How to find crashed ships in the unmanned sky

Shipwrecks are planetary points that can be found by the player while exploring the world No Man's Sky. They're also the easiest way to get a new set of wings to explore the galaxy with, as long as you have the ingredients to fix them.

This guide explains how to find crashed ships in No Man's Sky, why you should even look for them, and what you can do when you find one. Ready to launch your intergalactic gear? Then let's get to it.

Updated on October 8, 2024 by Sean Murray: No Man's Sky continues to receive updates that change almost every system in the game, including crashed ships. We've cleaned up this guide and made sure the latest update is reflected in the information in this guide.

What are the fallen ships in the human sky?

No Man's Sky is full of planets and in those worlds there are different POIs (Points of interest). there is Ruins, abandoned stations, and in this case, crashed ships. You can fly over a planet looking for them or jump into one of the game's many cool Exocraft.

How to find crashed ships with Exocraft

Two Exocraft are recommended for finding downed ships: Natylon and Minotaur. Nautilon can scan underwater ships, which can be difficult to find if you haven't been there before. Likewise, Minotaur has the ability to scan for distress signals, which does not involve using planetary charts to track signals.

Of these two,
If you're looking for a lot of shipwrecks, the Nautilon can be really useful
either to farm Nanites or get extra ship materials. you to
You want a planet that is covered in water and located in a relatively rich system
(The richer you are, the more likely you are to find more valuable shipwrecks).

Go to this planet with Natilon.
Dive into the water, scan and find a ship
. If you don't find the crash site, jump back into your ship and go to another part of the ocean.

More information on how to find crashed ships

These ships Spawn randomly In the planets and can be a couple of Various rewards For a sharp-eyed astronaut, when you see one, go over and examine the wrecked ship.

You can do both Repair the ship to take it with you And also activate the distress beacon, which can provide some or all of the following rewards:

• You may receive some Nanite clusters As a reward
• you Standing will be strengthened with the most prominent race in that system.
• Rarely may you have one Map.
• A basic stack of Units.

You will also find a lot of it near the ship
Damaged machinery
. It spawns next to every downed ship, so always be on the lookout for it.
Harvesting it will give you 30 Nanite Clusters
.

How to locate crashed ships in no man's skies

there is A few different ways to locate downed ships In No Man's Sky. Here is a summary of each.

Transmission towers

Using a transmission tower The easiest way to find a crashed ship. These towers are POIs Randomly located in the planets.

Inside each tower is a puzzle where you must enter an access code. By doing so, the distress beacon will ping any nearby crashed ships or downed cargo ships..

Transmission towers are huge
so you are most likely to see them as they pass over the surface of a planet.

Give a gift to a Faction NPC at the local space station

Each system will have a dominant race or faction. If you talk to an NPC on a local space station, A piece of dialogue may indicate that a distress signal is nearbyand they want you to do something about it.

You can only access this once Deliver high level gift for each faction: Gek Relic, Vy'keen Effigy, or Korvax Casing. This will take you in the direction of a crashed ship.

Crashed ships appear within range of your spaceship

Just like any other ship, Crashed ships and cargo ships appear within your Starship range As red dots this means you can roam the surface of a planet without using a tower or gifting an NPC and bump into one by accident.

Planetary charts

One of the overlooked parts of Prisms' visually refined update is the fact that Planetary charts are no longer spent when you find no points of interest. Of course, you still can't tell if the POI is a ship or not, but at least now you can try again if you don't find anything.

Use coordinates to find crashed ships

Fallen shipsafter initial production, They stay in place forever. Even if a traveler wanders off and repairs a crashed ship to use as their own ship, the ship will respawn an hour later, so another traveler can use it.

Once you have the portal markings of the planet where the crashed ship is, all you need is the latitude and longitude to locate the crashed ship. In this way, The No Man's Sky community has mapped the locations of many crashed ships.

You can get letters and portal coordinates of many crashed ships From the No Man's Sky Coordinate Exchange website. This is a site where travelers can post their finds for other travelers to enjoy. You can even search for different types of ships with unique features, such as specific wing or engine components.

This site allows you to find crashed ships, but also ships that randomly spawn at stations and trading posts.
Be sure to check the “Broken: True” box before starting the search
.

The best thing to do with a crashed ship is when you find one

There are two things you can do with a crashed ship: Repair it and claim it for yourself, or destroy it for credit and parts at a Starship Equipment Terminal..

Repairing the crashed ship

Whether you plan to keep the ship or not, You have to repair it at least to the point where it can fly again. That means fixing some key technology to get it off the ground. This includes:

• Launch Thruster (50x pure ferrite, 1x dihydrogen jelly)
• Pulse engine (1 hermetic seal, 1 metal plating)

These are needed to get the ship off the ground. Various other pieces of technology are on board It is most likely damaged And it needs repairs to make the most of the ship. Here is a complete guide on how to repair your ship in No Man's Sky.

Scrapping a crashed ship

Once you've fixed the pulse motor and thruster launch, you can Send your previously crashed ship to the nearest space station to destroy it at the Starship Equipment Terminal.. This will give you some Nanites and some components that can be traded for credits or used in your future quests.

How to find a downed guardian ship

guard ships or guard interceptors, Some of the best ships you can find in No Man's Sky. They offer high stats in general, but especially incredible firepower, making you a force to be reckoned with in space battles.

Sentinel ships crashed can be found using the player's coordinates provided on the No Man's Sky Coordinate Exchange websitebut You can also find your downed Sentinel ship. This is a quantitative process, which we have explained in our previous guide on this topic here.