No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

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[How-To-Cheat] Revisit the past Expeditions
By //ATLAS//REDACTED//STAR-LORD//
Much more friendly-reading site on Github Page (With Lame Humorous Sense)
For Expedition 1-4, please use the re-run expeditions data.
https://chrisn1992.github.io/Expedition-Replay-NMS/
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Changelist:
  • Since I'm pretty busy with life and work working on multiple projects and jobs at once, I don't really have time to actively update wall-of-text version, especially Steam guide. I will instead actively update expedition data on my Github Page which saves a lot of time editing contents and also give a better approach, avoiding tampering system date&time.
  • The Github Page can be found on the header of the Guide.

Version:
  • 1.0: Initial Content
  • 1.1: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 1 (Pioneer) [See Steps section]
  • 1.2: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 2 & 3 [See Steps section]; remove "Instant unlock" section due to duplication of other guides; updated title
  • 1.3: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 4 [See Steps section]
  • 1.4: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 5 (1-Rerun) [See Steps section]
  • 1.5: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 6-7 (2/3-Rerun) [See Steps section]
  • 1.6: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 8 (4-Rerun) [See Steps section]
  • 1.7: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 9 (5) [See Steps section];
  • 1.8: Update with cache file for Offline mode from Expedition 10 (6) [See Steps section];
  • 1.9: Moved to GitHub Pages, Update Script to Start with "almost" full slots to avoid incompatible starting slots from pre-Waypoint, always spawn at ship, always starting with Capital ship.
Expedition Update
Since update 3.3(namely Expedition), Hello Games gives us all Travellers a chance to explorer the Universe together.
Expedition is a community-driven time-limited event which has multiple phases and sub-missions for us to complete and explore the secret of Universe.
We have gone on 3 expeditions so far, new expeditions are coming on the way.
Background
Because it is community-driven and time-limited events, we will not be able to revisit the past expeditions due to the nature of events without a trick.
Steps
What do you need?
  • For the people who cannot afford to finish all milestones before the deadline, you need your intact Expedition save game.
  • For the people who comes late to the expedition, who has their save converted, you need a spare save slot.
What to do?
  1. Download and replace file in the path with:
    %APPDATA%\Roaming\HelloGames\NMS\st_[yourSteamId64]\cache\SEASON_DATA_CACHE.JSON
    Expedition 1[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 2[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 3[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 4[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 5 (1-Rerun)[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 6 (2-Rerun)[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 7 (3-Rerun)[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 8 (4-Rerun)[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 9 (5)[raw.githubusercontent.com]
    Expedition 10 (6)[raw.githubusercontent.com]

  2. Put your computer into completely offline by turn off Internet connection/or put Steam into Offline
  3. Set your system clock to the time range of the specific expedition(see below table)
    Expedition
    Start Time
    End Time
    1
    Monday, March 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM UTC
    Monday, May 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM UTC
    2
    Monday, May 17, 2021 01:00:00 PM UTC
    Monday, May 31, 2021 02:00:00 PM UTC
    3
    Wednesday, September 8, 2021 01:00:00 PM UTC
    Monday, October 18, 2021 10:00:00 AM UTC
    4
    Wednesday, October 20, 2021 12:00:00 PM UTC
    Monday, November 22, 2021 10:00:00 AM UTC
    5 (1-Rerun)
    Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:00:00 PM UTC
    Tuesday, December 7, 2021 2:00:00 PM UTC
    6 (2-Rerun)
    Wednesday, 8 December 2021 2:00:00 PM
    Tuesday, 21 December 2021 2:00:00 PM
    7 (3-Rerun)
    Wednesday, 22 December 2021 2:00:00 PM
    Tuesday, 4 January 2022 2:00:00 PM
    8 (4-Rerun)
    Wednesday, 5 January 2022 14:00:00
    Wednesday, 19 January 2022 14:00:00
    9 (5)
    Thu Feb 24 2022 11:00:00
    Tue Apr 04 2022 23:59:00
    10 (6)
    Thu Apr 14 2022 10:00:00
    Mon May 23 2022 00:00:00
  4. Get into the game and enjoy
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • You can play Expedition at any time you want on your save, with no pressure on your mind as long as you play the save in completely offline and Date set to permitted time range.
  • No obstructed by other players buildings, no laggy spikes because of the Multiplayer.
Cons
  • You have to repeat all the steps each time you load your Expedition save.
  • You have to go completely offline.
  • No building obstruction is also backfiring: while in Online Multiplayer, other players' buildings may give you better advantages for a head-start, while in offline, you have to do it on your own( it is like you are playing a normal save)
Notes
During Expedition 2, you may encounter an issue that you cannot obtain the Myth Beacon from Quick Silver vendor. If it happens, you will need to give yourself the Myth Beacon by using any inventory editor you can find.
214 Comments
Cool Cakes 7 Jun @ 6:37pm 
y is it Xd out?
JustHere4Coffee 5 Jun @ 1:44am 
There does seem to be a glitch with the Normandy; I added it via the "instantly complete Expedition 2 redux" files, the captain's name is showing a placeholder text rather than looking up what it should be from that placeholder, when reviewing my fleet I get the "accept/refuse" buttons instead of "visit/dismiss", and the Quicksilver merchant continues to offer it as an uncollected reward. By contrast, the Leviathon and Living Frigate work flawlessly from their Instant Complete Redux files.
JustHere4Coffee 4 Jun @ 4:31pm 
Been using these files successfully, although with a little assistance from the NMS Save Editor due to the earliest expeditions (even their redux versions) using the old slot layouts - while the game will happily let you exist without life support for a while, if you try moving at all it will get upset with you!

Rather than put Steam into Offline mode, I instead temporarily block NMS from connecting to the game servers while I click "complete" on all the phases - you only need to collect the smaller things if you plan on continuing to use the save afterwards (or you fancy trying to copy it all over to your main save with the save editor).
Sleepy 1 Jun @ 6:53pm 
Dunno if anyone is still reading this but while i have no idea if this fix here works there is a really easy one. Found it through Socky who posted in this comment section here a few posts below me. The dude on reddit who made it is still updating his post and as of right now i was able to redeem all 12 expeditions minus expedition 13 which is still currently active. All you need to do is copy past a few names into a file and it works no complicated process. There is one minor bug with this one where a frigate i already redeemed is still shown in the redeem section even tho i have it already but who really cares.
//ATLAS//REDACTED//STAR-LORD//  [author] 17 Dec, 2023 @ 2:51am 
FYI, Leodium begged (but his words is like commanding me) for original files on my Git in November. While everything original is there.
He leeched it and claimed it is his original files and spouting every nonsense about me. We should not support such an act in community work for the better good.
//ATLAS//REDACTED//STAR-LORD//  [author] 17 Dec, 2023 @ 2:35am 
@Bedel: I have already updated the page and please do not redirect guide to leecher.
Bedelguese 9 Nov, 2023 @ 12:39pm 
Hopefully either this or the github will be updated with 11 soon.
Feyt Seynyur 24 Oct, 2023 @ 3:44pm 
NOTE: You may see some phases that are not completed. Simply restore your game from previous save point and everything should be completed. If not, check Vynlann's comments as he provides some insights on what he did on those incomplete phases. Also do not claim your rewards while offline. Once you checked that every phase is complete simply exit NMS then go online with steam. After you go online collect your rewards and enjoy. All rewards should be account bound and can be use for any saves that you have on NMS.
Feyt Seynyur 24 Oct, 2023 @ 3:40pm 
For those who are confused.

Go to the provided githublink: {LINK REMOVED}

Once there, Download the rar file. You can see the button above the "what do you need" portion.

After you download the rar file. Extract it.

Now you will get all of the JSON files from exp 1 - 10. All of this are auto complete and you don't have to play it.

Copy the JSON file of any expedition and go to: Local Disk (C:)/Users/ Your username(Name of your PC)/AppData/Roaming/HelloGames/NMS/st_76561198102721109/cache.

Once you are on the cache folder copy the JSON file of any expedition you want and paste it. Click replace all.

Now in order for this to work you need to go offline with your steam. To go offline simply click steam(upper right corner) -> Go Offline(Under sign out).

Launch NMS then create a new game with the expedition selected.
Socky 24 Oct, 2023 @ 12:24pm 
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/1507txf/pc_how_to_unlock_all_expedition_rewards/ See if this works. People say it only gave them 1-8, but I think it worked for me.