Farming in No Man’s Sky needs fertilizer, and that means you’re gonna need Faecium.

Gathering Copper From Planets With Yellow Stars

Copper isspecifically found on planets that are orbiting yellow stars.

Star colorscan be determinedfrom the Galaxy Map, before you actually jump to a new system.

A cave filled with bioluminescent plants in No Man’s Sky, illuminating minerals that contain copper.

Once on a planet orbiting a yellow star,use your visor to scan for resource deposits.

Once located, you’ve got the option to pin the location on your HUD.

At the resource deposit,use your Terrain Manipulatorin Mine modeto gather the copper.

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To see whether a mineral will provide copper,scan it with your visor.

What Is Copper Used For?

Copper is used in a lot ofcrafting recipes.

Copper in the inventory in No Man’s Sky.

Unlikeplatinumandgold,copper cannot be gathered from asteroidsby blasting them with your spaceship.

Crafting Recipes That Use Copper

Here are many of the crafting recipes that require copper.

Which is the best?

Buying copper from the Galactic Trade Terminal in No Man’s Sky.

A cave in No Man’s Sky, with minerals that possibly contain copper.

Using the analysis visor to see what a planet contains in No Man’s Sky.

Copper in the catalogue and guide of No Man’s Sky.

Refining chromatic metal from copper in a refiner in No Man’s Sky.

An AtlasPass v1 in the inventory in No Man’s Sky.

Magnetised ferrite in the inventory in No Man’s Sky.

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