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For a long time, Rusted Metal inNo Man’s Skywas just junk to throw away. Then the Autophage came along in the Echoes update and asked for Rusted Metal by the starship load. Now, Travelers are searching high and low for Rusted Metal to turn into Void Motes and earn their firstVoltaic Staff Multi-Tool.
Worry not, weary Travelers! There’s more than enough Rusted Metal in every galaxy in No Man’s Sky. And if you can’t find it in damaged containers or machinery, you can easily make it using a refiner too. Read on to discover every source of Rusted Metal in No Man’s Sky.
Rusted Metal From Damaged Containers Or Machinery
The earliest likely encounter new travelers will have with Rusted Metal will come from damaged containers or damaged machinery. Thesedamaged containers/machinery litter the surfaces of most planetsand can be easily located using your visor.
To locate a damaged container,land on a planet and scan the surrounding terrainwith your visor. Look for an icon labeled “cargo drop.” These cargo drops will typically contain a damaged container that will havebetween 50 to 100 Rusted Metal. The container will also contain a small amount of resources or a minor crafted component.
To locate damaged machinery, land on a planet and scan the surrounding terrain with your visor. Look for an icon labeled “damaged machinery.” Like cargo drops, these will containbetween 50 to 100 Rusted Metal. Damaged machinery will also contain a small amount of nanites.
Rusted Metal shouldn’t be confused with Tainted Metal, which is found on Derelict Freighters and given to Scrap Dealers on space stations for exclusive rewards.
How To Craft Rusted Metal
You caneasily create Rusted Metal using Oxygen and Ferriteor Pure Ferrite. You’ll need either a Personal Refiner Mk 2, a Medium Refiner, or a Large Refiner. The crafting recipes for Rusted Metal are below.
Rusted Metal can also be refined into Ferrite Dust using a Portal or Personal Refiner.
Crafting Rusted Metal isby far the fastest and easiest way of getting it. It requires easy-to-find resources and can be crafted in bulk.
Purchase Rusted Metal From Traders And Trade Terminals
You can sometimespurchase Rusted Metal from NPC pilots, traders, or Galactic Trade Terminals. The amount of Rusted Metal available from these sources will vary, but the price will usually be a very small amount of units.
Rusted Metal cansometimes be found on Dead Worlds. These Dead Worlds will typically have no atmosphere, no flora or fauna, and will be described in your scanner as “Forsaken,” “Dead,” “Empty,” “Desolate,” “Low Atmosphere,” “Airless,” “Lifeless,” “Abandoned,” or “Terraforming Catastrophe.”
On Dead Worlds, Rusted Metal willappear as a planetary resource deposit, similar to more valuable metals on other worlds such as Silver, Gold, or Chromatic Metal. Rusted Metal can then beextracted using your Terrain Manipulator.
you’re able to alsoacquire Rusted Metal on Dead Worlds through the use of Mineral Extractors. The process for finding a mineral vein is the same as other resources and will require the creation of a base and the construction and placement of several Mineral Extractors.
Setting up a Mineral Extractor base will providea long-term source of Rusted Metal, butit will take some time for Rusted Metalto be produced. For more information, see ourmineral farming guide here.
Rusted Metal From Harmonic Camps
Rusted Metal can sometimes befound in the junk bins surroundingAutophage Harmonic Camps. These camps can sometimes contain a significant quantity of Rusted Metal, so if you’re already searching for Autophage Camps to create your Voltaic Staff, be sure to check the area around these camps.
Rusted Metal is generally useless, but somesupply quests for the Autophage will require Rusted Metal. In return, the player isawarded Void Moteswhich can beused to acquireVoltaic Staff components. What the Autophage do with this Rusted Metal is unknown, but, notably, most Autophage bodies contain rusted components.
