To celebrate the Holidays, Hello Games, developer of the action-adventure survival game set in space, No Man's Sky, is bringing back several popular community expeditions for a limited time.
Holiday Expeditions 2023
From now until December 15, No Man's Sky players can engage in Utopia. The ninth expedition of the game will have players join the Utopia Foundation in an effort to restore the once-affluent system of Bakkin to its former glory.
Immediately after Utopia, players can engage in Singularity. First introduced in June 2023, Singularity focuses heavily on rebuilding a Construct. Players will have to complete several missions to restore each of the Construct's parts, including the head, arms, torso, legs, and the Atlantid Reactor. This is a very narrative-driven expedition where players can understand what it truly means to be alive. This runs from December 15 to December 22.
One of the most popular expeditions in No Man's Sky is Cartographers. This was the game's third expedition and it focuses heavily on deep space exploration. This expedition was so well-received that the company had to bring it back, and what better time than the Holidays! For those who are looking forward to this event, mark your calendars because it arrives on December 22 and ends on December 29!
To conclude the Holiday 2023 Expeditions, Voyagers will be available from December 29 to January 8. Unlike the other three expeditions just mentioned, Voyagers takes players on a relaxing journey of exploration. No need for any lengthy missions, Voyagers is the perfect way to end the happiest season of the year.
Players who will participate in these events will get some amazing stuff, such as:
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Jetpack Bubble Trail
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Feasting Casque
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Exotic Wingpack
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Streamlined Jetpack
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Golden Vector (Starship)
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Robo-Warden
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HoverDroid
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Fearsome Visor
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Wayfarer's Helm
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Crimson Freighter Trail
New Update
Hello Games also launched Update 4.46 which brought a ton of new improvements. Those playing No Man's Sky on the Nintendo Switch will experience vastly improved image sharpness thanks to AMD FidelityFX's Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS) technology.
Players who were clamoring for a left-handed mode on VR will be stoked to find out that the game's most recent patch has implemented the said feature as well. Left-handed players can grip the Multi-tool on their dominant hand and the wrist menu on the secondary hand. This feature can now be toggled in the settings.
Additionally, the update resolves a number of issues, including:
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Fixed an issue that could cause the starting Multi-Tool to be green instead of orange.
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Fixed an issue that caused Multi-Tools to appear too small within the UI.
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Fixed an issue that caused the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion to be difficult to interact with.
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Fixed an issue that could allow players to summon the Space Anomaly in inappropriate locations.
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Fixed a number of issues with the Multi-Tool reload animation.
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Fixed an issue that could cause derelict freighters to be inaccessible on Mac.
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Fixed an issue that prevented terrain manipulation from working correctly on Mac.
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Fixed an issue affecting performance on Intel-based Macs with AMD graphics chips.
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Fixed a number of issues with foveated rendering of terrain edits on PSVR2.
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Improved the latency of eye tracking for foveated rendering on PSVR2.
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Fixed a number of issues with the foveated rendering of particle systems on PSVR2.
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Introduced a performance optimisation for PC related to shader management.
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Introduced an optimisation for player animations.
No Man's Sky Update 4.46 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, and PC.
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