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There are many ways to make money in the space exploration video game No Man's Sky that ranges from completing missions to scavenging certain items. Creating a farm is one of the best ways to obtain lots of Units since you can control how much profit you make and expand your farm however you see fit.

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Before you start building, you should know about the best items to farm so that you can make the most money possible. Here's everything you need to know about building a profitable resource farm in No Man's Sky.

Updated April 14, 2023, by Sean Murray: Ever since the Waypoint update, resource farming in No Man's Sky isn't quite as lucrative as it once was. You can still make a fair amount of credits for a full stack of Chlorine or Activated Indium, so we've updated this guide with some formatting tweaks. Ever since the Interceptor update, however, you might be better off salvaging crashed Sentinel Ships.

​​How Many Types Of Farms Can You Build?

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Building a farm in No Man's Sky is a complicated process in many cases. Not only because it can be difficult to collect the necessary materials, but also because you have a lot of options in terms of items you can farm.

There are plants you can farm, but also other items that you can collect a lot of with refiners, such as chlorine.

It can be difficult to decide which farm will fit your needs the best. Below, you'll find the best farms that you should spend your time on, separated by a farm for beginners and a more advanced farm.

It's a good idea to set up a base near your farm to return to for convenience during your travels.

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​​​​​​Chlorine Farm

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Farming chlorine is one of the easiest ways to make money during the early part of a No Man's Sky playthrough. The materials required for this method are easy to acquire and plentiful throughout space.

You'll need chlorine, oxygen, and refiners. Once you have all the necessary materials, you can go into your refiner and place the stacks of chlorine and oxygen.

Both items are plentiful, and you can obtain many stacks of them by following the steps below. After you don't have any of the materials left to continue refining the chlorine, you can sell the chlorine stacks to a Space Station.

Chlorine farming isn't the only way to farm items in No Man's Sky, but it's one of the best methods if you're a beginner. Chlorine farming is particularly useful because you only need a few refiners and easy-to-access resources to make millions of Units quickly.

Where To Get Oxygen

Oxygen is a very common resource in No Man's Sky. The quickest way to obtain oxygen is to buy it from Space Stations. However, if you want to obtain it yourself, then you'll need to collect it on planets. Oxygen Rich Plants are a great source of oxygen; they're red and found all over the Universe.

Where To Get Chlorine

You can obtain chlorine initially by putting salt into a refiner and adding a fuel source. First, though, you'll have to obtain salt. Salt is a plentiful resource, and you can find a lot of it underwater by harvesting minerals.

Make sure to get a lot of salt before starting the chlorine farm since the more you collect, the more money you can make.

After obtaining the salt, it's as easy as building a refiner and refining the salt into chlorine.

How To Build Refiners

For each Large Refiner, you'll need 100 Sodium Nitrate, 200 Chromatic Metal, and five Microprocessors. You can build multiple Large Refiners if you need more than one.

Completing Scientific Research missions will eventually lead you to unlock the blueprint required to craft Large Refiners, and it's worth it since they are very powerful refining machines.

You won't need fuel if you're using a Large Refiner since it's connected to the power supply present in your freighter or base.

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​​​​Activated Indium Farm

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Indium farms are harder to set up compared to chlorine farms, so it's better for a long-term player as opposed to a beginner.

First, you have to search for a blue system and travel to it. Once you're at the blue system, travel to a space station and purchase ferrite dust along with metal plating if you don't already have a lot of each.

You now need to scan the nearby planets for Activated Indium, and if they have it, then fly to the world and use your Analysis Visor to search for the Activated Indium.

You'll need to set up a base on the planet with the indium, so do that as soon as you find a deposit.

Indium sources can come in S, A, B, and C tiers, with S being the highest and C the lowest, so make sure you're willing to work to farm the tier you find before setting up a base and making a commitment.

Once you've set up your base, you'll need storage as well as Mineral Extractors. A power source is also important, so keep that in mind as you're building.

More extractors mean more money in the long run, so you can decide how many you want to build depending on how much of your resources you're willing to commit to the farm.

Storage is a similar matter, as you'll need a different amount of storage depending on how much you plan to farm. Once you've built your farm and started collecting Indium, you can sell it in whichever way you want, including at a Galactic Trade Terminal.

How To Craft A Generator

As previously mentioned, a power source is a necessity for an indium farm, and the best type is an electromagnetic generator.

You can craft one electromagnetic generator for 60 Magnetized Ferrite, two Metal Plating, and 75 Chromatic Metal. Each electromagnetic generator creates 130-315kW.

How To Craft Mineral Extractors

You can't farm anything without the Mineral Extractors, but luckily, they aren't too hard to build for seasoned explorers because they only cost five Metal Plating and 100 Chromatic Metal each.

You can craft as many of these as the space inside your base will permit, and the more you craft, the more indium you'll receive from your farm.

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