A talented No Man's Sky fan has created a standalone tool that players can download and use to design elaborate base builds, which can then be placed in the game. Base building has become a staple part of No Man's Sky gameplay over the years, with each update adding more pieces and construction opportunities for avid builders - but this fanmade software aims to provide a whole new way for players to work on their creations.Although the game didn't actually launch with base building as a feature, it has become one of the most popular player activities over the course of the game's many free updates. The unimaginably vast and procedurally-generated universe of No Man's Sky has become comfortably populated with fan-made research outposts, survival bases, and even restaurants, and players have even come together by themselves to form massive, self-governed civilizations which occupy certain areas of the in-game universe. These sorts of projects are made possible thanks to the game's multiplayer and building features, which allow players to build practically anything on any area of any planet, anywhere in the universe.RELATED: No Man's Sky Bringing Back Limited-Time ExpeditionsThe aforementioned construction software was developed by the technical artist Charlie Banks, who revealed the impressive tool in a post on his Twitter page. This awesome software appears to pack plenty of features to simplify building, allowing players to plan out and design their builds in a manner similar to that seen in games such as Townscaper. Builders are able to easily move, snap, and change the colors of individual base pieces in the program, and then import or export the finished project as a build in No Man's Sky. The tool is carefully designed to be simple to use for players and should provide a much easier method for working on complex builds, or projects involving custom roofs.

The creator of No Man's Sky, Sean Murray, acknowledged the fanmade project in a post on his Twitter account, which quoted the original tweet along with the simple caption of "holy moly." Although some players were concerned that using the software could have negative consequences for their account in No Man's Sky, Hello Games' track record of supporting community creations would suggest that the developer is willing to accommodate third-party software such as this as best it can.

While fans are pleased with the new possibilities the software provides, many members of the No Man's Sky community on social media are upset that the software's original creator was temporarily banned from the game's community on Reddit after he posted about the project on the site. With the software only recently becoming available to the community, it'll be exciting to see what creations fans will produce with this new tool.

No Man's Sky is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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