No Man’s Skyis one of the most comprehensive games out there when playing in the sci-fi genre.With its recent DLC Origins, players are not only given more upgrades to certain aspects of the game like the UI graphics, but Hello Games have also added billions of planets to the already burgeoning universe that has proven to be one of thelargest maps in the known gaming universes.
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While there are tons of games out in the sci-fi genre, this one, in particular, goes above and beyond in ensuring that players get the best bang for their buck in terms of gameplay. The game can be enjoyed solo or with friends and either wayNo Man’s Skyoffers a wide variety of challenges and unique sights to see. Finding planets that are great for building bases, materials, and other tasks is what drives players to explore the stars and expand their horizons.
Updated July 19th 2021 by Beau Boo Low:No Man’s Sky has recently received yet another expansion from Hello Games. ThePrism update offers a complete graphical overhaul, making the game’s numerous planets even more varied and beautiful than ever before. Players will not only find more plants and terrain features, but they may also encounter improved weathers systems during their travels. Additionally,almost all creatures can now be tamed, and flying mounts are much easier to ride, allowing even more ways for players to traverse the new worlds they discover. This makes exploring new planets a much more exciting and rewarding experience. As such this guide has been updated to include useful information about the different biomes to be found in No Man’s Sky.
11Biome - Lush
Lush planets are essentially green Earth-like planets that have the perfect environment for gathering materials, building a base, and anything else that players might need. These planets havesome of the most varied resources and animalsthat spawn on their surface.
There is a chance that a Barren Lush planet might spawn in a solar system; however, that’s rare. Lush planets can most likely be found within yellow star systems, with imperfect and raging galaxies having a 2x higher chance and yellow stars in tranquil galaxies having a 4x higher chance of them spawning.With cross-play, this makes Lush planets fun to have bases on with friends.
Common Features Of Lush Planets
10Biome - Barren
These planets are devoid of most plant life and usually have desert as their primary biome. Occasionally players will see trees and other fauna, but for the most part, it will be rocky and barren, as the name states.
While not completely ideal, this isthe second most ideal weather compared to the Lush planetenvironments. However, the nights can get very cold, as is habitual of deserts, and the daytime extremely hot, causing hazard suits to kick in on more extreme barren worlds. They can also have heat storms, which are extremely powerful if not protected inside a cave or base. With playerssearching for sandworms, this would be a planet suitable for running around on.
Common Features Of Barren Planets
9Biome - Dead
One wants tothink of theDesolationupdatethat came out when thinking of dead planets, though that update covered more in terms of ships than planets, yet thinking about it will likely make players want to jump back into the update with its horror ridden content.
Dead planets themselves have no atmosphere, very low gravity, and no fauna or flora to speak of. They have higher amounts of resources for players to gather than other planets, including rusted metal.Bringing materials to keep bio-hazard suits going is a muston these planets, so load up on oxygen, life support gels, and dioxite if possible before exploring.
8Biome - Exotic
As the name implies, these are planets with exotic elements, mostly in the form of unique flora and animals. They look different from space, some of them having hexagonal-shaped atmospheres or looking pockmarked on the surface.
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They can have any weather pattern, and unlike dead worlds,there is no strain on bio-hazard suitsthat require the player to bring a plethora of materials to stay alive. Gold deposits and a handful of flora and minerals can sometimes be found on Exotic planets along with abandoned bases.
Common Features Of Exotic Worlds
7Biome - Mega Exotic
Like their Exotic brethren, this Mega Exotic biome type ischaracterized by having mega portions of everything found in other biomes. Imagine everything from other planets but giant. These planets were added in the Next update, and their unique atmospheres often create strange colors of light, from vibrant red to dismal black and white.
They can have any weather patterns and many varieties of flora and fauna. These planets are in a category of their own regarding minerals and resources and find players not wanting anything in size compared to the spawns. Most of the spawns are anything that can come from other biomes.
Common Features Of Mega Exotic Planets
6Biome - Scorched
Phosphorus, solanuim, and sulphurine can be found on Scorched planets, and with the high temperatures on the planet’s surface, flora has adapted in interesting ways. Hazard protection is always on when players are exploring these surfaces, and depending on the type of planet, there can be anything from clear weather patterns to extreme and very powerful heat storms.
In some cases, scorched planets may set on fire during heat storms, and during this time,hazard protection will drain 3x faster than normal. Coolant upgrades are recommended for exploring these planets if players intend to be on them long-term.
Common Features Of Scorched Planets
5Biome - Frozen
Frozen worlds are interesting because they’re indicative of having possibly been a lush world now in an ice age. Seeing them from space, they’re a great white ball with streaks of color here and there to denote flora. It is recommended for players to upgrade their exosuit with thermic layers if they want to survive on these wintery worlds.
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Once in a while, if there’s a storm, storm crystals can be found, which go for a good price on the trading post. Extreme frozen worlds will require more protection against storms than clearer worlds and drain the bio-hazard suit 3x faster, much like scorched worlds.
Common Features Of Frozen Planets
4Biome - Toxic
The surface of these planets can only be called toxic by the way they look, what’s on them, and everything about them. They’re covered in fungus, toxic rain, and highly poisonous flora that attempts to kill the player when they get close.
The water on these planets isn’t really water and is more of a toxic ooze, making it difficult to traverse at times. Resources that can be found here are ammonia, fungal mold, nitrogen, and jade peas. Hazard protection is always on in these worlds, so it’s recommended that playersbring enough materials to replenish their suits.
Common Features of Toxic Planets
3Biome - Irradiated
Another type of world where hazard protection is always on, and extreme weather patterns cause bio-suits to drain 3x faster, Irradiated planets are rocky and full of radioactive gasses, and surprisingly a lot of plants.
Plants are surprisingly frequent on these worlds, although they are heavily mutated. Radiation deflectors are recommended for any players wanting to spend more than their fair share of time on these worlds. In extreme cases, radioactive storms can occur, and they’ll have to find cover or risk their suits being drained quickly.
Common Features Of Irradiated Planets
2Biome - Marsh
These planets often have subterranean tunnels that are like caves in other biomes. However, they’re horizontal in descent rather than vertical and pepper the planet’s surface more readily than other biomes.
These planets' conditions vary from being lush-like to toxic-like and are usually covered in flora that can’t be analyzed and toxic fungi. The resources found on these planets aren’t consistent, though; at times, star bulbs, faecium, or mordite can be found on them in mineral deposits if the player is lucky enough to stumble upon one.
