No Man’s Sky Sentinel update in detail

Find the Sentries’ Riposte in the No Man Sky update, out now.

No Man’s Sky start 2022 well with a new update named: SENTINEL. It has been available since February 16, 2022 on PS4, PS5, PSVR, Xbox One et Series X/S and PC.

In this new update, the sentinels arrive on the planets and you have the opportunity to fight alongside your Exomech staff driven by AI! This new update also provides a big overhaul of the weapon system, a new story, new robotic enemies (or not), and finally a big update to the hostile AIs making them more dynamic in combat.

No Man’s Sky Sentinel Update Trailer – Source Hello Games

Preview of the update

You will now be able to find hostile sentinels on unexplored planets. These new enemies have a super weapon to fend you off: the Hardframe battle mech, a big armored sentry, equipped with a jetpack that makes it very mobile on the ground.

Mecha Hardframe

A new cloaking device is accessible. As an extension to the Multi-Tool, it allows users to evade sentries, even in the midst of combat.

In this update, you can add an AI named Minotaur to your Exomech. This advanced combat computer will allow the Minotaur to follow you as you explore and serve as an ally in battle.

The Minotaur AI will always relinquish control to the primary user when entering the Exomech’s cockpit.


“Sentinel” pillars

Do you like challenges ? A new structure is now available on certain planets. : The Sentinel Pillar.
It serves as a checkpoint, it is heavily guarded by local sentries. Your objective is to destroy it to access new stories, new weapons and special rewards.

Heavy combat drones

Sentinel patrols have deployed new weapons with enormous firepower: heavy combat drones. They are the first forces called into battle and they are very aggressive.

In addition, this update will offer you a lot of new content such as Exobiology expeditions or even discovering the origin of these famous sentinels.


No Man’s Sky is available at 24.99 euros instead of 49.99 euros, on PS4 & PS5, Xbox One and Series X/S (included in the Xbox Game Pass) and PC via Steam at 27.49 euros instead of €54.99.


Proofread and corrected by: Aquilae

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