atlas path vs artemis path (yes, again)

[angmarets]

so I googled this question but for some reason people never give straighforward answer. Here is a disclaimer: I dont afraid of spoilers, feel free to answer in the most straightforward and obvious way you want to the next questions. Even more, I beg you to give full answer:

1. do Atlas and Arthemis missions exlude each other at some point?
2. Is there a "point of no return" in either of this mission. Like "you are this far in Atlas missions, that means that you will have to do Arthemis mission all over again in next galaxy to experience it" and vice versa.
3. As far as I understood, Atlas missions will lead you to warping onto another galaxy while Artemis missions will make you reset the entire universe because it's a simulation. Is there a point at both missions where you can say: "ok, I still have a lot of stuff to do in this galaxy/universe so I will be back to this decision(weather to warp/reset or not), now let me go explore/progress the other branch"

[Krash Megiddo]

These missions are exclusive. Atlas will allow you to identify black holes. At the end of Artemis is the purge which says to reset the simulation but really takes you to another galaxy.

[Dirak2012]

No, the Atlas path won't take you to a different galaxy, and "resetting the galaxy" will let send you to a different galaxy.

[angmarets]

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

These missions are exclusive. Atlas will allow you to identify black holes. At the end of Artemis is the purge which says to reset the simulation but really takes you to another galaxy.

well, yes, ending is obviously exclusive. The question is can I go through Atlas path right till it asks me "hey, go warp to another galaxy", answer something like "not now, maybe later" and go do entire Arthemis path untill "hey, let's reset entire thing" question. Is there an opportunity to go both path right untill final decision and does the game tells you in a clear way that this is a final decision and you about to go to anothe galaxy?

[angmarets]

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

No, the Atlas path won't take you to a different galaxy, and "resetting the galaxy" will let send you to a different galaxy.

Oh, so atlas path gives me an ability to see black holes as a fast rought to get to center of galaxy but does not require to reach it? That sounds good.

[Krash Megiddo]

The atlas path doesn’t take you to another galaxy

[Gifts Ungiven]

Originally posted by Krash Megiddo:

These missions are exclusive. Atlas will allow you to identify black holes. At the end of Artemis is the purge which says to reset the simulation but really takes you to another galaxy.

I'm pretty sure you can do both quest lines without any trouble. You should aim to "finish" the Atlas quest first, but you can engage both of them simultaneously. Just don't take the final selection of the Artemis quest until / unless you want to move into another Galaxy.

Ultimately, the game at this point is very forgiving in regards to broken quest triggers or shifting vast distances in space (even into other galaxies) and will usually try to re-route you to the next available Atlas station, etc. You can also easily move between Galaxies now by building a base in both and teleporting between them, stations, and any other active portals in your ecosystem, so finishing the Artemis quests shouldn't lock you out of any content you still wanted to experience in the starting Galaxy.

[momopovich]

Originally posted by angmarets:

so I googled this question but for some reason people never give straighforward answer. Here is a disclaimer: I dont afraid of spoilers, feel free to answer in the most straightforward and obvious way you want to the next questions. Even more, I beg you to give full answer:

1. do Atlas and Arthemis missions exlude each other at some point?
2. Is there a "point of no return" in either of this mission. Like "you are this far in Atlas missions, that means that you will have to do Arthemis mission all over again in next galaxy to experience it" and vice versa.
3. As far as I understood, Atlas missions will lead you to warping onto another galaxy while Artemis missions will make you reset the entire universe because it's a simulation. Is there a point at both missions where you can say: "ok, I still have a lot of stuff to do in this galaxy/universe so I will be back to this decision(weather to warp/reset or not), now let me go explore/progress the other branch"

1-You can do both missions in whatever order, it doesnt matter

2-No. Mission progress in either of the 2 has no impact on the other one

3-At the end of the artemis mission you are teleported to an other galaxy (you can chose between a few galaxies). It does not reset anything, yes it's very missleading.

You can travel from a galaxy to an other at any point. Nothing is locked behind a reset or anything.

Nothing particular happens at the end of the atlas path. You can see black holes on the galaxy map, you get a blueprint reward and that is it.
There is a bug with the atlas path : it reappears on your log after completion (when you enter a system that has an atlas station). To remove it from the log, go through a black hole.

[angmarets]

so, if Arthemis path leads to reset and Atlas does not make me go to center of a galaxy - what does lead me to the galazy center except the direction line on galaxy map?

[Dirak2012]

Originally posted by angmarets:

so, if Arthemis path leads to reset and Atlas does not make me go to center of a galaxy - what does lead me to the galazy center except the direction line on galaxy map?

Nothing. The Artemis path will ASK you to reach the center, but the quest will end long before it happens.

[Guyver8]

if your ship has a good warp distance you can do them both at the same time
(unless i'm remembering wrong Jaggid Edje tested/proved this awhile ago)

'the purge' requires 16 warp jumps while the 'atlas path' requires 10 warp jumps, so delay starting the atlas path until you are ready to start 'the purge' (final stage of the Artemis quest)
make the atlas mission the active task and warp to the first atlas station system (that warp will also count for 'the purge' quest as will the next 9 warps to atlas station systems) complete the atlas path and you'll have 6 more jumps left for 'the purge' quest

EDIT: don't forget/miss going thru the black hole at the end of the 'atlas path'

[momopovich]

Originally posted by angmarets:

so, if Arthemis path leads to reset and Atlas does not make me go to center of a galaxy - what does lead me to the galazy center except the direction line on galaxy map?

Nothing, I believe the quest to go to the center of the galaxy was in a very early iteration of the game.

Black holes transport you closer to the galaxy center

Using specific portal coordinates always teleports you close to the center of the galaxy you're in
more info in https://nomanssky.fandom.com/wiki/Galaxy_Centre

[Despistao]

Originally posted by momopovich:

Originally posted by angmarets:

so, if Arthemis path leads to reset and Atlas does not make me go to center of a galaxy - what does lead me to the galazy center except the direction line on galaxy map?

Nothing, I believe the quest to go to the center of the galaxy was in a very early iteration of the game.

Black holes transport you closer to the galaxy center

Using specific portal coordinates always teleports you close to the center of the galaxy you're in
more info in https://nomanssky.fandom.com/wiki/Galaxy_Centre

NO
How long have you not used them?
In my last cartography I was everywhere, but not the center

[Felis_Exploria]

It has been a while since I completed the Atlas Path, but I believe it creates a new system at the conclusion. Unknown if "birth a new star" actually does what it claims.

[momopovich]

Originally posted by Despistao:

NO
How long have you not used them?
In my last cartography I was everywhere, but not the center

Are you talking about black holes or the coordinates shown on the wiki ? I never actually used any of the 2 methods because I'm too lazy and just rely on other people to teleport to other galaxies. Lmk if you have more insight

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Guyver8:

if your ship has a good warp distance you can do them both at the same time
(unless i'm remembering wrong Jaggid Edje tested/proved this awhile ago)

'the purge' requires 16 warp jumps while the 'atlas path' requires 10 warp jumps, so delay starting the atlas path until you are ready to start 'the purge' (final stage of the Artemis quest)
make the atlas mission the active task and warp to the first atlas station system (that warp will also count for 'the purge' quest as will the next 9 warps to atlas station systems) complete the atlas path and you'll have 6 more jumps left for 'the purge' quest

EDIT: don't forget/miss going thru the black hole at the end of the 'atlas path'

You are remembering right. I now do it that way in every single new playthrough (including all expedition saves, which I generally continue to play after finishing the expedition).

It basically is just a time saver to do them both together in that way. You end up spending 0 'additional time' to get the Atlas Path done.

Originally posted by Felis_Exploria:

It has been a while since I completed the Atlas Path, but I believe it creates a new system at the conclusion. Unknown if "birth a new star" actually does what it claims.

It does not create anything at the end. The entire "birth a new star" option does nothing other than give you the "Star Seed" blueprint reward.