You possibly can lastly fish in No Man’s Sky as its Aquarius replace rolls out as we speak

Worlds Part I, the No Man’s Sky replace that rolled out in July, made waters within the recreation extra conscious of wind, depth and climate circumstances. An artist drew fan art of their character fishing whereas perched on the wing of their boat after the replace went out, which in flip impressed Howdy Video games so as to add a fishing mechanic to No Man’s Sky. In the event you take a look at No Man’s Sky communities on-line, you will see lots of people speak about wanting a fishing feature. Make sure that to be looking out for the the sport’s latest update called Aquarius that is going out as we speak should you’re one in all them.

Aquarius is full of new options, all centered on fishing. You possibly can both fish by yourself or fish with buddies if that may make it simpler to attend for a chew. When you can sit, forged your line and watch for a catch on the shore, it’s also possible to arrange automated traps. It is also potential to fish in deep water from an “Exo-Skiff” platform, which may be customized with colours and comes with a list for storing your catches. Ocassionally, you will pull up non-aquatic objects like messages in bottles and know-how upgrades. The Aquarius replace additionally arrives with a brand new expedition, Expedition 15. Finishing the varied quests over the six weeks the expedition runs will unlock customization choices like a deep-sea diving go well with, a particular fishing rod and a nautical-themed Aquarius jetpack.

The developer says it is releasing an enormous array of fish within the recreation, “from widespread minnows to wild alien catches,” and a few can solely be caught utilizing fishing pots that may bait and lure uncommon catches. And when you can fish to chill out, it’s also possible to problem your self by finishing the fishing logs and collaborating in expedition quests to seek out the most important catch of the day.

Lastly, you may prepare dinner no matter you catch utilizing new recipes that you could uncover across the No Man’s Sky universe. It appears like Howdy Video games intends to increase the sport’s fishing mechanic, although, so we could get extra tools, competitions and species to catch sooner or later. For now, should you get pleasure from fishing mini-games like I do, you could need to seize some snacks and put together for hours of digital angling.

Replace, September 4, 5:50PM: This story was up to date after publishing with extra particulars on the Aquarius replace and the expedition unlocks.