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If you discover you have no more isotopes to charge your laser with you can always press R1 to melee strike objects.
When you find yourself being attacked by local wildlife you can press the melee button on your controller while you are moving to perform a dodge/dash in that direction.
When you need to see in the dark press the D-Pad Up to illuminate the world around you.
Once you have crafted the Analysis Visor you will be able to increase the zoom on it up to 3x by pressing R3 when looking through the visor with L2.
When you find that you have fallen down a deep hole or need to exit a cave at the bottom of a steep chasm you can use use your jetpack boost indefinately as long as you are in close proximity to the wall or vertical surface. Simply face the wall or verticle surface and keep yourself close to it while you boost upwards to reach the top.
Remember that whenever you encounter a Sentinal, whether you are facing a single combat unit or several of the smaller drones, they are most vulnerable to plasma grenades.
If you discover you have no zinc or titanium left but need to recharge your hazard protection modules you can always craft a Shielding Sheet from iron as this will recharge anything that needs oxide. However, to build a Shielding Sheet you will need a blueprint and the required resources (Iron x150 and Platinum x20).
Your HUD will display various icons when you scan a nearby area. Make sure you keep an eye out for a grey chest as this indicates a stockpile of valuable resources that could also contain Gold or Emeril.
There are 23 trophies for No Man's Sky.
Trophies | Award |
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A Scanner Darkly Attain 'Naturalist' status in Uploaded Discoveries | Bronze |
Babel-17 Attain 'Confused' status in Words Collected | Bronze |
Contact Attain 'Known' status in Alien Colonist Encounters | Bronze |
Foundation Attain 'Entrepreneur' status in Most Units Accrued | Bronze |
The Stars, Like Dust Attain 'Trailblazer' status in Space Exploration | Bronze |
Use of Weapons Attain 'Novice' status in Ships Destroyed | Bronze |
Pattern for Conquest Attain ‘Notorious’ status in Ships Destroyed | Silver |
Stranger in a Strange Land Attain 'Robust' status in Longest Lifespan | Silver |
Symphony For A Lost Traveler Attain 'Nomad' status in On-foot Exploration | Silver |
The Languages of Pao Attain 'Interpreter' status in Words Collected | Silver |
The Longest Voyage Attain 'Pioneer' status in Space Exploration | Silver |
The Space Merchants Attain 'Trader' status in Most Units Accrued | Silver |
The Star Beast Attain 'Archivist' status in Uploaded Discoveries | Silver |
Who Goes There? Attain 'Diplomat' status in Alien Colonist Encounters | Silver |
A Space Odyssey Attain 'Discoverer' status in Space Exploration | Gold |
Citizen of the Galaxy Attain 'Babelfish' status in Words Collected | Gold |
Galapagos Attain 'Encyclopedia' status in Uploaded Discoveries | Gold |
Have Spacesuit - Will Travel Attain 'Adventurer' status in On-foot Exploration | Gold |
The Diamond Age Attain 'Magnate' status in Most Units Accrued | Gold |
The Forever War Attain 'Legend' status in Ships Destroyed | Gold |
The Sentinel Attain 'Everlasting' status in Longest Lifespan | Gold |
What Mad Universe Attain 'Ambassador' status in Alien Colonist Encounters | Gold |
Total Perspective Vortex Platinum | Platinum |
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