If you’ve ever dreamed of jumping into No Man’s Sky to live out your dinosaur-loving fantasies while somehow hooking up with Jennifer Aniston, today might just be your lucky day. The latest Relics update from Hello Games is here, bringing a whole new dimension to the game with its focus on alien fossil collection.
This exciting update follows the massive Worlds update from January, which introduced “billions of new stars and planets” alongside mind-boggling gas giants and peculiar flying squid-like creatures that have their own unique ways of keeping you on your toes.
In their recent blog post and a revealing video, Hello Games dove into the details of the Relics update, shining a light on its new feature—space paleontology. Imagine transforming into Ross Geller from Friends, minus the chronic moping and sandwich mishaps, as you embark on a mission to dig up “hundreds of unique bones.” You get to piece these fossils together in your own museum, crafting a visual history of these ancient creatures. Ever consider the possibility of crafting bizarre narratives for the alien races with some creatively misplaced fossil parts? Who knows what wild stories you’d weave about technologically-advanced folks like the Fartongueians.
But, hold your fossil brushes—there’s more to this update. Meet the Reanimated Guardians, impressive stone protectors that lie dormant around planetary fossil beds, safeguarding these sacred sites from any meddling travelers. Their formidable presence suggests more mystique than mere bums-for-faces creatures ever could. You’ll also encounter Living Stone Sentries and Colossal Stone Effigies, which stand as monumental figures from long-gone alien civilizations, quietly overseeing their relic worlds.
On these planets teeming with ancient secrets, you might even stumble across living fossils such as Titanic Boneworms and diverse “skeletal fauna.” You can also engage with Fossil Collectors on Space Stations to swap or sell your crafted exhibits, or use bones in culinary experiments.
The update also opens up the Galactic Paleontology Society’s new expedition, promising rewards like a jetpack made of sentient rock, transforming your look to that of a sentient rock, or acquiring a skeletal creature as a loyal companion.
Feeling the urge to channel your inner space Ross? We’d love to hear your thoughts!
