How To Find Planetary Archive In NMS The question of where to find Planetary Archive in No Man’s Sky appears to be resurfacing. People appear to be having difficulty locating the Colossal Archive locations at the moment. That is where we come in. The process has several steps and, unfortunately, a lot of randomness, but that’s the nature of the beast. So, with that out of the way, here’s how to locate Planetary Archives.
How to Locate the Planetary Archive NMS
You’ll need commercial planetary charts to find a Planetary Archive in No Man’s Sky (or NMS), also known as a Colossal Archive. Yes, you will require commercial planetary charts, and you will require a large number of them. Probably ten to fifteen, possibly up to twenty. These charts, you see, take you to random inhabited settlements on various planets, and occasionally, these will include a Planetary Archive. Unfortunately, these are completely random, as is the nature of No Man’s Sky, so expect to go through a lot of charts before you find a Colossal Archive.
So, with that out of the way, how do you obtain commercial planetary charts? Cartographers, aka the vendors who usually stand near portals on space stations, sell them. They sell the charts that are required for navigational data. Yes, they sell random charts for a pittance of nanites, but when it comes to finding a Planetary Archive, or Colossal Archive, in No Man’s Sky, you no longer need to test the RNG gods. It’s best to gather some navigational data.
Interacting with save waypoints scattered throughout the universe is the best way to obtain navigational data. You’ll always get some navigation data for that. Interact with the glowing orbs and cubes on the tables as well. Finally, you can
