No Man’s Sky: How to collect Storm Crystals and earn 1 million units

As you proceed through Iteration Three of the Expedition, you should find plenty of wonderful opportunities to gain money, as well as increasingly significant rewards. As an example, we started the phase with only a few hundred thousand units and completed it with over 11 million in the bank, with the help of a plentiful supply of Storm Crystals along the way.

How to complete the Calcified Echoes Milestone in No Man’s Sky Leviathan

In No Man's Sky, Storm Crystals are a valuable but scarce material. They're only found on planets with extreme weather, which on their best days swiftly deplete your suit's Hazard Protection, and the crystals only emerge for a short time during an even more volatile storm. You're seeking for planets that are home to 'Activated' metals, such as Activated Copper because they're only found in extreme weather settings. However, you may need to land to confirm this, so starting with planets with hostile labels like 'Boiling' is a smart place to start.

You won't be able to survive outside on foot for long once you've discovered one, so now is as good a moment as any to unleash that Minotaur you got for completing The Anchor Milestone in Iteration Two. Jump on board as soon as a storm warning is issued and begin seeking flashing white rocks, which are newly produced Storm Crystals.

You can capture each crystal without having to leave the safety of the Minotaur's cockpit if you use the Minotaur's large jump. If you act quickly, you should be able to grab at least five of the required crystals before the storm passes and the crystals vanish; however, if you miss out, you shouldn't have to wait long for another to arrive, allowing you to collect what's left (and as many more as you can carry) and see the Milestone pop with some new Memory Fragment rewards to be collected.

How to complete the Take it With You Milestone in No Man’s Sky Leviathan

As previously stated, if you haven't already, you should be close to earning the 1 million units required for this Milestone by this point in the Expedition. To be clear, this is money earned, not money in the bank, so you can spend as much as you like. If you're still short, selling those Storm Crystals might be enough to get you over the line; ours were worth roughly 130,000 units each, and there should be plenty of them around to get you over this phase on their own.

If you still need money, secondary missions from a Space Station, dogfighting with pirates in your Starship or repeating a few of the distress signal tasks you set up to find the Crashed Freighter should provide you with some quick cash. However, by this point in the Expedition, you should be finding objects worth anywhere from 50,000 to over a million units popping up with increasing regularity from your general exploring. When you reach the Milestone, you'll have access to a variety of new crafting possibilities, as well as the Whalestalker Cloak, which will offer you a cool new look for Iteration Four if this is your final step in Iteration Three.