No Man's Sky's eighth free feature update Synthesis arrives tomorrow 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 eighth free feature update Synthesis arrives tomorrow Ship upgrades! Salvage! Personal Refiner! More! News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 27 Nov 2019 29 comments The unstoppable force of expansion that is No Man's Sky will swell once more tomorrow, 28th November, with the arrival of developer Hello Games' Synthesis Update, which adds a range of frequently requested features to the space exploration sim. Synthesis, if you've not been keeping tabs, is No Man's Sky's eighth major update since launch in 2016, following on from Foundation, Path Finder, Atlas Rises, Next, The Abyss, Visions, and this summer's massive Beyond expansion. "It's called the Synthesis update," explains Hello Games, "because it's a collection of features that create a connected whole". The developer says to expect over 300 changes and tweaks to the core No Man's Sky experience, alongside more significant highlights. VR and non-VR experiences will now, finally, have feature parity, for instance, with VR players able to ride creatures and take screenshots, while non-VR players can pilot vehicles in first-person. No Man's Sky's new salvage feature in action. Additionally, a new starship space map and Personal Refiner (the latter available directly from a player's inventory) will be introduced as part of a range of UI improvements, and there are enhancements and optimisations to No Man's Sky's terrain manipulation system, including an undo function, protection from terrain regeneration, new visual effects, and new carving tools. Furthermore, Storage Containers have, finally, had their capacity "significantly increased". The Synthesis Update's enhanced starship space map. Rounding off the Synthesis update's feature highlights are new technologies and parts for base building, the option to own numerous Multi-Tools and customised avatar outfits at once, plus ship upgrades and the ability to salvage unwanted ships for scrap. Using a space station's Starship Outfitting Terminal, new inventory slots can be purchased for ships with units, for instance, and it's possible to spend nanites to upgrade ships right up to S-Class. Salvaged vehicles, meanwhile, will grant valuable products and technology. Full details of No Man's Sky's Synthesis Update - which Hello Games calls "a stepping stone on the way to much larger plans" - can be found in the developer's extensive patch notes. Players will be able to experience the space sim's latest batch of improvements from tomorrow, 28th November, on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. 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 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 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