No Man's Sky offers an expansive open-world space adventure, allowing players to engage in space travel, combat, and resource gathering. Within the game, players can acquire two types of currency: Units and Nanites. Nanites, the rarer of the two, are essential for purchasing special items such as blueprints and upgrade modules for various equipment.
Here are some effective ways for players to earn Nanites in No Man's Sky.
Updated on January 18, 2024, by Taylor Pittman: No Man's Sky constantly expands and updates. Players can experience the awesomeness of space travel as they make discoveries with their Multi-tool, soup up their Starships and Exocrafts, and set up their own home bases and territories on planets. Accumulating Nanites becomes crucial for accessing valuable resources, locations, and completing main questlines. This list has been updated to include even more ways to earn Nanites in No Man's Sky.
8 Refine Larval Cores
Convert Larval Cores into 50 Nanites Each
- Frontiers Update
Exploring planets may lead players to encounter rare phenomena and collect special resources such as Larval Cores. These cores can be obtained by destroying Whispering Eggs, which are a rare spawn found near abandoned buildings or on invested planets. Players can refine Larval Cores into Nanites using a Refiner, providing a valuable method for accumulating this currency.
7 Salvage Starships
Trade Starship Parts for 30 to 1,300 Nanites
- Expeditions Update
Collecting crashed Starships and salvaging them at a Starship Outfitting Terminal within a Space Station can yield Nanites. The value of the salvaged Starship parts varies based on the tier of the Starship, providing an opportunity to accumulate Nanites in significant quantities.
6 Upload All Discoveries
Receive Nanite Clusters for Each Discovery
- Outlaws Update
Scanning and uploading discoveries found on planets can swiftly yield Nanite Clusters. By utilizing the scanner to record various planetary elements and subsequently uploading them, players can amass Nanites based on the number and rarity of their discoveries.