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Expedition Reward Patch/Decal

Expedition 16: The Cursed describes the sixteenth expedition in No Man's Sky.

Summary[ | ]

This page documents the sixteenth expedition of No Man's Sky, called The Cursed. It began on 23rd of October, two days after the end of the fifteenth expedition and will run for approximately 2 weeks.

Gameplay[ | ]

This expedition takes place in a parallel dimension, in which all planets will operate differently from how they would normally. Instead of climate hazards such as hot, cold, toxic, or radiation, the player will instead face a single, but insidious threat: "the weakening of the boundaries of reality".

These worlds contain anomalous voices, which appear on the screen, in the chat periodically, and even in space.

Your Exosuit will be equipped with an Anomaly Suppressor which replaces the Hazard Protection. The suppressor's energy is indicated at the left corner of the screen as a purple gauge, which will slowly decrease. The strength of the boundary failure is calculated in a measurement unit called "exB" and it replaces the temperature (°C, °F and/or K), toxicity (Tox) and radiation (Rad) indicator. Extreme climates and Storms still occur, in which it drains the suppression quicker. The more it depletes, the more dizzying time delation you experience: the day-night cycle appears to speed up. When the suppression depletes, the Exosuit's Shield will no longer recharge on its own.

Boundary Horrors commonly spawn if the suppression is below 80% and are initially passive. However, if the suppression is below 50%, these horrors will start to attack the player using ink-splattering. If the suppression is below 20%, the horrors will start a ramming attack which explodes near the player. Both attacks decrease the suppression energy.

Tip: Certain Elixirs that you craft are meant for drinking (Glass, Quicksilver, and Water) while others (Blood) only need to be present in your inventory, don't mix them up. Note that several different elixirs are named "Elixir of Blood ...", pay attention to the glyph afterwards to distinguish them, so you prepare the correct one.

The expedition does not provide you with a hyperdrive and expects you to only travel by portal. Without Hyperdrive, you are limited to the star systems that the portals take you to. You could capture a Sentinel Interceptor and use it, but you don't need to, the reachable star systems have everything you need. You can return to previous systems using the Teleporter in the Space Station or Space Anomaly. The star system of Phase 3 (?) has no space station, build a base there if you want to be able to return quickly.


Milestones & Rewards[ | ]

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


Phase 1[ | ]

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No Badge Milestone Requirement Rewards
1 PATCH.LOOKTOSTARS Out of Time Seek shelter

(Reach the Abandoned Building near your starship on planet [PLANET] in the [SYSTEM] system, then communicate with the console)
  • Elixir of Glass and recipe
2 PATCH.BASE2 Elixir of Glass Create the Elixir
Craft and consume the Elixir of Glass from Di-hydrogen and Shattered Qualia
  • Advanced Mining Laser Unit
  • Teleport Receiver Unit
3 PATCH.PLANTS Nowhere to Run Leave the planet

Repair your spaceship and leave the planet
4 PATCH.WARPFIX Ink-stained skies Exorcise 16 Boundary Horrors
  • Elixir of Blood AA recipe
5 PATCH.NEXUSMISSION.1 Written in blood Prepare the Elixir of Blood

Craft the Elixir of Blood AA
  • Elixir of Quicksilver recipe
6 PATCH3.PARTY.1 Dislocation Reveal a Portal

Craft and consume the Elixir of Quicksilver
  • Pulse Spitter Unit
  • Combat Scope Unit
  • 3 x Inventory Slot
7 PATCH.RESEARCH1 Beyond the Boundary Breach the Portal Network

Apply the Elixir of Blood AA at the portal, then travel through it
  • Portal glyph set
  • Advanced Habitation Module plans (??)
  • Base Computer recipe
8 PATCH.MILESTONEALT.1 Phase 1 Complete all milestones in Phase 1
  • Boundary Anomaly poster plans
  • Portal Breach poster plans
  • Glyph poster plans


Phase 2[ | ]

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No Badge Milestone Requirement Rewards
9 PATCH.PLANTS The Edge of Glass Approach the boundary's limit

Survive 180s while the Anomaly Suppressor is below 20%
10 PATCH.WARPFIX Beyond Death Collect 10 Fossils

Find a planet with Natural Burial Site, then unearth 10 fossils
  • Haz-Mat Gauntlet
  • S-class Defensive System Upgrade
  • S-class Scanning System Upgrade
11 PATCH.NEXUSMISSION.1 Hewn From Light Collected 5 Storm Crystals
12 PATCH3.PARTY.1 Fear the Sun Tunnelled 1,600 u3
13 PATCH.RESEARCH1 Breach Two 44 Entered the second portal

Apply the Elixir of Blood 44 at a portal, then travel through it
  • Anomaly seal plans
  • 3 x Multi-Tool Inventory Slot
14 PATCH.MILESTONEALT.2 Phase 2 Complete all milestones in Phase 2
  • Ink-stained trail customisation

Phase 3[ | ]

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No Badge Milestone Requirement Rewards
15 PATCH.PLANTS Well Grounded Explore 8,000u on foot
16 PATCH.WARPFIX Endless Hunger Purge 8 Hungering Tendrils

Find an infested planet, and destroy 8 Titan Worm Burrows
17 PATCH.NEXUSMISSION.1 In Wine Dark Seas Catch 4 anomalous fish

Find an anomalous water planet (e.g. Tarum 17/E9) and catch a few fish
18 PATCH.LOOKTOSTARS Serenity, reclaimed Be calm

Stare at the night sky for 60s
19 PATCH.RESEARCH1 Breach Three 99 Entered the third portal

Apply the Elixir of Blood 99 at a portal, then travel through it

Portal Address: 514BFC7844C
20 PATCH.MILESTONEALT.3 Phase 3 Complete all milestones in Phase 3
  • Boundary Horror Mandibles customisation

Phase 4[ | ]

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Expedition the Cursed - small versus large corrupted sentinel quadruped

Small versus large corrupted sentinel quadruped (you need eight large ones)

No Badge Milestone Requirement Rewards
21 PATCH.LOOKTOSTARS Discordant Amass 256 Atlantideum

Go to a dissonant planet (e.g. Tarum 17/E9) and destroy the purple crystals
22 PATCH.BASE2 Metal Bones Gather 600 Tainted Metal

Buy a Emergency Broadcast Receiver from a Scrap Dealer at the Space Station, use it to find and loot a Derelict Freighter, then sell the crew logs for Tainted Metal from the Scrap Dealer
23 PATCH.PLANTS Genetic Glitch Discover 2 exotic creatures

Find an Biome - Exotic world, then land on it and scan 2 fauna using the Analysis Visor.
24 PATCH.WARPFIX In Deep Water Float 60s over the deep ocean

Go to a water planet and swim on the surface in deep (>50u) water
25 PATCH.NEXUSMISSION.1 Glassy Stare Gather 4 Hypnotic Eyes

Pluck 4 Hypnotic Eyes from underwater Abyssal Horrors raft the Elixir of Blood AA
26 PATCH3.PARTY.1 Arachnophobia Eliminate 8 Corrupt Quadrupeds

Fight corrupted sentinels (found near Inverted Mirrors) on dissonant planets (e.g. Tarum 17/E9). The large quadrupeds will arrive from the third wave onwards. May create a nearby base with Anomaly Suppressor or use nearby shelters to help with the fight.
27 PATCH.RESEARCH4 Breach Four BB Breach the Portal Network

Apply the Elixir of Blood BB at a portal, then travel through it
28 PATCH.MILESTONEALT.4 Phase 4 Complete all milestones in Phase 4
  • Translucent Spawn Companion Egg

Phase 5[ | ]

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No Badge Milestone Requirement Rewards
29 PATCH.LOOKTOSTARS Stone Ghosts Discover 2 Ancient Ruins

Buy Planetary Chart (ancient artifact site) and visit Ancient Plaques; digging chests at Ancient Ruins does not count
30 PATCH.BASE2 Ink-drenched Skies Exorcise 64 Boundary Horrors

(The 16 kill count from Ink-stained Skies is counted together.)
31 PATCH.PLANTS Reality Foam Earn 4,200 Nanites

Repair your spaceship and leave the planet
32 PATCH.RESEARCH5 Breach Five 00 Enter the final Portal

Apply the Elixir of Blood 00 at the portal, then travel through it
  • Three types of Glitches
33 PATCH.WARPFIX The Face of Glass Probe the walls of reality

Follow the squid marker to given coordinates, find the grave marker and interact with it
  • Elixir of Water plans
34 PATCH.NEXUSMISSION.1 To Drink the Water Brew the Elixir of Water

Craft and consume the Elixir of Water (which spawns the Boundary Guardian
  • Elixir of Glass
  • 256 QUICKSILVER
35 PATCH3.PARTY.1 Boundary Guardian Seal the reality breach

Defeat the Boundary Guardian
36 PATCH.MILESTONEALT.5 Phase 5 Complete all milestones in Phase 5
  • Title: "The Haunted"
  • Cursed Decal plans
  • Cursed Banner customisation

Completion[ | ]

  • Finishing the expedition results in the player being rewarded with the Boundary Herald Starship.

Gallery[ | ]

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Initial Set Up Sample[ | ]

Phase 1[ | ]

Phase 2[ | ]

Phase 3[ | ]

Phase 4[ | ]

Phase 5[ | ]

Navigator[ | ]

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