
No Man's Sky - How to Leave Your Star System
Here's how to build a hyperdrive and leave your star system in No Man's Sky.
When you first manage to lift off into space in No Man's Sky, you can travel between planets in your home star system, but you can't escape it until you build a hyperdrive. Here are the steps you must take to build the drive and truly break away from home.
Due to the procedural nature of No Man's Sky, each person's building experience may vary a bit. The general gist of the quest seems to be the same across all games, though.
-When you first escape the atmosphere of your home planet, you'll get a message about a nearby beacon. Travel to the planet or moon the beacon is on, and enter its atmosphere.
-Zoom in on the beacon's location. Don't overdo things with your boost, or you may zoom right past it. Alternate between boosting and drifting until you reach your destination.
-When you're close to your target, land. Walk the rest of the way if necessary, and keep an eye on your life support and thermal protection if applicable.
-At the marked beacon, you should meet a Gek (one of the lizard-like aliens that populate the universe). He'll give you the plans for a hyperdrive.
-You'll need a Dynamic Resonator for the drive as well as some common isotopes. Travel to the Space Station in your star system and buy one from the merchant terminal or from one of the merchant Geks.
-Once you assemble the drive in your starship's inventory, you'll need to fuel it. Doing so requires a warp cell, which, in turn, requires antimatter.
-If you're lucky, one of the Gek in the space station may be selling antimatter. Otherwise, take off again. You should receive another message from one of your system's planets. Again, zoom in on its source and talk to the Gek who signalled you. He should give you antimatter for your troubles, possibly after asking for Carbon in return.
-Now your hyperdrive is fueled up enough to make your first jump from your home star system. Happy adventuring, cosmic explorer!
In other news
Swery's Next Game, The Good Life, Set For Summer 2021
There's something mysterious afoot next summer.
1
Telltale's Sam & Max Save the World Is Getting a Remaster From Its Original Devs
Another Telltale adventure property makes a comeback.
2
Nightdive's Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Won't Be Coming in 2020 After All
Updating Westwood's 1997 classic is a bit harder than expected without the source code.
Double Fine's LucasArts Remasters Are All Coming to Game Pass Soon
The Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle remasters will all arrive on Xbox in a few weeks.
You may also like
Cyberpunk 2077 Review: Death by a Thousand Cyber-Cuts
Even if you get beyond the bugs, it's just not worth it.
14
PlayStation 5 Update Lets You Know If You're About to Play the PS4 Version of Game
Check yourself before you last-gen yourself.
9
Stardew Valley Just Got Beaches, Fish Tanks, Swimming Ducks, and a Whole Lot More
Nearly five years on, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone just pushed what he says is Stardew's "biggest update yet."
10
Alien: Isolation Is Free on Epic and Just As Good as It Was in 2014
Get the motion tracker and don't go in the vents.
Newsletter
Subscribe to our weekly newsletters
Get the best of USG in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters.