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CHARACTERS

SENTINEL DRONE

CORRUPTED DRONE

SHIP DRONE

KORVAX
A highly intellectual mechanical species from another galaxy. Once enslaved by the Gek.

GEK

An amphibious merchant species native to the water-rich planet Balaron. Used to be thoroughly evil until the Korvax changed their DNA with nanite clusters. Now just greedy instead.

TRAVELLER
Holograms created by the Atlas based on creatures who have died. You are the last one.

VY'KEEN
A warrior race who fight under a strict code of honour. Enemies to the sentinels.

THE ATLAS
The God of this universe. An artificial intelligence running the universe simulations that the player is exploring.

ANOMALY
The creators of the simulation. It is likely the 'fifth race' represents them (and us)

NADA
Priest Entity Nada is a Korvax separate from the collective & living on the Space Anomaly. They come from a different universe & award Quicksilver.

POLO
Specialist Polo is a Gek living on the Space Anomaly, who gives directions to Atlas Stations & Black Holes. They are the second iteration of Polo that Nada has met.

APOLLO
Was once a flesh & blood traveller, but has had their body fully replaced by robotics.

ARTEMIS
A traveller lost out in the stars. The main story tasks you with finding & rescuing them.
Upload > Truth > Truth

QUICKSILVER SYNTHESIS COMPANION
Offers exotic items in exchange for Quicksilver.

-NULL-
Was once a traveller from another universe, who defied the Atlas & lived for all eternity.

AUTOPHAGE
These lifeforms were once much like Korvax, but not part of the collective. Now thier souls have been brought back into robotic shells.

HARDFRAME
A heavily armoured mech with a jetpack & a variety of weapons, including a plasma-powered flamethrower.

TELAMON
A security sub-protocol designed to monitor The Atlas in case of rampancy.

LAYLAPS
A reconfigured, benevolent Sentinel drone, with connections to Telamon, The Atlas & the World Of Glass.

SUMMONER DRONE

HEAVY DRONE

QUAD

REPAIR DRONE

ARMOURED DRONE

BI-PED WALKER
A heavily armoured mech with a variety of weapons.
Shoot the knees to topple it; and it's head casing to destroy it.

WHAT ARE SENTINELS?

Mechanical, self-replicating, policing drones, also known as The Aerons.
Created by The Atlas & meant as a security protocol; but the Atlas is losing control.
When the Aerons first appeared in this universe, they were confronted by the Vy'keen alliance, who nearly won their war against these mechanical menaces, but were betrayed & attacked by the Gek while weakened.
The war between the Sentinels, Vy'keen & Gek came to an end when the enslaved Korvax injected their nanite clusters into their Gek masters' spawning pools; rewriting their DNA to turn their violent lust for power into greed.
The Gek now worked for the sentinels & the Korvax worshipped them. The Vy'keen still hate them & kill all they can.

SENTINEL FREIGHTER

ABYSS CORRUPTED DRONE
The strange power flowing through corrupted worlds has warped the Sentinels beyond recognition.

INTERCEPTOR
Advanced procedurally generated ship drones that can also be found & claimed at Crash-sites.

CORRUPTED PLANETS
A darkness spreads through the Sentinel horde. Many fortified worlds have succumbed to corruption, with strange crystals sprouting from the earth and their robot guardians twisted into bizarre new forms. Explore these purple-hazed worlds to find new buildings, crashed interceptors, secret equipment and more…

SMALL CORRUPTED ARACHNID
Prone to spontaneous combustion & aggressive pounces.

MEDIUM CORRUPTED ARACHNID
Able to phase in and out of stealth for surprise attacks.

LARGE CORRUPTED ARACHNID
Utilises devastating flamethrowers & long-distance explosives.

CRONUS
Temperamental food critic. Will judge the players cooking skills & award nanites.

ARES
Awards Nanites for achieving Milestones or in exchange for specific products.

TETHYS
On the run. Wears a Gek disguise. Distrustful of everyone.

HELIOS
Ancient tree-like being who retired after a lifetime of exploration. Pays nanites for discoveries & gifts an Emergency Broadcast Receiver for Derelict Freighters, each week.

ARIADNE
Introduces the player to the Space Anomaly. Has been replaced by a murderous imposter in disguise.

HESPERUS
Expert on anomalous disturbances.
Friend to Gemini.
Favours scientific advancement over lives.

MERCURY
Teleporter Guardian.

GEMINI
Expert on anomalous disturbances.

Friend to Hesperus.

SELENE
Exosuit Technology Specialist.

HYPERION
Starship Technology Specialist.

PERSES
Exocraft Technology Specialist.

EOS
Multi-tool Technology Specialist.

THE CONSTRUCT
A soul in a shell.

Character Files

Characters

Throughout the game, you will meet many lifeforms.

Most of these will be Gek, Korvax or Vy'keen, as the Sentinels (Aerons) wiped out almost all other life in the universe.

The robotic Autophage have now returned to the universe.

🛸
Below is a spoiler free guide to the main races & characters of the game.

👽
Recently, many more characters have been referenced, who may later make it into the game; including:

Asteria, Narcissus, Lazarus and Hildebrand. Leto has been used in Expedition 12 - Omega.

Space Anomaly NPCs

Races

Story Characters

Sentinels

POLO
Specialist Polo is a Gek living on the Space Anomaly, who gives directions to Atlas Stations & Black Holes. They are the second iteration of Polo that Nada has met.

ARTEMIS
A traveller lost out in the stars. The main story tasks you with finding & rescuing them.
Upload > Truth > Truth

-NULL-
Was once a traveller from another universe, who defied the Atlas & lived for all eternity.

APOLLO
Was once a flesh & blood traveller, but has had their body fully replaced by robotics.

KORVAX
A highly intellectual mechanical species from another galaxy. Once enslaved by the Gek.

GEK

An amphibious merchant species native to the water-rich planet Balaron. Used to be thoroughly evil until the Korvax changed their DNA with nanite clusters. Now just greedy instead.

TRAVELLER
Holograms created by the Atlas based on creatures who have died. You are the last one.

VY'KEEN
A warrior race who fight under a strict code of honour. Enemies to the sentinels.

ANOMALY
The creators of the simulation. It is likely the 'fifth race' represents them (and us)

THE ATLAS
The God of this universe. An artificial intelligence running the universe simulations that the player is exploring.

NADA
Priest Entity Nada is a Korvax separate from the collective & living on the Space Anomaly. They come from a different universe & award Quicksilver.

AUTOPHAGE
These lifeforms were once much like Korvax, but not part of the collective. Now thier souls have been brought back into robotic shells.

QUICKSILVER SYNTHESIS COMPANION
Offers exotic items in exchange for Quicksilver.

TELAMON
A security sub-protocol designed to monitor The Atlas in case of rampancy.

LAYLAPS
A reconfigured, benevolent Sentinel drone, with connections to Telamon, The Atlas & the World Of Glass.

Sentinels

HARDFRAME
A heavily armoured mech with a jetpack & a variety of weapons, including a plasma-powered flamethrower.

BI-PED WALKER
A heavily armoured mech with a variety of weapons.
Shoot the knees to topple it; and it's head casing to destroy it.

SHIP DRONE

A space based, automated attack system.
Not much different to pirates, easy to deal with in small numbers; just don't shoot at a space station!

WHAT ARE SENTINELS?

SENTINEL DRONE
On planets with Low Sentinel Activity, Drones can only be found guarding Depots, Manufacturing Facilities, and Operations Centres. On planets with High Sentinel Activity or Aggressive Sentinels, Drones can be found patrolling the entire planetary surface. They will investigate players that perform actions that violate their laws and ultimately attack if a player continues their transgressions.

SUMMONER DRONE
Summoner Drones are capable of beaming in reinforcements mid-battle. While of low threat on their own, these advanced Sentinel units can quickly turn the tide of a fight and overwhelm an unwary player. Every once in a while, they will start summoning Heavy sentinel drones. This process takes a while, and can be stopped by destroying the summoner. If it's completed, the newly summoned drones won't disappear, even after the summoner's destruction.

ARMOURED DRONE

Armoured Drones have forward plating, with an eye in the centre, a weak spot, and will face the player at all times while engaged to make use of this shield. When not tracking the player, most of their bodies are open to normal attack.

REPAIR DRONE
Sentinel repair drones are small, highly agile units that rapidly repair other drones. While themselves weak and lightly armed, these mobile engineers represent a serious threat and should be tactically eliminated. If a sentinel unit is in proximity, they will rush to their assist and progressively repair them until the unit or themselves is destroyed. If the unit they were repairing is destroyed, they will try to go repair another one that needs it.

HEAVY DRONE
Sentinel Heavy Combat Drones are a significantly upgraded version of the regular Sentinel patrols drones. If a Sentinel patrol drone discovers a transgression, these tank-like units are the first forces summoned to the battle as highly aggressive backup.

QUAD

Sentinel Quads have two attacks they can perform, a charged laser attack and a lunge attack. Both attacks are aimed directly in front of the Sentinel and can be defeated using strafe tactics. They have a red glowing weak-spot on their back. Shoot here for massive damage.

CORRUPTED DRONE
An offshoot of the basic drone are referred to as Corrupted Sentinels, and must be dealt with when harvesting Salvageable Scrap. These are a tougher variety of the regular drones. It is possible that these are the rogue drones described in the freighter logs.

Performing these actions always alerts Sentinels (regardless of Sentinel presence), raising either Planet Wanted Level (PWL) or Space Wanted Level (SWL) to at least 1:

Overharvesting resources
Picking up a Gravitino Ball from the ground or from flora (PWL 3)
Picking up Sac Venom from the ground (PWL 3)
Interacting with a Sentient Plant (PWL 3)
Removing an Ancient Data Structure from a pedestal (PWL 0)
Removing an Albumen Pearl from a shell (PWL 3)
Attacking a Space Fleet (SWL 1)
Attacking a Space Station (SWL 4)
Attacking a non-hostile Starship
Attacking a Sentinel drone (PWL 1)

Performing these actions with a Sentinel drone witnessing the action will alert the Sentinels and set the player's PWL to 1:

Attempting to destroy Depots (attacking some Depots sets PWL to 3), or the reinforced door of a Manufacturing Facility or Operations Centre
Attacking Fauna nearby
Harvesting Minerals or Flora nearby

ABYSS CORRUPTED DRONE
The strange power flowing through corrupted worlds has warped the Sentinels beyond recognition. Colossal semi-arachnid machines stalk these discordant worlds, ready to pounce upon unwary Travellers. Their weaponry varies from rapid-fire energy weapons, to grenades, to a corrupted flamethrower, and they will tactically repair heavily damaged drones.

SMALL CORRUPTED ARACHNID
The volatile circuitry of the corrupted swarm makes them prone to spontaneous combustion, especially when their armour integrity is compromised. Keep your distance, and beware of their aggressive pounce…

MEDIUM CORRUPTED ARACHNID
Face off against a swarm of corrupted Sentinel spawns. These aggressive mini-machines know no fear, and will relentlessly pursue their Traveller foes all the way to the bitter end.
Able to phase in and out of stealth for surprise attacks.

LARGE CORRUPTED ARACHNID
Utilises devastating flamethrowers & long-distance explosives.

INTERCEPTOR
Sentinel fleets have evolved. System authority ships now appear in hundreds of procedurally-generated variations, dramatically diversifying their silhouettes and styles.
Expand your fleet with your very own salvaged Sentinel Interceptor starship. Hunt down your perfect Sentinel ship, or collect a whole range of these sleek procedurally-generated Interceptors.

Intro To NMS Resources

Development Of The Game