Storyline

The subject of this article is from the Outlaws update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 19 July, 2022.

This article is about the current version of the Storyline. For the Atlas Rises version, see Storyline (Atlas).

The storyline provides a basic framework for No Man's Sky.

Summary

The main storyline of No Man's Sky, also known as the Artemis Path, involves the player character uncovering the mysteries of Artemis and the Fourth Race, as well as the true nature of the Atlas, the Portals, and the universe of the game as a whole.

The other storyline is Atlas Path, in which the player visits Atlas Interfaces and crafts Atlas Seeds to progress. (Players who started the Atlas Path before the Update 1.30 followed different quests related to Atlas Stones instead of the Atlas Seeds.)

Characters

• Artemis Path
  • Priest Entity Nada
  • Specialist Polo
  • Artemis
  • Apollo
  • -null-

Missions

Primary missions

• Atlas Path
  • The Atlas Path
• The Space Anomaly - Periodically revisit the anomaly to talk to Nada and Polo for Quicksilver Rewards
• Artemis Path
  • Awakenings
  • Alone Amidst the Stars
  • Ghosts in the Machine
  • A Leap in the Dark
  • The First Traveller
  • Patterns in Time
  • 16 / 16
  • The Purge
  • New Beginnings

Secondary missions

• Community Research
• Base Computer Archives
• Expanding the Base / Scientific Research / Weapons Research / Agricultural Research / Exocraft Technician
• Dreams of the Deep
• Starbirth
• Weekend Missions
• A Trace of Metal
• Under A Rebel Star

Additional Information

Because the Atlas Rises update reworked the story by adding the Artemis Path and intertwining it with the entire storyline, players who had already completed the Atlas Path have to do it again. This issue is unaddressed since 2017, and also has gameplay-related consequences because new rewards such as the Star Seed blueprint won't be awarded until player completed the Atlas Path once again.

Release history

• Atlas Rises - Storyline was expanded and the Atlas Path reworked.
• NEXT - Storyline was expanded upon and overhauled.