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'No Man's Sky' PC, PS4 patch brings bigger space battles, sound effect for calling freighters

Despite the controversy that led players to refund "No Man's Sky," Hello Games continues to focus on improving its action-adventure survival video game. This week, a new "No Man's Sky" PC, PS4 patch is rolling out and it brings a lot of good things that players would certainly like.

Hello Games took to Steam to announce that patch 1.13 for "No Man's Sky" is now available to download. Based on the patch notes that was posted on the site, it is clear that the update has various tweaks and fixes which improve the overall user experience.

One of the modifications that Eurogamer pointed out was the addition of bigger space battles. From now on, players will notice that space battles vary in size, and this is a good thing for players who want more thrill within the game.

Then there is the addition of certain sound effects. There is now a sound effect for calling Freighters, for climbing ladders and for using communication stations.

The developer also addressed some of the irritating bug fixes that were found in the previous version of the game. For example, the recurring death loop that takes place when the game is autosaved in Survival Mode while the player does not have hazard protection and is running out of health has been taken care of. The bug that was causing the player's appearance to look small has also been fixed.

The patch comes after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled in favor of Hello Games over the issue that the developer intentionally misled players by advertising features that were not present in the game at launch.

The agency explained that the complaints were not valid because "No Man's Sky" is a "procedurally generated" game.