EMG Power ANYWHERE! | No Man's Sky 2022

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It's great to find a mineral or gas hotspot, but what if you can't reach an EMG hotspot? We've all been there. With the simple technique of extending your building limits, along with some creative base computer placement, you'll never have to wish you could power your base with an EMG again.
No Man's Sky is an exploration survival game developed and published by Hello Games. ... Through the game's procedural generation system, planets have their own ecosystems with unique forms of flora and fauna, and various sentient alien species may engage the player in combat or trade within planetary systems.
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[@solidmoon8266]

Small heads up about base limit stretching, you'll have to do it all in one sitting. Once you log out, your base limit will be reverted back to normal and you won't be able to stretch it again. I've done this for some mega farms i've built to have 3 mining spots, a gas spot, and EMG. You gotta plan all this out and do it in one sitting or you'll lose your chance to do it. So be prepared to be building for potential a few hours, to get everything outside your limits, built.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Interesting! I guess I’ve always done my building all at once. Thanks for the insight! 💯

[@solidmoon8266]

@@WhiskyBarrelGaming np. Ive found it out the hard way when I tried to go back and add more that I couldn't. It sucked cause I couldn't keep adding to my A class Activated Indium spot but fortunately found another B class AI in my space to add to it.

[@looniper3551]

You can still do it, you just have to re-stretch the build limit every time you leave the area. Building outside of the 300 limit doesn't add to your claim, it only extends where you can build while you're in that area. So every time you come back... you have to stretch it again.

[@solidmoon8266]

@@looniper3551 ive tried to redo the stretching but it doesn't work for me, so Ive always just committed to doing it all in one go

[@JohnCasserly]

Good tip 👍

[@MrDorkLard]

I knew the trick to expanding the base but I didn't know about the listening for the scanner tone changing. Thanks! Subbed!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Much appreciated Malcolm! 👍

[@flash1259]

If you ever get on the new capital of the Galactic Hub Eissentam in Survival I built a community base with either 5 or 6 hotspots. It has landing pads, refiners, a galactic trade terminal, and carbon planters, and also at least one biodome of every plantable in the game.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Sweet!

[@khaansulu5695]

I found a really cool floating rock on an amazon-like planet, started building my base there before checking for hot-spots. Turns out there was a EMG, gas and mining hotspots all withing 4-500u

[@Tegawe]

For solar farms, you can just build a cylindrical room and fill it to the top with solar panels and batteries. Put it on the outskirts of your base so you can load into your base with no glitchy, loud solar panel noises Run power from cylindrical room to a battery closer to your base for a nice power junction

[@Copium-Detector]

Dude the way your editing and video style is made to be simplistic yet soo easy to follow just make me more glad I found your channel, thank you.

[@aguidamonster]

Thanks. I had no idea there was a audible signal. You rock!

[@StasAbrosimov]

"Where can I use that geometry in my life?" Who asked this question to the teacher? Here.....

[@beaupeterson188]

One of the most annoying things in trying to find information about this game is sifting through 30 minute videos just to learn one simple concept.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

You should join my Discord - just pop in, ask a question and be on your way. 😁

[@beaupeterson188]

@@WhiskyBarrelGaming I'll check it out. Thanks.

[@Camilo_official7909]

This video is 10 minutes long did you watch it 3 times.

[@edgexedgamertag1680]

Well the simple “concept” was also described in the “title” which actually takes a few “seconds” to read… dip shit actually took 30 minutes to watch a 10 minute video how stupid can you be🖕

[@tylercorrin1615]

@@edgexedgamertag1680 people like u make me want to commit mass genocide

[@scopex2749]

Another way to extend out is to daisy chain Batteries! I also take the SHORTEST ROUTE. This means tunneing THROUGH terrain to keep the distances short. On Hostile planets it also keeps you protected from weather and Sentinels! Each time you connect a new battery you can build from that spot up to 1000u. BUT the wire MUST BE LIVE so use some tempory power like the reactor so the line is always charged!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Great stuff, Scopex! 👊👍

[@kytastrophe-]

awesome!! cant wait to try this out, thanks! was driving me nuts how i couldnt have resource hotspots near a power hotspot...got tired of blowing through resourced making a ton of generators and batteries. appreciate the content! ✌️😎

[@kr0n470]

That really helps to understand and answer any questions i had on how to use this kind of energy without building a base for every spot Cheers from Fr

[@inc3nsus547]

Knew I could extend and bring the wire, did not know you could use it for non electromagnetic hotspots.. thought they had to be in your base for the refiners so Awesome!

[@nemoralis4713]

The scanner info is golden and will make searching so much easier, thank you 👍

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mexton]

I usually build a power plant with glass cubes,Solar panels and batteries. Then you can build anywhere.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

That’s a neat idea, I bet it looks pretty cool too!

[@legendarycheekymonkey]

I've been able to extend older bases (from before the hotspots) to a hotspot using a flooring panel every 300u or so on Xbox One. On some I've not bothered if I don't need lots of power and just built a small power farm by digging a hole, then flatten a space, put the solar and batteries down, wiring them up then filling the hole back in. Solar still works underground! I actually hope they don't patch this in future or I'm gonna have to go digging! Your method here is better than what I've been doing and I will use it for future bases. Great video, well presented, not a wasted moment.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks, Monkey 😁

[@greengamerdragon397]

-Tutorial! And you also managed to satisfy my love for triangular shapes. Thanks a lot!

[@JohnCasserly]

This is great. I have found that half arches make great electricity pylons. You can stack them up in hilly terrain so the wire is level. Then you can us them to extend your build area towards the EMG generators. It's nice to see that you have quantified it for us. Thanks.

[@JohnCasserly]

You can build a separate base for the generators if you want but you have to make sure you are building from the base you want to power. Look for the little 🔧 if you want to make sure.

[@stratometal]

I use the stone pillar thingie or half short walls. I experimented with the cylinders and they also work. For decoration I also use pipes that point directly to whatever is at the end of the line, while also popping a solar panel or battery on top of the cylinders. If I run a tube from a miner to a depot I run them over the pipes.

[@Here-2-Learn]

Didn’t know the sound changed thank you 🙏🏻 subbed 👍🏻

[@blkcrohunter2830]

I just start playing this game 2 weeks ago before that I was on elden ring I love how this game give you instructions but don't give you instructions but the same time I've heard this ping and didn't know what it was I thought I needed a life support that's why I went to go check my life support thank you every bit of info helps hopefully see you on the galaxy somewhere I'm setting up resource farms on resources that I use and need and ones to sell I stop

[@MR-fx5td]

Great video and awesome base planing ! Will definitely try !

[@Speed-Of-Light-By-Meter]

Great video! I will add a couple of notes that might help others - when you are placing the EMG, and you are looking for the spot with the strongest emanation of power, the measurement of distance is literally under your feet (not where you are pointing). So, if you are moving about, and you finally get the sweet spot, it is directly under you at that moment, and you can back off a few steps and drop the generator. Stacking more directly on top is a good idea too. 🙂 The other thing is - if the base extension isn't working out, you don't HAVE to put the EMG directly over the hotspot. You can place it relatively close and still generate power - albeit, much less, but I have seen it work fairly well if you have enough resources to build several.

[@JohnCasserly]

Now we can pick up and move parts it's easier to find the middle of the hotspot. I just place down a square of four, then cluster them around the one with the highest reading.

[@johanneshorner9417]

Easy to understand and exactly what I was looking for

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Awesome, thanks!

[@nakedinthe90s74]

I just found a dope paradise moon! Has a huge planet to the left of it and in a short distance of space it has a Saturn looking planet with the rings, looks really cool. Just started setting up a small base there with some great views! The moon seems to have really long days and short nights, no bad weather, amazing sunsets! The best thing about it, it has these little guys walking around that look just like Ewoks from Star Wars, so I called the planet Ewok Paradise Planet (Keggysmall). Loving this game again! Keep up the awesome content!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

thanks! Paradise moons are my fav for sure! 👌

[@Dissius]

This is concise enough to streamline the way I was seeking to construct my own base in the future.

[@halcyon_starlight]

Thanks, I was struggling for hours trying to figure this out

[@shaiQueragames]

Thanks this was a great description of how to make this work, I really appreciate it!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks - glad it helped! ✌️

[@Silverfirefly1]

This game has had so many updates over so much time that a lot of the information becomes outdated very quickly. As a recently returned player it is in my interest to filter any guides to avoid wasting my time with outdated information, I would be a fool to be assuming everything is the same over 3 or 5 years. Thank you for creating these videos, it's those that lack experience that need them the most.

[@orionpeterson3042]

Ive been hunting S class or A class hotspots for 3 days. Obviously the energy doesnt need to be so high but this video solves many problems. Thanks.

[@ohseven4150]

While this method can work, nothing beats the non-stop reliability of solar and batteries. Extending the base seems to often result in glitches and stuff turning off in my experience.

[@solidmoon8266]

If you build on extreme planets, the solar panels shut down during every storm. So not as sure fire reliable unless you build enough to charge up and run everything between storms and night cycles. Its very inefficient for activated metals, but on a regular planet, it'll work.

[@ingeborgsvensson4896]

Thanks man, you really helped me out. Liked and subscribed.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

appreciate that! 🥃👊

[@angelfireQ]

Great Tutorial as always. Thanks!

[@theDigited]

Some say there are no limits for the base. With switching build mode off and switching it back on immediately, you reset the build camera limits and can build anywhere at any distance, and it'll work.

[@mattsal4621]

I really like ur videos there very easy to follow and not confusing and also very easy to watch

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thank you Matt! 👍

[@sblackdragon]

Dont listen to plp telling you your vids are not good maybe they should make them if they feel that strongly about them or better yet dont watch them if they dont like them. Ive just come back to nms after a few years and found this vid useful as i was using the old method of using batteries to get power to my base and now i dont have to so youve helped at least 1 person here thank you and will sub 👍

[@Criscrosaplesos]

or , stick with me, or use the criticism to better his content...? lolz

[@PaulOrtiz]

I’ve been using cube frames to build pylons with a cuboid room at the top to anchor and distribute power while also extending base range. Works well and allows me to see the flow of power. Each pylon draws power though but if you’re generating enough you don’t really notice it. This way I get to leave them in place while having it make sense/look somewhat sensible. This side of the game could be better though. Not saying it should be Satisfactory but if they’re gonna give us power generation and resource extraction, give us the tools to manage them at least a little.

[@pigpogm]

An extra trick when finding the direction of a hotspot that’s out of range - the ‘nope’ noises are in stereo, in the ear for the direction you need to turn. If it nopes in your right ear, turn to the right.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Oh that’s an awesome tidbit! 👍 Nicely done, Pigpog! 💯

[@halbouma6720]

Thanks for the video!

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

I'll have to remember this for when the game comes out for Nintendo switch... It's taking so long! I wanna play already!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

ha, you're almost there!

[@wallacefrey6247]

Great tips, thanks for sharing.

[@lanjin]

Still pretty new here and this helps quite a bit. A lot of the tips I didn't know. Thanks

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

No problem Lan. Glad you found it helpful! ✌️

[@actionpantsgaming3579]

Great video I always find great build sites no EM. This will definitely help. 🙂👍

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Yo APG! Appreciate that man 👊

[@TheSpanishInquisition87]

Thanks! This was really useful information that I had no idea about.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nicolelaliberte9947]

Thank you very much for the help... I was using battery's to connect my power lines and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't powering. I even put down a base computer at both locations

[@AlexanderWright1]

I've found that the cube light boxes also extend the base, and provide a great trail to attach your wires to from place to place.

[@koolkevin2357]

I do that too - cost and effective! (5 sodium?) lights to guide you and connection points to build outside the 300U. Good call!

[@rubusroo68]

I make pylons from narrow walls to carry the pipes/wires. they look great & you can put lights on them to see at an instant if there's any issue with power. Plus I always wire the incoming power straight into a switch & battery so you can easily tell your power consumption.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Great tips, Rubus!

[@allenmitchell3039]

Great video thanks!

[@Mr_.G]

Just started to play this a few weeks ago. I keep getting distracted by exploring Systems instead of building bases. However, a couple of days ago, I figured out I can build Pylons from the Power tower thingy. Couple of those blank Cuboid blocks stacked and a Battery on top. It actually looks ok (surprisingly) and if I decide I want to build other stuff near a Pylon then there's no power problems at all and connectivity isn't a pain in the arse. Just add a wire to the Battery on top and you're good.

[@LilReapsy]

Nice guide, thanks!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Anytime, glad it was helpful! 😁

[@k.antigonetrowbridge9038]

Great guide .... really appreciate!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thank you KAT! 😁

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Cheers for the tips. Subbed.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks James 😁👊

[@TheMinecraftMonkey]

Great analysis and nice suggestions!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Appreciate it! 👊

[@splynncryth]

I didn't know that you could delete parts and have the extension stay in effect. What I have been doing is to use the 'small wall' parts rotated vertically to build 'utility poles' placed about every 100u to the hotspot then using the poles to run my wires and pipelines. I'll keep the poles around since they are useful for marking the infrastructure I have running to my hotspots, but I could halve the number of poles since the max length for a wire run is 200u and the overall base part count would be lower.

[@shahshank]

Great videos man

[@freeformcanvas9317]

Dope vid bro

[@Kokopelli-Bob]

great information, thanks for sharing

[@ZinfandelRed1914]

Glad I found this video, its gold, Jerry, gold!

[@GTP20]

Great tips!

[@MargaretLeber]

Notice the difference in stereo between "go left" and "go right" audio cues while scanning too...

[@stratometal]

Gosh I had to figure this out the hard way ages ago, wish someone had made as good a tutorial as this. For me it was serendipity that I found the scanner bit, heard the ting while it said out of range and decided to follow it, and bingo! The expansion I came across while making a base, then having issues building while outside the 300u in one direction while on another base I didn't. Nowadays I take such knowledge for granted and don't even thing about it, just do it. And yeah the game itself doesn't really tell you anything about it.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks Arturo ✌️

[@iLuvGaming]

Thank you really helps ❤

[@SkNeptuneX]

My main save alone has 400 hours. And I am always watching nms content on YT. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS? Great video, useful info. And teaching me something I didn't know in this game. You earned the sub!

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

You just solved my problem! I am on a moon, it looks like a Paradise environment but its a "grassy one", S class activated indium yet no power endless power for at least 1000u. Now I have both!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

that’s awesome - happy to help!

[@jeromek1806]

big help thanks !

[@High_Goblin_King]

Great implementation tips!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thank you, Chad! ✌️

[@earlsmith6722]

Good video! I have been doing this, but I didn’t know the building radius’s (not sure of the plural). Thank you very much!

[@docfour6144]

Many Many thanks brother

[@ChefkochsWelt]

As far as i know this does not work any more since the last patch but u can just turn that "Basepower" stuff off in the Custom Settings (Or start a new custom save). Imo this limitation suxx hard since day one.

[@dg_squared2735]

Great tips, thanks

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Hey, thanks DG!

[@buttallionready]

Super useful. You're a god.

[@KBL1974]

You got my sub!!

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks much! Welcome aboard!

[@christopherdoroba8724]

Watched this video to see if it's what I do and sure enough it is lol pretty much all bases I have that aren't "place holding" outposts (in systems that have either upgrades for living ships, or s class derelict freighters, ect) have all 3 hot spots. Trickiest part is finding all s class hotspots around one base and my HQ has that lol

[@vormarsch]

LOL when checking out the location for the energy tap, you ran over and destroyed 10 beautiful shrooms that are part of the magic for that paradise. "were"

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

they will most definitely grow back 👌

[@wdma87]

Good stuff thanks

[@simpleminded5215]

Thanks a bunch. I hate building 15 - 20 solar arrays and batteries.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

No worries - glad you enjoyed it!👍

[@belenub88]

I liked your video, it was difficult to find a good speaker with also good content 👍

[@Dragar7]

OK lol so if you are having trouble with this like i was theres a way around. for me it wansnt extending the base but when I saved and reloaded back in my base was extended

[@Frequent_Spray]

I distinctly remember being able to extend it using power cables when nms was like maybe a year old. I wonder if that still works.

[@Sud0F1nch]

YES. THIS. YES. thank you. Perfect. Now. Can this not require this, lmao, how you figured out, how todo this, without ripping out your hair is beyond me. But thank you.

[@montgomeryfortenberry]

Great guide I wonder why hello games doesnt just allow us to see the boundary. Like have another visor that lets us see it.

[@induralfrosthelm5146]

I don't mind the Node system for minerals and gas but the really should trash it for EM nodes. In exchange make the EMG's upgradeable via components you can craft. The higher tier the components the more power it can produce and you must go in order. Since the tier 2 would have particular parts in it you wouldn't be able to make a tier 3 from a tier 1. There is so much potential to make crafting not just a money farm but about making things you actually need.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

That's a great thought, @Indural Frostheim

[@Nick-82]

This issue ive always had with power spots further away is that after building and saving etc. Later on id come back and I wouldnt be able to connect new stiff to the power

[@jeffstangl1471]

Thanks for the info and what a classy way to say like and subscribe

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks Jeff - appreciate that!

[@jonathantiffany797]

4.2u per second, so your 1626u approximation is really spot on. However, the farther away you get, the less accurate that approximation becomes, until you finally reach the maximum build limits. That being said, an Oxygen and Nitrogen farm is a pretty sweet idea. I personally would just stick with a Nitrogen farm, and make my own Oxygen by refining Nitrogen+Salt (Kelp Sac), Condensed Carbon, and local plant life (Cactus Flesh, Star Bulb, etc.) to get a 1:10 stack of Oxygen. The EMG is the best way to go. Sure it's a little more work tracking down a hotspot, and building back to your desired location, but as far as I'm concerned, the best use for a solar panel right now is pairing it with a power inverter to illuminate my base at night :P

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Great points Jonathan!

[@Durrtyboy]

started a new game since i havent played in a long time got a s class oxygen spot right next to a power spot was super nice since they made it i cant buy oxygen and i like that update cuz now i have to have a diff play style other that just buying and selling

[@jackdorward8636]

Idk what I don’t but now my ping is going absolutely crazy 😅 1000 pings a second…still no hotspot

[@Kartoffel_King]

Cheers mate

[@wheatley_portal_2668]

I THOUGHT WHEN IT MADE THE ''NO'' SOUND IT WAS SAYING ''LEFT''

[@justanotherspectator9]

If this still works then this is gonna be so niceee

[@shybilly3072]

Great video and I like the way you present it... you made it so you can understand it.... I though they took that away? cause I've trying that same trick and it doesn't work any more.... I will try it again... and one other thing I see that you still have the OLD BUILDING PARTS YOU USE TO BUILD LIKE, WOOD, METAL, CEMENT..... HOW??????? anyways thank you for you video , because you make your video easy to listen to I have subscribe , there aren't very many videos like this anymore... I pray that God will keep you and your family safe.... THANKS AGAIN... from Canada .....

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Many thanks, Billy. Appreciate the subscribe and the well wishes!

[@playlist1489]

What do you connect the wire from.the generator to ? The base computer ?

[@dascreeb5205]

Now I will make a base that will look like hell!

[@tatbat6665]

Just discovered you. Your tuts are the totes! I tried this and almost completed it but I misplaced my emg hotspot. I threw a navigational marker down when I found it. Then I did the parts trail from my base to the spot, the spot disappeared from my heads up. It's back again but I can't build the emg with an approximation from the navigational marker.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

Thanks, Tat✌️ I’m not sure I understand your prob though.

[@tatbat6665]

@@WhiskyBarrelGaming No, thank YOU for taking the time to reply So... I started scanning for an EMG hotspot from my long established base. i called out my rover to follow the signal. I found the hot spot and a heads up appeared. i had also put down a navigational beacon approximate to the hot spot . Then I made my way back to my base. I dropped the same walls you did. When I returned to the hot spot, the heads up with the long line connected to the ground faded. I now can't find the hot spot where I want to put the EMG

[@gracefulhunter6479]

Wish i knew this before discovering a gas spot and EMG 650u away.... there was also some C mining spot close by

[@ConnorMainwold]

To be honest with you I just tried your thing where it was under 300 U and I use batteries to try to transmit the power from the electromagnetic site to mineral extractors to try to get it up get dioxide out and it's not working at all

[@DarthNabroc]

I found it and i want to add it to the database. Just don't know how. Was kind of hoping i could post it with a name of the system and then somone else could deal with actualy doing somting with it.

[@michaelselley3211]

I have a 5 hotspot base built around a portal on a paradise planet at the centre of a galaxy- just sayin' ;)

[@trza49er]

Legend.

[@Scriblr]

it just so happens that i found a emg out of the 1k range, maybe I should look behind my settlement

[@super0dude0DK]

Ty

[@Don-kf6sk]

Thanks for the video! This really helped me understand how do get these hotspots connected.