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The subject of this article is from the Expeditions update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 1 June, 2021. |
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 1 June, 2021.
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Expedition 2: Beachhead describes the second expedition in No Man's Sky.
Summary[ | ]
This page documents the second expedition of No Man's Sky, called Beachhead. It began on 17 May 2021 immediately after the end of the first expedition, and ended on 31 May 2021.
A redux of Expedition 2: Beachhead began on 7 November 2024 and ran until 21 November 2024, with major changes to objectives but with the main rewards unchanged.
Gameplay[ | ]
All players start on the planet Tibertant Alpha, approximately 800–2000 units away from their crashed starship. Players may reach their starship on foot, or by traveling by Roamer; constructing a Roamer Geobay is the first expedition milestone. The starting starship is a random C-Class hauler with 15+4 slots, equipped with either an Instability Drive, or Sub-Light Amplifier, and a random coloured trail. The players also start with a random 16+8 C-class Freighter, with Freighter Hyperdrive and Temporal Warp Computer already installed. Because of that, there will be no free Freighters in this expedition.
In addition to the blueprints known at the beginning of normal mode, the player also knows the following blueprints:
- Crafted Products
- Equipment
- Constructed Technology
- Exocraft Upgrades
- Freighter Upgrades
- Temporal Warp Computer
- Construction Parts
- Several concrete construction components
The starting Multi-tool in Expedition mode is a random C-class pistol or small rifle. Relative to the starter multi-tool in Normal mode, it has a larger number of slots (12) and some additional features:
- a random weapon
- Terrain Manipulator
- Analysis Visor
- Advanced Mining Laser
- X-Class Mining Beam Upgrade Module.
The Exosuit is initially equipped with two random upgrades to either Jetpack, Life Support, or Hazard Protection systems, and has 26 slots. The initial avatar appearance is randomly-generated.
Milestones & Rewards[ | ]
Achieving each milestone results in substantial rewards in the form of Expedition Patches, Items, Blueprints, Exosuit and Starship slots.
Note that the redux version of this expedition has different rewards than the original expedition did. Those different rewards are not reflected in the table below.
Phase 1[ | ]
| No | Badge | Milestone | Requirement | Rewards |
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| 1 |  |
Moon Rover | Deploy a Roamer Geobay |
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| 2 |  |
First Steps | Locate your starship | |
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| 3 |  |
Lift Off | Leave the planet |
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| 4 |  |
Engage Warp | Use a freighter to warp to a new system |
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| 5 |  |
Rendezvous 1 | Reach the 1st rendezvous |
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| Notes: Reach the portal at latitude/longitude +26.51, -53.95 on Popolist | ||||
| 6 |  |
Phase 1 | (Complete all 5 Phase 1 milestones) |
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| Notes: Unlocks all freighter colours except white and black | ||||
Phase 2[ | ]
| No | Badge | Milestone | Requirement | Rewards |
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| 7 |  |
Rendezvous 2 | Reach the 2nd rendezvous |
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| Notes: Reach the portal at latitude/longitude +19.19, -161.56 on Avan | ||||
| 8 |  |
Scrapper | Restore a crashed ship |
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| Notes: Ship must be claimed, but does not need to be fully repaired | ||||
| 9 |  |
Interstellar Rescue | Assist a stranded lifeform |
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| 10 |  |
Fallen Giants | Explore a freighter crash site |
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| Notes: Interact with the Distress Beacon at a crashed freighter | ||||
| 11 |  |
The Aviator | Fly 500,000u |
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| 12 |  |
Phase 2 | (Complete all 5 Phase 2 milestones) |
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Phase 3[ | ]
| No | Badge | Milestone | Requirement | Rewards | |
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| 13 |  |
Rendezvous 3 | Reach the 3rd rendezvous |
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| Notes: Reach the portal at latitude/longitude -79.73, -159.51 on New Hette | |||||
| 14 |  |
Feet of Flame | Visit a scorched planet |
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| 15 |  |
Life from Dust | Discover creatures on a desert planet |
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| Notes: On a desert planet, discover one animal not previously discovered by another player | |||||
| 16 |  |
Pale Blue Dot | Visit a frozen planet |
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| 17 |  |
Rain Like Poison | Visit a toxic planet |
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| 18 |  |
Verdant Abundance | Discover creatures on a lush planet |
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| Notes: On a lush planet, discover one animal not previously discovered by another player | |||||
| 19 |  |
The Glowing Earth | Visit a radioactive planet |
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| 20 |  |
Phase 3 | (Complete all 7 Phase 3 milestones) |
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Phase 4[ | ]
| No | Badge | Milestone | Requirement | Rewards | |
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| 21 |  |
Rendezvous 4 | Reach the 4th rendezvous |
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| Notes: Reach the portal at latitude/longitude -20.98, -14.81 on Uerquel Wachi | |||||
| 22 |  |
Words for Friends | Learn 10 Gek words | ||
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| 23 |  |
16 / 16 / 16 | Visit the Atlas |
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| 24 |  |
Linguistic Decoding | Learn 10 Korvax words |
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| 25 |  |
Uncharted | Discover systems |
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| Notes: Discover 10 star systems not previously discovered by another player | |||||
| 26 |  |
Grah! Grah! Grah! | Learn 10 Vy'keen words |
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| 27 |  |
Phase 4 | (Complete all 6 Phase 4 milestones) |
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Phase 5[ | ]
| No | Badge | Milestone | Requirement | Rewards |
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| 28 |  |
Rendezvous 5 | Reach the final rendezvous |
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| Notes: Reach the portal at latitude/longitude -9.35, +25.71 on Puhene VI | ||||
| 29 |  |
Historiography Lesson | Collect flux readings for Nada |
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| Notes: Encrypted until completing Rendezvous 5. After acquiring the Historiographical Dosimeter, interact with three plaques or monoliths, and select "Take dosimeter reading for Nada". | ||||
| 30 |  |
Collective Consciousness | Acquire the Myth Beacon |
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| Notes: Encrypted until completing Historiography Lesson. The Myth Beacon can be purchased from the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion for 80 Quicksilver | ||||
| 31 |  |
Echo Through the Ages | Deploy the Myth Beacon |
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| Notes: Encrypted until completing Collective Consciousness. Reach the Boundary Failure at latitude/longitude +60.78, +119.42 on Nessie Q8 and deploy the Myth Beacon | ||||
| 32 |  |
Historical Paragon | Track the renegade echo |
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| Notes: Encrypted until completing Echo Through the Ages. Go to your starship, fly torwards the anomalous starship and communicate with the anomalous transmission. | ||||
| 33 |  |
Phase 5 | (Complete all 5 Phase 5 milestones) |
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| Notes: SSV Normandy SR1 reward is encrypted until completion of Historical Paragon | ||||
Anomalous Research community mission[ | ]
Reaching the fifth rendezvous and acquiring the Historiographical Dosimeter unlocked the Anomalous Research community mission. This mission required the player community to collect historiographical flux data from alien plaques and monoliths, and upload the flux readings to Nada. The in-game description was
- Research alien history and language
- Nada has detected a new pattern emerging in the stories of the Gek, Korvax, and Vy'keen. They believe this historical echo is a communication artifact from an anomalous source. Submit historical data from alien artifact sites to assist Nada and Polo in their research. Purchase planetary charts from a space station Cartographer.
Each historiographical flux reading awarded 15
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The mission was completed around 10:00 UTC on 2021-05-21, enabling all players to purchase the Myth Beacon and complete the expedition.
Historiographical Flux Readouts[ | ]
Taking readings at a plaque or monolith with the Historiographical Dosimeter yielded one of the following messages:
- "Each iteration - kzzzkt - every cycle - kttzkt - the patterns repeat, the patterns repeat, new patterns emerge!
- "A weapon for peace - kzzzkt - forged in the fires of war. A weapon, but more than that. An icon of - kztzkt -"
- "// 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 //"
- "From the very first, the weapon's fate was known - kzzzkt - the Prime - kzzkt - the first, the tip of the spear!"
- "Same patterns - kzzzkt - explorer, skeptic, abandoned - kttzkt - the Traveller …"
- "Its destiny was among the stars - kzzkt - a leader, a beacon for all those who would follow - kzzzzzkt - a path to places few could reach …"
- "Through the fire like rain, against the impossible - kzzkt - as if creation willed its existence, as if chased by crimson fate - kttkzkzzkt -"
- "The Gek - kzzktk - the Korvax - kzzzkt - grah! - kzztkkt -"
- "A citadel - kzzkt - its colossal heart! No pilgrimage would - kzkt - It dwarfed them all - kzzzzzkt - no other could match it …"
- "But the weapon was - kzkt - lost - kzzzzzkt - died with its master and commander …"
- "A lost weapon - kzzzzkt - a found weapon - kzkt - always there when needed, awaiting its call, awaiting its duty."
- "The birth of stars - kzzzkt - the birth of stories - kttzkt - the same material, the same language!"
- "Its heart was the heart of the galaxy itself - kzzkt - an infinite expanse of stars - kzkt - to go wherever it was needed."
- "Too dangerous a weapon, too feared - kzzkt - imprisoned in a great tower - kzzkt - chained in impossible shackles."
- "But the weapon always finds its - kzzkt - the shackles were broken - kzzkt - returned to its heroes!"
- "With stealth and speed the weapon struck - kzzzkt - oh! - ktztzzkt - They never saw it coming …"
- "The weapon followed its master - kzzzzkt - arcing through ruined cities that rose above the clouds …"
- "It fell upon sprawling catacombs - kzzkt - worlds of dead gods deep underfoot."
- "At a time of desperate need - kzzzkt - the great weapon pierced the heart of the metal dragon - kttzkt - slew the vanguard of the ancient kings …"
- "The weapon always ready, always waiting - kkzzkt - but - kzkt - what intent?"
- "Few could handle such a weapon - kzzkt - few could understand it, fewer still could - kztkzzkt -"
Gallery[ | ]
Initial MT
Initial Exosuit Layout
Initial starship, general inventory
Initial starship, tech inventory
Initial Freighter, general inventory
Initial Freighter, tech inventory
Phase one milestones
Phase two milestones
Phase three milestones
Phase four milestones
Phase five milestones (encrypted)
Phase five milestones completed
Expedition completed
Fully equipped with Expedition customisations
