Game News: No Man’s Sky Companions Update Lets Players Adopt And Raise Pets
update 3.2 of the game, Companions, allows you to adopt alien critters to raise, and them as your own little space cadets
During exploration they can independently scan for resources, then mine them using a shoulder-mounted laser, Pets can also mark hazards, unearth treasures, and locate buildings, Companions react to your gestures, which you can use to issue specific orders, VR players can physically point to send pets in a specific direction
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