Following the release of No Man's Sky: Orbital, players are now able to gain some incredible benefits by raising their standing with the game's guilds. These benefits often take the form of easy access to certain items and resources, such as the Mercenaries guild providing you with free ammo after you've proven yourself to them. By taking advantage of this, players can make their journey across the universe much easier.
This guide will explain each of the three guilds, how to raise your standing with a guild, and what rewards each guild offers. Players will benefit from raising their standing with all three eventually, as they continue to explore No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky: Orbital - How to Customize Your Ship
With the release of No Man's Sky: Orbital, players gained the ability to build and customize ships to create their ideal starship.
Raising Standing with a Guild
Initially, the easiest way to gain standing with a Guild is by giving them gifts. This can be done by heading to a Space Station controlled by that Guild and speaking to the Guild Representative. Each Guild requires different gifts. Once you've reached the rank of "Apprentice" with a Guild, you'll be able to accept missions for them from the Space Station's Mission Agent. Completing Missions for a Guild will also raise your standing with them.
Mercenaries Guild
Raising your standing with the Mercenaries Guild will provide access to an assortment of useful items relating to combat and the Sentinels. Beginning with free ammo, the Mercenaries Guild will also offer weapon upgrades, Crystalized Hearts, and Pugnium for a small fee. They also offer Sentinel Boundary Maps, which can be used to locate Sentinel Pillars.
The Mercenaries Guild primarily wants gifts that relate to combat, such as Pirate Transponders and Crystalized Hearts.
Here's a list of the Gifts the Mercenaries Guild will offer to players as they increase in rank:
|
Minimum Rank Needed |
Gift |
|
Initiate (3) |
Free Projectile Ammunition on Demand (up to 2500 Units Per Visit) |
|
Apprentice (8) |
Free Crystalized Heart on demand (One Per Visit) Discounted Pugneum (500 Units Per Visit) |
|
Associate (21) |
Buy an A-Class Weapon Upgrade Module with Nanites |
|
Master (40) |
Free Sentinel Boundary Map (One Per Visit) |
|
Exalted (100) |
Buy an S-Class Weapon Upgrade Module with Nanites |
Here's a list of the Gifts the Mercenaries Guild wants from players to improve standing:
- Pirate Transponder
- Salvaged Glass
- Crystalized Heart
- Quad Servo
- Hardframe Engine
- Walker Brain
Merchants Guild
Raising your Standing with the Merchants Guild allows you access to items that aid in traveling between systems and gathering items for trade. Increasing in rank allows access to free launch fuel and warp hypercores when visiting their stations, making travel considerably less expensive.
Here's a list of the gifts offered by the Merchants Guild as your rank increases:
|
Minimum Rank Needed |
Gift |
|
Initiate (1) |
Free Starship Launch Fuel (1 Per Visit) |
|
Apprentice (8) |
Free Warp Hypercore (1 Per Visit) |
|
Journeyman (14) |
Discounted Materials (500 Units Per Visit. Materials vary by location) |
|
Associate (21) |
Discounted Tradeables (5 Units Per Visit. Tradeable varies by location) |
|
Master (40) |
Discounted Tradeable (1 Per Visit. Tradeable varies by location) |
|
Exalted (100) |
Free Inventory Upgrade (1 Available. Type of Upgrade varies by location) |
Here's a list of the gifts the Merchants Guild wants from players to improve their standing:
- Salvaged Data
- Repair Kit
- Counterfeit Circuits
- Vector Compressors
- Cargo Bulkhead
- Circuit Board
Explorers Guild
Raising Your Standing with the Explorers Guild offers access to useful resources for exploring, including free Ion Batteries and Warp Hypercores.
Here's a list of the gifts offered by the Explorer's Guild as you improve your standing with them:
|
Minimum Rank Needed |
Gift |
|
Initiate (1) |
Free Ion Battery (5 Per Visit) |
|
Apprentice (8) |
Free Warp Hypercore (1 Per Visit) |
|
Journeyman (14) |
Discount Materials used to charge suit systems (500 Per Visit. Materials vary by location) |
|
Associate (21) |
Free A-Rank Upgrade Module for Suit Protective/Life Support Systems (1 Per Visit, Varies by location) |
|
Master (40) |
Free Exosuit Expansion Unit |
|
Exalted (100) |
Free S-Rank Scanner Upgrade |
Here's a list of the gifts the Explorers Guild wants from players to improve their standing:
- Glowing Mineral
- Storm Crystal
- Artifact Chart
- Hadal Core
- Ancient Key
- Jumble of Timeless Gems
No Man's Sky
- Released
- August 9, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood
- Developer(s)
- Hello Games
- Publisher(s)
- Hello Games
- Engine
- Proprietary
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Nintendo Switch 2
- How Long To Beat
- 30.5 Hours
- File Size Xbox Series
- 20.36 GB (September 2024)
- Metascore
- 83
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
