Last week’s complete replace to No Man’s Sky introduced with it a bunch of modifications. Some made the sport way more malleable and approachable, whereas others, like tweaks to stock mechanics, have been the topic of controversy inside the neighborhood. Seemingly in response to the backlash, Hello Games seems to be making some changes to how the stock works within the recreation’s experimental PC construct.

No Man’s Sky’s “Waypoint” replace introduced with it a sudden change to the sport’s stock system. Naturally, the time period “inventorygate” has developed in response. The end result has been the same old rush of memes, evaluate bombs, since-locked Reddit threads with players arguing over whether or not the sport is “ruined” or not. Those upset over the modifications have a degree, nevertheless: The up to date stock structure limits gamers to 3 tech improve slots, capping potential energy ranges beneath what they had been pre-update. However, the sport’s October 10 experimental construct added extra improve slots, suggesting the devs need to handle the playerbase’s pretty widespread outrage.

An experimental replace, nevertheless, won’t be sufficient to quell the frustration many have aired. Steam evaluations alone have taken a latest pattern towards a “Mixed” standing, with many particularly calling out the stock modifications. “The most recent update essentially deleted dozens of hours of grinding,” reads one Steam evaluate. “With the new 4.0 update my inventories are unrecognizable and after all the grind time I have spent it all seems useless,” reads one other.

The backlash hasn’t been common, although. While many are “complaining that they worked 100+ hours for upgrades that are now functionally useless,” as one Reddit thread places it, others have discovered that the tweaks and restrictions convey extra stability and problem to the sport. The unfavorable responses do look like the loudest, nevertheless, and it’s unsure if these have influenced Hello Games’ determination to increase the slots within the experimental construct.

The experimental construct patch notes on Steam word that Hello Games has added “additional free technology slots,” each for gamers newly updating their recreation to the Waypoint model and folk who have already got present saves. You can entry No Man’s Sky’s experimental construct by right-clicking on the sport in your Steam library, choosing “Properties,” navigating to “Betas,” coming into the password “3xperimental”, and selecting the “Experimental” construct.

The modifications are clearly seen on a brand-new save I created to check with. As anticipated, the common, secure, construct of the sport solely gives three doable expertise slots on the prime. Updating to the experimental construct, nevertheless, doubles the slots on the highest row. Further updates to the beta department since October 10 additionally repair different points many had with unlocking stock slots and navigating the menu general.

Though these modifications have but to be merged into No Man’s Sky’s secure construct, there isn’t any indication but as to when or if these might be made everlasting. Kotaku has reached out to Hello Games for remark.