One of the year’s most anticipated games, No Man’s Sky, is nearing official release, but not before a day one patch that will change the game dramatically.
No Man’s Sky had a difficult week. Rumors began spreading that the video game press would not be receiving advanced copies of the game led to people worrying about the quality of the finished product. An early copy of the game made its way onto the streets and sold for $1,300. Soon after video game retailers across the country broke the street date and began selling the game to buyers a week early.
Murray writes that after the game was completed five or six weeks ago, the team began working on updates and improvements to the game. The patch they were developing was supposed to go live once the game released officially, but the severe leak of the game to consumers tarnished the game’s reputation for thousands of players.
Hello Games’ founder, Sean Murray, explained what the day one Update 1.03 will do for the game. Gamers who have managed to get their hands on the game early will still be able play their current save file. They will, however, miss out a lot of early game content that will be added with the patch. This includes “The Three Paths” unique “paths” the players can follow and will dramatically impact the game’s progression.
Apart from the new narrative additions, the game will also receive several technical changes that range from planet generation and placement to diversity in species, tools, ships, atmosphere and more. Gameplay mechanics like trading, survival, and feeding will also become more strategic and in-depth.
It seems the No Man’s Sky hype train is on its way to crashing. These day one problems certainly can’t be very well for the game’s image. Of course, there will still be fans who will buy the game, but I imagine they might have lost some in the process.
