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The subject of this article is from the Interceptor update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 6 June, 2023.

Journey Milestones are in-game exploration achievements.

Summary[ | ]

Journey Milestones are in-game exploration achievements that the player can acquire during their exploration of No Man's Sky. Certain ranks reward the player with achievements (Steam and Xbox, or trophies on PlayStation).

Type of Journey Milestones[ | ]

On-foot Exploration[ | ]

It counts the distance travelled on foot. Travelling with exocraft excluded.

Rank Name Travelled Achievement 
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
First Steps 1 0u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS1
Setting Out 8,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS2
Drifter 2 10,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS3
Ambulatory 3 15,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS4
Wayfarer 20,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS5
Rambler 25,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS6
Hiker 30,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS7
Nomad 40,000u Symphony For A Lost Traveler
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS8
Wanderer 50,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS9
Expeditionist 75,000u -
RANK.DISTANCEWALKED
RANK.STARS10
Adventurer 100,000u Have Spacesuit - Will Travel

The following changes were made in the Unknown Update:

  • 1 Previously it was known as Static.
  • 2 Previously it was known as Ambulatory.
  • 3 Previously it was known as Drifter.

Alien Encounters[ | ]

It counts how many unique Gek, Korvax or Vy'keen NPCs the player met. Initiating a conversation by pressing Psbutton.circle/KEY.E/XBOXBUTTON.X (PS4/PC/Xbox) is enough, it does not require any additional dialogue option.

Rank Name Met Achievement 
RANK.ALIENSMET
Lonesome 0 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS1
Not Alone 1 10 Contact
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS2
Visitor 2 20 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS3
Recognised 3 30 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS4
Familiar 4 35 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS5
Famous 5 40 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS6
Emissary 45 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS7
Diplomat 50 Who Goes There?
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS8
Envoy 60 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS9
Consul 70 -
RANK.ALIENSMET
RANK.STARS10
Ambassador 80 What Mad Universe

The following changes were made in the Unknown Update:

  • 1 Previously it was known as Known. The related achievement refers to this rank.
  • 2 Previously it was known as Not Alone.
  • 3 Previously it was known as Visitor.
  • 4 Previously it was known as Social.
  • 5 Previously it was known as Familiar.

Words Collected[ | ]

It counts the total amount of Gek, Korvax and Vy'keen words collected. See language page on how to learn new words.

Rank Name Words Achievement 
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
Babbler 1 0 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS1
Beginner 2 5 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS2
Student 3 8 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS3
Comprehended 4 10 Babel-17
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS4
Scholar 5 15 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS5
Fluent 6 20 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS6
Interpreter 7 30 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS7
Linguist 8 50 The Languages of Pao
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS8
Polygot 9 80 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS9
Universal Translator 100 -
RANK.WORDSLEARNT
RANK.STARS10
Babelfish 150 Citizen of the Galaxy

The following changes were made in the Unknown Update:

  • 1 Previously it was known as Incomprehensible.
  • 2 Previously it was known as Babbler.
  • 3 Previously it was known as Beginner.
  • 4 Previously it was known as Confused. The related achievement refers to this rank.
  • 5 Previously it was known as Muddled.
  • 6 Previously it was known as Misunderstood.
  • 7 Previously it was known as Comprehended.
  • 8 Previously it was known as Interpreter. The related achievement refers to this rank.
  • 9 Previously it was known as Linguist.

RANK.MONEY Units Accrued[ | ]

Rank Name Units Accrued Acheivements
Base Insolvent 0 Units -
RANK.STARS1 New Business 50,000 Units -
RANK.STARS2 Moneymaker 100,000 Units -
RANK.STARS3 Entrepreneur 150,000 Units Foundation
RANK.STARS4 Space Trucker 250,000(?) Units -
RANK.STARS5 Enterprising 500,000 Units -
RANK.STARS6 Capitalist 750,000 Units -
RANK.STARS7 Trader 1,000,000 Units The Space Merchants
RANK.STARS8 Merchant 1,250,000 Units -
RANK.STARS9 Tycoon 1,500,000 Units -
RANK.STARS10 Magnate 2,000,000 Units The Diamond Age

RANK.ENEMIESKILLED Sentinel Ships Destroyed[ | ]

Rank Name Ships
Destroyed 
Base Untested 0 Ships
RANK.STARS1 Novice 1 Ship
RANK.STARS2 Nuisance 10 Ships
RANK.STARS3 Scrapper 15 Ships
RANK.STARS4 Troublemaker 20 Ships
RANK.STARS5 Fighter 30 Ships
RANK.STARS6 Menace 40 Ships
RANK.STARS7 Notorious 50 Ships
RANK.STARS8 Dangerous 60 Ships
RANK.STARS9 Expert 70 Ships
RANK.STARS10 Legend 80 Ships

RANK.LONGESTLIFE Extreme Survival[ | ]

Rank Name Survived Extreme Conditions (sol) 
Base Hopeful 0.0 Sol
RANK.STARS1 Undaunted 1.0 Sol
RANK.STARS2 Resolute 3.0 Sol
RANK.STARS3 Determined 5.0 Sol
RANK.STARS4 Spirited 8.0 So
RANK.STARS5 Persistent 12.0 So
RANK.STARS6 Rugged 16.0 Sol
RANK.STARS7 Robust 20.0 Sol
RANK.STARS8 Indefatigable 24.0 Sol
RANK.STARS9 Survivalist 28.0 Sol
RANK.STARS10 Everlasting 32.0 Sol

RANK.DISTANCEWARPED Space Exploration[ | ]

Rank Name Warped 
Base Stargazer 0 Times
RANK.STARS1 Trailblazer 3 Times
RANK.STARS2 Scout 5 Times
RANK.STARS3 Warp Engaged 7 Times
RANK.STARS4 Surveyor 9 Times
RANK.STARS5 Rover 15 Times
RANK.STARS6 Voyager 30 Times
RANK.STARS7 Pioneer 40 Times
RANK.STARS8 Explorer 50 Times
RANK.STARS9 Overseer 60 Times
RANK.STARS10 Discoverer 75 Times

RANK.CREATURES Planetary Zoology[ | ]

Rank Name Discovered All
Species (Planets) 
Base Amateur 0 Planets
RANK.STARS1 Naturalist 1 Planet
RANK.STARS2 Collector 2 Planets
RANK.STARS3 Scanner 3 Planets
RANK.STARS4 Analyst 4 Planets
RANK.STARS5 Researcher 5 Planets
RANK.STARS6 Compiler 6 Planets
RANK.STARS7 Archivist 7 Planets
RANK.STARS8 Classifier 8 Planets
RANK.STARS9 Zoologist 9 Planets
RANK.STARS10 Encyclopedia 10 Planets

Pirates Destroyed[ | ]

It counts how many pirates destroyed by the player.

Rank Name Destroyed Achievement 
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
Untested 0 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS1
Novice 5 Use of Weapons
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS2
Nuisance 10 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS3
Scrapper 15 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS4
Troublemaker 20 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS5
Fighter 30 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS6
Menace 40 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS7
Notorious 50 Pattern for Conquest
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS8
Dangerous 60 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS9
Expert 70 -
RANK.ENEMIESKILLED
RANK.STARS10
Legend 80 The Forever War

Milestone titles[ | ]

Milestone titles awarded for the total number of Journey Milestones. Certain titles are required for the progression of some gameplay elements.

Title Total number Required for
Apollo 0 -
Pathfinder 5 Captured Nanode
Juno 10 Englobed Shade
Rosetta 15 Noospheric Orb
Cassini 20 Dark Matter
Kepler 25 Dawn's End
Dawn 30 Photic Jade
Curiosity 35 State Phasure
Hubble 40 Novae Reclaiment
Viking 45 Modified Quanta
Magellan 50 Heart of the Sun
Galileo 55+

Additional information[ | ]

  • After reaching the highest rank of any Journey Milestones, the counter will not stop and counts the player's progression further.
  • The names of each rank are extracted from the NMS_LOC1_ENGLISH.MBIN (1.77) game file, while the related values are extracted from the LEVELEDSTATSTABLE.MBIN (1.77) game file.
  • The milestone titles are named after historic or ongoing space exploration missions, see here.

Generations[ | ]

In the NMS_LOC1_ENGLISH.MBIN game file there is a Journey Milestone called Generations which has a description of "I regenerated X time", where X means how many times the player died, and names for each rank. This is not present in the LEVELEDSTATSTABLE.MBIN game file where values are specified.

Rank Name
0 Not specified in the game file.
1 FIRST-TIMER
2 HEY LAZARUS
3 BEAMED BACK
4 I DIED AGAIN GUYS
5 RECONSTITUTED
6 BACK ONCE AGAIN
7 REINCARNATOR SUPREME
8 DEATH EXPERT
9 GROUNDHOG UNLEASHED
10 THE EVERLASTING

Release history[ | ]

  • Release - Added to the game.
  • Unknown Update - The name of various ranks were changed or reordered, these are noted under each section. Certain values were changed, for example Setting Out in On-foot Exploration increased from 5,000u to 8,000u.

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