Sentinel Wingman | Adding a Sentinel Ship to your No Man's Sky Squadron

[@Subquake]

I really wish there would be a way to just swap out ships for existing pilots. The idea with squadrons is nice, but it lacks depth.

[@Kagarin05]

Like most content in the game

[@Enlightened0ne]

@@Kagarin05 name a bigger game with a bigger undertaking that is still ongoing. Ill wait.

[@ranvorkvartec7358]

@@Enlightened0ne Star Citizen, Eve, and Warframe. Though I would say No Man sky development process follow close to Warfarme. Slotted time for new content once it’s completed there be little to no revisit.

[@VladministratorGaming]

It would be nice if they had some missions tied to working with your squadron. Something similar to the overseer for your base. Even if it was for an expedition it would be nice to play through.

[@Kagarin05]

​@@ranvorkvartec7358 Ty those were going to be my examples. Tarkov, Warcraft can maybe slot into there. I'm not denying the amount of love and content they've added but I can't help but notice that most of the content is essentially. . kind of. . half baked. The one piece of content I've wanted since they've shown it in the original lie of a promo video were large scale space battles. In a step in the right direction with destructible capital ships now but for the love of christ let our own freighter fight! Have the supposed freighter fleet battles that were supposed to happen in warring systems! Multi-crewed ships! At least we have titan worms to oo and awe at now. The building additions have also been amazing even though eventually its too much for my PS4 and causes non stop crashes under certain conditions. 140 hours in, have the platinum trophy, love the game, but still cant help to wish for more.

[@cmdrnakara2149]

Man!!! Incredible !! Now i'm working for make a four Sentinel Wing Squadron ⚓⚓⚓

[@SurvivalofUS]

I figured out how to add all S class pilots to your squadron. If you travel to a wealthy system and recruit the first person, they will be S. But you must travel to another system to get another S rank. I tried recruiting the second guy a few times, and they always turned out to be trash. But traveling worked every time, you can use teleporter as well. I now have all S class gek in sentinel ships. Lol

[@SeriousDemeanor]

Yow, never thought about doing that. Great info. Thanks

[@reniesboutique]

Cool idea! 😊 thanks! I wish we could interact with them more.

[@rafaelgranados6910]

I've done this, and ad long as you don't re-load the game, the ship is still momentarily in the ship pool, and you can buy it back.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Yes, it should fly back in on the next wave after the recruited pilot takes off. This little trick works with regular ships too. 👍

[@jabronipepparoni1585]

Can you explain this more? Sorry im not understanding

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@jabronipepparoni1585 When you trade a spaceship with an NPC pilot, they take control of your old spaceship. They will fly off in your old spaceship, unless you do what I did in the video and recruit them to your squadron. If you pay attention, you'll notice that as the next wave of ships come in to land, your old spaceship will be part of the group. You could then speak to the pilot once landed and buy the ship back from them. If you added the pilot to your squadron like I did, then you'll still have it as part of your squadron, even if you buy the one that lands afterward.

[@jabronipepparoni1585]

@@VladministratorGaming alright thank you, that’s more understanding

[@fracturedsolace145]

​@Jabroni Pepparoni it was easy the first time. You are trolling.

[@leviruchotzke7823]

Works with living ships too!:)

[@AlvinHenson]

Thanks for the info, I never thought it was possible!

[@JoninJutut]

You can also just set a base and a landing pad right next to a crashed sentinel ship, save and reload and you'll have NPC standing next to the crashed Interceptor. No need to spend any units for ship exchange

[@VladministratorGaming]

That's a nice method too, I'd have to try it and see if it works. Crashed ships you can claim generally don't get assigned a pilot. The Sentinel ships are high in value so when you trade the ship you aren't spending any units to make the trade. You actually make units if you then scrap the ship you traded for to recruit the pilot.

[@LumehillMusic]

This is how I added mine as an accident 😂🎉

[@DILUSI]

LoL thats ones of the best tips iv come past yet, new sub here thanks🎉

[@Cothfotmeoo]

Very cool! I desperately need to play this game one day. It's just been sitting in my library for ages. :P Well played!

[@Enlightened0ne]

obligatory wave -> point -> thumbs up emote for every NMS video ever created

[@VladministratorGaming]

👋 + 👇+ 👍 =👌

[@Theportraitdude]

Very nice! I will definitely be doing this

[@scorpionregent648]

Vlad - As of 5/12/'23 once the ship is exchanged the pilot is no longer available for recruiting. I know this for a fact, I tried three times. In the end all I could do was buy back my sentinel ship at a loss and watch him fly away.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Scorpion, this still works. I just logged on and successfully did the recruitment. Make sure your squadron has an open slot to accept the new pilot.

[@scorpionregent648]

@@VladministratorGaming Don't get me wrong I recruited a pilot for the open space in my squadron. I just didn't have the option to do it after trading ships. Once the ship exchange takes place the pilot isn't available for employment. The only options are to buy the ship, trade goods or let him fly away. So I bought back my ship and tried again, twice, with different pilots, same results, once they had a sentinel ship they would not work for me. Finally I had to settle for a class S pilot with a shuttle.

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@scorpionregent648 I did it last night without issue. Recruited the sentinel ship to my squadron after trading it to a pilot. Sometimes things can be buggy, so if you run into the issue again, I suggest reloading your previous save.

[@scorpionregent648]

@@VladministratorGaming Yeah I did that too, no joy. I'll try again later, when I have no expectations.

[@Meatpiesgaming]

I've had the same problem but I've managed to get 3 sentinel pilots now all with the same ship as me...I have one more of these ships but cannot recruit the last pilot @@scorpionregent648

[@dtoliver5]

Thank you for this video it helped alot.

[@jackblack5393]

Do upgrades work on squadron ships? Can I install some good upgrades on a ship, trade it to a pilot, recruit him and see the upgrades affect their performance?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Ship upgrades don't apply to squadron ships. Instead the pilot gets a rating from C-S, which is randomly assigned. You can upgrade a Pilot's rating in the Manage Squadron menu using nanites. I recommend pulling out any mods you have installed in the ship before trading it to the pilot. That way you can keep it to outfit one of your ships.

[@jackblack5393]

@@VladministratorGaming god bless

[@RoachCuts]

You can also do this by creating a landing pad in a crashed sentinel ship site location. Teleport out and go back and a random pilot will appear on the landing pad with your desired sentinel ship :)

[@LucyJanePlays]

Cool, thanks for the vid ❤

[@CrazyLife2112]

Super useful info. Thanks!

[@gusty7153]

time to get some tie fighters

[@evrenerce]

The pilot you sold the ship is different than the pilot who appears to be beside the sold ship, his name and face changes, perhaps stats too. But for me, pilot disappears, and there is no pilot near the sold ship, so i can't recruit the ship anymore, only if i interact with the ship, the only option is to buy it back.

[@VladministratorGaming]

The game assigns a pilot to the ship you abandoned with the trade. You can recruit that pilot to your squadron as shown in the video. Their stats are 100% random. You can upgrade their stats in the freighter manage squadron menu using nanites.

[@joeheartsbeer]

So could I do this same method with living ships?

[@sanguinetales]

probably, would be interesting if you have a living ship Frigate army. lol

[@VladministratorGaming]

It should work the same, but I haven't tried it.

[@jayortiz6545]

Hey man cool video but can i have the glyph to the tank u r using in ur video please

[@VladministratorGaming]

Check out the community tab of my channel page. I've posted the screenshots with the glyphs. 👍

[@1799alexandre]

1 question, does having the ship totally upgraded before exchanging helps improve their perfomance as a squadron? also I wish there was a way for the squadron npcs to follow you around like companions, imagine exploring the planets with the whole gang, anyway, great vid

[@VladministratorGaming]

Squadron ships are rated on their pilot, not the ship upgrades. Upgrading them before adding to your squadron won't impact their weapons or performance. The Pilot rating is C-S like all other rated items in game, and it is randomly assigned to the pilot when you make the trade. You can upgrade the pilot in your Manage Squadron menu with Nanites.

[@JG27Korny]

The squadron is mostly a decoy. The squadron members are not able to destroy anything, what their upgrades or class is does not matter at all. But they are undestructible and the more you have of them the more they would take fire that otherwise will go to you.

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@JG27Korny my squadron regularly finishes off ships I've damaged or helps bring down shields of opposing ships. They aren't going to take out everything all on their own, but they will help. Like you said, they make good decoy targets for opposing ships too.

[@JG27Korny]

@@VladministratorGaming I do not know. My whole squad is a full S class, they do not do anything. Or maybe I am too fast to destroy everything so they do not have the opportunity.

[@DH4Doose]

Doesnt work as of 06/2024. I find amazing pilots and exchange ships. Both the pilots traits and my old ship stats/class/name changes. When I buy back my ship his traits return to what they were. My ship also reverts back to how it was before the trade. Maybe they changed this, I dont know. All I do know is it isnt working for me.

[@VladministratorGaming]

This is for adding a sentinel ship to your squadron. Upgrades and other stats before making any trades have no impact on the stats once added to your squadron. You have the ability to upgrade the pilot on your freighter once it's part of the squad.

[@deyo286]

I wish the squadrons actually did something more useful, right now they only deal a very small amount of damage to the enemy. I dont know about you, but recently they have kept only flying infront of me, blocking any shots I have on the enemy.

[@VladministratorGaming]

I have had them flying in front of me recently. They have been helping finish off enemy ships once I get their health down. If they were more powerful than they are, I think they'd be over powered and it'd take away from your dogfight experience.

[@deyo286]

@@VladministratorGaming yea, but you spend alot upgrading them and not much of a reward besides emersion

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@deyo286 the nanites needed to upgrade a pilot aren't very high, especially when compared to your own ship or multitool. Scanning a few planets worth of fauna and claiming the nanites get you what you need. It's a completely optional component and mechanic of the game, if it isn't worth it to you then no need to spend the nanites.

[@kirshak7007]

Does squadrons finally deal damage in combat ? I remember them dealing near zero damage, or good at give you shield back if you friendly fire at them with your phase canon since they love blocking my shots. lol

[@chaslewis3334]

Will they maintain all of the upgrades I’ve installed on the ship too?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Starship upgrades aren't a thing for your squadron. The pilot gets a class rating, which is random and can be upgraded to S class from your manage squadron menu with nanites.

[@petrstasek8386]

I did exactly the same thing, but it only worked for the first pilot. For the second one, there was no "recruit to squadron" dialogue option.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Make sure you have an open slot in your squadron. The recruit option will not be available if you don't have an open slot for the pilot to take. You may have to let a pilot go, or open up new slots using nanites. You can have a max of 4 squadron pilots if all the slots are unlocked.

[@petrstasek8386]

@@VladministratorGaming I had 3 empty slots. Pilot was S class, when I sold him my ship he was A class.

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@petrstasek8386 the pilot class is randomly assigned when you trade the ship. Just because they are an S rated pilot when you make the trade, doesn't mean they will stay at that rank after the trade. As for the recruitment option not showing, it must have been a bug. Mine has always shown if I have slots available. I would suggest reloading your save if that happens.

[@petrstasek8386]

@@VladministratorGaming I think that too.

[@whocaresreallywho2464]

@@VladministratorGaming been having the same problem as this person, i trade the ship then go to recruit and is no option. i've reloaded the save, closed the game and started it back up but always the same thing if i try to have all the same race pilots, makes it hard when only have 3 races to choose from. I also noticed that they gave all the gek pilots the same name when trying to recruit them, also reloading yoru save after doing the trading doesn't work you ose the sentinal ship only way round this is by not having them all use the same sentinel ship by the looks of it

[@richardlapointe6157]

I would prefer being able to have your squadron pilot your extra ships would make it so more immersive to me.

[@VladministratorGaming]

While they may not fly your own ships, you do see the pilots walking about your freighter and you can speak with them. This method allows you to recruit the pilots and ship models they fly as part of the mechanic, so not a particularly bad deal there.

[@trg4youtv855]

Great video i need a squad on the switch version ill probably do this on pc to not bad

[@iStalecereal]

Just lost a sent s class before this video 🤦🏽‍♂️ pain

[@dhirajgiri49]

I added 2 but now everytime im trying to exchange then add while adding its not giving me the option to add as squadron

[@VladministratorGaming]

Make sure you have an open slot for another pilot. The max is four, but you have to unlock slots using Nanites onboard your freighter.

[@willchase1952]

Got this to work but went to a different system for each. Now have all 4 wingmen using sentinel ships. Only question is, did all of my upgrading of the ships make them better fighters? Just made the squad last night and haven't taken them into battle yet. I got them all to S class first and gave all of them just the sentinel laser with 3 quick (not the best) X upgrades and the rockets.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Glad you got your full squad. As for the performance, your squadron is rated based on the pilot. Each pilot has a class. You can view it in your manage squadron menu on the freighter. You can upgrade each pilot up to S class. Squadron ships from what I've seen, only use the equivalent of the photon canon in combat.

[@willchase1952]

@@VladministratorGaming Yeah just took out a couple of sentinel 5 star battles and they never used the rockets. Bummer, but they look pretty cool in formation.

[@luisestebanr6311]

Nice move!

[@dkanev38]

Nice one! 😎👍

[@madhausart]

Did they disable the ability to do this? Tried a day ago and the option to recruit is missing when I go to the NPC with the ship I just traded.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Still works just fine, just did it on Xbox. Make sure you have an open slot in your squadron for the pilot.

[@Kagarin05]

Do they do anymore dps? I’ve noticed the squadron ships are next to useless. . . At best they prevent enemy ships shields from recharging ..

[@VladministratorGaming]

My main motivation was so I could keep some models of the ships around, as I have 11 of my 12 slots full. I only have one of the Sentinel ships in my squad, so I can't say with certainty that they do any extra damage or have better performance in targeting the enemy ships. Most of the time I use the squad to distract the enemy ships long enough to avoid the battle by flying away if I'm in a hurry, or as a distraction from being shot myself. They do help in the battles I've been in by, as you noted, keeping enemy shields down, or by finishing off ships I've damaged.

[@noone6812]

Pretty darn cool!

[@makthemaniac1]

The main thing is is that if you want a full sentinel squadron you’d need to do a lot of grinding for several sentinel ships So this could mean alot of fighting sentinels in space and alot of work to reconstruct the brains of the ships Which as we all know are both very painful The easiest method of bypassing all of this is setting your game to creative mode difficulty settings and then changing back when your done with building your squadron

[@GeneralIVAN894]

just wanted to ask if this does change how much damage the squad does? or does ship changing them is only for looks?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Damage is governed by the pilot class, not the actual ship itself.

[@GeneralIVAN894]

@@VladministratorGaming thanks

[@EarlyRound]

Some obvious things about this system bother me. No pilot ever refuses. Why can't I change my squadron's existing ships? Does any of this matter much. Other than keeping a shield down for a second squadrons are cosmetic.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Squadrons are meant to be support. If they were overpowered, then they'd be taking kills from the player and I'm sure people would abuse them to take out enemies without firing a shot themselves. They do help take out ships with low health, or as you mentioned take down shields to make kills quicker. In larger battles they can also distract enemy ships giving them another target besides you. There is definitely room to improve upon the concept and provide more depth to their management and usefulness to the player.

[@Meatpiesgaming]

Sometimes they do refuse

[@evilgerman82]

Thank you

[@marknoble7874]

Would this work if you were to upgrade the ship first? Would it carry over all the mods and be stronger?

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@marknoble7874 No, this just adds the ship to your squadron. The squadron weapons are standard no matter which pilot or ship you recruit. The ship pilot skill is randomly assigned, but you can upgrade them on your Freighter.

[@trentargante8384]

Does the ai get to keep your mods, if you don't remove them? Y'know, so you can beef-up your squad's damage output?

[@VladministratorGaming]

No. Squadron class and skill is based on the pilot. The pilot will be randomly assigned a rating when you trade them the ship. You can upgrade the pilot in the manage squadron menu using nanites. Store any installed mods to use in the ships you pilot yourself.

[@trentargante8384]

@@VladministratorGaming I didn't know that. Thanks! 👍

[@Alkhtrz420]

Can anyone confirm if this doesnt work on switch? Everytime i trade my ship the npc disappears, but doesnt reappear at the ship i just trwded him. If i buy my old ship back the npc reappears back at their orginal ship.

[@Alkhtrz420]

Does this only work with sentinel ships? I am trying with a ship I made.

[@light819]

I wonder why the pilots visual design changed when he switched ships

[@VladministratorGaming]

I think it actually spawned a different pilot than the one I talked to to trade ships.

[@ronaldpiper1326]

So could you do this 4 times in a row with the same ship

[@VladministratorGaming]

I haven't tried it, but technically yes. When you recruit the pilot, the ship will immediately fly off, but a copy of it will fly back into the space station in the next wave of ships. When it lands you could recruit that pilot too, as long as you have a slot open in your squadron. Rinse and repeat for all 4 slots if you wanted. Just note, the pilot will be randomly assigned a class for each one you recruit. You can upgrade the pilot from your manage squadron menu using nanites.

[@ronaldpiper1326]

@@VladministratorGaming might give it a go

[@Meatpiesgaming]

Im trying this, I have 3 pilots all in the same ship as my Main ship (plan to have 5 of the same sentinel ship together) but I cant recruit the last one yet after a couple of hours trying..I will persist

[@iamFreddyP_]

Does the squadron actually do damage? I feel like all they do is get in the way half the time. I hope Devs improve these features.

[@VladministratorGaming]

They do tend to get in the way sometimes. They will damage enemy ships, but nothing to the degree of your own ship. They will take out enemy ships you've damaged, and help keep shields down.

[@michaelburrow4679]

The only thing I’ve had trouble with is pilots going from a class to a class after I swap ships with them

[@VladministratorGaming]

Yeah, it's randomly assigned. Luckily its fairly easy upgrade them. Scan a few planets with if Fauna and collect the nanites and you should have what you need to upgrade.

[@manueldavidsernaramos1551]

Can you do a video of where you got your ship?

[@VladministratorGaming]

I posted a screenshot with the Portal Coordinates on the community section of my channel page. 👍

[@thesenpai8407]

Will the starship's upgrades be gone after I gave them the ship?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Yes. Squadron ships are rated on pilot skill and not the actual ship. Pilot rating will be randomly assigned when you trade the ship to the NPC. Store your upgrades before trading so you have them for another ship.

[@machinegunmessiah8038]

Doing this with my golden vector too

[@luiscerra2021]

if you upgrade the ship will it give them all the upgrades as well?

[@VladministratorGaming]

No, squadron ships use the base weapon and their effectiveness is based on the pilot class. Pilot class can be upgraded from your fleet management.

[@Jonathan1002887]

@@VladministratorGaming 😩 that bites but I appreciate this tidbit

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@Jonathan1002887 the good news is they're constantly adding new content and improving existing systems, so we may get more control in the future.

[@otterpop5551]

Can’t delete ships How did you do that

[@VladministratorGaming]

You can dismiss a squadron pilots from your freighter. There is a manage fleet station select that, select manage Squadron, hover over the pilot you want to dismiss with the cursor and the key press to confirm will show on the HUD.

[@mrav_81]

Thats briliant idea.. my question is if i upgrade my ship fully before i switch and recruit.. will it stay fully upgraded

[@VladministratorGaming]

Ship upgrades are not part of the squadron dynamics in the game. For squadrons the Pilot is what gets a class rating of C - S. The pilot rating is random and can be upgraded from the manage squadron menu using nanites.

[@mrav_81]

@@VladministratorGaming thank you, im new in the game.. i saw pilot have class but i wonder if i could make his ship op.. good to know, thanks 🤘

[@slategarcia9287]

Where to find that sentinel space ship it looks cool

[@VladministratorGaming]

They can be found on planets with corrupted sentinels, planets with pink crystals. They are crashed ships that require you to repair them.

[@skildfrix]

Does it carry over tech upgrades?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Squadron pilots get a class rating. Upgrades are not calculated in their performance or damage output. Adding upgrades to the ship before trading and adding to the squad will not change the way they perform or the weapons they use as part of the squad.

[@mikelarry874]

That’s so cool

[@AkiJuno]

If I change the ship I upgraded the weapons and shield and recruit a pilot, will he still have the upgrades to use?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Upgrades don't apply to squadron ships. Remove any extra ones you've installed before the trade. Squadron pilots are what get class ratings, and that is completely randomized when you trade the ship to the pilot. You can upgrade your pilot using nanites in the manage squadron menu.

[@Vortechtral]

Neat idea to have more sentinel ships about. However I heard from people squadron is rather useless and does no damage, doesn't divert shots from you, etc. Can they be hurt by you, or destroyed by you/enemy via missed shots?

[@VladministratorGaming]

Your squadron ships can't be destroyed by yourself or enemy ships. They don't do as much damage as your own ship does, but they do engage and hurt enemy ships. Mine generally help finish off ships I've already engaged and lowered their health and they do help as distractions for enemy ships. If they did more than that, they'd end up being overpowered due to not being destructible in my opinion.

[@velinshishkov384]

That doesn't working anymore!!!

[@VladministratorGaming]

@@velinshishkov384 I'm sure it does.

[@velinshishkov384]

@@VladministratorGaming when I exchange ship with s class npc, on the sentinel ship appears another npc with lower class

[@VladministratorGaming]

​@velinshishkov384 the class of the pilot is always random when you add them to the squadron. The ship class has no impact. You can upgrade the pilots skill on your freighter by managing your squadron.

[@unfitking8663]

Trade and recruit … not worth a 3 min video. Kinda insulted you think we haven’t figured this out after years of playing.

[@VladministratorGaming]

Based on the feedback there are plenty of players that have benefited by this very short and to the point video. Not everyone has played for years or understands the mechanics fully. Each new update brings new players into the community who can benefit.