No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

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Refining – The Magic Of Alchemy
By Amanet
Refine everything! No need to farm any more.
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Refining – The Magic Of Alchemy
In No Man's Sky you can do what no alchemist has succeeded to do – create something out of nothing. There are refining multiplication formulas for almost every metal, mineral or a plant. Get creative, feel the magic of Alchemy like Paracelsus.
Popular Resource Multiplying Progressions
Ferrite Metals
Rusted Metal x1 = Ferrite Dust x2
Pure Ferrite x1 + Oxygen x1 = Rusted Metal x2
Magnetised Ferrite x1 = Pure Ferrite x2 (Fast unit output)
Ferrite Dust x1 + (Activated) Indium x1 = Magnetised Ferrite x4 (x8)
Indium x1 + Chromatic Metal x1 = Indium x2
(Activated) Indium x1 = Chromatic Metal x2 (x4)
Indium x1 + Gold x1 + Silver = Chromatic Metal x30

Carbon
Condensed Carbon x1 + Oxygen x2 = Condensed Carbon x6
Condensed Carbon x1 = Carbon x2



Oxygen
Star Bulb x1 + Kelp Sack x1 + Condensed Carbon x1 = Oxygen x10
Paraffinium x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Star Bulb x1
Salt x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Kelp Sac x1

Sodium
Magnetised Ferrite x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Sodium Nitrate x3
Sodium Nitrate x1 + Nitrogen x1 / Oxygen x1 = Sodium Nitrate x2
Sodium Nitrate x1 = Sodium x2

Cobalt
Ionised Cobalt x1 + Oxygen x2 = Ionised Cobalt x6
Ionised Cobalt x1 = Cobalt x2

Di-hydrogen
Tritium x5 = Di-hydrogen x1
Di-hydrogen x30 = Di-hydrogen Jelly x1 = Di-hydrogen x50 (Very fast unit output)
(You can also buy Di-hydrogen Jelly at Trading Terminals)

Phosphorus
Dioxite x2 + Ferrite Dust x1 = Phosphorus x1
Solanium x2 + Salt x1 = Phosphorus x1
Phosphorus x1 + Sulphurine x1 = Solanium x1
Phosphorus x1 + Solanium x1 = Solanium x2

Dioxite
Condensed Carbon x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1 = Dioxite x2
Ammonia x2 + Ferrite Dust x1 = Dioxite x1
Ferrite Dust x1 + Paraffinium x2 = Ammonia x1

Chlorine / Salt
Chlorine x1 + Oxygen x2 = Chlorine x6
Salt x2 + Oxygen x2 = Chlorine x5
Chlorine x1 = Salt x2

Pyrite
Gold x1 + Oxygen x1 = Pyrite x2
Uranium x2 + Ferrite Dust x1 = Pyrite x1

Uranium
Radon x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1 = Uranium x3
Sulphurine x1 + Chromatic Metal x1 / Oxygen x1 = Radon x1
Nitrogen x1 + Chromatic Metal x1 / Oxygen x1 = Sulphurine x1

Glass
Frost Crystal x40 = Glass x1
(Crafting Glass from Frost Crystal x40 is much faster than refining)
Frost Crystal x1 + Dioxite x1 = Frost Crystal x2
Dioxite x1 + Radon x1 = Frost Crystal x1

More Refiner Recipes here[nms.swebsol.co.uk]

Plants & Flora Elements
Star Bulb
Paraffinium x1 + Star Bulb x1 = Star Bulb x2
Paraffinium x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Star Bulb x1

Marrow Bulb
Cobalt x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Marrow Bulb x1
Mordite x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1 = Marrow Bulb x4

Gamma Root
Gamma Root x1 + Uranium x1 = Gamma Root x2
Uranium x1 + Radon x1 = Gamma Root x1 (Fast unit output)

Cactus Flesh
Cactus Flesh x1 + Pyrite x1 = Cactus Flesh x2
Pyrite x1 + Sulphurine x1 = Cactus Flesh x1

Fungal Mould
Fungal Mould x1 + Ammonia x1 = Fungal Mould x2
Ammonia x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Fungal Mould x1

Kelp Sac
Salt x1 + Nitrogen x1 = Kelp Sac x1

Solanium
Phosphorus x1 + Solanium x1 = Solanium x2
Phosphorus x1 + Sulphurine x1 = Solanium x1

Frost Crystal
Frost Crystal x1 + Dioxite x1 = Frost Crystal x2
Dioxite x1 + Radon x1 = Frost Crystal x1

Faecium
Faecium x1 + Oxygen x1 = Faecium x3
Mordite x1 + Condensed Carbon x1 = Faecium x4

Mordite
Faecium x3 = Mordite x2
Di-hydrojen x1 + Condensed Carbon x1 = Mordite x1

More Refiner Recipes here[nms.swebsol.co.uk]

Nanite Clusters
Larval Core x1 = Nanite Cluster x50
Salvaged Data x1 = Nanite Cluster x15
Tainted Metal x1 = Nanite Cluster x2
Runaway Mould x5 = Nanite Cluster x1
Platinum x35 = Nanite Cluster x1
Hexite x1 + Faecium x1 = Nanite Cluster x1
(Hexite can be obtained as a reward for completing missions given by guild NPCs)

See Wiki for more Nanite Clusters info.[nomanssky.gamepedia.com]
Making Quick Money
Chlorine x9999 (Full stack) = 6,020,000
Chlorine x1 + Oxygen x2 = Chlorine x6 (Refine)
Salt x2 + Oxygen x2 = Chlorine x5 (Refine)

Hot Ice x1 = 320,000
Craft Hot Ice from refined components using a Blueprint:
Enriched Carbon x1 + Nitrogen Salt x1 = Hot Ice x1 (Craft)

Enriched Carbon x1 = 50,000
Radon x100 + Carbon x20 + Chlorine x5 = Enriched Carbon x1 (Refine)

Nitrogen Salt x1 = 50,000
Nitrogen x100 + Condenced Carbon x10 + Chlorine x5 = Nitrogen Salt x1 (Refine)

Living Glass x1 = 566,000
Craft Living Glass from refined components using a Blueprint:
Lubricant x1 + Glass x5 = Living Glass x1 (Craft)

Lubricant x1 = 110,000
Faecium x50 + Gamma Root x400 = Lubricant x1 (Craft)
Faecium x1 + Oxygen x1 = Faecium x3 (Refine)
Gamma Root x1 + Uranium x1 = Gamma Root x2 (Refine)
Uranium x1 + Radon x1 = Gamma Root x1 (Refine / Fast unit output)

It's a good idea to use multiple Refiners for faster refining process.
Selling in bulk will crash the prices in that System. Watch the price when selling and change Systems for better prices. Prices reset in 24 hours at midnight.

Additional Information
For faster refining process it is recommended to set up Mining Bases to extract basic resources from which all other materials can be refined:

Oxygen (O2)
    - Can be found on planets with Exotic and most biome types
Nitrogen (N)
    - Can be found on planets with Lush and Toxic biomes
Sulphurine (Su)
    - Can be found on planets with Hot and Barren biomes
Paraffinium (Pf)
    - Can be found on planets with Lush biomes
Phosphorus (P)
    - Can be found on planets with Scorched biomes

Planetary Resources Locations[nomanssky.gamepedia.com]
Biomes Type Information[nomanssky.gamepedia.com]
More Refiner Recipes here[nms.swebsol.co.uk]
To access the Recipes any time in game add the Guide to your Favorites.

“Magic has power to experience and fathom things which are inaccessible to human reason. For magic is a great secret wisdom, just as reason is a great public folly.”
~ Paracelsus


39 Comments
Fire walk with me 7 Nov @ 12:06pm 
@Crimson You are absolutely correct! Thanks for pointing out my neophyte mistake and I will go ahead ane delete my original comment.
Crimson 30 Oct @ 12:09am 
@Fire Walk With Me
Not quite, if you craft the jelly manually it takes 40, but if you put 30 di-hydrogen into a refiner, it'll turn into 1 jelly! takes a fair bit of time to make the jelly however, so it's not a very fast duping route
WOLFIE 20 Aug @ 11:48pm 
@[ZSU] mrkey.......You can Farm Tritium from Meteors really quick just saying
[ZSU] mrkey 8 Jul @ 6:56am 
Still gotta grind for Tritium
darkestkhan 28 Jun @ 2:24am 
Condensed Carbon chain: mordite + CC -> (4x) faecium + CC -> 3x CC; so you can easily use mordite to multiply CC.
Amanet  [author] 27 Sep, 2023 @ 9:33am 
true :steamthumbsup: but this has nothing to do with refining. this is the Refining Guide
Eras 26 Sep, 2023 @ 5:20am 
smuggling, make a teleporter, pick a faction to tank standing in, go to a pirate controlled version of that faction, rain hell on all cargo ships, get multiple max stacks of smuggled goods, get back on the outlaw station, teleport to your base, then to a regular station or make a trade terminal, easy 30mil+
Mynx-In-Match 20 Aug, 2023 @ 11:11pm 
As far as I know, if you sell to the merchants who land on your freighter, the economy will not crash no matter how much you sell. Not sure if that's still true though.
Amanet  [author] 17 Mar, 2023 @ 9:08pm 
Yes, you can sell a full stack. But after the first transaction prices will crash in the system.
bͫuͬgc 3 Feb, 2023 @ 3:03pm 
Good guide, used it a few years back when I last played.

"selling in bulk will crash the prices in that system"

Are you able to sell a full stack at a price indicated before the crash,

Or is it in my best interest to sell x250 at a time in different systems ?
(I believe the first option works but would like confirmation)