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No Man’s Sky “Is It Traveler? Is It Friend”

Chris Livingston

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If you like exploring the world of the unknown and experiencing things that make the human mind wonder, No Man’s Sky is for you. In the game, you not only need to survive the dangers in various frontiers but also have to tackle questions with next to no context. A prime example is the set of questions you come across while collecting fuel and one of them is“Is it traveler? Is it friend”. Read to end if you want to know the best way to deal with No Man’s Sky “Is it Traveler? Is it friend”.

A Summary Of The Question 

Note : Make sure that you have a few free slots in the inventory to collect the fuel cells in the end.

What is the meaning of the “Is it Traveler? Is it friend” question? Of course, once you give your answer, you can see the results. Then again, it’s unrealistic to answer a vague question then expect the best reward. All of the questions usually come up as you explore the planets and different answers lead to different results. However, you need to understand that you won’t change anything substantial down the line regardless of your answers.

In the case of No Man’s Sky “Is it Traveler? Is it friend”, you should choose Traveler.

Other Questions In The Quest

No Man’s Sky “Is it Traveler? Is it friend” is not the only question that looks out of context in the quest for fuel cells. Immediately after answering that question, you will be asked the following questions.

Is It First? Is It Last?

This question pops up as soon as you finish answering  Is it, Traveler? Is it Friend? You should select First.

Has It Seen the Crimson Eye? Has the Crimson Eye Seen It?

This is the last question you have to answer here. “Both” is your best bet.

A Beginner’s Guide

Scan as many things as possible 

No Man’s Sky contains a lot of surprises. Thus, you should scan every object you come across to increase your chances of earning more and understanding how a species reacts toward you. That will also help you avoid being ambushed.

You can consider taking advantage of the upgraded proximity scanner once you get it to scan your points of interest and rare resources. Last but not least, use your analysis visor to identify the makers far from you.

Learn foreign languages

There are 5 different factions with distinct languages and Lore in No Man’s Sky. As you proceed, you would run into all sorts of knowledge from Stones, Monoliths, Intelligent lifeforms, Plaques, and Ruins. The knowledge will directly or indirectly help you learn their languages. Three of the main Factions are the Korvax, Vy’keen, and Gek. Learning their language will help you solve their problems which helps a lot. Of course, the more you know, the easier the game’s puzzles get.

Befriend wild animals

You will meet different kinds of wild animals in No Man’s Sky. To find blueprints, rare elements, and multitools, you should make friends with the animals. Since they are familiar with the environment, they will help you find your way to secret locations, bring you goods, or dig up the goods for you. Remember that you can use baits to get animals to come to you.

What Is The Anomaly?

Anomaly is a sentient species in the universe of No Man’s Sky. Sometimes, this species is referred to as the Fifth Race. As a player, you can choose your character to be a member of this species from the character customizer.

Is Traveler The Same As Anomaly?

Some players have had trouble differentiating the Travelers and Anomalies. To put it plainly, Traveler is an alien race in the No Man’s Sky universe and is referred to as the Fourth Race. The only places you can find Travelers include camps, space stations and trading posts. It’s possible to interact with Travelers in such locations. You can also find them at freighters but you cannot interact with them here. About Anomaly, Anomalies are Travelers but not all Travelers are Anomalies.

Should I Learn No Man’s Sky Lore?

That comes down to personal preference. The Lore is in essence the backstory of the game. It explains the series of events that happened prior to the storyline. The Lore includes narratives and perspectives from quite a few lifeforms through the universe.

Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s.

Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he’d stop emailing them asking for more work. Since 2019, he started providing game reviews & tips for Grateful Dead Game. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He’s also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.

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Travellers and Glyphs in the Galactic Hub

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This is a catalogue page of Travellers.

Summary & Instructions

This page contains a list of Glyphs (or Travelers who can provide Glyphs) available in the Galactic Hub .

Please leave the first row blank so new editors can easily add more entries.

A list of known locations of Travellers and Glyphs in the Galactic Hub.

• Travellers apparently are NOT shared between platforms, according to annecdotal evidence.
• If the Traveller is found at a Trading Post , write the name of the planet as well. Travellers in Freighters should not be added here, since they cannot be interacted with.
• For Additional Notes: Has a comm station been placed close to the Trading Post and/or Glyph? If not, how can it be located in the planet's surface? Rough directions to the system can also be added.

For navigation reference purposes,

The Galactic Hub officially occupies the following 11 regions, as well as a number of "Huburb" regions in an unofficial capacity.

Also see How to Convert Primary Hub Tags to Coordinates / Portal Addresses .

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Traveller (No Man's Sky)

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The Travellers are a group of species which exist across many iterations, across past, present, future, and even other dimensions.

• 2.1 Still exploring the Universe
• 2.2 Residents of the Space Anomaly

Overview [ ]

The tale of the Travellers began with the destruction of Korvax Prime by the Firstspawn Empire, the Korvax known as Priest Entity Nada was saved by the Gek known as Specialist Polo, eventually, Polo died, but before that, he told Nada that there where other versions, when Nada eventually found another Polo, and they now travel the multiverse with many other beings who have come to them along their travels

Notable Traveller [ ]

Still exploring the universe [ ].

• -null-: An ancient and nihilistic Traveller who defied The Atlas , lived forever and saw all the stars, when he saw that he was but one on many, he believed himself meaningless.
• Artemis: A lost Traveller who was one of the central plot points of the game.
• Apollo: A cyborg Traveller who was a close friend of Artemis.

Residents of the Space Anomaly [ ]

• Iteration Ares: A Traveller who sells upgrade modules on the Space Anomaly.
• Iteration Ariadne: A resident Traveller of the Space Anomaly, they once went looking for the abyss, and nearly never returned.
• Iteration Cronos: The resident food critic of the Space Anomaly, he is very hard to please.
• Iteration Eos: A Traveller who exchanges blueprints of Multi-Tool technologies for Nanite Clusters, he also sells new Multi-Tools.
• Iteration Gemini: A Gek-like Traveller, he enjoys going about the universe and sharing his discoveries with his best friend Hesperus.
• Iteration Helios: An older tree-like Traveller, he remains confined to the Space Anomaly but does like viewing discoveries made by younger Travellers in exchange for Nanites.
• Iteration Hesperus: Gemini's best friend.
• Iteration Hyperion: A Traveller who is known to sell blueprints for Starship technologies for Nanites.
• Iteration Mercury: Oversees the Interstellar Terminus aboard the Space Anomaly.
• Iteration Perses: A walrus-like Traveller who trades Exocraft technology blueprints.
• Iteration Selene: A salamander-like Traveller who trades in Exosuit technology blueprints and expansion slots.
• Iteration Tethys: A lonesome Traveller who has had some bad experiences with the Sentinels .
• Quick Silver Companion: A robotic Traveller who trades in specialty goods only purchasable with Quicksilver.

Gallery [ ]

• Through a series of story driven weekend missions, it is revealed that the Iteration Ariadne we have all met isn't the real Ariadne, but is in fact an agent placed there by the previous Korvax hivemind who is now known only as The Abyss.
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12 essential No Man’s Sky multiplayer tips you should know before playing

Everything you need to know about No Man's Sky multiplayer

There have been some changes to how No Man's Sky multiplayer works as part of the Beyond update. We’re talking about the ability to embark on new types of missions, and the fact that you can now enjoy a shared social space with your mates, if that’s the kind of thing you want to do in No Man's Sky . Here are some key things that you’ll need to keep in mind if you’re hitting up No Man's Sky multiplayer and jumping into space adventures with a group.

1. Objectives are still locked to each player

Annoyingly, you aren’t able to complete objectives together in No Man’s Sky, even if you’re in the same party. If every player is tasked with building a base as part of the main story campaign, for example, you’ll all have to build your own separate base for the game to register it as fulfilled for each member. 

This slows down the progress of story missions, side quests, and other activities, and might come as a surprise to those who were hoping to complete No Man’s Sky’s campaign together. Basically, don’t think you can coast off of someone else’s efforts in No Man’s Sky multiplayer; to make your way in this brave new world, you’re going to have to chip in as much as everybody else. 

2. Tagging objects is the next best thing to a minimap

No Man’s Sky’s new solar system map is a bit rubbish for trying to navigate the infinite swathes of space, but there’s a far more effective way to orientate yourself in multiplayer mode. See something in the distance worth investigating, and want to bring it to the attention of your team? Fire up your visor, aim directly at its location, and hold the “Tag” button to pinpoint it on the radar at the top of the screen. 

This will register across every other player’s radar, so you won’t need to faff around trying to describe its exact position on the planet. This works, by the way, for objective markers, space stations, entire planets, and other players too, and in a world as gargantuan as this one, it helps to let everyone know exactly where you’re headed.

3. Photo mode works in real time

Of course No Man’s Sky has a photo mode. It’s certainly deserving of it, with all the mind-blowing vistas and randomised sci-fi scenery. What’s more, in multiplayer, this feature takes on a new lease of life, as time doesn’t come to a standstill whenever you whip out the camera, but lets you essentially play the part of unofficial cameraman while everything around you continues as normal. 

In essence, it’s a great way to grab some neat action shots of your friends exploring the world, or just tail them without their knowledge, and Hello Games has added a whole suite of customisation tools so you’ll never be lost for new ways to snap your buddies. 

4. Weather conditions are shared

Weather conditions are shared between players on the same planet and in the same location. If you’re planet-side with a friend, then you can both enjoy the same, beautiful sunset as each other if the mood strikes. There are still a few hiccups in terms of weather conditions being slightly delayed from player to player on the same planet, but you’ll be experiencing rain and shine together in almost every instance. 

5. Try not to die if you want to stick together

No Man’s Sky is a big, big place, and there’s currently no ability to teleport, on command, to other comrades within the game. What’s more, when you die, there’s a very strong likelihood that you’re not going to spawn back next to your team, but literally on the other side of the world, depending on the mood of Hello Games’ unpredictable formula. 

We learnt this the hard way, after one of us bit the bullet before respawning thousands of miles away on the planet we’d been exploring. It wasn’t the end of the world (though it certainly felt like they’d reappeared at the end of the world), but it was a pain when reaching each other required leaving the stratosphere and pulse jumping just to reacquaint within a matter of minutes rather than hours. Learn from our failures; try not to die.

6. Trading with each other is possible, but there’s limits

As a game all about having the right chemicals for the right job, No Man’s Sky’s survival gameplay is made a lot easier now that you can trade almost any of your inventory items with party members. No longer will you have to desperately scrounge a planet’s surface for the right resource to keep your exosuit up and running, but simply ask a nearby buddy for the required mats (should they have any spare), and they can wire it over to your inventory within a matter of seconds. 

To give something to another player, all you need to do is enter your inventory, hit “Transfer”, but make sure you separate out the exact number you’re wishing to part with beforehand, otherwise you’ll give them your entire stockpile, and they might not be willing to ever give it back. One thing to note; you have to be in close proximity (basically next to each other) in order to make a trade, so it’s not going to work if the donor or recipient decides to run off mid-transaction. Keep that in mind when the going gets tough during No Man’s Sky’s tougher excursions. 

7. Friendly fire can now be turned on and off

Previously, we would have recommended extreme caution when it comes to brandishing your multitool at people in the area, since this would generally be a matter of your phasers being set to “kicking your mates’ asses” mode. However, you can turn friendly fire off in No Man’s Sky if you’re wanting a session that’s more about team bonding and custard creams than every astronaut out for themselves. That way, you don’t have to worry about someone shanking you in the back. 

The way you do that is by adjusting your Network Settings. Navigate to that part of the menu and make sure that the “Can damage players” option is set to No one. After that’s done, just pan back to your game with the updated settings and voila! You won’t be able to take a chunk out of someone else by accident anymore, despite your best efforts. You can still, however, cause a minor geological incident that results in a mate being buried underground; you just can’t hurt them directly!

8. You can play together with any save file, provided you’re in the same mode

Multiplayer doesn’t work in the traditional sense in No Man’s Sky, as no one’s ever really a host. Instead, think of it like Destiny, where explorers of the single, shared universe are simply teaming up to play the same game together. That means that someone who’s been playing for 100 hours can join a player who’s only just begun their No Man’s Sky journey, though there are a few strings attached. 

For example, to really appreciate the extent of the multiplayer, you’ll need to all be playing in the same game mode of No Man’s Sky, either Normal, Survival, Permadeath or Creative mode. Any player who joins a crew but isn’t playing in the same mode as the leader will be considered a “guest”, and won’t have access to all the features they might be familiar with. Otherwise, any progress you make in multiplayer will transfer over to single-player, and vice versa, so you don’t have to worry about missing out on anything for the most part. 

9. Anyone can board your freighter, but starships are off limits

Once you’ve earned enough credits to purchase a freighter in No Man’s Sky, any other player can join you aboard to check out the feng shui, customise their character, and enlist on new multiplayer missions. Your starship, however, is still very much your own thing. 

Other team members are unable to pilot it (so you won’t need to worry about any prank hijackings), and there’s sadly no multi-mannable starships for co-op dogfighting, as they’re still strictly one seaters only. Perhaps in future, Hello Games will let us share the sweaty confines of our ships as co-pilots, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime style, but today is not that day. 

10. Multiplayer missions don’t necessarily require multiple players

The aforementioned multiplayer missions are newly designed challenges that, like much of No Man’s Sky, are fairly simple, story-lite objectives which make use of the game’s exploration focus. You might be asked to scan a certain number of creatures, or take out a certain number of enemy starships, but don’t expect MMO style raids or epic story quests, even anything on the same level as No Man’s Sky’s story mode missions. What’s more, these multiplayer missions aren’t actually exclusive to multiplayer, but any solo spacefarer is able to take them on in solo mode, or perhaps as part of a multitasking effort while the rest of crew gets on with something else. 

11. You can just Space Anomaly and chill

With the introduction of the Space Anomaly (which you can now summon at will), there’s essentially a shared social space for Travellers to hang out. You can now choose to travel to the Space Anomaly whenever and experience chilling with up to 32 other players who are in the same instance as you if you’re playing on PC. 

Once you make your way to the Space Anomaly, you’ll note that the giant expanded station is now home to players from, well, everywhere. And unlike before, when multiplayer communication was limited to emoting, you can communicate via text chat and really make yourself known. There’s no distinction between players who are playing in VR and those who are just playing regularly, so if you see someone fondly stroking another Traveller’s dome while they’re just idly standing by, well, the former is probably just having a fun time with their Oculus.

12. Nexus missions are there if your team gets bored

You can queue up for team missions in The Nexus. The game will spit out a bunch of Nexus missions that swap out on a rotating basis, and you can queue up for these for up to 3 other Travellers. Think of them like strikes in Destiny 2. If you want to initiate them, you just rock up to the holographic looking sentinel sitting in the center of the proceedings and you’ll be greeted with a menu of Nexus missions to choose from.

Navigate to whichever catches your fancy, whether it’s raiding an outpost or chasing off some spacefaring bandits, and press Initiate Mission when prompted. The game will then display the number of people in your party who have initiated the mission and are ready for it, and once everyone is ready to go, you can all embark on your chosen Nexus Mission. You’ll be rewarded with a variety of things, but these will be indicated on the Mission Select screen before you pick what you’re going to throw your team into this journey.

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How to Find Travelers in No Man’s Sky

The more major updates come out for the space arcade simulator from Hello Games, the more interesting it is to explore the huge size of the world of this universe. We will briefly explain in the guide how to find Travelers in No Mans Sky who were recently added to the game.

Who are Travelers in No Mans Sky?

They are thin creatures belonging to the humanoid type of appearance. Since the game has a procedural generation algorithm, each alien model is unique. Even within the same race, there are many dissimilar individuals. Differences lie in terms of communication. But for us, it is important that the so-called Portal Signs will appear with their help.

Some guys look like people, others have a head in the form of a brightly illuminated ball. There are also hologram creatures, they are generally difficult to confuse with anyone else. If you play for this faction, you will not be able to hang a similar effect on yourself. It is applied randomly, the gamer is not able to influence the algorithm.

Related: Where to Find Antimatter in No Man’s Sky?

No Mans Sky Guide: Where to Find Travelers?

Random controls everything, so it is impossible to determine the exact location. Be sure to inspect trading posts and space stations. Did you see a cargo starship land? Quickly run up to it and open the dialog box for communication.

To get Portal Signs, you need to communicate with Travelers. For every fifteen nanites, you get the corresponding units. If you have 100 nanites, the secret coordinates will be displayed on the screen. Flying over them, you will find the keys of interest, which are simply impossible to find in a different situation. It is possible that they are created at the time of your request in a dialogue with the alien.

This is everything you need to know about travelers in No Man’s Sky and where to find them. Just go discover the world and you will find them!

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SENTINEL DRONE

CORRUPTED DRONE

KORVAX A highly intellectual mechanical species from another galaxy. Once enslaved by the Gek.

An amphibious merchant species native to the water-rich planet Balaron. Used to be thoroughly evil until the Korvax changed their DNA with nanite clusters. Now just greedy instead.

TRAVELLER Holograms created by the Atlas based on creatures who have died. You are the last one.

VY'KEEN A warrior race who fight under a strict code of honour. Enemies to the sentinels.

THE ATLAS The God of this universe. An artificial intelligence running the universe simulations that the player is exploring.

ANOMALY The creators of the simulation. It is likely the 'fifth race' represents them (and us)

NADA Priest Entity Nada is a Korvax separate from the collective & living on the Space Anomaly. They come from a different universe & award Quicksilver.

POLO Specialist Polo is a Gek living on the Space Anomaly, who gives directions to Atlas Stations & Black Holes. They are the second iteration of Polo that Nada has met.

APOLLO Was once a flesh & blood traveller, but has had their body fully replaced by robotics.

ARTEMIS A traveller lost out in the stars. The main story tasks you with finding & rescuing them. Upload > Truth > Truth

QUICKSILVER SYNTHESIS COMPANION Offers exotic items in exchange for Quicksilver.

-NULL- Was once a traveller from another universe, who defied the Atlas & lived for all eternity.

AUTOPHAGE These lifeforms were once much like Korvax, but not part of the collective. Now thier souls have been brought back into robotic shells.

HARDFRAME A heavily armoured mech with a jetpack & a variety of weapons, including a plasma-powered flamethrower.

TELAMON A security sub-protocol designed to monitor The Atlas in case of rampancy.

LAYLAPS A reconfigured, benevolent Sentinel drone, with connections to Telamon, The Atlas & the World Of Glass.

SUMMONER DRONE

HEAVY DRONE

REPAIR DRONE

ARMOURED DRONE

BI-PED WALKER A heavily armoured mech with a variety of weapons. Shoot the knees to topple it; and it's head casing to destroy it.

WHAT ARE SENTINELS?

Mechanical, self-replicating, policing drones, also known as The Aerons. Created by The Atlas & meant as a security protocol; but the Atlas is losing control. When the Aerons first appeared in this universe, they were confronted by the Vy'keen alliance, who nearly won their war against these mechanical menaces, but were betrayed & attacked by the Gek while weakened. The war between the Sentinels, Vy'keen & Gek came to an end when the enslaved Korvax injected their nanite clusters into their Gek masters' spawning pools; rewriting their DNA to turn their violent lust for power into greed. The Gek now worked for the sentinels & the Korvax worshipped them. The Vy'keen still hate them & kill all they can.

SENTINEL FREIGHTER

ABYSS CORRUPTED DRONE The strange power flowing through corrupted worlds has warped the Sentinels beyond recognition.

INTERCEPTOR Advanced procedurally generated ship drones that can also be found & claimed at Crash-sites.

CORRUPTED PLANETS A darkness spreads through the Sentinel horde. Many fortified worlds have succumbed to corruption, with strange crystals sprouting from the earth and their robot guardians twisted into bizarre new forms. Explore these purple-hazed worlds to find new buildings, crashed interceptors, secret equipment and more…

SMALL CORRUPTED ARACHNID Prone to spontaneous combustion & aggressive pounces.

MEDIUM CORRUPTED ARACHNID Able to phase in and out of stealth for surprise attacks.

LARGE CORRUPTED ARACHNID Utilises devastating flamethrowers & long-distance explosives.

CRONUS Temperamental food critic. Will judge the players cooking skills & award nanites.

ARES Awards Nanites for achieving Milestones or in exchange for specific products.

TETHYS On the run. Wears a Gek disguise. Distrustful of everyone.

HELIOS Ancient tree-like being who retired after a lifetime of exploration. Pays nanites for discoveries & gifts an Emergency Broadcast Receiver for Derelict Freighters, each week.

ARIADNE Introduces the player to the Space Anomaly. Has been replaced by a murderous imposter in disguise.

HESPERUS Expert on anomalous disturbances. Friend to Gemini. Favours scientific advancement over lives.

MERCURY Teleporter Guardian.

GEMINI Expert on anomalous disturbances.

​Friend to Hesperus.

SELENE Exosuit Technology Specialist.

HYPERION Starship Technology Specialist.

PERSES Exocraft  Technology Specialist.

EOS Multi-tool  Technology Specialist.

THE CONSTRUCT A soul in a shell.

Throughout the game, you will meet many lifeforms.

Most of these will be Gek , Korvax or Vy'keen , as the Sentinels (Aerons) wiped out almost all other life in the universe.

The robotic Autophage have now returned to the universe.

🛸 Below is a spoiler free guide to the main races & characters of the game.

👽 Recently, many more characters have been referenced, who may later make it into the game; including:

Asteria , Narcissus , Lazarus and Hildebrand . Leto has been used in Expedition 12 - Omega.

Space Anomaly NPCs

Story characters.

A space based, automated attack system. Not much different to pirates, easy to deal with in small numbers; just don't shoot at a space station!

SENTINEL DRONE On planets with Low Sentinel Activity, Drones can only be found guarding Depots, Manufacturing Facilities, and Operations Centres. On planets with High Sentinel Activity or Aggressive Sentinels, Drones can be found patrolling the entire planetary surface. They will investigate players that perform actions that violate their laws and ultimately attack if a player continues their transgressions.

SUMMONER DRONE Summoner Drones are capable of beaming in reinforcements mid-battle. While of low threat on their own, these advanced Sentinel units can quickly turn the tide of a fight and overwhelm an unwary player. Every once in a while, they will start summoning Heavy sentinel drones. This process takes a while, and can be stopped by destroying the summoner. If it's completed, the newly summoned drones won't disappear, even after the summoner's destruction.

Armoured Drones have forward plating, with an eye in the centre, a weak spot, and will face the player at all times while engaged to make use of this shield. When not tracking the player, most of their bodies are open to normal attack.

REPAIR DRONE Sentinel repair drones are small, highly agile units that rapidly repair other drones. While themselves weak and lightly armed, these mobile engineers represent a serious threat and should be tactically eliminated. If a sentinel unit is in proximity, they will rush to their assist and progressively repair them until the unit or themselves is destroyed. If the unit they were repairing is destroyed, they will try to go repair another one that needs it.

HEAVY DRONE Sentinel Heavy Combat Drones are a significantly upgraded version of the regular Sentinel patrols drones. If a Sentinel patrol drone discovers a transgression, these tank-like units are the first forces summoned to the battle as highly aggressive backup.

Sentinel Quads have two attacks they can perform, a charged laser attack and a lunge attack. Both attacks are aimed directly in front of the Sentinel and can be defeated using strafe tactics. They have a red glowing weak-spot on their back. Shoot here for massive damage.

CORRUPTED DRONE An offshoot of the basic drone are referred to as Corrupted Sentinels, and must be dealt with when harvesting Salvageable Scrap. These are a tougher variety of the regular drones. It is possible that these are the rogue drones described in the freighter logs.

Performing these actions always alerts Sentinels (regardless of Sentinel presence), raising either Planet Wanted Level (PWL) or Space Wanted Level (SWL) to at least 1:

Overharvesting resources

Picking up a Gravitino Ball from the ground or from flora (PWL 3)

Picking up Sac Venom from the ground (PWL 3)

Interacting with a Sentient Plant (PWL 3)

Removing an Ancient Data Structure from a pedestal (PWL 0)

Removing an Albumen Pearl from a shell (PWL 3)

Attacking a Space Fleet (SWL 1)

Attacking a Space Station (SWL 4)

Attacking a non-hostile Starship

Attacking a Sentinel drone (PWL 1)

Performing these actions with a Sentinel drone witnessing the action will alert the Sentinels and set the player's PWL to 1:

Attempting to destroy Depots (attacking some Depots sets PWL to 3), or the reinforced door of a Manufacturing Facility or Operations Centre

Attacking Fauna nearby

Harvesting Minerals or Flora nearby

ABYSS CORRUPTED DRONE The strange power flowing through corrupted worlds has warped the Sentinels beyond recognition. Colossal semi-arachnid machines stalk these discordant worlds, ready to pounce upon unwary Travellers. Their weaponry varies from rapid-fire energy weapons, to grenades, to a corrupted flamethrower, and they will tactically repair heavily damaged drones.

SMALL CORRUPTED ARACHNID The volatile circuitry of the corrupted swarm makes them prone to spontaneous combustion, especially when their armour integrity is compromised. Keep your distance, and beware of their aggressive pounce…

MEDIUM CORRUPTED ARACHNID Face off against a swarm of corrupted Sentinel spawns. These aggressive mini-machines know no fear, and will relentlessly pursue their Traveller foes all the way to the bitter end. Able to phase in and out of stealth for surprise attacks.

INTERCEPTOR Sentinel fleets have evolved. System authority ships now appear in hundreds of procedurally-generated variations, dramatically diversifying their silhouettes and styles. Expand your fleet with your very own salvaged Sentinel Interceptor starship. Hunt down your perfect Sentinel ship, or collect a whole range of these sleek procedurally-generated Interceptors.

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