No Man’s Sky, how to get Nanite and what it is for

In addition to being an exploration game, No Man’s Sky requires players to manage their resources effectively, and Nanite Clusters are among the most essential. Acquiring them will help you trade and thrive in this science fiction adventure. Today, we will explore how to obtain Nanites and what purposes they serve.

How to Obtain Nanites in No Man’s Sky

The good news is that there are multiple ways to acquire Nanites, though it doesn’t mean they will be easy to collect:

• By uploading the discoveries you make during your journeys.
• Finding abandoned buildings on planets.
• Defeating creatures on a planet to claim rewards.
• Feeding certain animals that will lead you to buried treasures.
• Completing various NPC missions that reward you with Nanites.
• Encountering them in some space encounters.
• Searching containers while exploring a crashed freighter.
• Destroying Sentinels you come across.
• Looking in damaged machinery that you find.
• If you find unmarked freighters, you can destroy their cargo containers.
• Selling upgrade modules to traders.
• Using refinement with various ingredients.

Regarding refinement, you can obtain Nanites with the following ingredients:

• Hyaline Brain x1.
• Meat String x1.
• Recovered Data x1.
• Spawned Abomination x1.
• Inverted Mirror x1.
• Radiant Fragment x1.
• Hexite x1 + Fecium x1.
• Contaminated Metal x1.
• Rampant Mold x5.
• Narval Core x1.
• Hadal Core x1.
• Platinum x35.
• Platinum x25 + Gold x15 + Silver x15.
• Pugneous x25.

What Are Nanites Used For in No Man’s Sky

As for the utility of this resource, you will primarily use it to purchase blueprints and upgrade modules from technology and blueprint vendors. Additionally, you can upgrade starships and tools using Nanites. Lastly, when you encounter travelers, you can buy information with this currency.