No Man’s Sky 4.38 Update Patch Notes

Tuna Han

July 21, 2023

No Man’s Sky is an action-adventure survival game developed and published by Hello Games in 2016. The game was met with plenty of excitement and stays alive thanks to regular patches. The developer deployed a new patch a while ago which offers several bug fixes. For a better gameplay experience, it’s recommended to install. Check out the No Man’s Sky 4.38 update patch notes down below.

No Man’s Sky 4.38 Update Patch Notes

Bug fixes

• Fixed a memory issue in the renderer.
• Fixed a number of memory issues which could lead to crashes in rare circumstances.
• Fixed an issue which could cause players textures to appear metallic.
• Improved shader usage on PC.
• Improved load times on PC.
• Introduced a significant optimization for Nintendo Switch to reduce hitching.

Meanwhile, if you missed the game’s previous version, you can check out its patch notes below.

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the “They Hear Us” milestone from completing if the player completed the puzzle before using their scanner to locate the autophage.
• Fixed a rare issue that could prevent the “Rampancy” milestone from completing when the target number of Corrupted Sentinels were destroyed.
• Fixed an issue with encrypted milestones that could cause them to fail to list the correct prerequisite for unlocking them.
• Introduced a number of text changes to make the community-focused nature of the “Sentience Echo” milestone more clear.
• Introduced a new option at Nada’s Prime Terminal to hand in 10 Echo Seeds in a single batch.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Mission Path to be hidden in the Galaxy Map if the mission destination coincided with an Atlas Station or a black hole.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the player collision to be too large, particularly in multiplayer.
• Fixed a number of graphical glitches with the Wayfarer’s Helm.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Discordant Jetpack Trail from rendering correctly.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some customisation options to be hidden in the UI when playing at very specific resolutions.
• Fixed a Mac crash related to playing the game on a second monitor.

Here are the game’s system requirements:

• OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit versions)
• Processor: Intel Core i3
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 470 4GB, Intel UHD graphics 630
• Storage: 15 GB available space
• VR Support: SteamVR