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How to complete No Man’s Sky Relics Expedition: A step-by-step guide

How to complete No Man’s Sky Relics Expedition: A step-by-step guide

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 2, 2025, 21:04 IST

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Hello Games has launched the Relics Expedition in No Man’s Sky, centered on discovering ancient bones and documenting flora and fauna. Available for six weeks, players can earn exclusive rewards like the Basilisk Crown multitool and Living Stone jetpack. The article outlines a step-by-step guide to complete the expedition efficiently.

How to complete No Man’s Sky Relics Expedition: A step-by-step guide

No Man’s Sky Relics Expedition (Image via Hello Games)

Hello Games has launched the latest expedition 18 called No Man’s SkyRelics Expedition. The objectives in this expedition revolve around discovering and documenting ancient bones and flora, and fauna. The expedition will be available for six weeks only, so players must hurry to complete the expedition. Rewards from the Relics expedition include a Basilisk Crown multitool and a Living Stone jetpack, among other exclusive rewards.
This article will offer a step-by-step guide on how to complete the Relics expedition in No Man’s Sky in the fastest way possible.

No Man’s Sky Relics Expedition: A complete guide

No Man's Sky: Relics - Official Trailer

First off, before starting the Relics expedition, you need to acquire some resources to aid in your journey. They are as follows:

Fishing Rig
Nutrient Processor
600 Tritium
125 Pure Ferrite
5 Warp Cells

While having these resources will help, the following guide takes into consideration that you’re a new player and, as such guides you to acquire everything you need. Having said that, here’s the fastest way to complete the Relics Expedition in No Man’s Sky.

Step	Task/Milestone	Objective	Details
1	Gather Initial Resources	Collect materials for the first warp	30 Oxygen, 50 Ferrite Dust, 20 Condensed Carbon
2	Document Flora & Fauna	Scan all animals, plants, and minerals	Eliminate hazardous flora
3	Uprooting Milestone	Eliminate hazardous flora	Destroy 10 to complete the milestone
4	Snapshot in Time	Take a photo of the creatures	Capture 5 creatures in one shot
5	Written in Stone	Activate the milestone	Interact with 5 memory stones
6	Echoes of the Past	Locate and interact with the starship	Install pre-packaged refiner
7	Exhibition Admission	Scan ruins for artifacts	Use signal booster → Find ruins → Excavate 3 artifact fragments → Open Large Artifact Crate
8	Space Station Visit	Sell relic, buy materials	Sell relic at trade terminal → Buy all available chromatic metal
9	Warp Preparation	Craft and recharge the hyperdrive	Use chromatic metal to craft a warp cell
10	Upgrade Technology	Install Scatter Blaster & hyperdrive modules	Buy/install both hyperdrive modules
11	Warp to Dig Site 1	Travel using an upgraded hyperdrive	Summon Space Anomaly & retrieve stored items
12	The Dig 1	Visit Dig Site 1 and talk to the assistant	Complete milestone
13	Ioka 51/W6 Exploration	Continue documentation	Document 10 creatures, 10 minerals, 15 plants
14	Descendants Milestone	Document creatures	Scan 10 creatures
15	Rock Hound Milestone	Document minerals	Scan 10 minerals
16	Reverse Palaeobotany	Document plants	Scan 15 plants
17	Start Junior Field Agent	Excavate ancient fossils & fight guardians	Fight ancient guardians while excavating
18	Do Not Disturb	Defeat the ancient guardian	First guardian defeated completes the milestone
19	Stone Ghosts	Defeat multiple guardians	Defeat 5 guardians to complete the milestone
20	Return to Dig Site 1	Submit fossils for quest completion	Completes "Junior Field Agent"
21	Ancient Avian	Build and package the Avian Fossil Display	Fill with bones and package it
22	Mine Tritium	Gather fuel for the pulse drive	Mine 600 tritium from asteroids
23	The Dig 2	Visit Dig Site 2 and talk to the assistant	Complete milestone
24	Associate Field Agent	Excavate fossils on Ijona 86/S5 (Lava Planet)	Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 2
25	Bygone Biped	Build and package the Biped Fossil Display	Fill with bones and package it
26	The Dig 3	Visit Dig Site 3 and talk to the assistant	Complete milestone
27	Senior Field Agent	Excavate fossils on Ligart Prime (Poisonous Planet)	Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 3
28	Former Fourlegs	Build and package the Quadruped Fossil Display	Fill with bones and package it
29	Domestic Relatives	Adopt a creature	Feed any creature a pellet and adopt it
30	Living Fossils	Catch a Whispering Bonefish	Install a fishing rig in the deep ocean (50+ units) at night, use a bionic lure
31	The Dig 4	Visit Dig Site 4 and talk to the assistant	Complete milestone
32	Bytesized	Dig up and analyze buried records	Find and analyze 5 buried records
33	Nose in the Dirt	Collect creature dung	Feed creatures and collect 20 dung
34	An Arm for a Leg	Trade fossils at a space station	Exchange 3 fossils for a new one
35	Principal Field Agent	Excavate fossils on Haisypoh Dusty Planet	Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 4
36	Reassembled Reptile	Build and package the Reptilian Fossil Display	Fill with bones and package it
37	Hearty Stock	Cook fossils into Bone Broth	Use Nutrient Processor to cook Softened Marrows into Bone Broth
38	The Dig 5	Visit Dig Site 5 and talk to the assistant	Complete milestone
39	Master of Bones	Excavate bones on Haisypoh Dusty Planet	Collect 80 bones to complete "Archaeologist"
40	Deeper Underground	Excavate soil using sphere mode	Dig 3,500 units of soil
41	Return to Dig Site 5	Submit bones for quest completion	Completes "Master of Bones"
42	Fixed Forerunner	Build and package Protoform Fossil Display	Fill with bones and package it
43	Rags and Bones	Sell fossils at the space station	Sell all but one fossil
44	Bone Appetit	Cook and present a fossil to Cronus	Summon Space Anomaly, visit Cronus’s Grill System, cook a fossil into Softened Marrow

Once you complete all these steps, you’ve completed the Relics expedition in No Man’s Sky. You can now finish the expedition and claim all the rewards from the Quicksilver Companion.

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