Summary

  • No Man's Sky players can unleash their creativity with complex base-building options in the game, like a massive oil rig built by one gamer.
  • Updates like The Abyss have significantly enhanced building features, offering more customization options for players to create relaxing structures.
  • As the game evolves, players eagerly anticipate future updates that may introduce advanced building tools and even more possibilities for exploration.

A dedicated player spent hours building an intricate oil rig on a paradisiac planet in No Man’s Sky, using the game’s building features to create the complex project. No Man's Sky players don't lack imagination, and this new original creation proves that players can create anything they want in Hello Games’ sandbox, even in the most unexpected settings.

Since its release in 2016, No Man’s Sky has received various updates that have dramatically expanded its building options. Originally, the game featured basic base-building mechanics, but updates like The Abyss, Next Generation, and Frontiers significantly enhanced these features, introducing more complex structures and extensive customization options. With these updates No Man’s Sky is now one of the most relaxing base-building games, offering various options for those wanting to create structures on the planets they discover.

Some No Man's Sky players are calling for a shader or mod to add outlines to the game
No Man's Sky Fans Call for Mod That Would Be a Graphics Game-Changer

Some No Man's Sky players are rallying for a new mod that could transform the game’s visual style into something entirely different.

A creative No Man’s Sky player known as Alloycat on Reddit shared a screenshot of their latest creation, a massive oil rig set in the ocean of a tropical paradise planet. The rig features a metallic structure with multiple levels and a landing pad for starships. Surrounding the base are large, cylindrical tanks and piping systems, mimicking the industrial appearance of real-world oil rigs. While some No Man’s Sky players enjoy building cozy bases on tropical islands, Alloycat opted for a massive structure that stands tall in the clear ocean, offering a striking contrast between nature and machinery.

No Man's Sky Players Create Impressive Structures

In the comments to this Reddit post, fellow No Man’s Sky players were impressed with Alloycat's creation. While some joked about the environmental impact of such an imposing structure, others wished No Man’s Sky added options for deep mining to make this oil rig a more useful building. Alloycat explained that the rig was built using a combination of stone walls, alloy walls, and patience. They decided to create the oil rig to celebrate Dredge’s new DLC The Iron Rig and the massive structure that players can now discover in the game's starting area.

As No Man’s Sky continues to evolve, the community remains eager to see what new possibilities future updates will bring. Hello Games has consistently surprised players with substantial content additions, leading a curious No Man’s Sky player to compare their original home planet from 2016 to what it looks like now. While specifics about upcoming updates are still under wraps, the potential for more advanced building tools and environmental interactions is likely and should provide players with even more options to build anything they want on foreign planets.

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Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 36%
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Released
August 9, 2016
ESRB
T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood
Developer(s)
Hello Games
Publisher(s)
Hello Games
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Lose yourself in a vast sci-fi odyssey as you explore a near-infinite, procedurally generated universe. Set out from the edge of the Euclid galaxy and carve out your own interstellar existence in a vast universe teeming with life, danger and near-endless mystery. No Man's Sky is a hugely-ambitious, heavily-stylised, sci-fi adventure that spans entire galaxies all brought to life with procedural generation. Travel through an endless array of increasingly diverse and dangerous star systems, prospecting for rare materials, trading with alien life, populate planets and searching for clues to the meaning of the universe's mysterious existence. How you survive is up to you. Assemble entire fleets of dreadnought-class freighters and tear across the universe; build sprawling habitable bases across planet surfaces, beneath the ground or under the ocean; buy and upgrade your own weapons and star ships and do battle with outlaw space pirates, hostile alien fauna or the mysterious sentinel fleets.   The universe is yours to explore - trillions upon trillions of planets, waiting to be discovered.

Engine
Proprietary
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
How Long To Beat
30.5 Hours
PS Plus Availability
N/A
File Size Xbox Series
20.36 GB (September 2024)