3 BEST Ways to Make Money in No Man's Sky

I know, that's a title that going to get me in trouble, but honestly, these are three really great ways to make money in No Man's Sky. Are there a lot of ways to do it? Sure. Is this purely subjective? Yep! But, these are easy and quick, and that's the point! Enjoy, and let me know what you think in the comments, and fire off your best ways as well! Be nice!
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1:06 Chlorine
3:50 Interceptors
7:06 Pirating
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[@jeremiahjohnson7515]

I have a gold and silver farm so I make Platinum to sell. Platinum can also be refined into nanites if i need those instead of money.

[@FroDtje]

New player myself. Ive found trade be worthwhile as well. Made my first millions. You need an economy scanner on your ship and scan for oppurtinities. Fly to a system buy their stock. Fly to the target system where the goods are needed. You can make up millions in profits. Howevwr you need to fly back and forth and find systems where there are plenty of goods. I now need to learn how to reliably setup trade between different systems.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

I LOVE trade routes. I did a video on it as well, they're actually really fun and an awesome way to travel around and explore. What people do to setup reliable routes that can be reused is drop portals at each trading post you want to use, and then only sell to the pilots so you don't mess up the economy. The terminals refill every two hours or so, so you can make a couple of loops and hit them as you play.

[@FroDtje]

@@DreadCaptainJames great idea my brain didnt come out with that yet. Iight just put up a base since my trade outpost is also an extreme weather planet 😁

[@surr3ald3sign]

Trade routes are one of my favorite ways to make money in space games lol, i love roleplaying as a rich merchant selling my wares 😃

[@sweet-lara]

If you are constantly going for the Tier 3 rich systems, i suggest filling a ship with the same components from the same economy type from different systems so you can sell them in one go where they are desirable, making much more units per sell. For example collecting from three manufacturing systems before selling them in high tech, and subsequently doing it as the loop goes. I found way more efficient as i was starting selling for 15~20 Million about 5 stacks of the same item and exploring a lot farther into the galaxy. I did about 90 million tripping about 10 systems, besides it's pretty fun.

[@SoundAuthor]

I wish there were more ways to get quicksilver instead of just gatekeeping it behind Nexus missions. I wouldn't mind if it was a bit of a challenge, it would be something to do.

[@SoundAuthor]

And, yes, I know about the stellar ice thing. Too much reloading for me.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

💯 agree with this!

[@Nequamm]

@@SoundAuthor same here.

[@nestormacnaught6]

The "fastest" or more efficient way would be making N games and doing the weekend mission N times. It's "lot of work" when you're new, but can always take a post-expedition game in order to get better starts. Right now i'm doing 4 weekend missions and buying lots of stuff with the Quicksilver. Kinda fine with It.

[@learningeveryday8]

Gatekeeping? lol the nexus is the multiplayer hub and quicksilver is the reward for those missions if it was easier to get you would be complaining there is no reward for multiplayer

[@zatademons3791]

I didn't know about avoiding sentinels in pirate systems! ❤🎉🎉

[@DreadCaptainJames]

It helps SO MUCH

[@flash1259]

Since everything was nerfed my activated indium base is only worth around 50m now. but, 50m/day for something that only takes a couple of minutes isn't bad. It takes quite a bit of setup but, stasis devices and fusion ignitors are still worth a lot. You also should have a good oxygen base you can use to expand other resources. Mine has around 85k units of storage. The Interceptor is a really good way. I got over 200m from one location and almost all of the ships was C class. I've been starting a lot of saves lately. I'll play them for a few hours and delete them. My focus is getting the economy scanner at the first crashed ship I find. I also like to scrap at least one crashed ship before I get invited to the space station. I also like to get emeril and if I take the time I'll get indium also. Emeril so when I warp the first time I can install the indium drive. Indium so when I can get the large refiner I can refine all the chromatic metal I need at 30X. I also get buried technology to buy thing s like wiring loom so I can install the advanced mining laser.

[@surr3ald3sign]

Im confused, you do all that in each new save just to delete it later? Are you just like speed running or something?

[@flash1259]

@@surr3ald3sign No not speed running. I just wanted to start new saves. Originally I was going to delete the save when I repaired the ship. Then it seemed a waste to not do anything. I usually play until I get bored with the save or decide to stop playing.

[@samclarke7147]

Awesome video! I watched your mine video however that was on uranium. How do I find oxygen to set up my mine? Do I just look for an oxygen hotspot and make my mine over that? Thanks

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Yep, that's exactly what you do! The extractors are different, gas extractor is the one you use.

[@OldCouchGamer]

As of yesterday i found my personal favourite method of making money and its suitable for everyone. Crafting Superconductors only needs 4 Gas farms. A Nitrogen, Sulfurine, Radon + Oxygen to stretch condensed carbon. Needed ~5 million units and 2.5h time and now every 10h i get 40-50 Million units doing nothing.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

That's BRILLIANT!

[@bigheroblue4471]

Another viable option of you are online often. Activated Indium Farm. activated indium can be refined into Chromatic Metal at a 1:4. Chromatic Metal is sold default at 88 per unit

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Ooooh, can I suggest another option? Gold, silver, and Indium refined together make chromatic metal at a 1:30 ratio...that might be a brilliant way to work, but would require much more setup.

[@bigheroblue4471]

@@DreadCaptainJames Wow, that actually sounds much more efficient. I'll have to set that up soon.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

@@bigheroblue4471 it's great for making tons of chromatic metal for next to nothing being used. Never thought of selling it though, so that's a super cool idea!

[@Nequamm]

For me interceptor is the most fun and less boring.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

I agree, it's a cool new way to shop hunt, and they're awesome money. I'd love to see the interiors redone so we don't have the loose and frayed wires, but they're awesome

[@Here-2-Learn]

Air valves seem to be worth alot. Is there a good ship scrapping method?

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Probably interceptors would be the best, or using the scanner on the Nautilon to locate underwater crashed ships. You can get them up and running and back up to the station really quickly where you can scrap them.

[@kwokydow2]

If you're fine with duplicating items I know a method that will give you billions in a few minutes. This method will duplicate almost anything in the game but these are worth the most. Item: Compressed Indium Scraps (CIS for short) Step 1: Place the CIS in a portable refiner Step 2: Place a second portable refiner where the first one still is and line it up as close as you can Step 3: When you pick up the hoppers, what was in only one is now in all of them. *Repeat as desired* Step 4: Sell the items and remember that the value is about to drop significantly, so you will need to find a new system each time. Do that and you will have unlimited money with minimal effort.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Lol I have an emote for chat that says "All I need is 1", because I've taught SO MANY people to use the duplicate glitch 😂. Love it, and thanks for the list, that's a lot of work, and it's appreciated!

[@r4yker442]

Do cargo runs in a freigher - it can yield several millions per jump if you find generously supplied system and a starving one. Then, from time to time, do a detour to a Disonant system, catch a Pokemo... I mean Sentinel ship, pop it in your freighter and go to the next system. After a while you both make yourself a nice retirement fund (as funny as this sounds, these crappy ships become your twisted equivalent of savings account) and boatload of credits

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Yes! I actually did a video about trade routes. I love them!

[@kevinsears7300]

or find a gravity ball planet and grab lots and lots of gravity balls... I did storm crystals for a while, but found a gravity ball planet with no life, just sentinals and gravity balls... its very... strange looking.

[@xsilvawolf747]

I like haveing a storm crystal farm lol every storm go out in my romer and grab resorses while im at it hahaha

[@DreadCaptainJames]

OMG I never thought of doing that! Brilliant!

[@xsilvawolf747]

@@DreadCaptainJames I mean it's decent but time consuming

[@usm05065]

Thanks for giving me the easy guide to the unit mark in the initiation challenge lol

[@DreadCaptainJames]

It was good timing right?

[@usm05065]

@@DreadCaptainJames definitely

[@wolffforge4839]

Ill stick with storm crystal farming, its simple, fast, and fun.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

*nods head in agreement*

[@abelingaw5070]

Defeat a pirate ship.. easy 6.7 mil And you can warp in/out of that system and keep doing it.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

100% absolutely!!!

[@wayne3302264]

Best unit generating method in the game, two words, Glitch Duping unless you "want" to work hard for your units.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

Facts, 100% but this was to show how to work hard if you want to.

[@alexlittle5237]

I went to a dissonance planet. No drills. Don't know why.

[@DreadCaptainJames]

If it's a dead (airless) planet, there won't be any. If it's an uninhabited system that could also affect it.