If you’ve ever wanted to live the life of a space sheriff in some intergalactic frontier town, No Man’s Sky’s latest free update has you well and truly covered.
No Man’s Sky’s Frontiers update – the 17th (!) to release since launch – arrives today on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, bringing something a little bit different to Hello Games’ ever-expanding exploratory space sim. Players can now stumble across procedurally generated Mos-Eisley-like settlements while exploring inhabited planets around the galaxy, each featuring unique buildings, neighbourhood layouts, colour schemes, and interior and exterior decorations.
Intriguingly, settlements serve as more than just points of interest for roving space tourists; players can agree to become the overseer of an ungoverned settlement, whereupon they’ll be placed in charge of everything from town planning and treasury management to policy making and conflict resolution, even defending from enemy attacks when required.
