No Man's Sky: Polestar Expedition Guide

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Community Expeditions have been a welcome addition to No Man’s Sky, adding a sense of adventure and urgency to the usual gameplay loop of gradual improvement. They challenge you to think logically, and plan your actions according to the relatively linear path it wishes you to follow.

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Each of the Expeditions has a quirk that restricts you in some way. The original Expedition, The Pioneers, was a wide-ranging introduction to No Man’s Sky as it was then, Exobiology was focus on the alien life you’d encounter, while the last expedition, Leviathan, was a test of your survival skills with a Groundhog Day-style time loop.

Here’s what you need to know about the latest Expedition, Polestar, with tips and tricks on how to complete it quickly.

The Polestar expedition does things a little differently than previously. You’ll still face five phases comprising 37 tasks, warping between systems with the aim of visiting a rendezvous point per phase.

However, this time you’re given a Freighter for free from the start, and it acts as your base of operations. You can’t use your Starship to warp in this Expedition — instead you’ll need to steadily upgrade your Freighter and use it to travel between systems.

Along the way you’ll earn some notable rewards that can be used across your save file, both during the Expedition and when it’s been converted to a regular save file once the Expedition is over.

A lot of the Polestar Expedition involves augmenting your Freighter by building rooms that serve different functions, such as adding a Teleporter, Galactic Trade Terminal, or Refiners. You’ll also need to build technology that helps you on your way.

While you’re free to build your Freighter, Starship,