Expedition 13: Adrift

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Expedition 13: Adrift describes the 13th expedition, known as Adrift, in No Man's Sky. It began on 29 May 2024 and ended on 15 July 2024.

Players that complete this expedition receive the Iron Vulture starship and the Iron Panels customisation.

Gameplay

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Players starting this expedition will start on planet Nafut Gamma in the Doriguc VII system with a Derelict Freighter in the sky, with their starship a few hundred units away from their spawn. The player's Exosuit specifications are:

• Capacity of 26 Cargo slots and 19 Technology slots.
• You will have some items: A Portable Refiner, two Ion Batteries, a Life Support Gel and one thousand Projectile Ammunition.
• Technologies installed are a Jetpack, Hazard Protection, Life Support, a B-Class Jetpack Upgrade, a C-Class Life Support Upgrade and a Shield Lattice.
• You will have the blueprints for the Aeration Membrane and Coolant Network technologies.

Spawn Starship specifications:

• You will start with a random Shuttle
• Your starship will have 25 Cargo slots and 13 Technology slots.
• Your starship will have the installed technologies Launch Thruster and Pulse Engine damaged, Rocket Launcher, Deflector Shield, Photon Cannon and some damaged components.
• In addition, you can copy your current starship at an Expedition Terminal.

Spawn Multi-Tool specifications:

• Your Multi-Tool will have the following technologies: Mining Beam, Scanner, Analysis Visor, Terrain Manipulator, and Boltcaster installed and also some damaged components.
• In addition, you can copy your current Multi-Tool at an Expedition Terminal.

Milestones & Rewards

Achieving each milestone results in substantial rewards in the form of Expedition Patches, Items, Blueprints, Upgrades, Units, and Nanites.

Phase 1

No	Badge	Milestone	Requirement	Rewards
1		Alone in the Dark	Reach your starship	Advanced Mining Laser plans Teleport Receiver
2		From the Ashes	Installed an Advanced Mining Laser	Save Beacon Personal Refiner Mk 2 plans
3	(TBU)	Self-reliance	Installed a Personal Refiner	B-tier Movement System Upgrade A-tier Life Support Upgrade Life Support Gel x 3
4		An Unlikely Escape	Leave the planet	A-tier Launch Thrusters Upgrade S-tier Scanning System Upgrade
5	(TBU)	Lights Out	Found an abandoned station	Hyperdrive Signal Booster
6	(TBU)	Independent People	Attain light speed	Various Plant Seeds Base Computer Planetary Chart Unlocks access to the Anomaly
7	(TBU)	Worlds of Rock & Ice	Mined 40 asteroids	1200 Storage Augmentation x 3 Warp Cell x 3 Surge Battery x 5
8	(TBU)	Rendezvous 1	Reach the first rendezvous point (Reach the Shelter at latitude/longitude (+7.00, +43.05) on planet Rotmouti IX in the Havida-Bozho XVI system)	1200 Exosuit Expansion Unit x 3 Living Slime x 512 Quicksilver x 300
9		Phase 1	Complete all milestones in Phase 1	Stealth Paint customization Poster set

Phase 2

No	Badge	Milestone	Requirement	Rewards
10	(TBU)	The Faintest Echo	Spoke to the Void Interact with a Holographic Comms Tower	Cloaking Device Unit Advanced Ion Battery x 5
11	(TBU)	Amid the Stars	Go beyond Download data to a Mine Ark at the Space Anomaly's Prime Terminal, activate it at a designated Portal, then complete a spacewalk	Storm Crystal x 5 Specialized warp blueprints
12	(TBU)	Make do and mend	Perform vital salvage Repair 3 slots each on your starship and multi-tool	Multi-Tool class upgrade Multi-Tool Expansion Slot x 5 Salvaged Data x 40 Component crafting blueprints
13		Time on your feet	Walk 9,000u	Scatter Blaster S-tier Scatter Blaster Upgrade Shell Greaser plans
14		Stirring the nest	Steal 16 Whispering Eggs	Haz-Mat Gauntlet plans Nutrient Processor plans Paralysis Mortar Unit
15		All that you survey	Climbed a mountain over 1,600u	1,200 Coolant Network Unit S-tier Hazard Protection Upgrade Personal Forcefield plans
16	(TBU)	Rendezvous 2	Reach the second rendezvous point (Reach the Trading Post at latitude/longitude (+58.53, -7.27) on planet Wedn X28 in the Warazu system)	Residual Goop x 512 Quicksilver x 300 Storage Augmentation x3
17		Phase 2	Complete all milestones in Phase 2	Starship Wreckage Base Parts

Phase 3

No	Badge	Milestone	Requirement	Rewards
18	(TBU)	To Dream of Stars	Drift through time and space Activate the Pulse Engine while in space (Only after completion of Amid the Stars)	Flight Assist Override Unit Sub-Light Amplifier Unit
19		Call of the Void	Harvest 3 Radiant Shards	Warp Hypercore plans Antimatter x 10
20		Life, Reimagined	Discover 21 plants	S-tier Scanning System Upgrade x 2 Healthy Wheatblock x 3
21		Bones to Dust	Excavate 8 Ancient Bones	S-tier Mining Beam Upgrade Optical Drill Unit
22	(TBU)	Abandonment	Repair a crashed starship	A-tier Hyperdrive Upgrade B-tier Launch Thrusters Upgrade
23	(TBU)	It's Alive	Discover 3 robotic lifeforms Discover 3 synthetic creatures	Multi-Tool Class Upgrade Minotaur Geobay plans Minotaur AI Pilot Unit Minotaur Technology blueprints
24	(TBU)	Rendezvous 3	Reach the third rendezvous point (Reach the Observatory at latitude/longitude (+74.80, -178.90) on planet Eido W11 in the Yulint-Cungg system)	Runaway Mould x 512 Quicksilver x 300 Storage Augmentation x 3
25		Phase 3	Complete all milestones in Phase 3	Gnawing Scuttler Companion Egg

Phase 4

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No	Badge	Milestone	Requirement	Rewards
26		Signs to Nowhere	Chart 12 Waypoints	Nautilon Advanced Equipment blueprints Underwater Survival blueprints S-tier Submarine Drive Upgrade
27		Quantum Foam	Earn 1,600	X-tier Exosuit Upgrade (random?) X-tier Multi-Tool Upgrade (random?)
28		Nameless History	Discover 5 Ancient Ruins	A-tier Underwater Oxygen Upgrade X-tier Hazard Protection Upgrade Historical Document
29		The Lure of the Deep	Collect 12 Sulphide Crystals	Underwater Construction plans Marine Shelter
30		Fathoms Below	Visit the site of a sunken freighter	Starship Class Upgrade Storage Augmentation x 5 Emergency Signal Scanner
31		Dereliction	Completely explore a derelict freighter	Restored Freighter Command
32		To Dream of Freedom	Drift towards infinity Activate the Pulse Engine while in space (Only after completion of Amid the Stars and To Dream of Stars)	Airburst Engine Unit Hazard Protection blueprints
33		Rendezvous 4	Reach the fourth rendezvous point (Reach the Crashed Freighter at latitude/longitude (-10.69, +144.11) on planet Laypso in the Tutsburti system)	Viscous Fluids x 512 Quicksilver x 300 Exosuit Expansion Unit x 3
34		Phase 4	Complete all milestones in Phase 4	Frigate: Ship of the Damned

Phase 5

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No	Badge	Milestone	Requirement	Rewards
35		Not Alone	Discover 32 creatures	S-tier Mining Beam Upgrade Creature Pellets x 24 Faecium x 256
36		Still They Hunger	Eliminated 8 Hungering Tendrils'	Wriggling Tack x 3 Writhing Manuscript
37		Ghost in the Machine	Locate a Lost Traveller	Assorted glitches
38		In the Weeds	Eliminated 9 Hazardous Flora	NipNip Buds x 3 Storage Augmentation x 3
39		By Bread Alone	Cook your own food	Fish Biscuit x 3 Salty Juice
40		A Still, Small Voice	Become serene in the face of infinity Stare at the night sky for 60 real-time seconds	Memory Fragment x 3
41		To Dream of Sleep	Drift towards eternity Activate the Pulse Engine while in space (Only after completion of Amid the Stars, To Dream of Stars and To Dream of Freedom)	Somnal Dust x 128
42	(TBU)	Phase 5	Reach the final rendezvous point (Reach the Crashed Ship Ultimate Voice VO3 at latitude/longitude (+62.48, +115.40) on planet Nashifn Tau in the Anzadg-Idlin VI system, then fight off the Sentinels)	x 300 Planetary Chart (Empty) Fragmented Qualia x 128
43		Phase 5	Complete all milestones in Phase 5	Title: 'Drifter' Adrift decal plans Adrift Banner customisation