{"id":101892,"date":"2016-08-24T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T12:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=101892"},"modified":"2016-08-24T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T13:00:00","slug":"five-secret-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-actually-do-in-no-mans-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/101892-five-secret-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-actually-do-in-no-mans-sky","title":{"rendered":"5 secret things you didn’t know you could actually do in No Man’s Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

No Man’s Sky launched to mixed reviews, with one of the main complaints centering around a “lack of things to do” while playing the game.<\/p>\n

While the game may not be as complex\u00a0as originally promised, there are plenty of secrets hidden in the game which are never explained outright.<\/p>\n

Whether that’s due to a lacking tutorial or because developers Hello Games just want you to discover the in-game depth for yourself we took a look at five things you didn’t know you could do in No Man’s Sky.<\/p>\n

Check them out below:<\/p>\n

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Feed the aliens<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Those who have been playing the game for a while may have noticed a prompt when brushing against some of the game’s friendlier wildlife.<\/p>\n

That’s because you can actually feed the animals in the game, provided you have the right element on you.<\/p>\n

Doing so will also result in them giving you items in return or leading you to buried items on the surface.<\/p>\n

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Scan the planet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When using your analysis visor, colour-coded symbols mean different things. A red dot on a plant or animal means that you have not discovered that particular species before.<\/p>\n

These dots don’t need to be in direct vision, allowing\u00a0you to track creatures across bumpy terrain.<\/p>\n

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Upload your findings<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leading off of undiscovered plants and animals, you can upload recently-discovered animals for credits.<\/p>\n

Navigate to your options menu and then click on Discoveries. Anything in the included list with a red dot over it can be traded for money.<\/p>\n

In addition the Records section on the same page\u00a0 reflects how much of the planet’s fauna and flora you have discovered with a massive credit bonus being awarded if you upload everything.<\/p>\n

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Don’t burn fuel on take off and landing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tired of spending half of your surface time constantly resupplying your spaceship’s fuel?<\/p>\n

You can save on this fuel by landing on an Outpost’s landing pad (aim and hold square when directly above it).<\/p>\n

When you next take off you’ll receive a boost from the pad, so won’t expend any Launch Thruster fuel to get going again.<\/p>\n

\"No-Mans-Sky-Landing-Pad\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Use your Atlas Pass<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Exploring and come across unopenable crates and doors requiring you to have an “Atlas Pass”?<\/p>\n

These can be accessed\u00a0by choosing to follow the “Atlas Path” at the beginning of the game and following the storyline (and big red blobs).<\/p>\n

Progressing further will eventually grant you an Atlas Pass, which will also grant you a blueprint.<\/p>\n

Accessing crates and rooms locked by an Atlas Pass often rewards better loot,\u00a0including blueprints and upgrades.<\/p>\n

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What cool tips and tricks have you discovered in No Man’s Sky? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you think No Man’s Sky is boring, check out these secret hidden features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":101894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,11681],"tags":[10523,17893,753,21356,18515],"class_list":["post-101892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","category-playstation","tag-features-2","tag-hidden","tag-list","tag-no-mans-ksy","tag-secret"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101968,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101892\/revisions\/101968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}