With the latest update of No Man's Sky: Orbital, players now have the opportunity to unlock exceptional advantages by elevating their status within the game's guilds. These advantages can range from convenient access to specific items and resources, like receiving complimentary ammunition from the Mercenaries guild once you've demonstrated your worth to them. Leveraging these benefits can significantly streamline your interstellar journey.
This comprehensive guide will walk you through the intricacies of each of the three guilds, detailing how to boost your standing with them and outlining the rewards they offer. It's highly advantageous for players to enhance their reputation with all three guilds as they delve deeper into the realms of No Man's Sky.
Elevating Your Reputation with a Guild
One of the initial ways to increase your standing with a guild is by presenting them with gifts. This can be accomplished by visiting a Space Station under the guild's control and engaging with the Guild Representative. Each guild has specific gift requirements. Once you attain the rank of "Apprentice" within a guild, you'll be eligible to undertake missions for them through the Space Station's Mission Agent. Successfully completing these missions will also enhance your standing with the guild.
Mercenaries Guild
Improving your relationship with the Mercenaries Guild will grant you access to a range of valuable items related to combat and the Sentinels. Starting with complimentary ammo, the Mercenaries Guild also provides weapon upgrades, Crystalized Hearts, and Pugnium for a nominal fee. They even offer Sentinel Boundary Maps, which help in locating Sentinel Pillars.
The Mercenaries Guild predominantly appreciates gifts associated with combat, such as Pirate Transponders and Crystalized Hearts.
Below are the gifts the Mercenaries Guild will reward players with as they progress in rank:
- Pirate Transponder
- Salvaged Glass
- Crystalized Heart
- Quad Servo
- Hardframe Engine
- Walker Brain
Merchants Guild
Strengthening your bond with the Merchants Guild grants you access to items that aid in interstellar travel and resource gathering for trade. Advancing in rank provides you with complimentary launch fuel and warp hypercores during your visits to their stations, significantly reducing your travel expenses.
Here's a list of gifts the Merchants Guild offers as your rank progresses:
- Salvaged Data
- Repair Kit
- Counterfeit Circuits
- Vector Compressors
- Cargo Bulkhead
- Circuit Board
Explorers Guild
Enhancing your rapport with the Explorers Guild gives you access to valuable resources for exploration, including free Ion Batteries and Warp Hypercores.
Here's a list of gifts the Explorer's Guild provides as you enhance your standing with them:
- Glowing Mineral
- Storm Crystal
- Artifact Chart
- Hadal Core
- Ancient Key
- Jumble of Timeless Gems