Things No Man’s Sky Players Definitely Should Not Do

There are certain things players should avoid doing in the game. What are these things? We’re glad you asked, because we have a list ready- if you are playing No Man’s Sky, make sure to avoid doing the following things, and you should have generally unimpeded progress as you explore the massive universe you find yourself in.

DON’T MINE OR ENGAGE WITH LOCAL WILDLIFE TOO AGGRESSIVELY

Planets and moons with life on them in No Man’s Sky are actually defended by sentinel drones- and if you attempt to mine and harvest resources too much (disturbing the planet’s natural balance), or if you attack the local life too much, you’re going to attract their attention, and they will definitely not be happy with you. By which we mean, they’ll attack you until they kill you (or you kill them). It can be stressful, especially early on in the game, and it’s unnecessary to deal with them at all. It’s best to just be moderate in how you mine resources or deal with the local wildlife.

DON’T LET DRONES THAT SPOT YOU GET AWAY!

Continuing on from the previous point, do remember that once a drone spots you, it will call for reinforcements if it thinks you’re too much trouble- so if it spots you, don’t let it get away! Attack it, and get it down quick, before it has a chance to call for more help.

DON’T MAKE CHOICES THOUGHTLESSLY THOUGHTLESSLY

One of the things added to No Man’s Sky via the day one patch is a brand new choice that the game asks the player to make just a few minutes into the game- they encounter a presence in some wreckage, which turns out to be some kind of guidance that Atlas provides, and they are asked to either accept that help, or to turn it down and do their own thing. This is similar to a lot of choices players are asked to make when they interact with the alien monoliths that litter the planets throughout the galaxy. You are free to choose what you want, of course, but be very careful with the choice you make- apparently, these choices can completely change and determine the flow of the game for you from then on, as well as change which of the game’s endings are available to you- so you might want to think before you act.

DON’T BE A LOOT WHORE

Even though No Man’s Sky is basically all about resource collection, you should try not to indulge your kleptomania too much- you see, you have limited inventory space, and at some point, you’ll have collected so much Carbon and Zinc that you have no more space to carry other resources that are actually necessary and important. Collecting too many resources also means you were probably very aggressive in trying to mine and harvest nodes, or engaging with wildlife- which, whoops, means you now have some drones after you.

Given all that, and given just how easily most resources can be found in the wild, it’s best to not pick up anything that you absolutely don’t need, and focus only on the stuff that you actually do.

DON’T AVOID ASTEROIDS

This might sound counter-intuitive, but there is a method to the madness- you see, asteroids carry resources such as iron and zinc, as well as Thamiumg, which is a fuel source for the pulse drive in your ship. You’re best advised to attack asteroids with your Photon Charge, which allows you to collect those resources from them- if nothing else, it means you can always keep your pulse drive fueled up.

DON’T INVEST TOO MUCH MONEY INTO UPGRADING YOUR STARTING EQUIPMENT

No Man’s Sky lets you upgrade all the equipment you have on you at the beginning of the game – including your ship itself – but you really shouldn’t. Don’t get us wrong, upgrading some of it so that you aren’t laughably helpless isn’t a bad idea, but in general, you should look at replacing your equipment with newer, better stuff- either by finding it in the wild, or by purchasing it from trading outposts.

DON’T USE THE JETPACK INDISCRIMINATELY

No Man’s Sky features falling damage- which you can probably avoid in the course of normally playing the game (just… don’t walk off a cliff), but at the same time, the addition of the jetpack probably complicates things. You see, the jetpack lets you jump high- which is great, but it also comes with a very short charge, that it must then spend a fair few seconds recharging. If you jetpack too indiscriminately, and without paying attention, then you will almost certainly find yourself falling from a great height, without any fuel in your jetpack to help break your fall, meaning you fall from a great height and take a fair bit of damage.

When you’re already in hostile worlds where potentially everything is trying to kill you, the last thing you need to do is make it easier for them. Don’t be stupid, and be careful with how you use the jetpack.

DON’T LET YOUR MINING TOOL OVERHEAT

On a similar note, you should also not let your mining tool overheat. You use your mining tool to, well, mine, but you also use it to ward off hostiles, such as aggressive wildlife or sentinel drones. Using the mining tool too much without any break causes it to overheat, which sucks because then you can’t use it while it cools down. It’s only a few seconds, but when you’re surrounded by drones, all attacking you, those few seconds can be all the difference between life and death. So generally, take care that you’re not abusing that mining tool too much.

DON’T TRY TO SHOOT SENTINEL STARSHIPS

Maybe later on in the game, you get a stronger starship that can take these on (we actually don’t know that yet, to be honest)- but absolutely no ship that you gain access to at first is capable of taking these on. The good thing is, they generally leave you alone, unless you be stupid, and shoot at them first, which… don’t do that. They’ll then be after you, and that’d suck. At the very least, they’ll disable your pulse drive.

DON’T BE AFRAID TO EXPLORE

All of these ‘don’ts’ are probably freaking you out, and they probably make you nervous about spending any time going off the beaten path at all. That’s not what we are trying to get at at all. No Man’s Sky is a game about the joys of exploration- if you’re only sticking to a straight line path, without taking the time out to explore your surroundings, whether on the surface of a planet, or out in deep space, then you’re really missing the point of the game. So absolutely explore, follow something pretty, come upon something new- that is really what No Man’s Sky is about. In the worst case what will happen? You’ll die? But hey, No Man’s Sky is a video game, death is never permanent, and you’ll even get to recover your old inventory as it was at the time of your death.

Go nuts. Have fun.

Farming Units And Elements, Money In No Man’s Sky

Units are the main currency in No Man’s Sky. It’s basically used to buy everything in the game, be it the items that you would need to craft or buying some important gadget from a dealer or may be buy elements such as Carbon, Zinc, Thagmium, Plutonium and Aluminum. Units is all what you need. You can check out some videos below that will help you farm units.

Adding More Inventory Slots:

As is the case with any game that focuses on open world and exploration, you begin with  a limited number of inventory slots. However you can increase the number of slots by searching for Signal Scanners and hack them by crafting Bypass Chips. You will then find a Pod inside the Shelter. This is where you can upgrade your Exo-suit, thereby adding inventory slots.

Upgrade System:

No Man’s Sky essentially has three upgrade paths. You can upgrade your suit, ship and multi-tool upgrades. Below you will find video guides for Exosuit and Multi-tool. You can upgrade your Starship by collecting Blueprints.

Infinite Warp Cells and Atlas Stones:

Below is a complete video guide that will help you to earn infinite Warp Cells and Atlast Stones.

But these are things that, if the players were to know would greatly enhance their enjoyment of the title. There is a lot to see and do in No Man’s Sky, and players should be able to do it all at their own pace, and the best that they can. Here are fifteen things that the game doesn’t bother to tell you, or doesn’t tell you too well at any rate, that are crucial tips that all players absolutely need to know.

YOU HAVE MULTIPLE SEPARATE INVENTORIES

No Man’s Sky is effectively a game in which you will be mining and harvesting resources from your environment- a lot. The primary form of interaction you have with the many worlds that you find yourself is in via resource collection- so it’s important that you understand your inventory, because you will be spending a lot of time in it. No Man’s Sky essentially gives you three separate inventories, one for your ship, one for you, and one for your multi-tool. Keep track of what goes in what inventory (though you can always transfer things from your personal inventory to your ship’s inventory at will), especially since you can’t, for example, use something that is in the ship’s inventory, nor can you use something on your ship that is in your own personal inventory.

DON’T MESS WITH THE LOCAL LIFE OR RESOURCES TOO MUCH

Like we said before, the primary form of interaction with the worlds in No Man’s Sky is collecting resources- you do this either by harvesting them from mines and nodes, or from life forms that you encounter on the planet. It’s just, if you are too aggressive in how much of the local ecosystem you disturb – whether it is by attacking the local life, or by mining and harvesting too many resources – you’re going to end up pissing sentinel drones, apparently tasked with protecting the local ecosystem, off, who will then proceed to attack you, and at first, will almost certainly kill you. Generally, just pace your harvesting by spreading it out enough, and make sure to not attack actual animals and creatures too much, and you should be good.

DRONE REINFORCEMENTS

But what happens if you did end up attracting the attention of a drone or two anyway? Well, you can either make a beeline and run from them, or you can try and fight them. Fighting them might not seem like the best idea, especially at first when you are vulnerable and defenseless, but it does have certain benefits- for example, if you have enraged drones, and you don’t take them out soon enough, they will call for reinforcements, and more will come to attack you. Given that, it might not be a bad idea to try and take the first ones that engage you out, and to do it as soon as possible.

MINING, CRAFTING, DISMANTLING, AND HARVESTING RESOURCES

Mining resources is key- you need to have enough of them to maintain your life support systems, and to craft essential items. Resources are also used to keep your ship fueled, and to repair your suit or your ship, should something go wrong. You can also craft important new items from resources you have collected, as well as dismantle items you find in the wild to gain important resources. Essentially, inventory management is the name of the game here- and make sure you stay ahead of the game.

HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT

A lot of the planets in No Man’s Sky are either too hot, too cold, too dusty, or have too much radiation, to be necessarily conducive to life- or to you, in any case. Fortunately for you, this isn’t something you need to worry much about, because your suit looks after you and repels these hazards away from you- mostly. Keep an eye on the Hazard reading meter- the lower it falls, the more in danger you are, because the more your suit’s ability to insulate you from danger has degraded. You can recharge your suit’s ability to keep radiation and other hazards at bay by entering either your ship, or the various shelters and outposts that you come across while exploring the world.

YOU NEED TO MANUALLY REFUEL AND RECHARGE

While your radiation toxicity insulation (and the like) are automatically recharged each time you enter your ship or an outpost, you need to manually fuel up and recharge some other very important tools at your disposal. Your mining beam, which you use to break down nodes around you, as well as to engage in combat, must be manually charged in the inventory screen with the proper isotopes. This also holds true for your ship’s engines and thrusters. If you are away from your ship or an outpost, you can even use your resources to recharge your suit’s hazard insulation and life support.

SHELTERS

While you are out exploring the world, you may often find little ? icons appear. If you make your way to them, you will find that they often resolve themselves into Outposts. Outposts are basically Shelters for you to use- they give you some resources, they have a save point, and they also let you take a rest, and recharge your suit and life support. Do remember, however, that getting into an Outpost does not recharge your Mining Beam or refuel your ship, so you’re going to have to do those yourself if either of those are running low on fuel.

LEARN THE UI

The UI in No Man’s Sky is largely simple, but also unexplained- so make sure you understand it completely so you know what’s what while you are trying your best to not die on a hostile alien planet. This includes understanding how the radar works- that’s the little crescent at the center top of the screen, where little icons that denote point of interest show up along it. If you line up one of these icons to the center, it means you are walking to it in a straight line. Then there is the radiation reading to the bottom left, as well as your Jetpack and Stamina meters to the bottom right. Make sure you keep an eye on these- the last thing you want is to jump high using your jetpack, and then be unable to break your fall, because you didn’t realize you were out of fuel and your jetpack needed to recharge.

SCANNING

You can use the L2 button to scan any life you come across on the planet that you are on- scanning life gives you information about the species, including its diet, habitat, temperament, and the gender of the specimen you scanned. Scanning a species lets you ‘discover’ it, at which point you also get the honor of renaming it, should you want it, and scanning will also net you Credits- which you can use to buy resources and items you are running low on and need.

RENAMING PLANETS

Renaming planets was one of the big things that No Man’s Sky was marketed with when it was unveiled – find your own planet, and then name it what you want – but the game doesn’t exactly make it clear how you are supposed to do that. It’s actually fairly simple- after you have discovered an undiscovered planet, just pull it open in your Discoveries list (in the menu), and you can rename it there if you want. Just make sure you upload it after you rename it, so that the change reflects in other players’ universes too.

RENAMING SPECIES

Similarly, you can also rename any species you may happen to encounter, and which you have scanned- once again, you just pull it open in your Discoveries list, and then set the name to whatever you wish it to be. Now you, too, can name that species of funny looking yellow rodents you found Pikachu!

SCANNED SPECIES’ TEMPERAMENTS AND DIETS

When you do scan a species, make sure you actually pay attention to what the readout in the bottom left reads. It will have information about the species’ temperament and diet, which is essential information- for instance, if you see something that is carnivorous and/or hostile and aggressive, you probably don’t want to walk up to it, and you’ll try and find an alternate route around it. On the other hand, if something is gentle and/or non meat eating, you could probably saunter right past it without much trouble.

KNOWLEDGE STONES, MONOLITHS, AND PLAQUES

These are the relics of alien civilizations that you will often come across as you explore other planets. Make sure to interact with them- knowledge stones are the most common ones of these, and they teach you one word in an alien language, which means that the more of them that you find, the more you can communicate with aliens. Monoliths on the other hand present you with cryptic challenges and puzzles, which, based on how you solve them, will change the course of your story and what happens to you. Finally, Plaques can teach you either a word in an alien language, or give you blueprints that you can use to upgrade your gear.

MINING ASTEROIDS

You don’t just harvest resources when you’re on the surface of a planet, though. You can also mine some when you are in space from asteroids. Shoot at the asteroids with your ship’s equipped weapon to collect resources, which you can then use to recharge and refuel your ship. If you’re stuck in a long distance voyage in space and begin to run short on fuel, make sure to attack some asteroids so you can still make it to wherever it was you wanted to be going.

SAVING YOUR GAME

No Man’s Sky also is a bit unclear on how you actually save your game- which is a bit of an important in game function, if you think about it. But it’s really the simplest thing- all you have to do is get back into the ship, or into a Shelter or an outpost and your game automatically saves. That’s it! You don’t need to do anything more (though you might want to get into the habit of uploading your discoveries to the servers, so they aren’t just saved locally).