No Man's Sky 2022: Ship No Man's Sky Guide

Here you can learn more about starship upgrades in No Man’s Sky – technology blueprints, upgrade modules, and increasing the ship’s cargo capabilties.

Last update: 25 October 2022

In No Man's Sky, you can upgrade your starship. On this page we explain how to increase the ship's cargo capability and where to buy upgrade modules and technology blueprints. We also supplied a list of available armament.

• How to upgrade the ship's cargo capability?
• Ship's technology blueprints
• Starship - Combat Systems
• Starship Technology Blueprints

How to upgrade the ship's cargo capability?

Every ship in No Man's Sky has a certain number of slots for technology and cargo. You can increase the number of cargo slots through a dedicated terminal found on every space station.

Terminal also allows you to upgrade a starship to a better class, which will increase the maximum amount of space available.

Ship's technology blueprints

The technology blueprints found below can be bought from a vendor on Space Anomaly, received as rewards for completed tasks or found during exploration. Each module has to be installed in a free corresponding slot and needed materials have to be supplied.

Pulse Engine:

1. Instability Drive - an upgrade for the pulse engine which greatly lowers fuel consumption. Cost - 460 nanites;
2. Flight Assist Override - improves the ship's maneuverability. Cost - 460 nanites;
3. Sub-Light Amplifier - increases the Pulse Engine speed. Cost - 460 nanites;

Accessories:

1. Teleport Receiver - allows sending and receiving items between ships over long distances. Cost - 150 nanites;
2. Economy Scanner - supplies the star system's economy data without having to warp to it. Cost - 150 nanites;
3. Cargo Scan Deflector - jams cargo scans. Cost - 150 nanites.
4. Conflict Scanner - allows to check the conflict level of a system without having to warp to it. Cost - 150 nanites;

Hyperdrive:

1. Emergency Warp Unit - allows warping during combat, however you cannot plot a destination, and using it requires often repairs. Cost - 240 nanites;
2. Cadmium Drive - allows warping to Red systems; Cost - 150 nanites;
3. Emeril Drive - allows travelling to Green systems. Cost - 120 nanites;
4. Indium Drive - allows reaching Blue systems. Cost - 200 nanites.

Launch Thruster:

1. Efficient Thrusters - lowers fuel consumption during takeoff. Cost - 120 nanites;
2. Launch Auto-Charger - allows automatic recharging of fuel when the ship is grounded. Cost - 460 nanites.

Deflector Shield:

1. Ablative Armour - greatly increases the ship's shield durability. Cost - 85 nanites.

Starship - Combat Systems

All combat systems blueprints can be bought at Space Anomaly, found during exploration, or received as a reward for completing tasks. Such a module has to be installed in a corresponding, free, slot and built by delivering necessary materials.

There are six different combat systems, with additional upgrades:

1. Nonlinear Optics - boosts damage dealing capabilities of the photon cannon. Cost - 75 nanites;
2. Rocket Launcher - equips the ship with torpedoes. There is an upgrade for it called Large Rocket Tubes (cost - 50 nanites) that increases starting speed and offers faster heat recovery. Cost - 150 nanites;
3. Phase Beam - a weapon that launches a powerful high-energy beam. There is an upgrade for it called Fourier De-Limiter (cost - 120 nanites) that increases heat performance. Cost - 150 nanites;
4. Positron Ejector - installs a weapon that deals great damage on short ranges. Can be upgraded with Fragment Supercharger (cost - 120 nanites) that increases the accuracy and effective range of the weapon. Cost - 150 nanites;
5. Infra-Knife Accelerator - adds a fast-firing cannon effective against unshielded starships. Can be upgraded with Q-Resonator (cost - 120 nanites) that increases the weapon clip size. Cost - 150 nanites;
6. Cyclotron Ballista - a weapon that fires projectiles that can disable the engines of the targeted starship. Can be upgraded with Dyson Pump (cost - 120 nanites) that greatly increases heat performance. Cost - 150 nanites.

Starship Technology Blueprints

Starship technology blueprints can be bought from a dedicated vendor on every space station, found in crashed starships, received as a reward for completing a task or by repairing a damaged vessel.

Different space stations offer different prices for the same blueprints. As a result, check each vendor and get acquainted with his wares and compare the prices.