Highlights
- No Man's Sky Orbital update removed lounge rooms from space stations, sparking mixed reactions within the community.
- Players reminisce about lounge rooms on Reddit and hope for their return in future updates to create new roleplay opportunities.
- Despite the removal of lounge rooms, players can explore new content in the Worlds: Part 1 update, leading to a spike in player numbers.
A recent update to No Man's Sky has resulted in the removal of lounge rooms from space stations, leaving some players wishing for a new place to gather between missions. This change was part of a broader No Man’s Sky update, and while it may seem insignificant, it has led to mixed reactions within the community.
Upon its launch in 2016, No Man’s Sky was heavily criticized for its lack of content and missing features compared to the original trailers revealed by developer Hello Games. Through dozens of major updates over the years, the developer introduced new content and features to the game after listening to the community’s feedback, turning No Man’s Sky into a textbook example of a great game comeback story. The latest major No Man’s Sky update, Worlds: Part I, was released on July 17 and brought more planetary diversity, a new expedition, additional gameplay features, graphical enhancements, and various quality-of-life changes.
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The release of the No Man’s SkyOrbital update last March led to an unexpected change that left many players confused: space stations no longer have lounge rooms. Space stations are a key feature in No Man’s Sky, providing players with a place to rest and gather before they begin a new mission. The lounges were empty rooms with a bar and some chairs, giving players a place to gather and roleplay within the space station. With the release of the Orbital update, these lounge rooms have disappeared as Hello Games revamped the space stations.
No Man’s Sky Update Removed Lounge Room From Space Stations
Players shared fond memories of the lounge rooms on Reddit, wishing Hello Games would add similar places to space stations in future updates. Some players shared ideas for a revamped version of these lounge rooms, expanding them with themes to provide new roleplay opportunities with the addition of pirate bars, private places for fewer players, or a futuristic room with a large glass window to gaze at the universe while sipping a drink. Overall, players seem to enjoy the new space station interior facilities introduced with No Man’s Sky Orbital but miss lounge rooms and wish for them to come back with the next update.
While they wait for the comeback of lounge rooms in space stations, players can discover the Worlds: Part 1 No Man's Sky update that rolled out in mid-July. This major update brought new content to No Man’s Sky, with tons of graphical updates and world changes. No Man's Sky saw a massive player spike following the release of Worlds: Part 1, with about 48,000 concurrent players discovering what this new update had to offer.
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is a space exploration game that is procedurally generated. After a rocky launch, develop Hello Games has spent years adding and adjusting the game to make it the arguable masterpiece it is today.
Adventure
Action
Survival
Systems
- Top Critic Rating:72/100 Critics Recommend:36%
- Platform(s)
- Switch , PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X , PS4 , PS5
- Released
- August 9, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Hello Games
- Publisher(s)
- Hello Games
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- Proprietary
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood
- How Long To Beat
- 30 Hours
- X|S Enhanced
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 13 GB (April 2022)
- Video Games
- No Man's Sky
- Hello Games
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