expedition done, how to transfer to main game?

[Enceladus42]

got the angler "quest" done.
would like to transfer the things i have "earned" to my main save.
is this possible?
if so, how please?

[Krastifari]

go back to the terminal in the anomaly. It's rocket science lol.

[DukeSatan]

This is a repeat of a post i recently wrote for someone else, should answer most of your questions:

So long as you have not ended the expedition at the anomaly means you can transfer items to your main.

When you do end the expedition, everything you had becomes units and nanities, other than quicksilver that you will have been awarded, so all storage on the expedition save is converted as above, you just get paid for them.

To transfer items to your main is a bit of a tedious task but possible, ensure you have completed all phases of the expedition AND the final phase screen with the Expedition 15: Aquarius gold and black banner.

From there you can load up your inventory with items, visit the anomaly and the expedition console to transfer items to your main game, once all slots are filled use the RETURN key (right click if mouse/keyboard) to exit, then i usually jump in/out ship to save.

Hit ESC and in options change to Primary save, go to console and extract all your stuff, put into cargo as needed to free up your space, again I jump in/out ship to save and then use the console to switch back into the expedition and repeat until all items I want are transferred over.

If you have a good multi-tool and ship you want, make sure they are the last things you have selected, even after you end the expedition, these can be copied.

For every other ship, remove tech mods and transfer to primary save before scrapping them for units, if you would prefer units.

Freighters and frigates will be converted to units/nanites, bases will be transferred to your primary save as a location you can get to, NO cargo/items will be transferred, only your existing cargo/items will be there as is what you have acquired on your primary game.

[smurfy]

OP, did you start the Expedition from your main save at the Anomaly Expedition Terminus or did you start it as a new save from the main game menu?
If the latter, you cannot transfer anything. You can claim the expedition rewards from your main save at the QS vendor.
If the former, then DukeSatan seems to have it covered above.

[Enceladus42]

thanks.
started as a "new game" as i didn't know you could do it from an existing game.
many thanks for your help.

[smurfy]

Originally posted by Enceladus42:

thanks.
started as a "new game" as i didn't know you could do it from an existing game.
many thanks for your help.

You can have up to 15 save games at a time. You can just continue playing your Expedition save if you want. Or leave it. Or delete it.
You can also do the Expedition as many times as you want. There is nothing stopping you re-doing it from your main save.
I have an "Expedition main save" running that I'm using just to play each expedition (since Adrift). But I also did this expedition from a new save and again from another very old existing save (yep, done it 3 times).