No Mans Sky update 6.043 (version 6.043.000) is available to download on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official No Mans Sky version 6.043.000 patch notes, the latest update focuses on Swarm expedition progression, Hive of Glass encounter fixes, improved crash site gameplay, corrupted ichor extraction, and stability improvements. Apart from this, NMS patch 6.043 also resolves mission, UI, audio, and offline-play issues while refining the Emperor of Glass battle experience.
NMS update 6.043 Patch Notes – May 31, 2026
Expedition Fixes and Progression
- Fixed an issue that could cause excessive corrupt sentinel spawns during seasonal encounters.
- Fixed an issue where the “Space Rescue” mission could incorrectly appear in the Mission Log during Hive of Glass battles.
- Fixed an issue where the “Initialise” screen could be skipped when starting multiple new games in the same session.
- Improved Countermeasures milestone messaging to better indicate when all missions are completed for the current Swarm Activity period.
- Adjusted the balance of the Emperor of Glass encounter.
- Fixed incorrect milestone colours for Purge, Restore, and Sabotage when the Swarm expedition was started offline.
- Fixed an issue preventing interaction with the Prismatic Core while playing the Swarm expedition offline.
- Fixed an issue that allowed the Divine Intelligence milestone to be completed before the Disassembly milestone.
Swarmer Crash Site Improvements
- Enabled extraction of corrupted ichor from swarmer debris recovered at crash sites.
- Improved physics behaviour for removable swarmer crash site components.
- Enhanced visual effects when dismantling fallen swarmers.
- Fixed an issue affecting swarmer crash sites during Exterminator missions.
Space and Combat Fixes
- Prevented the Space Anomaly from being summoned during Hive of Glass battles.
- Fixed an issue that allowed the Space Anomaly and freighters to overlap with deep-space objects such as Atlas Interfaces.
- Fixed an issue that caused a freighter icon to appear during Hive of Glass encounters.
UI, Visual and Audio Changes
- Fixed an issue that made refiner placement difficult on key expedition planets.
- Fixed a minor visual issue with the Direwasp Helm.
- Updated the Swarm expedition game mode image.
- Improved readability of Swarm expedition team initialisation in VR.
- Added audio effects to the Prismatic Core.
- Improved audio balance throughout the Swarm expedition.
- Fixed an issue that could cause object markers to appear offset.
Performance and Stability
- Fixed a crash that could occur when repeatedly opening and closing the Galaxy Map.
- Applied minor physics optimisations for Nintendo Switch.
- Fixed a rare PS5 crash related to model streaming.
Previously, a major free No Man’s Sky update 6.40 update introduced team-based Swarm progression, new Swarmer enemies, the Hive of Glass boss, and exclusive Direwasp rewards. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues. Today’s NMS update 6.043 will fix a few of these issues.
Download free No Mans Sky update 6.043.000 on Sony PlayStation 5, and Xbox One.
