No Mans Sky update 5.20 is available to download on PS4, PC, and Xbox One players. According to the official No Mans Sky 5.20 patch notes, this update introduces a spectral-themed adventure, offering players a unique experience with new challenges and creatures. Apart from this, No Mans Sky version 5.20 also includes a new exclusive starship, cosmetic items, and a bio-luminescent companion.
No Mans Sky 5.20 Patch Notes (NMS 5.2) – October 23, 2024
Key Highlights
- No Hyperdrive Access: Interstellar travel is limited to ancient portal networks; hyperdrive systems are disabled.
- Anomaly Suppressor: Maintain this new exosuit component to stay grounded in reality.
- Spectral Anomalies: Ghostly creatures may turn hostile as time becomes unstable.
- Elixirs for Survival: Special concoctions like the Elixir of Glass and Elixir of Blood are key to navigating the expedition.
- Unique Rewards: Earn exclusive items, including a Boundary Herald Starship and Bioluminescent Companion.
Expedition Sixteen: The Cursed
Core Mechanics
- Portal Travel Only: Hyperdrive is disabled, and players must rely on the ancient portal network for interstellar travel.
- Haunting Voices: Voices from another dimension guide players, offering cryptic blueprints and mysteries.
- Reality Boundary Threat: The Anomaly Suppressor in your exosuit prevents reality from collapsing. Keep it maintained.
- Spectral Anomalies: Non-hostile at first, but as the Anomaly Suppressor weakens, these anomalies may become dangerous.
Elixirs for Survival
- Elixir of Glass: Strengthens boundaries between realities.
- Elixir of Quicksilver: Reveals portal locations.
- Elixir of Blood: Opens portals to other realms.
- Elixir of Water: Required for the final trial.
The Cursed Expedition Rewards
- Boundary Anomaly, Portal Breach & Glyph Posters: Decorative posters commemorating your journey through the portal network.
- Anomaly Seal Base Part: An artifact that radiates protective energy against reality breaches.
- Ink-Stained Jetpack Trail: Exclusive jetpack customisation with a spectral afterglow.
- Boundary Horror Mandibles: An Exosuit Appearance Override that transforms the wearer’s appearance into a Boundary Horror.
- Bioluminescent Companion: A glowing lifeform companion.
- Boundary Herald Starship: Exclusive UFO-like starship from the collapsing reality.
New Features
- Spectral Adventure: Confront new hazards and face terrifying new creatures in an eerie, spectral-themed setting.
- Exclusive Starship: Unlock the Bounty Herald, a brand-new starship available for players to claim.
New Cosmetic Items
- Monstrous Mandibles: Equip monstrous mandibles as a cosmetic feature for a more fearsome look.
- New Jetpack Trails: Customize jetpack trails with new visual effects.
Companion Update
- Bio-luminescent Companion: Adopt a glowing, bio-luminescent companion to accompany you on your journeys.
No Man’s Sky 5.20
- Expedition Sixteen, The Cursed, will begin shortly and run for approximately two weeks.
- During the expedition, the boundary walls between universes have begun to crumble. All conventional hazards have been replaced by Local Boundary Strength, which must be maintained to avoid the intrusion of the boundary horrors…
- Rewards include new posters, decals and titles; a new jetpack trail; a bioluminescent companion; a cursed helmet customisation; and the exclusive Boundary Herald starship.
- Introduced a number of particle rendering optimisations.
- Fixed a number of graphical corruption issues on Xbox.
- Fixed an issue with depth of field rendering on Switch.
- Fixed a number of minor graphical issues on PS5.
- Introduced a shadow rendering optimisation on PS5.
- Fixed a rare issue that prevented some large saves from loading correctly.
- Fixed a rare hang related to weather effects in multiplayer.
- Fixed a crash related to loading frigates.
- Fixed a number of performance issues on Switch related to use of the Analysis Visor.
- The message style for Communication Station messages has been improved.
- Fixed an issue that caused Sac Venom not to correctly display growing information in the Analysis Visor.
- Fixed an issue that caused butterfly wing audio to be too loud.
- Fixed an issue that caused the HoverDroid companion to fail to move.
- Fixed an issue that made it difficult to harvest hypnotic eyes from the abyssal horrors.
- Increased the amount of bait given when crafting specialist bait items.
- Fixed an issue that caused the backpack to be rendered with an incorrect offset in the inventory if the player has a cape equipped.
- Fixed an issue which could cause the player’s feet to appear reversed.
- Fixed an issue that caused specific face shapes to revert to the default when exiting the Appearance Modifier.
- Fixed an issue that could cause some generated pinning missions to skip some crafting steps.
- Fixed a number of glitches with the navigation of hostile AI starships.
- Fixed an issue that caused the fireplace flames to be purple.
- Fixed a text issue that affected the Angler’s Diary entries after the Aquarius Expedition ended.
- Fixed a minor text issue in the Previous Expeditions page.
- Fixed a minor UI issue that caused damaged equipment warnings to flash at inappropriate times.
- Fixed a number of minor animation glitches.
- Fixed an issue that caused incorrect text to appear on various fleet management pages when viewing the Normandy frigate.
- Fixed an issue that could allow system authorities to perform cargo scans while paused/in the UI.
- Fixed a VFX issue when destroying some small plants.
Previously, a major free No Man’s Sky update 4.40 added a relaxed mode, overhauled inventories, revamped UI, and improved missions. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues. NMS update 5.20 will fix a few of these issues.
Download free No Mans Sky update 5.20 on Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox One.
