How To Complete the Relics Expedition in No Man’s Sky

No Man’s Sky launched an Expedition called Relics, and it’s all about discovering ancient bones and tuning in to one’s own personal paleontologist. This Expedition builds on those that have come before it, introducing some new Phase objectives and mixing them with old familiar ones.

Expeditions in No Man’s Sky are special events that only last for a few weeks. In the Relics Expedition’s case, players will have six weeks from launch to complete it. If they cannot beat the Expedition within that timeframe, they’ll miss out on exclusive rewards—unless the developers decide to rerun the Expedition at a later date.

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How To Complete Phase 1 Objectives in the Relics Expedition in No Man’s Sky

Phase 1 Objectives in Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky — Dig site in No Man's Sky

There are seven objectives that Travelers must complete to finish Phase 1 of the Relic Expedition in No Man's Sky. Here’s a quick overview of how to complete these objectives:

Objective Name:	Objective Task:	How To Complete:	Location:
Echoes of the Past	Join the Galactic Palaeology Society	Enter Starship for the First Time	Spawn Location
Exhibition Admission	Dig Up 1 Artifact	Find Dig Site and Dig Up Keys, Unlock Artifact Chest	Spawn Location Planet (Or Any)
The Dig: I	Report to the GPS Field Office	Travel To Bicentiu XIV in Xifenqj II System	Bicentiu XIV (Coordinates: +21.25, -8.55)
Junior Field Agent	Collect an Entire Skeleton	Collect 5 Bones of the Same Type	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Do Not Disturb	Defeat an Ancient Guardian	Awaken an Ancient Guardian and Defeat It	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Ancient Avian	Reassemble an Ancient Avian	Find 5 Ancient Avian Bones and Reassemble	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Rock Hound	Discover 10 New Minerals	Analyze 10 Minerals	Any Planet with Rocks

The first Phase of the Relics Expedition will have Travelers running across the galaxy to reach new locations and find specific planets. In particular, Travelers will eventually need to reach the Xifenqj II System and the Bicentiu XIV planet. Some key tips for completing this phase in No Man’s Sky include:

Scan as many minerals as possible
Mine a lot of Chromatic Metal, Carbon, and Ferrite Dust to make warp fuel
Dig up a lot of ancient bones

This Expedition can be a little glitchy, especially regarding the Dig Sites. If Travelers can’t unlock the Junior Field Agent objective, try flying to the space station and back to the dig site a few times. Travelers may also need to exit the game and log back in.

Another reason Travelers may not be able to unlock the Junior Field Agent objective is that the bone types they have aren’t a complete skeleton. Try digging up the bones at the dig site to complete the set. Or, as mentioned before, quit the game and then reload. Additionally, if Travelers play in a group, try completing the objective solo.

How To Complete Phase 2 Objectives in the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky

Phase 2 Tame Creature Objective Relics Expedition No Man's Sky — Taming a creature in No Man's Sky

Phase 2 of the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky has objectives similar to those of Phase 1. Some of these objectives offer rewards that can make other objectives easier, so completing them in order is worth doing when possible. Here's a quick overview of how to complete these objectives:

Objective Name:	Objective Task:	How To Complete:	Location:
The Dig: II	Report to the 2nd GPS Field Office	Travel to Elea Alpha in Adrielde Cycler System	Elea Alpha (Coordinates: +14.13, +175.84)
Associate Field Agent	Collect 5 Ancient Bones	Collect 5 Bones of the Same Type	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Bygone Biped	Reassemble an Ancient Biped	Find 5 Ancient Bipedal Creature Bones and Reassemble	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Descendants	Discover 10 New Species	Scan 10 New Creatures	Any Planet with Creatures
Uprooting	Eliminate 10 Hazardous Flora	Destroy 10 Hazardous Flora	Any Planet with Hazardous Flora
Domestic Relatives	Adopt 1 Creature	Tame 1 Creature	Any Planet with Creatures
Bytesized	Recover 5 Records Buried Beneath the Soil	Analyze 5 Records	Buried Cache

Travelers must head to the Elea Alpha in Adrielde Cycler System to get to the second dig site in the Relics Expedition. This dig site can be pretty buggy, so Travelers should consider going there solo and turning multiplayer off. Here are some quick tips to get through this particular phase in No Man's Sky as quickly as possible:

Scan as many species as possible while completing other objectives
Complete Descendants to get free creature pellets to use for Domestic Relatives
Destroy Hazardous Flora while completing other objectives
Dig up Buried Caches to find Records and analyze them in the Exosuit

The Associate Field Agent objective can be glitchy as well. The best way to complete it is to head to the nearby planet, Ijona 86/S5, which has tons of Ancient Bones. Travelers will need to keep digging up bones until the objective is completed.

Additionally, Travelers can trade their bones with a field agent at one of the dig sites. Trading is a great way to get bones that Travelers might be missing to complete a skeleton.

How To Complete Phase 3 Objectives in the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky

fishing in No Man's Sky — Fishing in No Man's Sky

Phase 3 of the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky has Travelers interacting with more creatures and trading bones. Travelers will also need to locate and travel to the third dig site. This particular phase relies heavily on RNG, so it may take longer than others to complete. Here's a quick overview of how to complete these objectives:

Objective Name:	Objective Task:	How To Complete:	Location:
The Dig: III	Report to the 3rd GPS Field Office	Travel to Maslowel in Luhabug System	Maslowel (Coordinates: -77.61, +73.96)
Senior Field Agent	Collect 5 Ancient Bones	Collect 5 Bones of the Same Type	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Former Four Legs	Reassemble an Ancient Quadruped	Find 5 Ancient Quadruped Creature Bones and Reassemble	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Snapshot in Time	Photograph 5 Ground Creatures	Take Photo of 5 Creatures in One Shot	Any Planet with Creatures
Living Fossils	Catch A Bonefish	Fish for Bonefish	Any Toxic Planet or Planet with Deep Water
Reverse Palaeobo	Scan 15 Plants	Scan 15 Plants	Any Planet with Plants
An Arm for a Leg	Trade a Bone with the Trader	Trade a Bone with the Trader	Any Dig Site or Space Station

In this phase, Travelers will spend a lot of time scanning, taking photos, and fishing. Much like other Dig Sites, Travelers may experience problems talking to the dig site leader or completing certain objectives, like Senior Field Agent. Try the aforementioned methods to get them to work.

Otherwise, here are some tips to complete Phase 3 of the Relics Expedition in No Man’s Sky as fast as possible:

Travel to a planet filled with creatures to find them grouped up together for the Snapshot in Time objective
To complete the Snapshot in Time objective, at least 5 creatures must be in the photo at the same time
The drop rate for Bonefish on Toxic planets is low, so Travelers should craft a Shadow Lure and fish in deep water at night to increase their chances of catching them

The hardest objectives for this particular phase are fishing and getting enough creatures into a photo at the same time. Travelers should try to complete the Snapshot in Time objective first, since it will give them a free fishing rod for their multi-tool.

Travelers can still get a fishing rod early by purchasing the recipe at the Space Anomaly in the Multi-Tool Research hub.

Bonefish don’t have the highest drop rates, so this might become a bottleneck for some Travelers who the RNG Gods don’t favor. Travelers should craft a Shadow Lure to increase the chance of fishing up a Bonefish. The recipe is as follows:

2 Antimatter
1 Metal Plating
40 Cyto-Phosphate

A Shadow Lure allows Travelers to fish at night, and Bonefish only enter deep waters at night. The good news is that Travelers only need to catch one Bonefish to satisfy the objective.

How To Complete Phase 4 Objectives in the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky

Making Bone Meals for Iteration Cronus No Man's Sky

Hopefully, Travelers have been digging up a lot of Ancient Bones during the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky because it matters in Phase 4. Travelers will need to excavate quite a lot of terrain and put on their chef's hats to finish this phase. Here's a quick overview of how to complete these objectives:

Objective Name:	Objective Task:	How To Complete:	Location:
The Dig: IV	Report to the 4th GPS Field Office	Travel to Noha 39/W6 in the Oishiv System.	Noah 39/W6 (Coordinates: +76.67, +148.26)
Principal Field Agent	Collect 5 Ancient Bones	Collect 5 Bones of the Same Type	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Reassembled Reptile	Reassemble a Reptilian Skeleton	Find 5 Ancient Reptilian Creature Bones and Reassemble	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Deeper Underground	Excavate 3,500u of Terrain	Dig 3,5000u of Terrain with Terrain Manipulator	Any Planet
The Archaeologist	Excavate 80 Ancient Bones	Dig Up 80 Ancient Bones	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Hearty Stock	Whip Up Delicious Bone Broth	Make Bone Broth	Space Anomaly/Personal Base
Bone Appetit	Present A Bone Dish To Iteration: Cronus	Make Bone Dish and Serve To Cronus	Space Anomaly

While many of these objectives have Travelers performing the same gameplay loops, like digging up enough ancient bones to create a reptilian skeleton, there are a few new challenges. To complete this phase as fast as possible, keep these tips in mind:

Dig up lots of bones from the start to satisfy the Principle Field Agent, Deeper Underground, and The Archaeologist objectives
Go to the Space Anomaly and head to Cronus to use his cooking station instead of building a base
Present any bone dish to Cronus, but making Bone Broth can satisfy both the Hearty Stock objective and the Bone Appetit objective

Some of these objectives build on activities from past phases. If Travelers have been regularly digging up bones, they should be in good shape for this phase. If not, they may need to spend a little extra time collecting Ancient Bones.

The other major difference in this phase is its focus on cooking. Travelers can summon the Space Anomaly and head to Iteration: Cronus' area to cook certain dishes. On his left is a grill that allows Travelers to cook the newest recipes. To cook Bone Broth, follow these steps:

Place a fossil in an ingredient slot to turn it into Softened Marrow, then repeat this process
Take the Softened Marrow and put one in each of the two ingredient slots to make Bone Broth

From there, Travelers can talk to Cronus and present the dish to him. Keep in mind that Cronus may not want Bone Broth. However, Travelers should be able to present him with some other bone dish, such as Bone Milk, which Travelers can make by placing two fossil bones in each ingredient slot during the same cooking phase.

Travelers can also further refine Bone Milk into Bone Butter by placing it in the cooking station again. This turns the milk into cream. To turn the Bone Cream into Bone Butter, simply put the cream in the ingredient slot and run the cooker again.

How To Complete Phase 5 Objectives in the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky

Fighting Ancient Guardians in No Man's Sky

At long last, Phase 5 of the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky has a few more objectives that Travelers must complete to beat it. From fighting ancient guardians to making creatures defecate, there's a little something for everyone. Here's a quick overview of how to complete these objectives:

Objective Name:	Objective Task:	How To Complete:	Location:
The Dig: V	Report to the 5th GPS Field Office	Travel to Amli Tau in the Yugaiati System.	Amli Tau (Coordinates: -65.27, +155.48)
Master of Bones	Collect 5 Ancient Bones	Collect 5 Bones of the Same Type	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Fixed Forerunner	Reassemble a Protoform Skeleton	Find 5 Ancient Protoform Creature Bones and Reassemble	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Nose in the Dirt	Search 20 Dung Samples	Feed Creatures Pellets	Any Planet with Creatures
Written in Stone	Investigate 5 Memory Stones	Interact with 5 Memory Stones	Any Planet with Ruins
Stone Ghosts	Defeat 5 Ancient Guardians	Defeat 5 Ancient Guardians	Any Planet with Ancient Bones
Rags and Bones	Sell 2,500,000 Units Worth of Bones	Sell Bones	Any Space Station or Merchant Hub

For the final stretch of Phase 5, Travelers will need a handful of Creature Pellets, a whole lot of bones or assembled skeletons, and a fighting spirit. To complete this phase as fast as possible, consider the following tips:

Make some Creature Pellets to feed to creatures to make them defecate
Look for planets with Ancient Bones to find Ancient Guardians
Sell completed skeletons to make a lot of money quickly

One of the more challenging objectives of this phase is to search for dung samples. Instead of waiting for creatures to use the bathroom, Travelers can speed up the process by feeding them Creature Pellets. They're relatively easy to make as long as a Traveler has some meat on them. Just put them through the grill near Cronus on the Space Anomaly if Travelers are without a base.

Memory Stones are relatively easy to find. They typically spawn on planets with ruins or Ancient Bones. A planet with a Dig Site on it will likely have Memory Stones on it, too. They're recognizable by their glowing blue center. Simply interact with five of them to complete the objective.

Ancient Gardians protect Ancient Bone sites, so Travelers will need to find a planet with Ancient Bones to take on Ancient Guardians. Interact with the Waking Stones to awaken the guardian and prepare for a fight. Defeating 5 of them will satisfy the objective.

Finally, Travelers will need to sell 2,500,000 units of bones. The fastest way to do so is to complete a skeleton on a display, then sell the display on a Space Station or at the merchant near a Dig Site. Displays sell for a good amount of units, especially if Travelers have managed to collect rarer specimens.

Once Travelers have completed all objectives in all five phases of the Relics Expedition in No Man's Sky, they've successfully finished the special event. Keep an eye on the Nexus, however, as there are more bone-related missions that Travelers might find lucrative.

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