No Man's Sky - How to get Indium

There are some resources in No Man's Sky that you never know even exist until you randomly need them for a blueprint or crafting recipe of some kind. One such resource that many players might not know exists or how to find is Indium.

Indium is a rare resource only found in blue star systems in No Man's Sky. You'll need an Indium Drive to get to this material and a Terrain Manipulator to harvest it from Indium Deposits. Luckily, the process of acquiring the drive and subsequently acquiring Indium is relatively straightforward for both newcomers and veterans of the galaxy. In this guide, we'll detail exactly how to get Indium and give you some ideas as to what you should use it for.

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Getting Indium in No Man's Sky

To get Indium in No Man's Sky, you must first go to the Space Anomaly and unlock the recipe for the Indium Drive. It'll cost you 200 Nanites to unlock and will require the following materials to craft:

• 250 Emeril
• 5 Wiring Loom (purchase from Space Stations)

Once you have crafted the Indium Drive, install it onto your ship by entering your inventory, clicking on a blank space, and installing the item. Try to put it in a technology slot if you have space. You can now travel to blue star systems.

From here, ensure your ship's Hyperdrive has fuel and head into the galaxy map. Keep looking around the map until you find a system that has a blue dot on it. This is the system that you want to warp to.

Once you're in the system, scan planets for Indium. This is done by pressing the scanner while still in your starship and aiming at a single planet or moon. You just need to land and search for blue Indium deposits using your scanner once you find a planet that is rich in Indium. Use the Terrain Manipulator to harvest Indium from the deposits.

What is Indium used for?

Indium doesn't have all that many uses in No Man's Sky. You'll primarily use it for trading or for completing certain base-building projects. Here are the main items that can be crafted using Indium:

• Modified Quanta
• Albumen Pearl Orb
• Temporal Warp Computer
• Reality De-Threader

That's all you need to know about getting Indium in No Man's Sky. For more on the game, be sure to check out locating Salvaged Frigate Modules. Elsewhere there's our look at how to save your game in 2023.