Get exclusive rewards including a Wipeout-inspired Starborn Runner starship on No Man’s Sky Expedition 12.
You just need to jump through a few systems to trigger your first pirate fight.
Stay alert for a distress call from a besieged freighter upon warping into each new system.
you could choose to inspect the ship upon their offer or request a different form of payment.
Purchase A Freighter
When traversing through space,take note of any fleets you pass.
You merely have tofly within proximity of frigates to prompt a radio call from the prospective vessel.
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Space Battles
Warping into a Space Battle is no happenstance.
This allows you the chance toshuffle your cards, if you will, andpossibly draw a better freighterfor recruitment.
See the “Pirate Freighter” section below for more information on space battles.
However, a portable base and expansive additional storage are major selling points as well.
Even without upgrades, there are a set of standard operations freighters will always come equipped with.
Keep in mindsome of these facilities are quest-lockedbehind building-themed side missions.
Customization
Freighters can undergo custom paint jobs, which you’re free to apply here in the Bridge.
Expeditions
You will select and manage expeditions from the Bridge.
These NPC-driven auto-missions are a great mechanic for passively earning money and loot.
Manage Fleet
Along with coordinating expeditions from the Bridge, you will also manage the frigates that run them.
This is always worth a browse if you’ve got some free time to earn some extra rewards.
While these size classifications remain true visually, they aremerely an aesthetic referencenowadays.
There arenine models of system freightersandtwo families of capital freighters, with three models each.
Here’s what you oughta know about buying Frigates, upgrading them, and sending them on expeditions.
Below is a list of the Freighter Upgrade Modules and their range of effects.
Beacon
Increases fleets' speed during expeditions by 2-15 points.
Combat Unit
Improves fleets' combat performance by 2-15 points.
Exploration Unit
Improves exploration results by 2-15 points.
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Fuel Unit
Increases frigate fuel efficiency during expeditions by 2-20 points.
Mining Unit
Improves mining results by 2-15 points.
Trade Unit
Improves fleets' trading success by 2-15 points.
Freighter Hyperdrive
Increases the freighter’s hyperdrive by a range of 50-250.
The magnitude of the effects depends on the class of the upgrade.
C-class upgrades will be at the bottom of the spectrum, while S-class upgrades will yield better results.
Technology Blueprints
Technology Blueprintsupgrade your freighter’s hyperdrive range.
you’re free to buy them at the freighter’s warping hub on the bridge.
Below is a list of the Technology Blueprints and how much they increase the hyperdrive range.
There is also theMatter Beam technology, a console mechanic that utilizes consumable blueprints.
Its purpose is to provide backup over great distancesby transferring supplies to and from your exosuit.
Pirate Freighters
Added in the Echoes update are pirate freighters.
It’s up to you to save the merchant vessel from the predations of these awful space pirates!
The first are thefreighter’s engines, which can befound at the rear of the vessel.
Destroying these engines will prevent the freighter from warping away once the battle turns against it.
The laser cannons will be thelarge turrets on top of the freighter’s hull.
It’ll just mean fewer things are shooting at you.
However, attacking these parts can be difficult as the entire pirate freighter is protected by a massive shield.
to get to damage these components, you’ll need to fly inside the shield.
Pirate freighters will also launch missiles at the civilian freighterthat can do massive damage to both shields and hull.
Once all these modules are destroyed, just start blasting the pirate freighter’s hull until it explodes.
Then destroy the engines to keep the pirate freighter from escaping, and then hit the shield generators.
You’ll also be able torecruit the pirate frigateswhich surround the pirate freighter.
These are combat-focused vessels that can have unique bonuses compared with regular combat frigates.
To do this, you mustdestroy the freighter’s engines to make it impossible to escape.
Then,destroy the laser cannons firing at the civilian fleet.
you could then fly into the pirate freighter’s hangar and head to the bridge to negotiate.
The pirate freighter isfunctionally the same as civilian freighters.
Demanding tribute willtypicallyresult in being awarded between 4,000,000 and 6,000,000 creditsandseveral other high-tier items.
Capturing the pirate freighter also allows you to recruit the pirate frigatesthe same as destroying the freighter would.
These frigates are all combat-focused with the potential for unique bonuses over regular combat frigates.
Scattered across No Man’s Sky’s vast universe are Crashed Ships that are just waiting to be discovered.
Here is how to find them.
