Expedition 14: Old Save or New Character?

[Rahra23]

Hi! I was wondering what happens when you join an expedition from the Nexus with an already established character. I have a good 50 hours on a character I started for the Worlds 5.0 update. Will I lose this character if I join the expedition from the Nexus terminal? Must I start with a new character? I see there's something about placing equipment and upgrades for the expedition, what is involved there?

I haven't done this before so any explanation or advice is super appreciated. Thanks!

[Lady Neravin]

Started playing NMS this week myself and the Expedition starts always with a blank slate, but you can take some technologies or items with you, to have a smoother start, if you start from an existing save in the Nexus

[GenSec39]

No, you will lose nothing. Your save will turn into expedition save and will turn back to normal after you complete it. Even more, you can switch between them during the expedition.

Joining the expedition from existing save is much more profitable, because:
1) you can take useful items and resources with you TO the expedition;
2) after you complete expedition, you can load a container with useful stuff and take it BACK to the main save. Including active multi tool and space ship.
3) anything you achieved/unlocked/built etc, etc, during the expedition, will be converted into money/nanites/quicksilver and transfered to your main save.

So existing save all the way.

[No Man's Sky Resources]

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[Prescient Stones]

Originally posted by Rahra23:

Hi! I was wondering what happens when you join an expedition from the Nexus with an already established character. I have a good 50 hours on a character I started for the Worlds 5.0 update. Will I lose this character if I join the expedition from the Nexus terminal? Must I start with a new character? I see there's something about placing equipment and upgrades for the expedition, what is involved there?

I haven't done this before so any explanation or advice is super appreciated. Thanks!

If you still are undecided, I would suggest to you to play new character because you will get the lay of the Expedition and won't foul up your main save that you WILL end up taking after your 1st play thur..

You come back and start a new thread .. What to take with me into EXPO on Main Save" and hopefully Geldric will grace us soon and be helpful once again.

Good luck either way.

[kissakias]

with so many bugs that this game has, prefer new save for every expedition, and i delete the save ONLY when expedition ends and claim with my main save all rewards.
ive lost achievements fro just a crash, unreplacable achieves.
i keep backup the main save every week.

[Rahra23]

Originally posted by GenSec39:

No, you will lose nothing. Your save will turn into expedition save and will turn back to normal after you complete it. Even more, you can switch between them during the expedition.

Joining the expedition from existing save is much more profitable, because:
1) you can take useful items and resources with you TO the expedition;
2) after you complete expedition, you can load a container with useful stuff and take it BACK to the main save. Including active multi tool and space ship.
3) anything you achieved/unlocked/built etc, etc, during the expedition, will be converted into money/nanites/quicksilver and transfered to your main save.

So existing save all the way.

Thank you for the info!