The latest update for No Man’s Sky, version 5.20, currently lacks official patch notes, but experimental branch notes for the PC version are available. The update primarily focuses on backend improvements for saving and loading systems, indicating a technical enhancement designed to stabilize the game experience.
In contrast, the last major update, version 5.12, addressed a variety of bug fixes, particularly focusing on gameplay aspects like fishing, the Exo-Skiff, and freighter-related issues. Several bugs were resolved, such as missing expedition posters, interruptions in fishing, and storage limitations for the Exo-Skiff. Additionally, numerous visual issues, such as graphical glitches with water and VR interactions, were addressed.
No Man’s Sky Update 5.20 Complete Patch Notes:
Experimental Branch Update 5.20 (23/09):
- Improved saving and loading backend.
Update 5.12 Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that caused some expedition posters to be missing from the catalogue.
- Fixed an issue that could cause fishing to be interrupted when another player warped out of the system.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Exo-Skiff’s inventory to be too small on pre-existing saves.
- Fixed an issue that allowed two fishing rigs to be installed at once.
- Fixed a number of issues that could cause fish to occasionally surface above the water.
- The fishing float now more accurately floats on the water surface.
- The Exo-Skiff now protects against environmental hazards.
- Fixed a number of minor visual issues with the Lost Angler’s Rig.
- Fixed an issue that caused Gek characters to appear to talk while fishing.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Photo Mode camera to collide with the Exo-Skiff.
- The Exo-Skiff’s cool storage inventory is now accessible at any time while near the skiff.
- Fixed an issue that caused some food products used as fishing bait to generate incorrect values.
- Partially restored freighters and frigate fleets for players who lost them when changing galaxies while playing 5.10.
- Fixed a pirate-dreadnaught specific issue that caused refiner and extractor contents not to save when warping.
- Fixed an issue that caused “Aegis of the Void” ghost ships to appear in the ship menu after salvaging.
- Fixed an issue that made it impossible to dismiss squadron pilots.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Optical Drill to go missing from the Space Anomaly’s research station.
- Fixed an issue that allowed use of the Terrain Manipulator without the appropriate tech installed.
- Fixed an issue that allowed bases built in no-build zones around expedition objectives to still replicate their markers and terrain editing restrictions.
- Fixed a rare issue that prevented mission progress on the Artemis path while talking to Apollo.
- Fixed an issue that caused “This is the mission subtitle” to appear as the mission subtitle for community research missions.
- Fixed an issue that caused the eye scanning effect on the Liquidator mech to fail to play.
- Fixed a number of minor visual issues with water in VR.
- Fixed a number of visual issues with water on PS5.
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause inventory popups to jitter.
- Fixed an issue that could cause interact labels to incorrectly persist in VR.
- Fixed a rare visual issue affecting shadows when the resolution scaling option was set to a very high value.
- Fixed a GPU crash on PS4.
- Fixed a rare crash that occurred when loading saves.
- Fixed a crash that can occur when playing the PS4 version of the game on a PS5 console.
No Man’s Sky, developed by Hello Games, is an expansive space exploration and survival game that allows players to explore procedurally generated planets within an infinite universe. First released in 2016, the game has evolved significantly through various updates, introducing features such as base building, multiplayer modes, underwater exploration, and more.
