'No Man's Sky' new update: Hello Games provides Space Battle improvements and various tweaks via patch 1.13

Hello Games is trying to get back on "No Man's Sky" players' good graces as the indie game studio continues to provide support for the title after going underground for quite a while.

This time, the patch dubbed as 1.13 released by Sean Murray and his team are both for PC and PlayStation 4 (PS4) iterations of the game with a couple of minor ones exclusive to the former device. Still, the overall aim of the update is to fix multiple bugs that are taking away from a supposed flawless gaming experience for fans.

For starters, it addresses an "instantaneous death loop that could occur in survival mode" problem when one is left with only 1 health and no hazard protection. Although the players will remain on the verge of death, they are now given ample time to do something about it, as they will not die as fast as they usually would.

Various audio issues such as not having ladder-climbing sounds as well as a couple of other problems that involve Freighters are addressed by the patch. The problems with the prop sound not playing when placed inside a Freighter and not having a call sound when summoning a Freighter have all been addressed by the update. Aesthetics-wise, a fix from the patch takes care of preventing a player's character from suddenly becoming very small.

In addition, arguably the biggest crowd-pleaser from the rollout is the change made to the space battle mode. The feature will now have a random element in its size which provides a better element of surprise for players. For example, small battles can suddenly pop out between a couple of ships, or more massive ones can go down between rival fleets.

PC-exclusive improvements include better control over the gameplay, such as being able to use the Page Up and Down to navigate the quick menu as well as Steam Controller now already able to warp.

This release may still not be enough for "No Man's Sky" to resurrect from the backlash that it got after it was released and game buyers found out that a lot of its promised features are lacking in the title. But it is still a good step from Hello Games to continue to keep in touch with those who have stuck with them despite the game's shortcomings. The small studio has also asked for tips from their community and requested that the latter report any issue that needs fixing — an indication that it is sticking to its promises this time.