How to run a settlement in No Man’s Sky

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Settlements are a fun addition to the growing list of things you can do in No Man’s Sky, essentially giving you hands-on control over the growth of a small community as you look to build it into a prosperous and profitable town. You’ll be able to construct new buildings, solve citizen disputes and make key policy decisions about how to best develop the settlement ― with most starting out running at substantial losses, so you’ll have some work to do to turn things around.

Most habitable planets will have several settlements scattered across their surface, but you can only take charge of one at a time. The chances are you’ll stumble across a location (or its coordinates) through general play, but you can also pick up a Planetary Settlement Chart from any space station cartographer to help locate one nearby.

Upon arrival at the site, you’ll be directed to speak to one of the locals, which will then trigger a Sentinel attack, but most likely nothing you can’t handle without too much trouble. Now you’ve made a name for yourself, you can apply to become Overseer ― and with no one else in the running for the job, you’ll have your own small town to manage in no time. In the Overseer’s Office you’ll find a Settlement Administration Terminal (and a teleporter) where you can check in on the status of the settlement, and access the latest disputes or dilemmas facing the community.

The key figures that you’ll need to keep an eye on are productivity and costs. Initially, this will most likely add up to a deficit that’s only getting worse, and seeing as your ultimate goal is to make a profit, clear all debts, and then reap the benefits of a steady supply of resources, that should be