Get ready to go on a planetary tour of No Man’s Sky.
This guide will teach you how to find the best possible settlements to protect.
It might be on an inhospitable planet with destructive storms or frequent pirate attacks, for example.
You also might not like the settlements aesthetic choice of building material.
The ownership of the system determines the settling species.
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To do this,go to the system’s stationandtalk to the Cartographer vendor.
You’ll be able topurchase a Settlement Chartfor five Navigation Data.
Next,use this Settlement Chart to locate a settlementon the planet of your choice.
Look for Lush planetsdescribed as Paradise, Temperate, Verdant, Bountiful, or Flourishing.
These planets typically have no storms and idyllic atmospheres better suited for larger populations.
when you obtain selected your desired planet, land on it and activate the Settlement Chart in your inventory.
The chart will then locate a nearby settlement for you to travel to.
Settlements will not spawn on dead worldsor in uninhabited systems.
Once youve located a settlement,head to the terminal at the centerto view the settlements stats.
Asettlements statsare as follows:
Population
Number of citizens currently inhabiting the settlement.
The higher this number, the better.
Happiness
This can range from 0 to 100 percent.
Obviously, 100 percent is the ideal number.
Productivity
This is how many units your settlement produces per day in economic activity.
Maintenance Cost
This is the daily cost your settlement incurs to continue operation.
Note that if this number is higher than your settlement’s productivity, you will accrue debt.
Sentinel Alert Level
This number determines when a Sentinel wave will attack.
Settlement Overview
This ranks your settlement from C to S class, similar to ships.
This can be raised by increasing your settlements population, happiness, and productivity while minimizing costs.
A settlement will also haveseveral features listed below its stats.
Focus on finding a settlement with high productivityand low maintenance costs.
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As your settlement grows, you’ll also need to decide if you’llaccept new arrivalsor turn them away.
Since population size determines your settlement’s ranking,you should always accept new arrivals.
However, new arrivals often incur additional maintenance costs for the settlement.
Your first priority as overseer should be increasing your settlement’s productivity to account for these new arrivals.
New construction opportunities should first focus on productivity and then potential happiness.
Construction opportunities will often arrive with a settlement poll that determines what the people would prefer.
Here, there is less of a clear-cut choice as it will depend on your settlement’s current stats.
Finally,citizen disputescan sometimes put you in the position of deciding someone’s fate with very little information.
Thesechoices are often randomand will have little impact on the overall health of the settlement.
Travelers can finally make their own custom ship in No Man’s Sky: Orbital.
