The Best Items for Your Base

Discover the most useful base items in No Man's Sky, from Save Beacons and Health Stations to Mineral Extractors and Landing Pads, to enhance your gameplay and exploration.

There are many items you can construct for your base in No Man's Sky, which can seem overwhelming at first. The game introduces a system where you gradually acquire most construction blueprints from the base computer by waiting for notifications. This allows you to learn blueprints for free at your own pace. For faster acquisition, visit the Construction Research Station on the Space Anomaly to purchase blueprints using Salvaged Data.

The following are some of the most useful base items that can increase material production, improve planetary exploration, attract more visiting pilots, and generally make life in No Man's Sky easier by consolidating essential functions in one place.

Technology Modules

Save Beacon

The Save Beacon is crucial in the early game for base building. It allows you to save your game and creates an icon on your compass, helping you locate specific parts of your base. This is particularly useful for larger bases where you might need quick access to a save function without traveling far.

Health Station

While health regenerates slowly, the Health Station offers a quick way to replenish it in emergencies. Mountable on walls, it's useful during combat with sentinels, pirates, or other players, and can also help recover from falls during construction.

Hazard Protection Unit

This unit is invaluable on planets with hostile atmospheres (toxic, radioactive). It provides a quick recharge for your Exosuit, enabling longer exploration periods in hazardous environments.

Base Teleport Module

This module allows teleportation from your base to any known space station or other established teleportation modules. It's essential for accessing different star systems to gather resources like Frost Crystal or Solanium, which are specific to certain planet types.

Galactic Trade Terminal

This terminal simplifies trading, both early on and later. It eliminates the need to travel to a space station for trading, which is convenient when you return to base and realize you've forgotten a necessary item.

Oxygen Harvester

While not essential if oxygen is readily available, this item provides a quick replenishment method. It's most useful when using significant amounts of oxygen for crafting or other endeavors.

Mineral Extractor and Gas Extractor

These extractors serve a similar purpose for different materials. The Mineral Extractor harvests minerals from hotspot sources until depleted, while the Gas Extractor does the same for valuable gases. The type of resource depends on the hotspot; for example, Sulphurine on scorching planets, Radon on irradiated/frozen planets, Nitrogen on toxic/lush planets, and Oxygen on exotic planets. Both tools save considerable gathering time.

Landing Pad

A Landing Pad not only serves you and friends but also attracts visiting pilots. This encourages ships similar to those found at space stations to land near your base, offering a reliable source for purchasing items without affecting the Galactic Trade Terminal's economy.

Signal Booster

The blueprint for the Signal Booster is introduced early by the base computer and is one of the first base items you learn, making it important to acquire soon after starting.