Summary
The infinite, procedurally generated universe ofNo Man’s Skyhosts some surprisingly eerie environments, but an awesome graphics bug allows one player to capture a screenshot that takes the game’s gloominess to another level. From abandoned anomalous planets to ghost ships drifting through an empty expanse of space, it’s safe to say thatNo Man’s Skycertainly isn’t all bright and colorful, instead offering a diverse canvas that can provide the potential for all sorts of in-game photos.
In fact, photography has proven to be a big part ofNo Man’s Skyas the game has evolved over the years, with game creator Sean Murray often sharing some of the more spectacular community-captured screenshots of the game on his personal Twitter account and even featuring some directly in the game itself. Many in the game’s rapidly-growing community have made photography the focus of their style of play, and the manyfree content updates thatNo Man’s Skyhas receivedover the years have done much to not only improve the game’s graphical capabilities and visual effects, but also to introduce entirely new planet types and environments as well. The sheer variety present in the game seems to grow wider with each update, offering limitless opportunity for fans seeking out the perfect photos.
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Though there are already a number of settings that fans can take advantage of to fine-tune their screenshots, one strange graphics bug presents the perfect photo opportunity to a player aboard their freighter. Shared in a popular post on Reddit by the user MajorMitch69, this fantastic screenshot captures the freighter’s hangar in a creepy black and white setting not unlike the gloomy atmosphere featured in the acclaimed indie puzzle gameInside. This gives the ship the look of an empty, long-abandoned vessel lost in the depths of space, which many fans have pointed out to be similar to thederelict freighters inNo Man’s Sky.
These derelict freighters present one of the most haunting environments that the game has to offer. Introduced withNo Man’s Sky’s Desolation updatea few years back, these derelict freighters often contain the creepy tales of the doomed crews that once inhabited them, along with infestations of the biological horrors that now plague them. Though somewhat difficult to track down, scavengers that know where to look will find these derelict freighters to be rich in salvageable loot, upgrades, and more.
With space combat receiving even furtheroverhauls inNo Man’s Sky’s latest Echoes update, players might find now to be a better time than ever to capture photographs in the game’s space environments. And while there is a quite literally countless number of planets out there yet to be discovered, exploration enthusiasts and photographers alike still have a planetary variation overhaul at the top of their wishlist for future updates.
No Man’s Skyis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
