It’s a huge update patch! For a change, a genuine opportunity to use the term "literal game changer” for once. And it’s only “Part 1”!
Here’s the list of main changed, new, and updated features, and a link to the official Patch Notes page with more details:
Update 5.0, WORLDS, transforms the universe into a richer, wilder, more varied and immersive place. Featuring huge leaps in water and cloud visuals, increased planetary diversity, new gameplay features, and more.
- Big Hunt Expedition: The Liquidators
- Discovery Renaming
- Dramatic New Worlds
- New Volumetric Clouds
- Customise Solar Ships
- Detailed Shadows
- High-Definition Water
- Otherworldly Life
- Full Wind Simulation
- Dynamic Water
- Liquidator Combat Mech
- Sub-Zero Worlds
- Desert Diversity
- Sky Colours
- Insect Armour Set
- Engine Enhancements
- New Interaction Labels
- Beetle Diversity
- Dramatic Storms
- Twitch Drops
- Walker Battles
- Chitin Flight Pack
- Water Colour Variety
- Strange Nutrients
- Living Buildings
- Aquatic Landing Jets
- Skylight Base Parts
- Atmospheric Variety
- Vile Insect Queens
- Quality Of Life Features
- New Gestures
- Spectacular Underwater Bases
- DLSS3
- Vile Brood Nexus Mission
- Noxious Worlds
- Colossal Insect Trophies
- Hungering Tendril Encounters
- Irradiated Landscapes
- Insectoid Headwear
- Minotaur Flamethrower
- Burnt Worlds
- Night Sky Variety
- Blossoming Megaflora