Summary

  • Talented No Man's Sky player recreates the iconic Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars using the game's base-building feature.
  • The base features multiple rooms and helipads, built in low-orbit following instructions from a video guide, gaining positive feedback on Reddit.
  • Hello Games recent update adds a palaeontology spin to No Man's Sky, sparking interest.

Putting the base-building feature in No Man's Sky to good use, one talented player has created Star Wars-inspired base from scratch, modeled after the Imperial Shuttle. Bases are an important part of No Man's Sky and allow players to store surplus items, extract nearby resources, engage in farming, and more.

Being a sci-fi saga featuring many space-faring species, the Star Wars franchise is filled with spaceships of different shapes and sizes. The Imperial Shuttle, in particular, is one that was introduced early on in 1983's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the third film in the original trilogy. As a matter of fact, it has grown a fan-following of its own and is one of the iconic parts of the long-running franchise. Throughout the years, gamers have paid tribute to Star Wars through various in-game creations based around the IP, the latest of which comes from a No Man's Sky player.

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On Reddit, user jmathews777 shared pictures of their No Man's Sky base, which resembles the Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars to an intriguing degree. They revealed that they modeled the base after the Lambda-class T-4a Shuttle, indicating their fondness for the original Star Wars trilogy. As depicted in the images, the base houses multiple rooms with a colorfully-lit interior, along with a pair of helipads on the outside. Moreover, the Reddit user shared that they referred to a LEGO model of the spaceship while building this base in No Man's Sky. The expansive structure was evidently built in low-orbit—a feat that isn't straightforward and requires a level of planning—by following a set of instructions given in a certain video guide. The Star Wars-themed base was revealed to be located in the Hilbert Dimension on a planet named Xetebos Gamma.

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Reddit user jmathews777's base was met positively by others in the NoMansSkyTheGame subreddit. While some users showered praise on the No Man's Sky player's efforts, others asked for suggestions about building their own bases that float in the air. One comment enthusiastically stated, "I love this ship! Your base does it justice." Thanks to the pouring of such support, the fan creation is well on its way to popularity on the social media platform, similar to many other impressive No Man's Sky bases built by players in the past.

In March 2025, Hello Games shipped the Relics Update for No Man's Sky, bringing a palaeontology-oriented spin to the game. It enabled players to collect various bones to create fossils, display or trade those fossils, and face off against stone guardians, among other things. Since Update 5.6 is the first notable content drop since the roll-out of the highly popular Worlds: Part 2 in January, it will be interesting to see how the latest update impacts the game's player engagement over the coming weeks.

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Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 36%
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August 9, 2016
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T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood
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Hello Games
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Hello Games
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