How long is the main story in NMS?

This whole questline, acting as one of the main stories you'll follow, can also take you around 20-30 hours to finish. Variable, but this comes down to how you play, and the upgrades you obtain.
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How long would it take to explore all of NMS?

Your character wakes up on one planet, but No Man's Sky has 255 entire galaxies' worth of planets to explore, totaling up to more than 18 quintillion worlds. It would take you nearly 585 billion years to see them all.
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What is the main story in NMS?

Summary. The main storyline of No Man's Sky, also known as the Artemis Path, involves the player character uncovering the mysteries of Artemis and the Fourth Race, as well as the true nature of the Atlas, the Portals, and the universe of the game as a whole.
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How long is the beginning of no man's sky?

How long does the initialize take? After running the game, the intro screen comes, runs through space for about five minutes with no ability to escape out of it.
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Is there an end to NMS?

Not really. There is a story line to follow, but it is mostly about learning the lore and history of the universe. Finishing it does change anything and you can completely ingore it. You decide what you want to do in game and you decide when your done.
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What happens if I refuse Atlas?

If the player chooses to refuse the Atlas, they and their starship will be teleported to a random planet in the current galaxy with the starship located around 500 units away, and the mission will conclude immediately.
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What happens if you accept Atlas path?

If the player chooses to follow the Atlas storyline, then they will come across strange space stations run by the Atlas. Upon entering the station, they will be able to interact with the Atlas, using the Atlas Interface located inside of the station.
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How long would it take to 100 no man's sky?

A science-fiction game set in an infinite procedurally generated galaxy. When focusing on the main objectives, No Man's Sky is about 30½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 142 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Does no man's sky have cheats?

If you're a PC player using the Steam version of the game, then the WeMod No Man's Sky trainer (opens in new tab) offers a simple solution with over 20 cheats available.
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Can you do Atlas path after Artemis?

You can complete the Atlas path in your new galaxy. Also, if you refuse to reset the simulation at the end of the Artemis quest line but then change your mind you just need to get to the very center of the galaxy and you can reset from there.
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What happens if you tell Artemis the truth?

The player must choose once more whether to tell Artemis the truth or keep them in the dark; regardless of which choice is made, Artemis gets stuck in a loop, causing the player to come to a profound realisation concerning the death of the Atlas.
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How do you beat NMS?

Open the galactic map. Use Q or E to select the galactic centre option. The game should automatically select the galactic centre and begin the warp to next galaxy sequence. Only way you fairly could say to 'beat' the game would be: play all the game in permadeath and finish the story line.
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What does 16 mean in no man's sky?

In-game, it's stated that there are 16 minutes before the simulation crashes, the Atlas dies, and the universe comes to an end. The player, the last Traveller, is given the choice to either start the simulation over or continue until the simulation reaches its inevitable destruction.
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Is No Man's Sky the biggest game ever?

18,446,744,073,709,551,616

While that number may seem impossible to even comprehend, it's actually a quintillion (18 zeros), and means that, at least unofficially, No Man's Sky must be the biggest game ever made – and we're sure the Guinness World Record will follow in time.
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Is No Man's Sky bigger than the universe?

No Man's Sky is 3.75 times bigger than our measured universe, but 4,444 times smaller than our actual universe. No Man's Sky is slated to have 18 quintillion planet, or 18,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets, or 18 * 1018. That seems like a lot. Especially to games like Eve Online that have only 66,856 planets.
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Can you fly into a star in no man's sky?

The game will not allow you to fly your Starship into a star.
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Will there be a no man's Sky 2?

It's not No Man's Sky 2 but it's just as ambitious

“Similar to No Man's Sky, it's the kind of project that even if we had a thousand people working on it, it'd still seem impossible,” he said. “No Man's Sky is not being held back by the next project but neither is the new thing being slowed by No Man's Sky.
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What is the longest game to complete?

Only games that have "completionist" data from ten or more players have been included. And the longest game turns out to be Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – which takes an incredible 693 hours to finish, on average. Do any of the games on this list surprise you?
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How long is Au in no man's sky?

U is a measure they are using probably equals 1 meter. In space it would be AU which is the distance from the earth to the sun. Seems like decent logic.
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How big is the galaxy in no man's sky?

The galaxy is a circular galaxy with four non-rotating spirals in wedge-shape at 45°,135°,225° and 315° respectively. The galaxy has an approximate height of 102,000ly with a 51,000ly radius and the 500ly fade on each side.
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Does the Atlas Path ever end?

The Final Atlas Interface

The mission proper ends once the decision is made; both options will grant the player the ability to see Black Holes on the Galaxy Map without the assistance of Polo, but the Star Seed blueprint will be awarded only if the player chooses to birth a new star.
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Which path is best NMS?

The Artemis Path is what you want to do. That will take you through the story, however, I do suggest though once you get to the part of the Atlas Path titled "The Purge" I would suggest you go through the Atlas Path at that time. There are 2 ways to complete the main story.
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What does the star seed do NMS?

Summary. Star Seed is an exosuit health technology that increases the player's core health by 1 unit.
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