How do I get more money early in No Man's Sky? [duplicate]
I just started playing No Man's Sky last night and I've already built a couple warp cells for the hyperdrive fuel. But the problem is one of the main pieces, the Suspension Fluid, to craft this was very expensive.
It cost me over 40,000 units just for one in the trade center. Does this price change over time?
Obviously different materials will sell for different amounts in the trade center, but which materials, and other miscellaneous items that I find, should I sell to make more money? Are there certain items and materials that I shouldn't sell?
I'm aware that you can expand your inventory size on your suit and ship, but I haven't found out how to yet. So my item carrying capacity is limited and would need to make several trips back and forth between planets and out to the trade center to sell.
Solution 1:
From my experience, there are a few easy ways to earn Units quickly.
Look for Gold and Emeril. Some planets will be prolific in Emeril, which can be sold for quite a bit. Gold is also very common, and some formations of gold can yield upwards of 2 stacks of 250.
Manipulate the Galactic Market and space-faring traders. PCGamer did a fantastic article on how to make money, but specifically through manipulating the markets. In summary, "Keep an eye out for a yellow star next to certain items: it indicates you can sell these item for a much higher price, usually about 95% more than the galactic average." Buy items for lower prices, sell them for higher. While there are more efficient methods, it can be a quick way to get some Units for a new ship.
Scan EVERYTHING. Each bit of fauna can give you a small amount of units, both for scanning them and uploading them, but by finding all the species on a single planet, depending on how many there are, there can be huge Unit bonuses involved. The larger the species pool, the larger the reward. From my experience, I earned 350,000 units from scanning all species on one planet. It can be difficult to find everything, but definitely worth it.
The PCGamer article has a few more points, but these are probably the fastest and easiest.
Solution 2:
The easiest and most cost effective way I've seen is by crafting and selling Bypass Chips. They only require 10 Plutonium and 10 Iron to craft and they sell for over 3k each. While it's a bit tedious you can wrack up a million credits in 20-30 mins of gathering/crafting and the required resources can be found on almost every planet.
Fastest way to make money when you need it versus relying on running into something worth more or trying to mess around with finding a good market.