The No Man’s Sky Worlds Part 1 update has completely changed the base game in dozens of ways. New creatures, planets, biomes, and even weather patterns can now be encountered in addition to reworked crafting and progression. Expedition 14: Liquidators, takes you on a tour of all this through a brand new universe.
As with all Expeditions in No Man’s Sky, Expedition 14: Liquidators tasks you with completing five Phases by working your way through the Milestones within each. These Milestones are small tasks that might seem simple on paper, but can take hours to complete if you don’t know what you’re doing. With this being the first Expedition after an update that completely changes a number of well-known systems, everyone is on the same level, and nobody has any idea what they’re doing.
How to start No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators
To start No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators, you must first ensure you have downloaded the latest update for the game. Once you have, launch No Man’s Sky and select the option to start a new save file. Here, you’ll be given the option to start the Community Expedition, which is the box in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
Expedition 14: Liquidators will be live for 6 weeks from July 24, 2024. Once those 6 weeks are up, the Expedition will close and likely won’t be seen again until developer Hello Games re-runs it either at the end of 2024 or 2025, depending on what other Expeditions it wants to showcase.
All Phases in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and how to complete them
Below, I’ve listed every Phase you’ll need to complete in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and how to complete them. This includes every Milestone you’ll have to tackle, which is why I’ve included tips for completing each one, just in case you can’t figure it out.
All Milestones in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 1 and how to complete them
Below, I’ve listed every Milestone in Phase 1 of No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and how to complete them. Where required, I’ve tried to fill in some extra information about how you work your way through them.
| Milestone name | How to complete | Rewards | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Guns Blazing | Locate your starship. | 5 Unstable Plasma and a Supreme Defensive Systems Upgrade. | Follow the on-screen icon for your ship that shows up on the compass at the top of the screen. It looks like a plane or a starship. |
| Dust Off | Launch into space for the first time. | Hyperdrive plans, 3 Planetary Charts, and 5 Starship Launch Fuel. | Repair the systems in your ship, launch, and fly out of the atmosphere and into space. This means repairing the Launch Thrusters and Pulse Engine. |
| Acceleration | Leave the initial system for the first time. | Base computer Plans, a Powerful Thrusters Upgrade, and a Signal Booster. | Use the plans from the Dust Off Milestone rewards to build and install the Hyperdrive. Craft fuel for it, then use the galaxy map to warp to a new system. |
| Exterminator | Exterminate 16 Biological Horrors. | A Supreme Scatter Blaster Upgrade and Shell Greaser Plans. | Biological horrors are the evil-looking creatures that spawn at night on the very first planet you’ll begin this Expedition on. |
| Dropzone One | Reach the first dropzone. | 3 Multi-Tool Inventory Slots, 2,500 Projectile Ammunition, and 900 Nanites. | Follow the route on the galaxy map to locate the first dropzone. This should lead you to the correct system and planet. Once there, use the scanner to find the exact location of the dropzone to complete the Milestone. |
| Infestation Alpha | Reach the infestation site. | A Pre-Packaged Haz-Mat Gauntlet Unit and Multi-Tool Class Upgrade. | Follow the waypoint to the first infestation site. |
| Optional: Do your part for the Liquidators | Complete liquidation goal 1. | 5 Inventory Slots and 3 Banned Hazard Protection Upgrades. | TBC |
All Milestones in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 2 and how to complete them
I’ve outlined every Milestone in Phase 2 of No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and how to complete them below. Keep an eye on the Tips section for in-depth guidance.
| Milestone name | How to complete | Rewards | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropzone Two | Reach the second dropzone. | 6 Inventory Slots, 2,500 Projectile Ammunition, and 900 Nanites. | As with the first dropzone, follow the galaxy map to the correct system and planet. Then use the scanner to find the exact location of the dropzone. |
| Infestation Beta | Reach the infestation site. | A Multi-Tool Class Upgrade, a Pre-Packaged Pulse Spitter Unit, 2 Powerful Pulse Spitter Upgrades, and Impact Igniter Plans. | As with the previous infestation site, you must follow the waypoint to reach this one. |
| Scrap Metal | Eliminate 32 Sentinels. | A Forbidden Exosuit Module, 3 Salvaged Glass, and 99 Atlantideum. | Look for a Sentinel on any planet, shoot it, and fight the ensuing waves. These enemies will keep on coming until you beat a boss machine. One encounter should be more than enough to complete this Milestone. |
| Lock and Load | Fire 1,800 Projectile Ammunition. | 10 Unstable Plasma, a Pre-Packaged Plasma Launcher, and a Supreme Plasma Launcher Upgrade. | Completing the Scrap Metal Milestone above should see you fire more than enough ammo to complete this one. |
| Metamorphosis | Crush the larvae of the vile brood. | Personal Forcefield Plans, a Supreme Hazard Protection Upgrade, and 256 Runaway Mould. | TBC |
| Close Air Support | Travel 1,000u by jetpack. | 2 Supreme Movement System Upgrades and 3 Planetary Charts. | Use your jetpack to travel as much as possible and you’ll complete this Milestone without any issues. Even if the distance is short, use your jetpack. |
| Optional: Purged By Fire 2 | Complete liquidation goal 2. | Liquidator Left Arm Plans. | TBC |
All Milestones in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 3 and how to complete them
In the table below, I’ve included every Milestone in Phase 3 of No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and how to complete them. Read through the Tips section if you’re struggling with one Milestone in particular.
| Milestone name | How to complete | Rewards | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropzone Three | Reach the third dropzone. | 3 Multi-Tool Inventory Slots, 2,500 Projectile Ammunition, and the Minotaur Combat Deployment Set. | Follow the galaxy map route to the third dropzone’s system and planet, then use the scanner to find its exact location. |
| Infestation Gamma | Reach the infestation site. | A Pre-Packaged Javelin Unit, 2 Powerful Blaze Javelin Upgrades, and the Waveform Oscilator Plans. | As you did with the previous infestation sites, find this one by using the waypoint you get when tagging the Milestone in the Expedition Menu. |
| Apex Predator | Discover a predator with a viciousness estimate over 12.0pav. | A Pre-Packaged Combat Scope Unit, 240 Mordite, and a Supreme Scanning System Upgrade. | Scan the planets in every system to find one with an exotic biome and limited number of creatures. These planets have the highest chance of having predators with the score required for this Milestone. |
| Provocateur | Steal 13 Whispering Eggs. | A Pre-Packaged Javelin Unit, 2 Powerful Blaze Javelin Upgrades, and the Waveform Oscillator Plans. | You can get Whispering Eggs from anywhere you find Biological Horrors. Find a planet where these creatures appear and then look for their eggs around buildings or in late clusters on a world. |
| The Fat of the Land | Harvest 900 resources. | Component Crafting Blueprints, 30 Salvaged Data, and 8 Inventory Slots. | You need to set up a base with farms so you can collect resources from them. The more farms you set up, the faster you’ll complete this objective. Keep an eye out for structures other players have built, because you could harvest resources from their farms to get this Milestone done early. |
| Law of the Jungle | Eliminate 16 hazardous flora. | A Supreme Defensive Systems Upgrade and 3 Powerful Underwater Oxygen Upgrades. | Hazardous flora are the plants that will cause you harm on any world. When you see them, fire your laser at them until they’re nothing but Carbon for your Multi-Tool. |
| Optional: Purged By Fire 3 | Complete liquidation goal 3. | Liquidator Legs Plans. | TBC |
All Milestones in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 4 and how to complete them
I’ve been through Phase 4 of No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators and explained each Milestone in the following table. Note that you can check the Tips section for details on what exactly you must do to complete each one.
| Milestone name | How to complete | Rewards | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropzone Four | Reach the fourth dropzone. | A Multi-Tool Class Upgrade, 3 Planetary Charts, 5 Ion Batteries, and 2,500 Projectile Ammunition. | Open the galaxy map and follow the route to the fourth dropzone. This will take you to the correct system and planet, upon which you’ll need to use the scanner to find the exact location you must visit. |
| Infestation Delta | Reach the infestation site. | 5 Multi-Tool Inventory Slots, a Pre-Packaged Boltcaster Ricochet Module Unit, and 3 Banned Boltcaster Upgrades. | Seek out the infestation site by tracking this Milestone and following the route to it on the galaxy map. |
| Independent Action | Chart 6 waypoints. | A Pre-Packaged Aqua-Jets Unit and a Historical Document. | TBC |
| Blood in the Water | Battle 3 deep-sea monstrosities. | A Pre-Packaged Efficient Water Jets Unit and a Hypnotic eye. | Head out into the deep sea on any planet and defeat three monstrosities out there. You’ll know these colossal creatures when you meet them. |
| Snowblind | Explore on foot during storms for 1,400u. | 2 Powerful Life Support Upgrades and a Supreme Movement System Upgrade. | Any time you land on a planet with a storm or that could have storms, get out in those storms and walk around. You’d be surprised how quickly you can rack up 1,400u walked in a storm if you keep trying to make it happen. |
| Fire in the Hole | Score 4 hits with one grenade | 5 Unstable Plasma, 2 Supreme Plasma Launcher Upgrades, and 2 Gelatinous Goop. | Use a grenade to hit several enemies at once. Sentinels are great for this because you can kite them and bunch them up together. Alternatively, try defeating Biological Horrors because they bunch up too. |
| Purple Mist | Eliminate 32 Corrupt Sentinels. | 2 Forbidden Multi-Tool Modules. | Locate a Dissonant system in the galaxy map and warp there. Somewhere in that system will be a planet with a purple hue. This indicates corruption, and you’ll find all the Corrupt Sentinels you need to defeat there. As with standard Sentinels, defeating a few will trigger a longer fight with more than enough to see you complete the Milestone. |
| Optional: Purged By Fire 4 | Complete liquidation goal 4. | Liquidator Body Plans. | TBC |
All Milestones in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 5 and how to complete them
Every Milestone in No Man’s Sky Expedition 14: Liquidators Phase 5 is listed below alongside all the details you need to know about them. Check the Tips section to see more detailed information on how to complete each one.
| Milestone name | How to complete | Rewards | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberwolf | Eliminate 50 hostiles with the Minotaur. | A Pre-Packaged Neutron Cannon Unit, 2 Powerful Neutron Cannon Upgrades, and the P-Field Compressor Plans. | You pick up the Minotaur in Phase 3 of this Expedition, so you can deploy it as early as then and start defeating hostiles. I recommend picking a fight with Sentinels or Biological Horrors because they’re hostile by default and will always count towards your 50 total. |
| Bleeding Foam | Earn 6,000 Nanites. | 5 Multi-Tool Inventory Slots and 2,500 Projectile Ammunition. | You can get Nanites by trading, refining, or just opening containers on random planets. Never shy away from a chance to refine Nanites because they’re hard to come by. Keep grinding for Nanites from the very first moment in this Expedition, and you’ll have 6,000 before you know it. |
| Iron Giants | Destroy 4 Sentinel Walkers. | 5 Salvaged Glass and a Carrier AI Fragment. | Sentinel Walkers are only present on worlds with high Sentinel populations. This is a factor you can track when scanning a planet from space. You’ll need to pick a fight with the Sentinels and battle through waves to pull out a Walker. These behemoths take a lot to defeat, but if you repeat the process 4 times, you should complete this Milestone relatively quickly. |
| Spare Ribs | Learn the Nutrient Procesor and prepare Fiendish Meat. | 3 The Worst Stews. | Visit the Anomaly and learn the crafting recipe for the Nutrient Procesor. Then use it to process Fiendish Meat from Biological Horrors into something edible. This is just like refining, only more disturbing. |
| Dropzone Five | Reach the fifth dropzone. | 505 Quicksilver. | Follow this Milestone and then launch the galaxy map to find the correct system and planet along the relevant route. Once you arrive, use your scanner to find the exact dropzone you must land at. |
| Infestation Omega | Reach the infestation site. | A Memory Fragment, Lubricant, and 99 Living Slime. | Track this Milestone and follow the waypoint to reach the infestation site as you have previously. |
| TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Optional: Purged By Fire 5 | Complete liquidation goal 5. | Liquidator Right Arm Plans. | TBC |
This guide is developing as we work through each Milestone.
