I’ve got plans for No Man’s Sky. Plans that involve finding my very own planet, and naming it…Bob. Yes, I may have watched way too much Titan AE as a kid, but this is a very real and worthy cause that I’ll champion until the day I die.
No Man’s Sky may be a space exploration game primarily, but it’ll also feature plenty of on-the-ground action.
The kind of actio, that you need to be prepared for. And as much as I love Swiss Army Knives, they aren’t exactly equipped for surviving alien terrain and wildlife. Which is where the handy side-arm you wield in the game, comes into play.
It’s more than just a device that spits out some hot lasery death in No Man’s Sky, as it can transform into a wide variety of other tools. As Hello Game’s Sean Murray described it to EDGE:
In a lot of sci-fi games, all their weapons are basically AK-47s with some red stripes down the side,” Murray says. “We don’t like that; we want something that feels advanced and cool. So you have this multitool, which is a little bit like a tricorder.
That tool will be able to scan the environment, find resources and recover strange new technologies which can be used to upgrade it to make it more potent.
The scanner for example, only works at short range, but upgrade it enough inside of the game, and you’ll be able to send out a pulse that finds resources in a far more massive range all around you.
And you can still use it to keep yourself safe, because dammit, that strange and friendly herbivore is coming right for us! The only thing missing from the scanner-gun-space-Swiss-army-tool then, is a handy little toothpick and that tweezer which is fun to flick.
Last Updated: August 3, 2015
WitWolfy
August 3, 2015 at 12:33
Sweet. All we need now is a release date.
Pariah
August 3, 2015 at 12:35
This.
Ranting Raptor
August 3, 2015 at 12:38
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Johann
August 3, 2015 at 15:26
I’m with you on this one. I WANT IT NOW!
Really amped about this game, I can see myself wasting away weekends exploring. This will probably be the closest I’ll ever get to intergalactic exploration :’-(
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 3, 2015 at 12:36
Set phasers to socket wrench!
Ranting Raptor
August 3, 2015 at 12:38
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Pariah
August 3, 2015 at 12:39
It’s a sonic screwdriver?
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 3, 2015 at 12:42
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Pariah
August 3, 2015 at 12:43
XD
Ragnar The Vengeful
August 3, 2015 at 13:18
The Sonic Screwdriver is a cocktail that brakes the sound barrier. You take one sip and you hear a sonic boom… It’s also use to degrease engines.
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:31
I thought the Sonic Screwdriver was Dr Who’s gadget? Or did Douglas Adams make it a drink as well?
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:31
I thought the Sonic Screwdriver was Dr Who’s gadget? Or did Douglas Adams make it a drink as well?
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:31
I thought the Sonic Screwdriver was Dr Who’s gadget? Or did Douglas Adams make it a drink as well?
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:31
I thought the Sonic Screwdriver was Dr Who’s gadget? Or did Douglas Adams make it a drink as well?
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:31
I thought the Sonic Screwdriver was Dr Who’s gadget? Or did Douglas Adams make it a drink as well?
RinceThis
August 3, 2015 at 15:51
You’re a wrench!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 3, 2015 at 15:54
DODGE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RinceThis
August 3, 2015 at 16:00
LOL!
RinceThis
August 3, 2015 at 16:00
LOL!
RinceThis
August 3, 2015 at 16:00
LOL!
RinceThis
August 3, 2015 at 16:00
LOL!
DragonSpirit009
August 3, 2015 at 12:59
I wouldn’t mind the weapon! Wish I could use it on some idiot right now
DragonSpirit009
August 3, 2015 at 12:59
I wouldn’t mind the weapon! Wish I could use it on some idiot right now
DragonSpirit009
August 3, 2015 at 12:59
I wouldn’t mind the weapon! Wish I could use it on some idiot right now
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 14:30
I love the fact you referenced Titan AE! Loved that movie, and can’t wait to name a planet BOB!
konfab
August 3, 2015 at 15:33
More like BOB9999993
Aaron Lucas
August 3, 2015 at 15:39
I might name my starting planet Bob…
Cory Robertson
August 3, 2015 at 18:40
Really hope we finally get a release date at GamesCom this week.