No Man's Sky throws you into an infinite, procedurally generated universe with a single goal: reach the center. You'll spend your days exploring unique planets, taming alien creatures, mining resources like carbon and ferrite dust, and upgrading your starship and multi-tool to survive hostile environments and travel further. It’s a game about discovery, survival, and forging your own path among the stars.
This guide will help you navigate the early challenges, from getting off your starting planet and building your first hyperdrive to mastering planetary and interplanetary travel. We'll cover essential exploration tips, delve into the Atlas Path, and even share some useful tricks, like the inventory duplication exploit, to help you on your journey to the galactic core.
Decorative Base Parts
Discover all the Decorative Base Parts in No Man's Sky, including Decals, Posters, Furniture, Lighting, and Organic Decorations. Learn their recipes and Quicksilver costs.
This guide covers the various decorative base parts available in No Man's Sky, categorized into Decals and Posters, Furniture, Lighting, and Organic Decorations. Each item lists its crafting recipe cost and, where applicable, its Quicksilver cost.
Decals and Posters in NMS
Enhance your habitat's walls with a variety of decals and posters. Some are crafted with basic resources, while others require Quicksilver.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Quicksilver | Category | |
| 0 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 1 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 2 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 3 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 4 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 5 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 6 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 7 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 8 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| 9 Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Keen Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Anomaly Decal | 20 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Apollo Decal | 20 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Artemis Decal | 20 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Atlas Cake Poster | 25 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Atlas Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Atlas Infinity Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Atlas Race Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Beachhead Expedition Decal (reward) | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Black Design Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Blob Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Blue Design Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Blue Stripes Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Cactus Flesh Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Counterfeit Pass Poster | 25 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Curious Fauna Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Drone Alert Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Falling Shapes Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Flight Path Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Friend Entitty Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Galactic Hub Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Gek Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Gek Hypnosis Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Golden Gek Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Green Design Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Hand of Approval Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Hazard Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Horrific Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Korvax Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Korvax Guild Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Korvax Swirl Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Leviathan Poster | ![ carbon_NMS.png ] | Nada Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |
| Null Decal | 20 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Pawprints Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Polo Decal | 20 | 400 | Decal / Poster | ||
| Red Design Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Ship Sale Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Solstice Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Tentacled Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Territories Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| The Loop Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Timesplice Poster | 25 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Vy’keen Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| Warning Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| White Border Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster | |||
| White Design Decal | 20 | Decal / Poster |
Furniture in NMS
Outfit your base with a variety of furniture items, from simple chairs to elaborate counters. Most furniture pieces are crafted with basic resources.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Quicksilver | Category |
| Adjustable Chair | 51 | Furniture | ||
| Armchair | 51 | Furniture | ||
| Bed | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Classic Chair | 1 | 800 | Furniture | |
| Corner Sofa | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Corner Table | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Curved Desk | 105 | Furniture | ||
| Drawers | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Golden Counter | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Golden Counter Corner | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Golden Half Counter | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Golden Table | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Hexagonal Table | 00 | Furniture | ||
| Industrial Bench | 5 | Furniture | ||
| Ornate Stool | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Simple Desk | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Sofa | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Swept Sofa | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Tall Cabinet | 10 | Furniture | ||
| Upholstered Chair | 25 | Furniture | ||
| Worktop | 10 | Furniture |
Lighting in NMS
Illuminate your base with a range of lighting options, from simple lamps to decorative hanging lights. Some items are rewards, while others have Quicksilver costs.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Quicksilver | Category |
| Bio Lantern (reward) | 1 | Lighting | ||
| Blue Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Capped Standing Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Ceiling Light | 515 | Lighting | ||
| Circles Hanging Lamp | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Emergency Light | 515 | Lighting | ||
| E | Green L;ight | 5 | Lighting | |
| Hanging Lamp | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Illuminated Pot | 15 | 500 | Lighting | |
| Lab Lamp | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Lamp Post | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Lantern | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Light Box | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Light Floor | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Pink Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Red Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Rounded Standing Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Splayed Hanging Lamp | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Triple Hanging Lamp | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Tube Light | 25 | Lighting | ||
| Wall Light | 25 | Lighting | ||
| White Light | 5 | Lighting | ||
| Yellow Light | 5 | Lighting |
Organic Decorations NMS
Bring the flora of the No Man's Sky universe into your base with these organic decorations. Many require Quicksilver in addition to crafting resources.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Quicksilver | Category |
| Ancient Conifer | 40 | 500 | Plant | |
| Blistering Mushroom | 40 | 500 | Organic Decoration | |
| Candelabra Bloom | 80 | 500 | Organic Decoration | |
| Carnivorous Bush | 40 | Organic Decoration |
Structural Base Parts
Discover all structural base parts in No Man's Sky, including Timber and Stone items. Learn their recipes and resource requirements to build the best base.
As you unlock more parts they will appear within your build menu. On the following pages, you will find all the parts you can unlock to build your base, both on land and in space and keep a handy tally of how much raw materials you are going to need, as well as start to get a picture of what you might want to put and where.
We have split them into resource types for ease as we figure you probably won’t want to be building bases made from trees and mixing them with futuristic alloy walls. Who knows though. You do you.
Timber Base Items
You are only going to need four raw materials to build every timber part in the game. No part will more than two of these at any one time, and the most exotic of which - glass, is the only one you will have to craft yourself as the other three are all readily available.
Timber parts are one of the first you have access to in No Man's Sky.
Resource Key
| Resource | Icon |
| Carbon | |
| Glass | |
| Ferrite Dust | |
| Pure Ferrite |
All Timber Base items in NMS
Search the table below to find every timber item you can craft in No Man's Sky.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Description | Max Stack |
| Asymmetrical Timber-Glass Roof | 101 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Draped Sail Timber Roof | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Glass Door | 2510 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Large Window | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Small Window | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Wall A | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Wall B | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Timber Wall Cap | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Flat Timber Roof | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Folded Sail Timber Roof | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Horizontal Timber Windows | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| L Skylight Timber Roof | 101 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Large Timber Double Window | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Large Timber Triple Window | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Panelled Timber Divider | 25 | Decoration | 5 | |
| Propped Timber Divider | 25 | Decoration | 5 | |
| Propped Timber Mini Dividers | 25 | Decoration | 5 | |
| Rounded Flat Timber-Glass Roof | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Rounded Timber Roof | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Short Timber Wall A | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Short Timber Wall B | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Sloping Timber Panel | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Sloping Timber Roof Gable | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Sloping Timber Roof Panel | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Small Timber Panel | 5 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Small Timber Triangle | 5 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Small Timber Wall A | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Small Timber Wall B | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Thin TImber Wall | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Angled Door | 2510 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Arch | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Doorway | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Floor Panel | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Framed Glass Panel | 101 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Frontage | 2510 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Half Arch | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Half Ramp | 155 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Half Ramp Platform | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Power Door | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Ramp | 3510 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Rectangular Door | 2510 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Roof Cap | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Roof Corner | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Roof Gable | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Roof Panel | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Shelving Unit | 25 | Decoration | 5 | |
| Timber Triangle | 10 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber Wall | 25 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Timber_inner_roof_corner | 1010 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| Twin Timber Windows | 251 | Timber Construction Component | 5 | |
| U-Skylight Timber Roof | 101 | Timber Construction Component | 5 |
Stone Base Items
Stone items are also easy to craft. Again, you can make everything with just four raw materials, but instead of glass here you can use Silicate Powder, which is basically the dirt you can dig up. Once again, you won’t need to use more than two resources to craft any one item here.
You will unlock more parts as you play and purchase blueprints.
Resource Key
| Resource | Icon |
| Carbon | |
| Silicate Powder | |
| Ferrite Dust | |
| Pure Ferrite |
All Stone base items in NMS
Search the table below to find every stone item you can craft in No Man’s Sky.
| Icon | Item | Recipe | Description | Max Stack |
| Angled Flat Stone Roof | 1010 | Stone Construction Component | 5 | |
| Canvas Stone Roof | 1010 | Stone Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Stone Circle Window | 1025 | Stone Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Stone Door | 1025 | Stone Construction Component | 5 | |
| Extruded Stone |
How to Hire an Overseer for the Construction Terminal: Specialist Terminals And Hired Npcs
Learn how to get the Construction Terminal blueprint in no mans sky by completing Artemis Path quests and hire an Overseer.
- 1Progress through the Artemis Path quests until you reach 'Ghosts in the Machine'.
- 2Speak with Apollo, who will refer you to a contact on a space station.
- 3Scan your environment on any nearby space station to locate the contact, usually in the back room near technology merchants.
- 4The contact will provide you with the blueprint for the Construction Terminal.
- 5Return to your base using the space station's teleport module.
- 6To build the Construction Terminal, you need 40 Chromatic Metal and 25 Pure Ferrite.
- 7Ensure you have an interior space in your base protected from the elements, which requires at least a floor, four walls, a roof, and a door. A Cylindrical Room is often prompted but not strictly necessary.
- 8Build the Construction Terminal within your base's interior space.
- 9After building the Construction Terminal, you can hire a Gek NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you) as an Overseer from a space station. The 'Expanding the Base' quest will guide you to a nearby space station to hire one.
- 10The Overseer will then be present at your Construction Terminal. Interact with them to learn about other specialist terminals and receive blueprints.
- The Overseer is required to learn blueprints for other specialist terminals like the Science Terminal, Weapons Terminal, Agricultural Terminal, and Exocraft Terminal.
- NPCs for these roles can be found on space stations; their appearance is the main difference if you don't want to follow the quest marker specifically.
- The Overseer will teach you blueprints for Specialist Terminals, Storage Containers, Galactic Trade Terminal, Conflict Scanner, Geology Cannon, and Glass.
- Blueprints for items other than Specialist Terminals can also be purchased from the Construction Research Station or technology merchants on the Space Anomaly.
How to Upgrade the Exosuit: Technology Upgrades
Learn how to upgrade your Exosuit in No Man's Sky. Discover where to find technology upgrades, blueprints, and inventory slots from space stations and the Space Anomaly.
How to Upgrade the Exosuit: Technology Upgrades
Learn how to upgrade your Exosuit in No Man's Sky. Discover where to find technology upgrades, blueprints, and inventory slots from space stations and the Space Anomaly.





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