No Man's Sky's Frontiers update lets you govern and grow your own Mos Eisley Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. No Man's Sky's Frontiers update lets you govern and grow your own Mos Eisley Out today on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 1 Sep 2021 56 comments 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. Watch on YouTube No Man's Sky - Frontiers Trailer Settlements start off modestly, with a few buildings and citizens, but can be expanded into bustling centres of civilisation by collecting the resources needed to construct new buildings, attract new pioneers, and foster a flourishing town. And to aid in this expansion, Frontiers introduces "hundreds" of new base parts - including new structural sets of timber, stone, and alloy - alongside a revamped building interface, making it easier to place, scale, rotate, and recolour building pieces. "Pick up and move base parts you've placed," says Hello Games, "duplicate parts, or build impossible new structures in free place mode." While settlements are the undoubted focus of No Man's Sky's latest update, it features more too. There are new multi-coloured nebulas to make deep space exploration just a little more beautiful, for instance, and "almost all" visual effects - including weapons and explosions - have been revisited and improved. There's also a new Expedition season, and new in-game rewards via Twitch Drops are "coming soon". "Frontiers represents another milestone in the No Man's Sky journey," concludes Hello Games. "Our journey continues." Full patch notes can be found here. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store