No Man’s Sky Player Highlights Helpful Nomad Trick

A No Man’s Sky player has discovered that the Nomad can be used underwater after being airborne. The Nomad Exocraft was added to No Man’s Sky in 2017, and fans continue to discover its unique abilities.

When No Man’s Sky was released, it was widely criticized for its bugs and inability to live up to its potential. Since then, Hello Games has updated the game dozens of times to make it an essential title for many space game fans. No Man’s Sky Beyond, Endurance, Frontiers, NEXT, and Origins are among the updates that captivated the community. These patches expanded the multiplayer capabilities, added mechanics and features, and brought quality-of-life improvements to the game. The Pathfinder update also played a big role in its success, adding visual enhancements, a permadeath mode, and the Nomad Exocraft. One player has found a unique trick using the Nomad that allows them to pilot the vehicle underwater.

Reddit user _Emmyemi recently shared a No Man’s Sky clip highlighting their trick to submerge the Nomad Exocraft. The video begins with the player launching their Nomad off a platform above a large body of water. After climbing for a few feet, the gamer then angles their No Man’s Sky Exocraft downward, using their speed and the momentum generated by the planet’s gravity to go underwater. Once underwater, the Nomad passes multiple unidentified minerals and plants that can be scanned for credits. The player then mines one of the minerals to receive Chlorine, which can be used for crafting or upgrading. The Nomad then rises to the surface, slowly becoming visible from above before floating on the water as if it were solid ground.

This Trick Makes the No Man’s Sky Nomad Amphibious

This clip highlights the richness of the No Man’s Sky underwater ecosystem, with some of the landscape comparable to above-ground spaces. With many plants and minerals located underwater, it also shows the potential scanning credits players can earn if they thoroughly explore the oceans of water planets. Because the game’s user interface shows the player enabling supplementary oxygen, gamers will likely have to upgrade their gear before taking their Nomad on underwater adventures. The Nomad also can’t be unlocked until players hire a Vy’keen technician and complete their missions to unlock blueprints, meaning this is a mid-game activity.

September’s Aquarius update significantly expanded what players could do in and around the water, which may inspire subsequent items, content, and features. As Hello Games continues to update No Man’s Sky, future Exocraft may be optimized for underwater exploration.