The Swarm update has arrived in No Man’s Sky to heat the summer, and we have plenty of new content to explore. The latest update, previously teased by Sean Murray on the official Hello Games X account, is highly focused on combat. We can join new factions, build an alien rifle, and take out swarms of enemies in outer space.
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But first, let’s look at all the major and minor changes of this patch.
No Man’s Sky The Swarm update highlights
Here’s a list of all major additions of The Swarm update in No Man’s Sky.
- A new campaign in the form of the Swarm expedition. Join other travelers to defeat a new menace and uncover the mystery of the Swarm. You get a host of rewards from the expedition, which also includes a six-piece Direwasp customization set.
- A monstrous alien starship has been spotted, and you’ll have to take it down while staying far from its deadly laser.
- Choose one of three available teams: the Royal, the Sage, and the Weaver. Only one team will manage to win in the end.
- Gain new intelligence by dismantling bodies of fallen swarmers.
- Durewasp Flightpack exclusive jetpack.
- New ground enemies in the form of Planetary Swarmers.
- Restore planets by cleaning the debris of Swarmer ships.
- Unlock the Direwasp Disintegrator, which is a powerful rifle.
- Help Polo to develop and construct the Prismatic Core, which will help you to weaken and defeat the swarm invasion.
Here’s a brief look at what to expect from the new enemies and expeditions.
- Expedition Twenty-Two, The Swarm, will begin shortly and run for approximately eight weeks.
- Players on the expedition will be assigned into one of three teams of Travellers, and allocated a ship and uniform in their team colours.
- All teams must work together to unlock the final battle. Progress is represented by the construction of the Prismatic Core in the Space Anomaly, as well as displayed in the Mission Log and on the Galactic Atlas website.
- Construction of the Prismatic Core is driven by completing three categories of missions to counteract the Swarm – Purge, Restoration, and Sabotage. Each category has a different impact on the rate and balance of construction.
- The most valuable team will be glorified in the Space Anomaly for all time.
- Rewards include new posters, decals and titles; flags representing your assigned soul fragment; the Direwasp rifle Multi-Tool; the Direwasp Flightpack; and the six-piece Direwasp customization set.
- During the expedition, players will encounter two new enemy types: small, agile swarmer ships, and the huge, formidable Hive of Glass boss.
- In all game modes, crashed swarmer ships can now be found on dissonant planets. Crash sites are defended by small but deadly planetary swarmers.
- Buried debris from crashed swarmer ships can now be found on worlds that are both dissonant and contain salvageable scrap.
There’s a host of minor changes focused around stability and optimization. You can get all the details from the complete patch notes.
