'No Man's Sky' Tips: A Detailed Beginner's Guide To Playing, Succeeding In 18 Quintillion Planet Quest

"No Man's Sky" has 18 quintillion planets, largely free of direction, which may frustrate a player at first. A player needs to learn the essentials of the rules of the universe in order to enjoy the game.

1. A player needs to download "No Man's Sky" day one patch. This increases the biodiversity of planets, expands the inventory slots and rewrites the big parts of the main quest.

2. A day one patch was introduced to introduce a series of fixes or patch to an old and convoluted submission system that the developers have implemented after the game was released, Polygon reported.

3. It is important to finish "No Man's Sky" tutorial before actually expanding to the universe. The game's main thrust is to explore the unknown universe with an early goal of fixing a ship. This helps players understand "No Man's Sky's" crafting system in order to survive the vast universe, The Verge reported.

4. In "No Man's Sky" tutorial mode, a player can take advantage of the scanner that flags every uncommon elements to identify which could be of use and not. The elements worth carrying at all times are carbon, iron and zinc while it is important to always have one inventory spot left for random encounters.

5. Much of the early time spent in "No Man's Sky" will be about managing inventory that involves literally moving boxes around. For a faster exploration, a player can sacrifice a precious inventory slot to craft an upgrade. However, these upgrades take up more inventory space.

6. There is also a place to buy and sell items and upgrades in every system's space station. Prices vary per store but a helpful prompt tells whether or not the transaction is in favor of a player. This is an easy way to make money in "No Man's Sky."

"No Man's Sky" has galactic police officers in its universe who seem to be everywhere. So, it is important to come in peace and not pick a fight.