Galactic Map

The subject of this article is from the Origins update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 9 November, 2020.

Galactic Map shows information on Mepsest system

Galactic Map is a feature.

Summary

Galactic Map is a feature in No Man's Sky universe where the player can explore and discover star systems across the vast universe. It is available when the player is in space in their starship and can be accessed by pressing // (PS4/PC/Xbox) or using the Freighter Warp Map on the freighter's bridge.

Visited systems are interconnected with faint grey lines and are marked with a white dot with a circle around it.

At the top of the Galactic Map screen there are two options available, Destination and Filter.

Destination

It shows the distance in light-years for the current destination.

• Galactic Core
• Free Explore (no distance indicated)
• Custom Waypoint (N/A if none selected from the Discoveries list)
• Black Hole (N/A if none selected on the map)
• Atlas Station (N/A if The Atlas Path is completed)
• Current Mission (N/A if an open ended mission selected, like New Beginnings)

Filter

It shows different colour coding for the star systems, but there is no in-game legend for explaining these.

• No Filter (star systems have their designated colour)
• Lifeform system colour code:
  • red - Vy'keen
  • yellow - Gek
  • blue - Korvax
  • white - Uncharted or Abandoned)
• Conflict (requires Conflict Scanner to be installed, system colour code: green - low, yellow - medium, red - high)
• Economy (requires Economy Scanner to be installed, system colour code:
  • green - Trading
  • purple - Advanced Materials
  • dark blue - Scientific
  • orange - Mining
  • yellow - Manufacturing
  • light blue - Technology
  • red - Power Generation)

Controls

Action	PC	PS4	Xbox
Destination
Filter
Scan Discoveries
Select nearest (after scanning started)	?		?
Deselect current system		?
Select next system	?
Leave
Free camera
Free camera
Select my location		?
Select targeted system		?
Select targeted system
Warp		?
Set waypoint		?
Deselect		?

Additional information

• On PC, when the player is focused on the system discovered by themselves, pressing + will allow the player jump to nearest discovered system by themselves. (27th August, 2016)
• On all platforms, a faint "whoosh" sound plays whenever you move the camera.

Gallery

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  Galactic Map view of Center of Outer Edge

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  Galactic Map view of The Rift