No Man’s Sky has a new free update that finally lets players fish.
The Aquarius update, launching with patch 5.10, brings fishing into the game. The description says, “Players can now explore the universe to find their perfect waterside spot, hopping with fish. Sit and relax alone with your thoughts, or stand alongside fellow Travellers as you look out over alien vistas waiting for a bite.”
Players can now add a fishing rig to their multi-tool and fish in any water they find. There are over 160 different kinds of fish, and some only show up at certain times or in specific weather. You can fish from the shore or take an Exo-Skiff into deeper waters to find unique creatures.
Using regular bait will catch common fish, but special bait can attract rare and even legendary fish. Players might also find messages in bottles with info about previous fishers.
Fish can be cooked and eaten, and the update introduces new recipes. The Wonders Catalogue now has a fishing section showing off your catches, their weights, and tips on catching specific types.
With the Aquarius update, players can set up floating fish farms that work while they’re busy elsewhere. A new event, the Aquarius expedition, starts today, September 4, and runs for six weeks. Completing it will unlock boat parts, an underwater jetpack, and a cool fishing rod called the Lost Angler.
We love how this adds more depth to the game!
Check out the full blog post on the Aquarius update here to get all the details on what’s new. The complete patch notes are below.
No Man’s Sky 5.10 Patch Notes
- Players can now install a Fishing Rig in their Multi-Tool to fish in any body of water. Get the blueprints on the Space Anomaly.
- There are over 160 fish species to catch, requiring exploration of different planets, times of day, and weather conditions.
- Your catch history, including weights, is tracked in the new Fishing section of the Wonders catalogue.
- Craft special bait to lure specific fish, or use any edible item as bait. Experiment to find the best options.
- New seafood recipes have been added for the Nutrient Processor.
- You can release fish back into the water if you don’t want to eat or sell them.
- Sometimes, you’ll find objects like messages in bottles or damaged tech instead of fish.
- Automated Traps can be researched on the Space Anomaly. These units fish for you based on water conditions.
- The Exo-Skiff is a new tech piece for deep-sea fishing. Summon it from the Quick Menu after installing the interface in the Exosuit.
- The Exo-Skiff hovers above water and reacts to waves, making it perfect for deep-water fishing.
- It has a Cold Storage inventory for your catches and can be recolored.
- Fishing works in first and third person and has unique VR casting mechanics.
- New music tracks have been added for fishing.
- Expedition Fifteen, Aquarius, starts soon and runs for six weeks.
- Rewards include posters, decals, titles, a deep-sea diving suit, the Lost Angler’s Rig fishing rod, and the exclusive Aquarius Flightpack.
- Water reflections are enabled for PSVR2, and PCVR supports reflections on Ultra settings.
- Fixed issues with space station interactions in VR.
- Improved underwater jetpack effects.
- Fixed water rendering artifacts.
- Fixed issues with ship landing gear, catalogue icons, and the Liquidator mech.
- Fixed rare inventory transfer issues and labeling errors.
- Fixed the Left/Right Handedness option not applying immediately in third person.
- Allowed the Multi-Tool to stay unholstered in Photo Mode during multiplayer.
- Removed the outdated Shutter Door base part from the Catalogue.
- Fixed water rendering issues with certain base parts.
- Fixed water-smearing issues in VR.
- Addressed an Xbox-specific texture issue.
- Resolved black speckling in depth-of-field effects with screen-space shadows enabled.
- Fixed starship cockpit screen rendering corruption.
- Addressed graininess on PS4 and ship juddering during warp.
- Fixed crashes related to dialogue, PS4 memory, PS5 shader loading, and explosions.
- Improved messaging for Vulkan-based GPU compatibility issues.
- Fixed inventory switching stalls/hitches.
- Optimized inventory access and planetary rendering.
