’s an exciting distraction that can make those long jaunts through space a bit more thrilling.

Also, if you fancyowning a Space Pirate Dreadnought, then you’re able to pick up one.

Previously we just had big squares, nowevery station is procedurally generated.

No Man’s Sky - Exploring An Alien Planet Using A Ship.

So youll always bump into something new.

But its not just a procedural paint job,the insides have had some renovationsas well.

Theyre available on a notice board and they help add a little more life to the galaxy.

No Man’s Sky: A Custom Player Building

So there are so many new reasons tofly up past the stratospherewhen youre playing No Mans Sky.

Players can now domesticate and breed their own unique alien companions in No Man’s Sky.

Here’s how to do it.

No Man’s Sky: Alien Growths Found On Derelict Ship

No Man’s Sky: The Reworked Interiors Of Freighters

No Man’s Sky: Approaching A Player Created Settlement

No Man’s Sky: Two Exo Mechs Patrolling

No Man’s Sky: An Example Of A Player Created Underwater Base

No Man’s Sky: Customisation Menu And Its Various Options

No Man’s Sky: A Traveller Petting Their Alien Companion

No Man’s Sky: The Interior Of An Outlaw Station

No Man’s Sky: A Player Created Sqaudron

No Man’s Sky: The Range Of Options For The Custom Game Settings

No Man’s Sky: The Spread Of The Purple Corrupting Crystals

No Man’s Sky: A Pirate Frieghter Found In The Wilds Of Space

No Man’s Sky: The Alien And Strange Layout Of The New Procedural Space Stations

No Man’s Sky: The Procedurally Generated Planets Layout After New Updates

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