No Man's Sky Perfect Start Guide (2023 and Beyond)

Introduction

• No Man's Sky has evolved significantly over the years with many new features.
• This guide aims to help players become efficient in resource gathering, making money, and unlocking new rewards from early to end game.
• The guide is based on a new save file for a fresh start.

Initial Steps

• Starting Resources: Dihydrogen, Carbon, Ferrite Dust for ship power and early crafting.
• Additional Resources: Sodium and Oxygen for shield and life support recharge.

Mining Tips

• Multi-tool Overheat Mechanic: Hover between 90-95% heat for faster resource mining.
• Fragments and Storm Crystals: Can sell for over 200,000 units each.
• Analysis Visor: Scan resources for secondary materials like extra oxygen or sodium.

Early Game Navigation and Efficiency

• Melee Jump Boost: Combine melee attack, sprint, and jet boost for faster movement.
• Jetpack Efficiency: Use dosed jets to conserve fuel and avoid fall damage.
• Blue Deum Plants: Improves jetpack boost temporarily.

Ship and Save Points

• Manual Save: Enter and exit your ship to save progress.
• Auto-Saves: Game now features auto-save outside the ship.

Refining Materials

• Portable Refiner: Use rusted metal (1:2 ratio with Ferrite Dust) for efficient resource conversion.
• Damaged Machinery: Chance to get upgrade modules for your character or jetpack.

Hermetic Seal and Weather Buffs

• First Hermetic Seal: Guided by the game, introduces weather mechanics.
• Weather Buffs: Utilize extreme weather to gain buffs such as overcharged jetpack efficiency and extra mining capabilities.
• Storm Benefits: Do not hide; use storms to your advantage.

Initial Space Travel

• Asteroid Fields: Farm gold, silver, and platinum for more money.
• Quick Binds: Efficient use of keyboard and mouse shortcuts to switch perspectives and access modes.

Base Setup and Missions

• Base Computer and Teleporters: Setup essential for inter-system travel.
• Biofuel Reactor: Efficient for early-stage power needs.

Salvage Data Farming

• Buried Technology Modules: Farm Salvage Data for blueprints and early profit.
• Modules on Moons: Closer proximity of tech modules allows faster farming.

First Base and Research

• Basic Structures: 4x4 house suffices for early needs.
• Salvage Data Utilization: Focus on teleporter and biofuel reactor initially.
• NPC Missions: Recruit Overseer, Scientist, etc., for rewards and tools.

Space Stations

• Trading Terminals: Sell items for profit, buy upgrades and necessary resources.
• Space Station Teleporters: Catalog all locations for trade routes and missions.

Hyperdrive Installation and Progression

• Hyperdrive Blueprint: Obtain from early quests.
• Crash Freighter Loot: Extra antimatter and buried cargo for initial hyperdrive fueling.
• Abandoned Facilities: Farm alien eggs for nanites.

Galaxy Exploration

• Intergalactic Travel: Unlock and use hyperdrive for travel between systems and galaxies.
• Storm Crystal Farming: Utilize extreme planet conditions for high-value resource acquisition.
• Space Anomaly: Access upgrades like Hazmat Gauntlets and Personal Refiners.
• Expedition Terminal: Participate in new expeditions without creating new save files.

Atlas Path and Purge Mission

• Simultaneous Completion: Tackle Atlas Path and Purge missions together for efficiency.
• Final Choices: Birth a new star to unlock black holes and star seed blueprints.
• New Galaxy Selection: Choose based on planetary conditions desired (Paradise vs. Harsh environments).

Money and Nanite Farming Methods

• Dissonant Planets: Farm crashed interceptors for large sums of money and ship upgrades.
• Pirate Systems: Buy and sell suspicious packets for converting units into nanites.

Optimal Technologies and Upgrades

• Ship Weapon Modules: Recommended: Infra-Knife or Cyclotron Ballista.
• Adjacency & Supercharge Bonuses: Optimize layout for maximum benefits.

Final Notes and Tips

• Guild Reputation: Farm faction trinkets from NPCs in spaceports for reputation and discounts.
• Extra Cargo Slots: Engage in guild missions for additional inventory space.
• Expedition Rewards: Use rewards for significant progress boosts.
• Regional Guilds: Travel between regions to access different guild envoys for rewards.
• Resource Management: Large fields of specific resources can be marked for future needs.