No Man's Sky update

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The contempo No Human being'south Sky Sentinel update added a lot of fresh content to the game, including new mechanics, weapons, and tools. Information technology also notably added a use for Basalt, a resource that was added to No Human'southward Sky back in 2022 in the Origins update, simply had no associated crafting recipe or use in the game whatsoever. With the Sentinel update, we finally know what Basalt is used for in No Man'due south Sky.

First, to get Basalt you should head to a planet with lots of volcanic activity. But similar on Earth IRL, Basalt forms from cooled-downwards solidified lava. Basalt is not uncommon if you lot're on the right planet, and you tin easily stockpile a lot of it. Once you have at least 70 Basalt, y'all can caput to the Space Anomaly to put it to employ. In No Human being'south Heaven, Basalt is merely used for one thing at the moment: to craft the Voltaic Amplifier upgrade for the Multi-Tool. This upgrade costs seventy Basalt, 2 Ion Batteries, and 1 Wiring Loom to make. While equipped, the Voltaic Amplifier increases all weapon damage dealt against Stunned enemies. It's not clear how exactly No Man's Heaven weaponizes Basalt in such a way, just "voltaic" sounds a bit like "volcanic" and then at to the lowest degree you take an easy mnemonic to help you remember where to expect for Basalt.