nms-legacy-ships

[quick herald]

Akovicheite and~~ reibate~~ are on top of plateaus, where the terrain is verry rocky. They are both very small but theres a lot of them

I found Fuettine in a grassy area of a basin nearby some small ponds

Paartibe, i cant recall where it was, maybe also in grassy areas

[rugged dome]

Alr thx

[quick herald]

The one in the back is Akovicheite

[rugged dome]

👍

[quick herald]

Im not entirely sure what the two in the front are (wasnt my pic), but it might help

[rugged dome]

Btw i just found reibate underwater

[pallid breach]

there are 2 large stones on land

3 on mountains

[rugged dome]

Akovich and sihyttakeeite were on the plateau

[quick herald]

Ah, ty for the corrected info. Working off memory haha

[sleek obsidian]

how rare is crystal sulphide from buried mineral formations?

[split verge]

You get crystal sulphide from most plants underwater at least on water planets

[pallid breach]

i think he's asking because he isnt near water

[sleek obsidian]

yeah, ended up finding a single vent luckily after about 3+ hrs of searching

just a really really unlucky spawn

[lyric pewter]

Expedition 4 starts at 2pm UTC, correct?

[feral pewter]

UTC, yes.

[lyric pewter]

Beer correction, thank you

[feral pewter]

🍻

[worldly nova]

wait next expedition starts today or tomorrow?

[winter obsidian]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 3 - Cartographers ends January 4 (2pm UTC) in 4 hours 34 min 37 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

Remaining Revisited Expeditions...

Expedition 4 - Emergence
Jan 5 - Jan 19 (2pm UTC)

Completed Revisited Expeditions

Expedition 1 - Pioneers Ended
Ran: Nov 24 - Dec 7 (2pm UTC)

Expedition 2 - Beachhead Ended
Ran: Dec 8 - Dec 21 (2pm UTC)

[solid lark]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 3 - Emergence Begins Jan 5 (2pm UTC) in 21 hours 29 min 8 sec ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 weeks 21 hours 29 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

Completed Revisited Expeditions

Expedition 1 - Pioneers Ended
Ran: Nov 24 - Dec 7 (2pm UTC)

Expedition 2 - Beachhead Ended
Ran: Dec 8 - Dec 21 (2pm UTC)

Expedition 3 - Cartographers Ended
Ran: Dec 22 - Jan 4 (2pm UTC)

[winged kernel]

Anyone know if expedition 1-4 is gonna come back in the future or was this the only second chance we get at it?

[bold kernel]

It will probably be next year

Or later in the year

But no time soon

[winged kernel]

Thank you i have no problem waiting i never got news that it was coming back so i missed the first and second expedition both the first time the released and the rerun the first one i didn’t know it was timed and thought that maybe rerunning them was a one time thing.

[bold kernel]

Hopefully they do rerun them, I missed out on 2 of them

[cedar gorge]

nice

[vestal hamlet]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence Begins Jan 5 (2pm UTC) in 11 hours 3 min 14 sec ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 weeks 11 hours 3 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[tame jewel]

why start a new save one day before expedition ends?

[winter obsidian]

Because the game doesn’t let you start a new save one day before it ends @tame jewel

[tame jewel]

oh ok lol, just to play that expedition...I can't imagine doing it all in one day!

it was super great to have the opportunity to do these again, I had only completed the 4th one

[jaunty coral]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence Begins Jan 5 (2pm UTC) in 45 min 29 sec ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 weeks 45 min 29 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[devout hemlock]

IT IS TIME

[worldly nova]

Leess go

glhf

[devout hemlock]

[devout hemlock]

Can I give the worms creature pellets

How are there so many animals chilling everywhere on this planet with such a massive predator

[worldly nova]

Can you delete the wormskin folio?

[lyric pewter]

This planet is very unfriendly. I just fell down what might as well have been a bottomless pit - fell for about 25 seconds before I hit the ground, but somehow survived. Had to burrow my way back up to the surface.

Sometimes in order to hunt a sandworm, one must become a sandworm.

[grand tinsel]

Lol

[worldly nova]

Can't complete embrace the flames

[devout hemlock]

This planet been very pleasant to me

I scanned every species and got 2000 nanites for phase 3 reward

Lmao my ship spawned halfway inside a building

[lyric pewter]

Aforementioned pit of doom.

[devout hemlock]

No idea what cursed dust is but I got another milestone for mining it

[grand tinsel]

Eat some

[devout hemlock]

Noh

[worldly nova]

nanites for scanning?

[devout hemlock]

Yes

[worldly nova]

I only get units when scanning

[devout hemlock]

If you catalog every species on a planet you can upload it for nanites

[worldly nova]

Oh wow didn't know about cataloging

[feral pewter]

Expedition 4 glyphs are available now, run !faq-expglyphs in #bot-spam (thank you, @ Devilin Pixy#9298).

[devout hemlock]

Smh

[inner hedge]

The trick is finding them all. Especially the underground ones.

[tepid meadow]

interesting detail ... the hotspot that was "Copper" during exp3r is "Activated Copper" after converting the save to normal mode.

[devout hemlock]

Dev funni

[scarlet ruin]

okay I give up. Where's the best place to get ancient bones?

nvm found a bone planet

[modest hemlock]

rendez-vous 2 system, there's a lava biome planet that has bones

[runic hemlock]

Thx man, i've been searching for bones for 1 hour

[bronze plover]

whats the current expediton

[winter obsidian]

🪱

Expedition 4

[bronze plover]

oooooo

i might hop on and do that

[winter obsidian]

Very much should, especially if you missed it the first time ‘round

[bronze plover]

after i finish it i just need expedition 1

pioneer

[winter obsidian]

Might have to wait awhile

[bronze plover]

ye

[winter obsidian]

They reran expedition 1 like a month ago

Oop alright u kno

[latent crypt]

my ship spawned down at the bottom of some massive sinkhole, must be like 1000u deep... very dangerous journey down lol

anyone know what's up with some of the plants dropping sticky honey? never seen anything like that before, it's not listed as a material they drop either, just carbon

[modest hemlock]

barren biome only afaik - well at least it seems to be either "only", or "a lot more common than in other biomes"

system nearby starter system with s-class hyperdrive mod - remember, reloading restocks npc upgrade mod shops

[latent crypt]

actually that looks a hell of a lot like where my ship spawned

ah it's not though - mountain and the canyon thing are in different spots here

[lyric pewter]

Mine, unfortunately, was not at the bottom of the sinkhole. There was a big storm, and visibility was terrible. I melee-dash-jumped, and next thing I knew I was falling for so long that I thought I had clipped through the map or something. Never bothered to find out before, but is fall damage non-lethal at terminal velocity?

[latent crypt]

I think it depends on how much health you have, I'm not sure how much damage it does exactly but it isn't enough to kill my normal mode character with like 8 or 9 HP

also noticing I'm missing launch fuel plans on this one & there are no planets in the system that seem to have uranium lol

[lyric pewter]

It only took away about 40% of my shield. Really caught me off-guard, because I've never died on my normal save before - so I had already been mentally preparing to be unable to recover my corpse at the center of the planet.

[modest hemlock]

i believe launch thruster fuel bp is unlocked by default - don't remember having to unlock it anywhere, neither via milestone

[latent crypt]

It is normally, like I don't think you can buy it anywhere - but my expedition character can't make it lol

[stark flare]

weird question has anyone else experienced dropping through planets or space stations?

[modest hemlock]

(i'm talking about exp4 as well)

[lyric pewter]

Sounds like you need to trade in your ship. I grabbed a decent explorer at the starting space station and it had auto recharge and a hyperdrive.

[modest hemlock]

hyperdrive tech is also instantly unlocked

i had my hyperdrive installed on my starter ship even before i left the starter planet

[latent crypt]

I'm at the space station right now and these are the only build plans I have available

[modest hemlock]

check under Consumables

[latent crypt]

oh never mind, I forgot the tabs

[modest hemlock]

launch thruster fuel isn't a component, ofc

[lyric pewter]

You're filtering your list

[latent crypt]

yeah that was completely my fault for forgetting how the build menu works lmao

[modest hemlock]

np

[lyric pewter]

I do that by accident most times. Used to really throw me off.

[leaden gorge]

So, I've completed phases 1–3 of the expedition, but I'm having trouble with phase 4

I went to a planetary archive near a base but wasn't able to interact with it

Is it one of those things where multiple players can't interact with it?

[modest hemlock]

were you in a party with another player, who interacted with it before you? is mp enabled? try disabling it, save+reload

[fading pagoda]

can I keep this after the expedition? o: Or do I need it for the exp and will loose it?

[gleaming totem]

Nah it’s just lore you can sell it/discard

[leaden gorge]

I wasn't in a party, but I did have MP enabled

[lyric pewter]

Did you get the archive override? If you read the challenge description, it tells you where to get one.

[leaden gorge]

That was the cognitohazard shield obtained from the derelict freighter, right?

Because yeah, I had that and installed it

[fading pagoda]

You mean hoard it forever
Got it 👌

[gleaming totem]

Haha yes you can do that too

[devout hemlock]

Main thing holding me back right now is inventory space lol

[gleaming totem]

Inventory space is a pain fr, at least they max out your general inv with the rendezvous missions

[leaden gorge]

It's a pity that this expedition doesn't have any freighter rewards

[devout hemlock]

None of them have

[leaden gorge]

Expeditions 1 and 2 gave salvaged frigate modules

[devout hemlock]

I missed 1

[leaden gorge]

The easiest way to not have to worry about inventory is the matter beam

[devout hemlock]

Do you just mean for in-expedition rewards?

[leaden gorge]

Yeah

[devout hemlock]

Oh okay

[leaden gorge]

My main save is in survival mode, and having constant access to a fully decked out freighter and ten storage containers really helps with that mode's inventory limits

[devout hemlock]

Yeah I'd imagine

How'd a user get to name a system on the expedition route

[leaden gorge]

Only the rendezvous systems are discovered by Hello Games

The ones on the route are free for the taking

[devout hemlock]

I don't think I've ever seen a user named system actually

[dull willow]

I'm stuck on find a titan worm borrow I go up too one it dosnt register that I found it I'm on 1st rendezvous point

[devout hemlock]

Go to one on the starting planet

[dull willow]

So it's bugged got ya thanks

[devout hemlock]

Idk

[dull willow]

It worked the 1st time but it's asking I find another one

[devout hemlock]

Just try a different burrow?

[dull willow]

Tried several no complaints these fleshy ropes sell for alot the name of objective is the fleshy core

[devout hemlock]

[dull willow]

And I'm an idiot nvm it's for 2nd cursed world

Ty for help I misread the objective

[fading pagoda]

Wtf, the first rendez vous is super far..

From the spawn

Is it supposed to be that far?

[devout hemlock]

Yeah I just saw that too

It's super far

Just got my free frieghter though, should help

[fading pagoda]

Is it intended?

[devout hemlock]

I assume

Oh thank fuck I can clear out my inventory to my frieghter now

[fading pagoda]

I'm just gonna get the golden vector to have a better ship because oof my current hyperdrive range sucks c':

[lyric pewter]

I think I did it in two jumps. Traded starter ship for an explorer, bought a hyperdrive upgrade, jumped to a system along the expedition route, bought more hyperdrive upgrades, and now the range on that explorer is like 1400ly - single jump to 3 from 2 and 4 from 3. Haven't looked at 5 yet.

[fading pagoda]

Yeah I think I'm gonna need some nanites to buy hyperdrive upgrades

[devout hemlock]

I have 4000

[fading pagoda]

How-

[devout hemlock]

[lyric pewter]

Look through your challenges. I think scanning all the animals on a planet rewarded me with 2k nanites for challenge completion, plus whatever the normal registration reward worked out to be.

[fading pagoda]

The only thing giving nanites that I see are reaching the rendezvous and killing stuff at the worm burrows

which I should do then-

But I already left the planet with some on them, I hope there's more

[astral brook]

LF Nav Data for EXP 4

[devout hemlock]

Refine runaway mold and pugenum, collect data/recipe/milestone reward nanites at Nexus, catalog all creatures on a planet and upload, etc

[neat nova]

If anyone comes across a planetary archive, i'd love a taxi ❤️

[astral brook]

The bones bois

Where?

[dull willow]

The fleshy ropes sell for alot I grinded a bunch and scraped ships for nanites

[fading pagoda]

Gods I wanted to collect 9999 cursed dust for hoarding purposes... but it's just so damn long
You get so little per deposit

I only have 500ish and it took maybe 10 minutes

[devout hemlock]

Fleshy rope refines in to nanites

[neat nova]

@astral brook i'm on a planet with ancient bones if you want to join me

if not, it's one jump away from the final rendevous system, someone's literally named it ancient bones planet

[devout hemlock]

S class landed on my frieghter but can't afford

[winter obsidian]

I also named another system and star similarly

[gleaming totem]

Hey I was on there! 😂 I didn’t name it but when I was looking around for bones I was like wow what a convenient name

[urban tinsel]

Anyone found a good supply of hadal cores on this expedition? I've been looking for an hour and found one core

[fading pagoda]

So.. for the fossil milestone, any fossil will do? Or do I need to follow the sweep thing?
Because it seems... very far

[neat nova]

@fading pagoda you have to find a planet with ancient bones on it, for some reason the scanner will act like there is a deposit on planets that can't have them but it will be forever away.

[fading pagoda]

Ah..

[neat nova]

thats why we were talking about that system above ^ named ancient bones by the last milestone planet

[fading pagoda]

Oh, I should try this then o:

[lyric pewter]

Has anyone found a faster way to complete the challenge for walking 3k distance in an extreme heat storm? I think that's the last challenge I need, but I'm only about 60% of the way through and realized jetpack travel doesn't count toward it.

Oh, and finding an archive to use my override on - but that'll be pretty easy.

[astral brook]

2 spots super base

[devout hemlock]

I found a cave with mushrooms that give 350 carbon each

[cedar gorge]

found S class freighter
cant afford it

[fading pagoda]

What do I do with the vile spawn? o:

[gleaming totem]

I had a planet where all the plants did that and I was v confused

[quick herald]

I think it refines to nanites iirc

[fading pagoda]

Yeah I tried to refine one, it gave me 50 nanites

I'll just hoard 50 of them, just because c':

[wheat anchor]

Does Salvaged Data have any use in Expedition 4?

[devout hemlock]

It does if you want to build anything

[wheat anchor]

So you are able to unlock the research construction unit/anomaly in the expedition?

[devout hemlock]

Yes

Nice found 2 multitool expansion modules at a wreck

[devout hemlock]

Hell yeah somehow just got a cheap s class

[ember olive]

I got the forbidden words without building the Archive Override Implant (im not shure if thats the correct translation)

So i didn't have to go under water

[ember olive]

Ive completet it now, 3:30

[fading pagoda]

I plan to transfer them to my main save when it's done, personally

It would be a waste to spend them on the exp save tbh

[modest hemlock]

unless you ask another player, how would you do that? besides, it's only like 20 salvaged data, that can be farmed in like 10min.

[wheat anchor]

I've mostly solved my Salvaged Data problem with the save-load thing at a 5 salvage data outpost so I'm mostly concerned with its use in speeding up the progress of the expedition kek

[modest hemlock]

i completed exp without using a single salvaged data

[fading pagoda]

I'm asking my friend for trades between saves

Also I'm lazy, it's easier to do that than to farm for them tbh

I plan to transfer other things too, so I'm just adding them to the list

[fluid canopy]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 6 days 46 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[neat nova]

i hope worm planets get added to generation somehow.

[sturdy basalt]

i have seen so many

[sturdy basalt]

arent thry already added ?

[inner hedge]

Find a planet with Extreme Weather and Extreme Storms and put a base down and mess around. There's no shortcuts for this one. Just time. You can collect storm crystals for easy cash too

That's what I'm doing anyways

[lyric pewter]

Yeah, it didn't take as long as I thought - I just wandered around on a random torrid planet scanning fauna, and eventually it completed. I'm done with the expedition at this point.

[inner hedge]

Good. 👍

[inner hedge]

I came across many before this expedition. Usually scares the shit out of me since them come out of nowhere.

[neat nova]

I meant more the highly active worm planets, with nests n such.

[vapid nymph]

What expedition is on rn?

Is it the 3rd or 4th?

[modest hemlock]

4, emergence

[vapid nymph]

Dang

Missed the 3rd again lol

[modest hemlock]

ended on the 4th, just missed it by a couple of days, unfortunately

[vapid nymph]

Dang

The 3rd was super long tho as I remember

I remember starting it when it first released but never actually got around to finishing it

[modest hemlock]

on revisited, all exps were/are running for 2 weeks

(some) objectives got replaced, or tweaked to account for that

[vapid nymph]

Oh ok

Any clue what the 5th one will be?

[winter obsidian]

Star wars

[vapid nymph]

Lol

[winter obsidian]

no clue

[vapid nymph]

Would be pretty cool if they collaborated with other franchises like they did with mass effect

[icy arrow]

How do you get to the anomoly in E4

[winter obsidian]

I think you need to warp at least 1 time

[icy arrow]

Can confirm @winter obsidian as soon as I warped I could

Tysm though

The expedition cycle has made me play more NMS since it November than I had in the years up until that point. I really like the like 2 weeks of directed content vs 2months

[vestal hamlet]

...and I'm done 🙂

[bold kernel]

I’m slow at these things

[devout hemlock]

Worms already everywhere. They annoying af

[bold kernel]

I like them. They add a sense of wonder

And Fear. Don’t forget fear

[pallid breach]

is this exp hard to do, harder or easier than the last one

[winter obsidian]

Easier

[devout hemlock]

Not when they happen all the time. Like anything you get exposed to enough it becomes common place, and then just annoying. I accidently built my base on a planet that has them and since they aren't an actual creature and just a scripted animation they clip through my buildings, etc. It's pretty crap.

[pallid breach]

cool

[bold kernel]

Fair. I do wish we had the ones from exp 4 that attack and drop stuff, just more threatening in dangerous

[devout hemlock]

Yeah I mean I'm glad they can't injure you, but at the same time it makes them even more superfluous

[bold kernel]

Yeah. Itd be cool if you kill enough nests it gets pissed off and a huge boss battle happens

[devout hemlock]

Lol

[devout hemlock]

It's just like a zone eater in FFVI, you get sucked in To them and it's an entirely different environment

[bold kernel]

Yeahhhhh

[latent crypt]

i think they mean the specific 'worm hive' planets that have tons of active sandworms and cursed dust like the 5 main ones from this expedition

sandworms by themselves aren't super rare since being added

can you go to the expedition systems on a normal/survival/creative ETC save or is it like on a separate server?

[sturdy basalt]

well instead of getting those worms i would rather wanna have Normandy ship

[latent crypt]

the normandy is cool to have, but you can't dock on it ):

although i assume that also means it can't be damaged in fleet expeditions

[sturdy basalt]

Exp 4 is separate thing (outside of Anomaly)

it will convert back to normal save after 2 weeks

[latent crypt]

yeah I just wondered if it took place in a normally accessible part of space

[sturdy basalt]

and theres no permadeath or creative versions of it i think

[latent crypt]

https://nomanssky.fandom.com/wiki/Wasan

hmm actually now I'm really curious, the original start planet for exp 4 is apparently just a regular planet in euclid

doesn't mention anything about it being inaccessible outside of the expedition

[cedar gorge]

did everyone get a different companion egg from the rewards
gave me a diplo

[neat nova]

you get two

[fossil forge]

Anyone have any idea

What the hell im looking at

[cedar gorge]

rocks

[winter obsidian]

Exotic planet

Very cool the first time you see one

[wheat anchor]

AAAAA. Ffs was progressing pretty fast through the expedition then of all things to halt me, it was a single goddamn Hadal Core

[inner hedge]

Leaving some blue Save Beacons on 2nd rendez-vous planet for drop pods

[devout hemlock]

I think those might not be fixed

[vestal hamlet]

Found a cool crystal companion. It is a bit annoying since it bumps into you all the time and move you around

[strange smelt]

moves you into hazardous flora

[toxic gull]

Yes, but the planet is not as it was in the Expedition. They tweak the planets for the expedition, and they return to "normal" when the expedition ends.

[dull willow]

Well this sucks I did the expedition to get the new base parts the titanic trophy but like the hello games decal it can't actually be built or my save is bugged fun expedition tho

[gloomy rampart]

You clearly haven't been yeeted by them.

[strange smelt]

I'd love to participate in a new expedition because I think I'm experienced enough now with NMS however I think it's too late to start 4 now. Only one week left and I can't handle pressure. A game needs to remain fun, you know.
Though I'd love to participate when a new expedition starts 🙂

[heady wraith]

I think this expedition can be completed rather quickly

[tame jewel]

This was the first regular expedition I did, and it went much better than the other three I did for this recent event. I'd say it's worth a try 🙂

[toxic gull]

There are 10 days left with two weekends in there I think you could do it.

[gleaming totem]

I totally get it but I think you’re also overestimating how long expeditions are, I finished three arguable the hardest one as a new player in three days and this one is waay easier so 10 days is more than enough time

[devout hemlock]

Done and done. Now to be sad it's over and figure out how I'm gonna cart all this stuff back to my normal save

[rare solar]

Do Quicksilver rewards earned in expeditions carry over to my other normal saves?

[magic forge]

If anyone is stuck finding the whispering eggs, travel to the 5th rendezvous point, there's an airless planet, you'll find loads there :)

[nocturne river]

is there any way to access a game file from another account

on pc

[latent crypt]

i did it in like two days and that was with quite a bit of faffing around and exploring

you should have plenty of time

[gloomy rampart]

I think my clear save on this one was about 6 hours, and I definitely engaged my "oooh, shiny" mode on more than one occasion. Give it a shot. You might surprise yourself.

[timid quarry]

Does anyone think there will be another opportunity for the SR1 Normandy to be available

[keen token]

what day and time does the current exhibition end?

[winter obsidian]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 4 days 5 hours

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[latent crypt]

I don't think there's any official word on it, but expeditions revisited seems like something they could potentially run again between updates

[timid quarry]

Hopefully since I’m a really big fan of mass effect and the SR1 Normandy looks so fit in this game

Would pay 20 bitcoin for it

[fresh jewel]

If I sold my Writhing Manuscript before I knew I needed to read it at an archive can I get another one fairly easily?

[strange smelt]

Hey guys, so I'm doing expedition 4. Does anyone know on which planet the 1st rendezvous is? It isn't marked anywhere...

Ok apparently the rendezvous point indicator was supposed to appear on a planet but it didn't while I am in the correct system?

[strange smelt]

Nvm. It turned out that the right mission wasn't selected. I hate when that happens and the log randomly switches missions and important notifications don't pop up, which makes you think there is a bug while there isn't 😒

[latent crypt]

I believe you just need to install the required piece of tech and interact with an archive, the manuscript itself is just a fluff item

[cyan temple]

Anyone find a good hadal core source? No luck finding deep enough water here yet

Nm think I just found one 🤞🏼

[bold kernel]

Good luck

[toxic gull]

rendezvous 5 system has a good water planet

[cyan temple]

Thank you!! I found one on the planet right before it too... then realised I didn't have the stuff I'll need to actually farm it. -sigh- 🤣

[cyan temple]

All I can say to people is don't be like Kitja... keep your larval cores, your humbolt drive upgrades and your cursed dust! 😆

[cedar gorge]

sell drive

[cyan temple]

I did but unfortunately I could really use it to farm my hadal cores

[fluid canopy]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 3 days 8 hours

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[spark hound]

What map do I get to find the planetary archive?

[winter obsidian]

Commercial

[spark hound]

Alright thanks!

[strange smelt]

I think I will make it!

[scarlet lotus]

Just making sure I don't do something I'll regret later, but fleshy rope is useless and I can just sell it right ?

[feral pewter]

Right.

[scarlet lotus]

Thank you! 😊

[feral pewter]

Think it can also be refined for Nanites but I'm probably way off on that one, it's been a while.

[jolly vortex]

can anyone share the name of the space station on rendez vous 5? 😒

[modest hemlock]

you're correct, fleshy rope can be refined to nanites; one of the early exp nanite sources cc @jolly vortex

[modest hemlock]

please see <#bot-spam message>

[glossy jewel]

What’s the current expedition?

[cyan temple]

Expedition 4 - check out the link right above, super helpful!!! Wish I’d seen it before I finished!

[winter obsidian]

are there any better ways to find a planetary archive, than to just buy a bunch of maps, and hope you get lucky enough to get the coordinates to one?

[rare solar]

You can save scum it. ;-)

[cedar gorge]

that is the best way

[spark hound]

What should I do to find ancient bones? It's the only mission I need to finish the expedition but it's been three hours like that

[cedar gorge]

there is a system in path to Ronde 5

you can see in discoveries if the past planets had 1
if you scanned them

[spark hound]

Thanks

[slow hamlet]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 2 days 5 hours

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[ornate otter]

anyone know where I can find ancient bones on the current expedition 4? Can't find any planet with it at all

[quick herald]

Check systems that have lots of planets. One of them is bound to have a planet with bones

Probably a better idea too since there will be less player bases there that would prevent you from digging

[inner hedge]

There is a planet in the Rendez-vous 1 (or 2) system with bones.

[edgy dock]

in the revisited expedition? would be nice to know the name in case it helps other players. i haven't played revisited to know

[inner hedge]

I'll have to load in the game but it was shared here before. I'll get the info asap.

[severe ibex]

@inner hedge keep in mind that if it's from the initial fourth expedition and not the redux one, it's probably different

[inner hedge]

Redux. I wasn't around the first time.

[severe ibex]

For sure, yeah if you find it post it so the botmaster lord gunter can add it to the list of things that they collect and display for us

[inner hedge]

It's the same system as the Rendez-vous 2.

Plenty of communication things where there are bones.

[inner hedge]

In the Peltarsaf system, planet called Amumbri P36. Same system as Rendez-vous 2.

[dusty vale]

lads i accidentally sold wormskin folio: 1

is it necessary for any part of the expedition?

if so can i regain it or do i have to run it fresh?

[autumn vessel]

AFAIK their only purpose is exposition, you can freely trash/sell them

[cyan temple]

Honestly... if you don't mind "cheating" a bit and are missing something like archives, bones, etc... head to the teleporter in any station and check out other people's bases. There are a lot of very helpful people out there who have marked basically everything you'd need.

^ @ornate otter @spark hound

(in case you hadn't found yet!)

[spark hound]

Already got the bones but thank you <3

[cyan temple]

Awesome! Glad to hear it 😄

[fresh jewel]

Forbidden words milestone: View writhing manuscript. Reward: writhing manuscript. <- What? Why is the thing I have to read a reward for reading the thing I have to read?

[modest hemlock]

"view the writhing manuscript" = "hack the planetary archive lore terminal"

you then get the item in your inventory, as if you downloaded it from the archive

[fresh jewel]

So you don't have to have it first?

[modest hemlock]

need to have the archive override implant tech installed on your exosuit

and then interact with a planetary archive lore terminal

[fresh jewel]

Ah, ok

Another question. How do I get/recognize cursed dust?

[modest hemlock]

on rendez-vous planets

look for cursed dust mineral deposits with your visor

[fresh jewel]

Ah, ok

[modest hemlock]

then yeah, just mine 256 with your terrain manip

you will need 16 cursed dust for into the red

[cyan temple]

You can also use the space station trick and look for bases called cursed dust... people have marked them!

Basically everything is marked at this point honestly

[fresh jewel]

Does every derelict freighter have Archive Override Implant blueprints?

[violet furnace]

I have some trouble to locate the final rendezvous point I've been flying around the planet for an hour and I cant still getting lock on it

[rare solar]

Do you have the mission for it selected in the log?

[radiant coyote]

Can I still find worm burrows if I no longer have a mission to destroy them? Cuz I've been wandering this planet for so long now and can't find any more

Nevermind...I finally found one

[modest hemlock]

as long as you make sure you've got the DF milestone selected, yes, every secure mainframe will have that option; remember that you need to get the secure credentials from a log snippet

[modest hemlock]

if you're still having issues with that, check <#bot-spam message> - latitude/longitude for all rendez-vous sites (coords show up on your visor, in your ship while in 1st person view, and while driving an exocraft)

[radiant coyote]

So...I've already done the expedition (got this one last time around) but I restarted a new save file to help someone else thru it...we are in the first system and I see that the first (starting) planet says that is is supposed to have Cursed Dust (and remembering it's an objective to collect it, I went searching for it)...but I haven't been able to find a single deposit the entire time I've been playing...am I missing something here or is something broken?

[modest hemlock]

starting planet has cursed dust

fly around

you're probably just in an area that doesn't have any deposits

[radiant coyote]

I feel like I have been to all sides at this point...been flying around so much I've wasted over 50 launch fuel landing and scanning

But I shall keep at it and see if maybe I just kept flying to the same areas maybe

[modest hemlock]

i'm sure it has cursed dust - all rendez-vous planets will also

if you want to double check, if you aim your visor at the ground or at the sky, you should see cursed dust listed as a resource

if it's there on that list, then it's available in mineral deposits

[radiant coyote]

It says it does from orbit...but all I can find are Activated Copper and Silver deposits

Well...

Turns out I apparently had been flying to the same areas over and over and over again...which is really fucked up cuz I literally flew into space and circled the planet multiple times during the process...

...and now the issue is finding one that isnt near someone's damn base so I can actually dig it...

[modest hemlock]

report the base

makes it go away/de-render from your game

[radiant coyote]

For real?

Like instantly?

[modest hemlock]

yep

[radiant coyote]

But doesnt it impact the other player?

[modest hemlock]

no

[radiant coyote]

Cuz I don't wanna report someone just cuz I'm too lazy to walk farther away

[violet furnace]

I restart my game seems it got fixed

[strange smelt]

Yay I'm almost halfway 😁😁😁

I think I'll make it!

[modest hemlock]

yep, no doubt! good job so far, keep it up!

[strange smelt]

I can't believe it. I thought I'd run out of time

[modest hemlock]

easier than you thought, well, almost done! 🙂

[strange smelt]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 16 hours 10 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[ruby nimbus]

Y'all think I'd have enough time if I start now?

[ruby nimbus]

Thank :)

[cyan temple]

Save time by looking up objectives using the portal system and other peoples' bases... many things are already marked for you!

[winter obsidian]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 week 5 hours 59 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[rare solar]

Yep, took me about 9hrs played time to finish expedition 4. You can do it. :-)

[ruby nimbus]

Ah alright, I'll start when I get home then :) I'll probably take double the time bc I'm still a newbie, but it's worth a shot

[rare solar]

Plenty of time left ;-)

[winter obsidian]

!faq-expglyphs

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 4 - Emergence Revisited

Starting Planet
System: Koyziylsrus.
Station: Koyziylsrus Prime.
Planet: Iton IX.

Rendezvous 1
System: Biqenxoki.
Station: Biqenxoki Sphere.
Planet: Caknel.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: +2.53, -130.50.

Rendezvous 2
System: Peltarsaf.
Station: Peltarsaf Station Sigma.
Planet: Yaptia.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -66.23, -117.86.

Rendezvous 3
System: Laworki-Erth.
Station: Laworki-Erth Station Omega.
Planet: Humi XIII.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -80.06, +33.07.

Rendezvous 4
System: Oleemo.
Station: Oleemo Station Minor.
Planet: Mekion Gamma.
Point of Interest: Waypoint.

Lat/Long: -33.96, -82.26.

Rendezvous 5
System: Enfiel-Bok XVIII.
Station: Enfiel-Bok XVIII Rendezvous.
Planet: Rixh Sigma.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -62.59, -52.48.

Contribution by: bkay201#1943, Devilin Pixy#9298, Codevasco#2558

[winter obsidian]

@hallow verge ^^^

[hallow verge]

Thx

[strange smelt]

How do you find a previous rendezvous back?

I can't find them anymore @_@

[modest hemlock]

check your teleporter list

[strange smelt]

I am on the right planet

[modest hemlock]

or you mean the actual rdv location on the planet?

[strange smelt]

Yes

[modest hemlock]

you will need to manually track planetary coordinates (lat/long)

looking for abandoned buildings?

[strange smelt]

Never done that before

[modest hemlock]

just buy emergency/distress signal charts, or use an exocraft

[strange smelt]

At a space station?

[modest hemlock]

buy a bunch of them, then use them on a planet: if a chart marks a location that's not an abandoned building, ignore the marker, don't visit it, and fire another chart

yes, at the cartographer

[strange smelt]

Yay I got the larval cores!

Now the derelict freighter. I got a distress signal receiver as a reward so I think that will lead me to one.

Then phase 3 is complete 😁

[strange smelt]

Thanks for helping me 💖

[modest hemlock]

anytime @strange smelt

[strange smelt]

I also built a base nearby the abandoned building so other players can get their larval cores there too.

I hope that's ok 😐

Many players mark such sites with communication stations.

[modest hemlock]

did you rename the base computer to "something something abandoned building", and did you upload it? it's done with good intentions i'm sure, but as you could tell, finding an abandoned building doesn't take a whole lot of effort.

[modest hemlock]

sure, there shouldn't be a problem, i think. only thing i can think of is let's say a player wants to build walls around the eggs to safely collect the cores? they won't be able to do that if another base computer is nearby, due to no building permissions.

[strange smelt]

It's quite a distance away from it tho so it shouldn't be a problem

And it's a small cabin

[modest hemlock]

oh, yeah, if it's more than 300u away from the building, it will be fine

[strange smelt]

Climbing on roofs will help with the biological horrors too btw

[modest hemlock]

absolutely

keep them chasing you around the building

[strange smelt]

Same with Sentinel dogs btw

[restive harbor]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 6 days 23 hours 7 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[wicked trench]

wow rdv3 is pretty man

[strange smelt]

Hey. I'm looking for fossils for expedition 4 phase 4 and I am instructed to do a target sweep to find acient burial sited and I was told "target aligned" but it has been like this for more than an hour. Is the trip really this long or am I doing something incorrectly?

[regal ridge]

Hold scan, it might help

While target aligned

[quick herald]

Does the planet list Ancient Bones in its resources?

If it doesn't, then the Target Sweep is misleading you. You'll need a planet that has Ancient Bones listed in its resources

[strange smelt]

No. I watched a video. Turns out phase 4 is bugged.

I came to a planet which has acient boned listed as a resource but then I look again and it wasn't listed

Maaaan this is painful 😩😩😩😩

[quick herald]

That sounds more like a planet gen bug if anything.

Expeditions mode tends to change the planeg gen temporarily. Thats why some planets say Cursed Dust but might randomly say Rusted Metal instead.
In any case, the Target Sweep will activate on planets that dont have Ancient Bones. No idea where it would lead though, maybe an Ancient Ruins?

Also, Target Sweep (like the Survey Device), will still point in the right direction (assuming the planet has bones) even if it doesnt list a distance.

[neat nova]

There's at least 2 systems named "Ancient Bones Planet Here" or something to that affect very close to the last rendesvous point.
If you try scanning on a planet that doesn't have them it will just constantly give you the "Target aligned/far distance" results.

@strange smelt

[quick herald]

Not sure if this works for you (it wont for XB or gamepass), but when youre near rdv 5, nearby systems named by other players will auto-add to your discoveries list. So you should be able to search your Discoveries menu for that Ancient Bones system and mark it with a Waypoint.

[ruby nimbus]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 6 days 8 hours 5 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[strange smelt]

Been there. It helped me a lot and now phase 4 is complete 😊

[fresh jewel]

I'm trying to get the Active Override Implant in a derelict freighter. I've explored all areas of the derelict read all the data pads (I think) and came across a computer terminal which says PRIVATE MAINFRAME ACCESS DENIED: Captains DNA required. It gives me an option to report the captain's fate as unknown, deceased or incapacitated. Which should I pick to get the Active Override Implant without having to do another freighter?

[tepid meadow]

doesnt matter.

[fresh jewel]

Cool thx

Follow-on question: Which is more useful freighter loot if you've had neither before? The Technology Upgrade or the Freighter Bulkhead?

[grand tinsel]

Bulkhead expands freighter inventory

The tech will be either for frigate missions or freighter hyperdrive range

[strange smelt]

I did unknown

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 6 days 7 min 40 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[fresh jewel]

Which reinforces what @tepid meadow said because said they were dead and go the same result.

[strange smelt]

Presumed dead which means there is a 99% chance they're dead.

Which means most likely dead.

[icy arrow]

Anyone got a tip for finding fossils?

[fresh jewel]

Land on a planet with ancient bones and use your visor to look for natural burial sites.

[grand tinsel]

Rendezvous 2 system has a planet with them

[strange smelt]

OMG I'M DONE WITH THE EXPEDITION 😁😁😁😁😁

[fresh jewel]

Congrats. Me too a few mins ago.

Did it on my console. Now I may do it again much faster on my PC.

[strange smelt]

I want to keep my save. Don't know what to do now. Where to go

Maybe do the Atlas Path and see where it will take me.

The expedition took me approximately 16 hours in total.

[clear arrow]

This is gonna maybe be a dumb question. I started a new file after not playing since last March, and started with the expedition mode. How do I get to the first Rendezvous point?😅

I'm also slightly salty that I never got to do the other 3 expeditions 😭

[strange smelt]

You first need to do all the quests of phase 1 before you can warp to the 1st Rendezvous point.

[clear arrow]

I escaped the planet, warped to the next galaxy on the expedition route. Not sure what to do now

[strange smelt]

You have the mission to go to Rz1 selected in the log?

[clear arrow]

I believe so. Maybe that's what was confusing me, and why I'm feeling a little dumb here

[strange smelt]

If you haven't selected it you won't see the marker for the Rendezvous. I encountered the same problem when visiting the 1st Rendezvous.

[clear arrow]

Ah okay, I'll try that here in a few, I appreciate it.

[strange smelt]

Np 💖💕

[clear arrow]

Also just general question on expeditions. Once it's "finished" what happens to your game file?

[strange smelt]

It will become a normal save.

[clear arrow]

Oh! That's dope

[strange smelt]

You can do the same stuff as when you're finished with the storyline.

[clear arrow]

I'm so rusty anyway and so many new things I might as well just restart anyhow, so that's awesome

[strange smelt]

I just finished the expedition today and I warped to a nice planet and I'm currently building a base there ^^

[clear arrow]

Funk yeah, that's so cool. I never even completed the story last time I was playing, so will I be able to still?

[strange smelt]

In that case you should start a new, normal, save.

If you want to do the storyline (Artemis path etc.)

[clear arrow]

Ah gotcha, thank you for all the advice 👍

[strange smelt]

You're very welcome 💖❤️💕

[clear arrow]

Okay I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. The mission is selected. I'm on this planet with the little orange star icon? Is that the right one???

I didn't see any other icons on the galaxy map at all. I am so lost on how to get to the first Rendezvous

Like, am I very far away? Do I need a way better hyperdrive to get to it?

Any help please. I googled and have gotten no better understanding

Ohhhh it's like extremely far away on the galaxy map

I found it finally while looking at the galaxy map in free mode

[toxic gull]

Yes it is really far away. Glad you found it. The others aren’t quite so far apart.

[clear arrow]

I'm so rusty at this game I just have no idea what to do to get there

[toxic gull]

just keep warping. Or find yourself a warp upgrade in one of the space stations along the way. so you can get more distance per warp

[clear arrow]

Thanks. Sorry for spamming

[clear arrow]

I made it!

[grand tinsel]

Yay!

[cyan temple]

Wait, will the main story quest not open up for players who start as expedition saves? I was under the impression they would!

[toxic gull]

They will once the save changes to normal after the end of the expedition.

[cyan temple]

Ohhhh okay awesome, thank you @toxic gull ! I had told a friend they'd be able to and now was doubting my word haha

[toxic gull]

Yup, I am playing through the story on two Cartographers saves now, making different choices and seeing how they differ. 😄

[cyan temple]

Oh that's a really fun idea!

[fresh jewel]

Think I'm off to a pretty good start on the expedition on my PC. Eleven milestones in two hours of play so far. I know the hard core guys will say that's easy, but it's good for me.

[steep vale]

that derelict freighter is pretty spooky

[cedar gorge]

Spoooky

[ruby nimbus]

Is it worth getting a better ship? I hate haulers + I already have 1.6mil units, so I kinda want a new ship but idk if getting one in an expedition is worth it

[steep vale]

worth it, I'd say. I got an explorer and the hyperdrive bonus helped

[modest hemlock]

i found a system close to the starter that sold s-class hyperdrive mods

reached rdv1 system with a single warp, with the starter hauler

[ruby nimbus]

God damn

Time to invest in an explorer ig

[modest hemlock]

but, yeah, buy another ship if you want to, and especially if you'll be keeping that save after the exp is over

[ruby nimbus]

Rip I was gonna finish phase 1 but now I have a massive headache >:'(

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 5 days 3 hours 5 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[ruby nimbus]

Cri

[steep vale]

Okay, I'm stuck in Phase 4, trying to locate an archive vault. I have the archive outpost, but can't figure out what to do from here.

[modest hemlock]

after installing the archive override implant obtained from a derelict freighter, install the tech and then interact with the lore terminal of a planetary archive

[steep vale]

yeah, hmm, where is that lore terminal located, I wonder...

nevermind. Found it

[steep vale]

Done with the expedition! That felt great!

[grand tinsel]

Weeee, congrats

[steep vale]

Now I can finally sell all the weird worm stuff I gathered during the expedition, I suppose

[grand tinsel]

I kept the folios to give to a friend, to give to my main save lol

[steep vale]

do they have any use?

[grand tinsel]

Nope

[steep vale]

so, at the end of the expedition, it becomes a normal save, and I can pick up the Atlas Path storyline. But not that Artemis one, I suppose?

[grand tinsel]

You will be able to do both

[steep vale]

Good, because I lack so many basic blueprints

[sonic scaffold]

Stuck on phase 4 "Their lost children" looking for ancient bones. trying to decide if need to backtrack from rendezvous 4

[edgy dock]

one of the planets in rendezvous 2 has them

[edgy dock]

also, there's this post made before that may help...? @sonic scaffold <#nms-legacy-ships message>

[rose cliff]

has this changed?

I cant get the wire sizes to change

[quick herald]

Try this instead

Scale up a scalable item and place it

Then switch to an item you want to scale, and hit the wire mode and edit buttons at the same time.

Now highlight the scaled item and hit copy part

Now hit Wire Mode and Place Part at the same time

[rose cliff]

still not working for me

[sonic scaffold]

Thanks. 👍

[rose cliff]

yeah its still not working lol

[quick herald]

Are you using m+kb?

If so, the timing is waaaaaay trickier to nail down

[rose cliff]

yeah mouse and keyboard

[quick herald]

It takes practice for sure

[cyan temple]

You can also go to the teleporter in any space station and look at other peoples’ bases… Many will say “bones” and you can just port there.

[fresh jewel]

I much prefer the ones with the floating jellyfish than to ones with the green slime which ejects the little acid spitting crabs.

[devout hemlock]

I've had one with both

[pallid breach]

do i need fleshy rope in the exp

[winter obsidian]

No

Refine it

50 nanites/unit

[manic trout]

Is there any way I can get to the rendezvous system any quicker?

[modest hemlock]

@manic trout upgrade your hyperdrive range

check space station vendor shops, reaching rdv1 iirc rewards a s-class hyperdrive mod as well

[fast gorge]

This is my second exp I completed

I like the story aspect of it but I kind of liked the previous one a little more

It was hard as nails

This one felt comparably easier

[lone perch]

!faq

[karmic steeple]

@lone perch

FAQ Commands:

Faq-BasePersonnel - Instructions on how to hire base NPCs.
Faq-BeginnerTips - Important tips for brand new players.
Faq-Biomes - Guides to all Names and Resources for all Biomes.
Faq-CoreWarp - Guide on warping to the center of a galaxy.
Faq-Expedition - Important tips & bug workarounds for Expeditions (pre-patches).
Faq-ExpGlyphs - Portal addresses for Expedition 4: Emergence Revisited.
Faq-FarmExotic - How to farm Exotic ships with Freighter battles.
Faq-FreighterFarm - Infographic of freighter designs and guide to farm Capitol aesthetic size & design freighter.
Faq-Help - Basic information most commonly requested by #nms-questions regulars while assisting users.
Faq-Maps - Maps for the Anomaly, Space Stations and Freighter Bridge.
Faq-Multiplayer - Shows recommended Network settings & NMS Friend Code info.
Faq-Nanites - Tips & guides for making nanites.
Faq-Pirate - How to Pirate without losing standing.
Faq-Portal - Guide to locating Portals.
Faq-SaveFiles - Lists save file paths for different platforms with info for HG bug reports.
Faq-SettingsFiles - Lists Settings file paths for different platforms.
Faq-Units - Tips & guides for making units.

Use help {command} for more information.

[main verge]

Yo travelers! Something I can't figure out: O started exp. 4, actually end of phase 1 and don't know if I'll have time to finish the exp before the 19th. So will it be over for me the 19th or do I have all the time in the world?

*I, not O

[unkempt gazelle]

it will be over on the 19th 😦

you can look up some guides to help you out, i was able to complete that expedition in a day 😉

[main verge]

Shit!

All right.

Like what, 2 or 3 hours?

Saw the other day I had to warp like 12 times to get to 1st rdv point... 😲

[unkempt gazelle]

I believe I knocked it out in 6 hours or so, but serious sit-down gameplay, not too many breaks

lots of warping, but just gotta build up a lot of hyperdrive fuel

if you can get some nanites to get warpdrive mods, it helps reduce the amount of warps, and fuel consumed

[main verge]

All right, I'll make it! 🤟

[fresh jewel]

The thing about this expedition is getting your suit and multi-tools configured. Don't worry too much about your ship other than giving it a bit more range for fewer jumps. I would especially recommend getting some good cold protection in the suit for when you're on the abandoned freighter, having lots of oxygen on hand, and putting a pulse splitter and scatter blaster on the MT.

This expedition isn't about exploration or ship/fleet building. It's about surviving and killing.

[kind fossil]

I finally found a planet with ancient bones! Here's the address if anyone needs it:

[fresh jewel]

Or just use the bones planet in the Peltarsaf system (rendezvous 2) where a bunch of player have already marked to locations which have the big bone groups. I missed it and someone had to tell me about it too. 😉

[strange smelt]

! exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 days 3 hours 7 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[fluid canopy]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 days 14 min 57 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[main verge]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 day 14 hours 49 min

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[grand tinsel]

@near topaz

!Faq-expglyphs

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 4 - Emergence Revisited

Starting Planet
System: Koyziylsrus.
Station: Koyziylsrus Prime.
Planet: Iton IX.

Rendezvous 1
System: Biqenxoki.
Station: Biqenxoki Sphere.
Planet: Caknel.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: +2.53, -130.50.

Rendezvous 2
System: Peltarsaf.
Station: Peltarsaf Station Sigma.
Planet: Yaptia.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -66.23, -117.86.

Rendezvous 3
System: Laworki-Erth.
Station: Laworki-Erth Station Omega.
Planet: Humi XIII.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -80.06, +33.07.

Rendezvous 4
System: Oleemo.
Station: Oleemo Station Minor.
Planet: Mekion Gamma.
Point of Interest: Waypoint.

Lat/Long: -33.96, -82.26.

Rendezvous 5
System: Enfiel-Bok XVIII.
Station: Enfiel-Bok XVIII Rendezvous.
Planet: Rixh Sigma.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -62.59, -52.48.

Contribution by: bkay201#1943, Devilin Pixy#9298, Codevasco#2558

[near topaz]

Thanks.

[undone copper]

having trouble getting ancient bones. where do i find them?

[turbid ember]

Mostly just random planets

Scan from space to see if they have them or not

It will say “ancient bones” with a little Wi-Fi sign thing

[undone copper]

should be a planet along the path right

[turbid ember]

Which path

The atlas. Path?

[undone copper]

the expedition path. for the quest items

it says ancient bones but im not sure what im looking for

[cedar gorge]

bones in ground

ronde 2 Peltarsaf

[undone copper]

Thank you @cedar gorge found it and finished everything.

[main verge]

@unkempt gazelle Managed to complete exp 4 in 3 hours and 57 min. MADE IT IN TIME 🤟
Now waiting for next update!

[bitter junco]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 1 day 33 min 11 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[cedar kernel]

!Faq-expglyphs

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 4 - Emergence Revisited

Starting Planet
System: Koyziylsrus.
Station: Koyziylsrus Prime.
Planet: Iton IX.

Rendezvous 1
System: Biqenxoki.
Station: Biqenxoki Sphere.
Planet: Caknel.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: +2.53, -130.50.

Rendezvous 2
System: Peltarsaf.
Station: Peltarsaf Station Sigma.
Planet: Yaptia.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -66.23, -117.86.

Rendezvous 3
System: Laworki-Erth.
Station: Laworki-Erth Station Omega.
Planet: Humi XIII.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -80.06, +33.07.

Rendezvous 4
System: Oleemo.
Station: Oleemo Station Minor.
Planet: Mekion Gamma.
Point of Interest: Waypoint.

Lat/Long: -33.96, -82.26.

Rendezvous 5
System: Enfiel-Bok XVIII.
Station: Enfiel-Bok XVIII Rendezvous.
Planet: Rixh Sigma.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -62.59, -52.48.

Contribution by: bkay201#1943, Devilin Pixy#9298, Codevasco#2558

[sweet hornet]

! exptime

[karmic steeple]

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Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 5 hours 51 min 58 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[strange smelt]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

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Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 4 hours 50 min 5 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[timid quarry]

Will the expeditions start over again after this ends or not

[modest hemlock]

we don't know: we don't know if they're ever going to repeat these 4 again, or when the next one will start. wait and see

[timid quarry]

That is such a shame since I just came back to the game🥲 wanted the SR1 so bad

Guess I’m gonna bum BF5 for a few hours and see what happens

[strange smelt]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 2 hours 27 min 20 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[hoary mortar]

i have a question just came backt o the game recently

i did the first 2 expditions

on my laptop and on a save i no longer have its been a long time

is there anyway to get it on my current setup?

[winter obsidian]

Not sure, which system did you play them on?

[hoary mortar]

before windows laptop

now im using desktop

windows as well

finished the 4th expdition yesterday after working on a week

[winter obsidian]

You should be able to play it on your new system, if you have Steam version

[hoary mortar]

yeah but im missin the first 2 esxdiont on my desktop is what im saying

[winter obsidian]

Like your progress or just the saves

From the expeditions

[hoary mortar]

progress and saves

[winter obsidian]

Ah damn, are they still on your Laptop’s progress?

[hoary mortar]

yeah and that laptop was broken

[winter obsidian]

Can you still access the files on it?

[hoary mortar]

nope

[winter obsidian]

Damn might be outta luck

[hoary mortar]

i threw it away a long time ago

i didnt think about htis until now

[winter obsidian]

No worries, if you grab your save file and show it to me I can help you.

[hoary mortar]

save file?

[winter obsidian]

https://savelocation.net/nms

This should help find them

[hoary mortar]

ive triend to do this before didn helpl

but sure

[winter obsidian]

If you can email me the file I can actually help you

[copper vigil]

I’m trying to finish the expedition: I assume using portals to each rendezvous will be faster than warping.

[hoary mortar]

prob

i warped

took about 5 days

[copper vigil]

However I teleported to a base that said near a portal, and the portal appears to be sealed inside a giant pyramid.

Anyone else encounter that and figure it out? Iton IX +15.02, -125.55

Like people built several bases around it trying to be helpful, but it seems inaccessible. Or it was a griefer?

[copper vigil]

!Faq-expglyphs

[karmic steeple]

enable Link Preview to see info

Expedition 4 - Emergence Revisited

Starting Planet
System: Koyziylsrus.
Station: Koyziylsrus Prime.
Planet: Iton IX.

Rendezvous 1
System: Biqenxoki.
Station: Biqenxoki Sphere.
Planet: Caknel.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: +2.53, -130.50.

Rendezvous 2
System: Peltarsaf.
Station: Peltarsaf Station Sigma.
Planet: Yaptia.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -66.23, -117.86.

Rendezvous 3
System: Laworki-Erth.
Station: Laworki-Erth Station Omega.
Planet: Humi XIII.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -80.06, +33.07.

Rendezvous 4
System: Oleemo.
Station: Oleemo Station Minor.
Planet: Mekion Gamma.
Point of Interest: Waypoint.

Lat/Long: -33.96, -82.26.

Rendezvous 5
System: Enfiel-Bok XVIII.
Station: Enfiel-Bok XVIII Rendezvous.
Planet: Rixh Sigma.
Point of Interest: Abandoned Building.

Lat/Long: -62.59, -52.48.

Contribution by: bkay201#1943, Devilin Pixy#9298, Codevasco#2558

[timid quarry]

!exptime

[karmic steeple]

to view, enable Link Preview

Expedition 4 - Emergence ends January 19 (2pm UTC) in 47 min 37 sec

Must start new save at least one day before each expedition ends.

[copper vigil]

Dang, I made it to rendezvous 5 in time but didn’t have the atlas station step, so I wasn’t able to finish. Bummer.

[timid quarry]

That’s tough

!exptime

[strange smelt]

!exptime

[bronze plover]

is the expedition done?

!exptime

[winter obsidian]

yes

[bright plinth]

!exptime

[winter obsidian]

The expedition is over, yall

[half elk]

Darn

[latent crypt]

easiest way was probably to grab the golden vector once you can summon the anomaly and then grab a few hyperdrive upgrades, it was only like two jumps each for me past the first rendezvous

although whether or not it's faster to find those upgrades is pretty RNG

[copper vigil]

I found an S Class explorer and with a single hyperdrive upgrade from an R2 milestones, each subsequent rendezvous was only 2 jumps. I just didn’t end up with time to go to the Atlas Station. I spent a bunch of time looking for Ancient Bones on the starter planet which according to the Discoveries tab had some, but I never found any until I tried a different planet in another system. If I had given up that search earlier, I’m sure I would have had the whole thing completed.

[latent crypt]

ahhh damn that's rough, I just lucked out and was right next to one when I got to the atlas part

I think next time there's an expedition I'm gonna just try to get all the 'collect X of X' stuff done first thing, it always ends up being more of a pain than it seems

[copper vigil]

Well that was my flaw with the Ancient Bones part, I tried to finish it before leaving the first system but it ended up being much easier later. I do think that it’s a reasonably good idea to do most of the collection stuff early.

[bronze plover]

wiat are there going to do a rerun on expo 1? or are they over

[winter obsidian]

Probably not

each time the new expedition rerun rolled out, HG’s corresponding community posts headlined with “last chance”

But who knows

HG is very lenient

[bronze plover]

dang thats sad because the only expedition that im missing is pioneers

[winter obsidian]

the golden vector is just a lesser radiant pillar

[molten lichen]

@tepid meadow I was curious about Mayhem's claims about seeing two different waves of 21 ships at the station he was at. Got the coords and went there and documented 42 ships landing in sequence. Here is what I found, which I'm not sure what it proves as of yet . . .

What I found was that in the second round of 21 ships, (#36 in the sequence) an exotic landed that did NOT land in the first round of 21 ships, (which would be #15). Ship #15 in the first round of 21 pics was a hauler.)

Here are two pics of me entering the system and station he mentioned . . .

[tepid meadow]

did you see more than 21 different ships?

[molten lichen]

That is hard to say as they came and left too fast to scan each ship. I have a pic of every ship in sequence however and can eyeball them to see.

Like maybe match #1 with #22, etc.

The problem is that the order in which all 21 ships spawn may be random.

I know for certain that the exotic (#36) did NOT appear in the first round of 21 ships. And it looks to me like a number of the other ships are different in the two sets of 21.

[surreal sapphire]

wait - i think maybe you got the wrong idea about what "21 ships" means.

[tepid meadow]

@molten lichen note the claim by that other person earlier was about 42 different ships being in the system. which goes against currently accepted NMS science, a lot.

what order they spawn in is an entirely different can of worms.

[surreal sapphire]

there is a pool of 21 possible different-appearance ships that can be generated for a given system.

[molten lichen]

To clarify my position . . . I'm neutral and just curious.

This is an interesting inquiry for me.

[surreal sapphire]

in a particular station visit, you will see a certain number of them. you won't always see all 21 without a save/reload.

you'll see what looks like the same ship come in, and it will have different stats and class from the one you saw first. (or not.)

so when we say 21 ships, that is not defining a series of ships you're going to see when you first load in. at all. it's just establishing what appearance ships are at all possible.

in fact, there are pics of people with 5 of the same-appearance ship at a trade station. that's a great example.

[white relic]

And to be clear, ship name and model count toward determining the uniqueness of a ship, while stats and class do not.

[molten lichen]

This all makes sense to me guys . . . not sure the other player will agree however. So @white relic if this is the case the only way of knowing for sure if there are indeed a possible of 42 different ships one would need to scan each ship and document and compare the stats, correct?

[white relic]

No, ignore stats and class. Instead, document the ship model and name.

[surreal sapphire]

just appearance and name.

and really, just appearance. take screenshots of each unique one. get 21.

[molten lichen]

I have all 42 ship images but not their appearance and name stats . . .

[surreal sapphire]

so for instance, 23, 31, and 38 are the same model

(maybe more, they're small. 😏)

that is 1 of the 21

[molten lichen]

I have the high-res images for each ship . . . maybe I'll try documenting again and catch the model names and match em to the pics.

Kinda tedious tho. lol

[surreal sapphire]

yes - i'd really like to demo to Mayhem but i don't feel like burning my time on it.

it really comes down to understanding what 21 ships means. it's just different models. that's it. nothing to do with sequence or visits or any of that crap. i think that's what was getting missed, though some of us did try to explain it. it's super easy to get a misunderstanding of how this game works and then have trouble letting it go. i had trouble distinguishing the chance of an s-class ship spawn rate and the chance of an exotic showing up... they are not the same thing.

[white relic]

Screenshotting the analysis visor's ship info would be ideal, but that's not possible/easy for everyone, so I would probably just screenshot the buy/trade screen instead.
And yeah, I don't think the exercise is ultimately worthwhile for anyone to take on other than the person who thinks they've seen something that challenges what is considered to be well known.

[surreal sapphire]

even then, analysis visor is monochromatic, so the text comparison is easy, but the visual differences get muted. 😦

(unless you can't distinguish colors, in which case - yes. LOL.)

[white relic]

Yeah, it's clumsy without fiddling around a lot. So buy/trade screen is probably simplest/most reliable

[molten lichen]

Yeah, I get these points. But like I said, this is an intriguing inquiry, the kinda thing I like to burn my time on since I've kinda played all the aspects of the game that I'm interested in.

So that I understand so far . . . the exotic (#36) that appeared in the 2nd set of 21 ships comes from what pool then? The 21 that cycle or maybe it's inserted as an algorithm variable?

[white relic]

Exotics are one of the 21

[surreal sapphire]

that's the single exotic in that system's pool of 21, yep

all exotics that appear in that system will look like that

exactly like that.

[molten lichen]

Ok, then why did it not appear in the first round of 21?

[surreal sapphire]

(but details like storage and equipment can vary a bit - purchase price varying accordingly from 5M to... was it 12M? something like that.

[white relic]

Presumably some other ship looked unique, but actually wasn't

[surreal sapphire]

because the chance of an exotic showing up is 1 in 301, randomly. you might get it immediately. you might not see one for an hour.

AND

[molten lichen]

Ok, getting clearer . . . so this means that the 21 pre-determined ships do not include exotics? They are pulled from some other data source?

[surreal sapphire]

some system have pre-defined first wave ships. that means the first 6 ships to show up at the station are mostly fixed, and randomness starts after that. and some joker figured out that even then, that can be disrupted by moving your mouse - i.e., mouse movement is part of the RNG

[white relic]

Each inhabited system has 7 Shuttles
Each Gek system has 7 Haulers, 3 Explorers and 3 Fighters
Each Korvax system has 7 Explorers, 3 Fighters and 3 Haulers
Each Vy'keen system has 7 Fighters, 3 Explorers and 3 Haulers
Each inhabited system has 1 Exotic

[surreal sapphire]

it's one of the 21, like fitz just said with numbers

consider this: in your area, there are a few different car manufacturers with a few different models. but there are millions of people. you're going to see duplicate cars. and that selection won't be the same every time you leave the house. same thing.

[molten lichen]

20 non-exotic and 1 exotic . . . ok I see. Then the answer to why #36 appeared in the second wave and not the first is because in the first wave 1 of the non-exotics took its place, yes?

[surreal sapphire]

and every once in a while, you see a ferrari.

[surreal sapphire]

no - it's because the second time the RNG defined a different ship model to visit. it's not a place thing.

[molten lichen]

Ok, the definition of model changing is the variable I did not grasp.

[white relic]

I was toying with the idea of using the example of park rangers identifying & numbering "new" bears who show up at Brooks Falls each July, but yours is probably better. :)

[molten lichen]

I want a sexy ferrari not a stinking bear.

lol

[surreal sapphire]

right - it's not a sequence of models defined. (beyond some systems' first six ship behavior.) it's just "ok, i'm loading this systems, these are the seeds from which i can pick, i'm going to roll some dice and see which ones i should throw at this player for this visit. oh look, i rolled 6 five times. looks like Jimmy is getting five of this crappy shuttle."

[molten lichen]

K, got that.

[fresh jewel]

Ok HG. We're ready for the next expedition.

[half elk]

Usually how long do we wait for a new one after one just ended

[fresh jewel]

Who knows. Was just half joking.

Most software development in the world is caft, but software development at this level is art ... and art doesn't have a release date.

[tepid meadow]

considering the fix for the seriously problematic "the newly introduced move-feature in the build menu is deleting things behind what you are trying to move" has been on experimental branch since ... 2021-12-08 ... so 6 weeks now ... and still isnt released to main branch ...

... i wouldnt hold my breath on the next expedition. 😉

[surreal sapphire]

i'm rather thinking they're holding off on releasing an update for the fix when another new something is around the corner. but the expeditions had to finish first. and the expeditions were hardly new code. bought them time.

[fresh jewel]

So back in the third expedition the ship we were given had special hardware. It had an "Advanded Launch System" instead of the regular launcher, a "Wave Form Engine" instead of the regular pulse engine and "Frameshift Catapult" instead of a hyperdrive. Can we get those in ships in other saves?

[tepid meadow]

short answer: no.

(though certainly through advanced save edit shenanigans.)

[severe ibex]

Frameshift drive online

[cedar gorge]

Frameshift drive offline

[sweet hornet]

legs 40€

[cunning juniper]

Is roundtable a whole different game?

[quick herald]

"Roundtable" is just the name for the channel as its intended to have a rotating topic. Most recently, that topic was focused on the Expeditions since they were recently re released.

Expedition 4 only just ended a day ago so they havent decided on a new topic for the channel yet.

[grand tinsel]

Yeah, I'm loathe to change it to something else too quickly - figured we would wait and see what happens this next week

[strange smelt]

nms-roundtable-update-news

[grand tinsel]

Nah, future can cover that

But, say we change to building and then a new expedition hits next Tuesday - I'd like to wait a bit and see

[quick herald]

Makes sense to me! 👍

[unkempt gazelle]

Fantastic!! Glad you were able to get it complete and unlock all the good stuff. 🙂

[versed oasis]

Can you go back and do the expeditions?

[edgy dock]

Only when they're out. Latest "Revisited" expeditions that ran followed this schedule. No clue if/when they'd release them again:

Expedition 1 (Pioneers): 24th November – 7th December
Expedition 2 (Beachhead/Normandy): 8th December – 21st December
Expedition 3 (Cartographers): 22nd December – 4th January
Expedition 4 (Emergence): 5th January – 19th January

[opaque birch]

I downloaded NMS for the first time right as the 4th expedition ended. Will the expeditions come back this year? I fell in love with the Worm Helmet and am going crazy that I just missed it.

[timid quarry]

I wanted the SR1 Normandy but didn’t know it was on at the time

[coarse shell]

if u wanna go for a cheesy way to get the helmet u can just edit ur save

i could imagine them coming back but no guarantee

[severe ibex]

These ones were the redux versions, they may come back, but no guarantee

[opaque birch]

I play this on Xbox One, how do I do that?

[coarse shell]

oh well then

u could mby install it on pc via xbox app and then edit it there, not sure

[opaque birch]

i actually jujst did that 😆 trying to figure out how to use this editing tool

[coarse shell]

use the editor from goatfungus

on github i think

[opaque birch]

thats the one i got, there are no save on the computer it says.... i logged in and made a save on here though. any thoughts?

[coarse shell]

have you loaded into the game on pc at least once?

[opaque birch]

yes

i logged in and made a save by entering and exiting my ship

maybe i need to go to a save beacon?

[severe ibex]

The edits for the normandy and other rewards aren't through the editor per se, they're in the config files. You gotta manually enter them in, you can look up what the strings are just by a quick google search, or by maybe asking in #nms-modding @coarse shell @opaque birch

If you made an auto save, it should show up in the drop-down box in the editor

[coarse shell]

there still is a feature for this in the editor, which is way easier than going into the files

[severe ibex]

Oh that's good to know, thanks for sharing

[coarse shell]

i really had problems with editing that stuff myself so i'm really glad the editor has this feature now ^^

[quick herald]

Cooking and farming!
🍰 🍰 🍰 time to go stock up on cream

Aww broken cake emoji

[grand tinsel]

[feral pewter]

😉

[edgy dock]

nommie!

[summer kettle]

Can visitors to my base access the nutrient processor’s storage?

[quick herald]

Not your ingredients storage, but they can access their own

Similar to Storage Containers

[summer kettle]

Ahhh, ok. How could I give them food?

[severe ibex]

I thought you could

At least, my experience doing nexus missions and taking the required mats from nutrient processors tells me so. It's been a while, however

[grand tinsel]

Transfer via your inventory, like you would to a ship or freighter

[summer kettle]

Ok, thanks

[languid charm]

Right, I got 1,240,000 units worth (At stock interest rate) of Fruity pudding. Who wants an easy million or close to it

[grand tinsel]

Nomnomnom

[quick herald]

Curious Cows Outpost in Euclid
There's a livestock feeder setup, tooooooons of cows for milking, a few nutrient processors, and a small Curious Deposit group.
Also, it's a bubble planet with giant t-rex like dinos.

[grand tinsel]

Nice!

[desert bramble]

I just wanna eat it

[languid charm]

Well I don't know what it does stat wise but if you want a few for your journey, i don't mind handing you some

[desert bramble]

i don't really want them they just sound tasty lol

[languid charm]

Oh, heh. Well in that case they're easy to make. Just some pie cases and a pilgrimberry

[tulip jacinth]

Hey, quick question - does the autofeeder not work on butterflies? I have a bunch near my base that I wanted to farm but they don't seem to have any interest in it. I can feed them manually but no luck otherwise

[modest hemlock]

it does not

!hg

[karmic steeple]

You can submit bug reports, suggestions or feedback to Hello Games here: https://hellogames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[quick herald]

Does anyone have a planet with fauna that I can get eggs (for cooking) from?
I thought this planet would have some but apparently not

[winter obsidian]

@quick herald I do

[quick herald]

Oh, awesome! Feel free to dm the glyphs or post here

uh...if you can post the glyphs here. I dont know the image perms in this channel

[winter obsidian]

Yeah, maybe I dm u?

Bird, jellyfish, spider, tent, triangle, moon, triangle, sword, tent, triangle, sword, tent

@quick herald

[grand tinsel]

Lol

I love this

[quick herald]

Ok, so
. .

@winter obsidian

[grand tinsel]

Yeah that's what I get

Sword would be ship

Tri force

!coords

[karmic steeple]

@grand tinsel Invalid coordinates, try AAAA:BBBB:CCCC:DDDD, 12 glyphs, or a hex value.

[grand tinsel]

You lie

[winter obsidian]

Yeah, its correct

In euclid galaxy

[quick herald]

!coords 107cf4fdcfdc

[karmic steeple]

@quick herald

07DB:0073:07DB:007C // planet 1

107CF4FDCFDC
Distance from center: 20923 ly

[quick herald]

awesome, thanks!
I'll swing by later today

[winter obsidian]

K, np

[summer kettle]

I need help finding grahberry. Is it in caves?

[quick herald]

I think i usually see it on hot planets along the surface

If I find a planet with some, I'll post glyphs

[summer kettle]

Thank you!

[summer kettle]

I finally found some on a nuclear planet

[quick herald]

Time for Grahberry Shortcake

(not an actual recipe afaik, but i wish)

[grand tinsel]

Make the sugar with grah berries

[summer kettle]

I just made 32 extra fluffy cream cakes 🍰 😁

[summer kettle]

I have a farm that gets tons of eggs if you’re still looking

[quick herald]

omg, @grand tinsel can this be pinned please

[desert bramble]

Boiling

[outer palm]

hi i was scrolling through and i happened to notice beans in this message, where is this

i need beans

[modest hemlock]

impulse beans can be found in any lush biome

[outer palm]

good

what is that a chart of though

[severe ibex]

Plants??

It says it right at the top@outer palm

"Plant Name | Biome"

[outer palm]

OHHH

ok mb

i thought it was a description of a planet or smth

[modest hemlock]

@outer palm also, mb, didn't see your question

[ripe fog]

You are the false bean connoisseur!

[outer palm]

no

copyer

[austere pawn]

how do i make activated copper?

[grand tinsel]

You don't

[austere pawn]

farm?

ive been looking like crazy trying to fix the last two slots on my ship

[grand tinsel]

Mine it, yep

[austere pawn]

any chance traders on the spaceship might sell it? i cant leave my galaxy yet

[balmy juniper]

Yes

All NPCs sell their starships if you have the money for it

[summer kettle]

You don’t need to leave your Galaxy. Just scan planets in yellow star systems.

[inner hedge]

Usually found on planets with extreme weather.

Instead of normal copper. I have a farm setup in case I run out. I do alot of ship salvaging/fixing.

[quick herald]

I don't think this is strictly law or anything, but when you aren't sure if you've framed a shot well or not, consider using the Rule of Thirds. It's basically a technique/methodology used by photographers where a shot is broken up into 3 rows and 3 columns, then analyzed for "balance" (honestly, it's kind of subjective).
It really is a subjective rule imo, so here's a link with some examples.
https://creativemarket.com/blog/photography-15-great-examples-of-the-rule-of-thirds-in-action

The next thing I use is the depth of field settings, and knowing how to get "the right amount." This involves messing with the field of view setting, usually reducing it to 50-60, then setting depth of field position to be pretty close (depending on what i'm trying to achieve). I use this a LOT if I want bokeh in the shot. If you don't know what "bokeh" is, it's when the focus of the camera is set in such a way that small points of light are extremely blurred to the point that the mimic a blur of the shape of the camera's aperture. In NMS, that's always a circle but you can still get really artistic bokeh effects out of it with things like star fields, etc.
See below for a bokeh / depth of field example (note the frostwort plants in the back as an example of bokeh):

[winter obsidian]

Also the fibbonacci sequence is a good reference to use

[quasi falcon]

You'd be there forever writing that out

[distant tundra]

I wish HG would add the grid for the photo mode.

[feral pewter]

That would help a ton with framing, altho it's also a matter of practice - I see it a lot in my first few pics compared to the ones I take now.

[grand tinsel]

If you bring up the menu while in photomode ,your multitool reticule is centered on the screen

Helps some

[feral pewter]

I never noticed :o

[grand tinsel]

Well, you can also use Nvidia photo mode Code, has a grid

[distant tundra]

I used a grid in some photos apps but it would be amazing to have it in the game..

[grand tinsel]

For sure

[abstract sorrel]

Vignette, get rid. Looks horrible in NMS anyway in most scenes. Better to photoshop it in.

[grand tinsel]

No, not everyone has access to post processing tools

We can turn it down, and it could be improved, but they should only be adding tools

[signal nova]

Tape measure and Blutak on the screen 🙂

[grand tinsel]

Totally works

[cinder finch]

Hey weird question but, anyone got tips for taking a screenshot that makes you feel...small? Like small compared to the vastness of the Galaxy

Closest I've really got atm is this I think

[grand tinsel]

Sure, get more distance from your character while focusing on the area you want to emphasize

[grand tinsel]

Alternatively you can get really close to your character, like an over the shoulder shot

[cinder finch]

Btw is this a good screenshot in general?

[grand tinsel]

Yep

Good composition

[cinder finch]

Thanks

[cinder finch]

Hey any way to get rid of these annoying dust clouds? @grand tinsel

[grand tinsel]

Not unless there is a mod - or you move the camera past or over them

[cinder finch]

Damnit

They weren't here last time I was trying to take the shot on this moon

[grand tinsel]

[abstract sorrel]

Changing the filters can help hide it a bit

[cinder finch]

@grand tinsel how's this?

[grand tinsel]

Nice!

[cinder finch]

I'ma wait and bit and see if I can have some passing ships show up too

[grand tinsel]

😄

[cinder finch]

Changed my mind, this planet taking too big a toll on my stuff lol

@grand tinsel would you say this or that other shot is better? (The one on the ringed planet)

[grand tinsel]

Most recent imo

[cinder finch]

Weird question, but which screenshot do you think would be better as a poster?

[cinder finch]

@grand tinsel

[feral pewter]

He's away for a couple of hours.

[grand tinsel]

Sorry! I like the most recent shot

[cinder finch]

Thanks!

[nimble spade]

these are amazing!

dang!

imma use these for wallpaper lol

[cinder finch]

Hey hey any tips for screenshots in general y'all?

[grand tinsel]

Take your time, check what the surroundings look like in all the filters, with clouds and without - fog, fov, everything

[abstract sorrel]

lighting during storms can change quite dramatically and sometimes for the best

[copper galleon]

my first abandoned space station

[dry kernel]

Noice

[quick herald]

#nms-photomode-gallery is best for sharing pics since they could be featured in #the-louvre

This channels current topic is just for tips on taking better screenshots

[cinder finch]

How do y'all make your screenshots sometimes look like full on pieces of art?

Like fr

[abstract sorrel]

Composition, lighting, rule of third, angles, subject, filters all come into play when I take time on a particular shot, sometimes it's just a quick snap.

Also being in the right place at the right time, waiting for a flyover from ships, binding your screenshot key to capture that moment.

[abstract sorrel]

For example, 1st focal point/element being the knowledge stone, it's in focus burrowed into the foreground, then the eyes drift to the ships, although part of the image isn't the main focus but a nice touch adding more interest and wonder into the image. And lastly the clouds making it feel a little more dramatic and less boring in the background

[cinder finch]

Mind if I give an example of one of my apparently best screenshots, and you say what I could do better? @abstract sorrel

[abstract sorrel]

sure, why not

[abstract sorrel]

ok what i would do. Firstly, widen the angle slightly so you can bring in some foreground, bring the star up slightly so you start to get some colour but still keeping it fairly dark with the night sky and try to center the planet just a tad more.

[cinder finch]

What exactly do you mean widen it? Sorry if I'm stupid

[abstract sorrel]

where the depth of field setting is there's also field of view angle which you can adjust

[cinder finch]

Alright

@abstract sorrel can I DM if you don't mind?

[abstract sorrel]

ye no problem, i am at work so if i don't reply for a while then you know why

[cedar gorge]

baluga

[devout hemlock]

People use Photoshop on em sometimes

[cinder finch]

I don't got access to that cause no pc

[devout hemlock]

I feel like people should label it as photoshopped if they do

Idk if I'm fit to give advice, but I like to use a lot of stark lighting or high contrast, and frequently put a lot of negative space in my pics

That's more of a style preference tho