Them: What do you even do in that game?

Me: yeah, I kinda just…do shit. I mean, there’s a story and some quests but the game pl-

(30 minutes later)

…have a tool that allows you to mine different elements to recharge your equip-

(3 hours later)

…get it. But if you trade ships it’s a discount and you can also recruit them into your squad to fight with you in epic-

(Several topics later)

…if you put them together they light up because they’re giving bonuses so don’t use them in a straight row, try to group them-

(Fifteen videos on YouTube and 2 months later)

…which could be sold for nanites if your starship is already upgraded. There are-

(During the wedding)

…want to combine salt with oxygen to make chlorine and use that as a way to get money, or you could crash the marke-

(In the hospital during childbirth)

…make different types of buildings with a set of simple modular pieces that can either snap together or have free-

(At your kid’s baseball game talking to a stranger)

… emoji and then soon after a new update drops generally on a Wednesday. The most recent one is endurance, but the first one was-

(During graduation)

…ings us to the NEXT update which added a bunch of amazing improvements to so many different aspects-

(While filing for divorce)

…an have more than one starship. They give you a total of 9 ships to have. There are fighters, explor-

(At the nursing home)

…ion of the royal multi tool that really made you feel like a badass and went really well with-

(On death bed)

…editions were added. The first major reward was a golde-

(During funeral)

“We remember them well, always talking about their favorite game, No Man’s Sky. It’s a game where you-

Edit: Holy shit everyone, thank you so much for the awards! This community is amazing. Thank you so much.

There are a number of player formed civilizations in NMS, but the game itself doesn’t have any kind of system for forming and joining civilizations. Given the current state of multiplayer, with most players having access to the same universe, now would be a good time to implement such a system. Not entirely a new concept, but some features might include:

• The ability to form a civilization and recruit other players. Civ names can appear next to players’ gamertags/usernames that are members of a civilization.
• A governance system where players can create ranks that have different privileges.
• Players could create custom flags for their civs.
• Claiming starsystems and planets as part of a civilization.
• co-ownership and management of bases, settlements, and freighters.

Now a system like this would probably go hand in hand with a major settlement overhaul, as part of the same or separate update. Settlements could act as the hearts of civilizations as players work together to grow, maintain, and defend settlements across their civs. A settlement update might include:

• More freedom over where a settlement is established, what players can build in a settlement, the layout of settlement specific buildings, and the number of settlements a player (or civ) can own.
• Settlement requirements like food, water, hazard protection, life support, power, and housing.
• Implementing the existing farming, mining, power, and cooking mechanics in the game.
• The ability to establish trade routes via frigates between settlements and bases. Trade routes may need to be defended against pirates from time to time.
• Settlement building that serve specific functions and can be damaged or destroyed during sentinel attacks.
• Set up defenses against sentinel attacks.

What do you guys think? Is this an update you’d like to see at some point? Are there any other features you’d want implemented in a civilization update?