Throughout the year the developers behind No Man’s Sky release limited-time Expeditions that feature lengthy quests and unique rewards. Thankfully for players, at the end of every year Expeditions enter Redux, or are available again for a short time for those that missed out on their time-sensitive rewards.
The Cursed Expedition is the current limited-time event players can replay, where they’ll face off against cursed monsters and earn a rare ship called the Boundary Herald. If you want to complete the Cursed Redux expedition in No Man’s Sky, follow the walkthrough below.
How to start The Cursed Redux Expedition
There are two different ways to start any Expedition in No Man’s Sky. The first is starting a new game in the main menu, then clicking on the Expedition option in the bottom left of the screen. This will launch you directly into the current Expedition, where you’ll spawn on a custom-generated planet and follow a set of objectives laid out by the developers.
Alternatively, you can travel to the Space Anomaly in any of your saves and head to the Expedition terminal to the right of the main mission board. We recommend this option because you can bring some materials into the Expedition to make things easier.
All milestones in the Cursed Redux Expedition
While playing through any Expeditions, you can open the menu and click on the Expedition tab to access your objectives. In the Cursed Expedition you’ll have to complete five different phases, each with five to seven objectives, to unlock all the rewards.
Whenever you complete any of these objectives, you can use the Expedition menu to claim rewards that will assist you throughout the entire Expedition. All of these milestones and objectives can be completed in any order, except for the final quest.
Phase One
When you first spawn into the Cursed Expedition Redux, you’ll find yourself stranded on an extremely mountainous planet. You may also notice that your shield has been replaced with a diminishing purple bar, that can only be repaired by consuming an Elixir of Glass.
If this purple bar drops below 50 percent, then Boundary Horrors will spawn and attack you. Follow these objectives to successfully finish the first leg of the Expedition:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Out of Time | Locate your starship. | 1 Elixir of Glass |
| Elixir of Glass | Prepare the Elixir of Glass. | 1 Pre-Packaged Advanced Mining Laser Unit 1 Pre-Packaged Teleport Receiver Unit |
| Nowhere to Run | Launch into space for the first time. | 1 Pre-Packaged Cloaking Device Unit 1 Powerful Scanning System Upgrade 1 Supreme Movement System Upgrade |
| Ink-Stained Skies | Kill 16 Boundary Horrors. | Elixir of Blood recipe |
| Written in Blood | Prepare the Elixir of Blood. | Elixir of Quicksilver recipe |
| Dislocation | Prepare the Elixir of Quicksilver. | 1 Pre-Packaged Pulse Spitter Unit 1 Pre-Packaged Combat Scope Unit 3 Inventory slots |
| Beyond the Boundary | Use a portal to travel to the rendevous point. | Portal glyph set Advanced Habitation module plans Base Computer plans |
Phase Two
To reach the second phase, and all subsequent portions of the Cursed Redux Expedition, you’ll have to travel through a portal to another hand-selected planet. Once you reach your destination, more objectives need to be completed.
For example, you’ll have to spend a long amount of time with no shields, harvest rare items like fossils and Storm Crystals, and burrow underneath the surface. Here are all the phase two objectives:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| The Edge of Glass | Spend 180 seconds with a low boundary integrity (Have no shields). | 2 Elixir of Glass 1 Pre-Packaged Launch Auto-Charger Unit 2 Supreme Pulse Engine Upgrade |
| Beyond Death | Excavate 10 fossils. | 1 Pre-Packaged Haz-Mat Gauntlet Unit 1 Supreme Defensive Systems Upgrade 1 Supreme Scanning System Upgrade |
| Hewn from Light | Collect five Storm Crystals. | Elixir of Blood recipe 3 Inventory slots Battery plans Solar Panel plans |
| Fear the Sun | Tunnel underground 1,600 units deep. | 1 Pre-Packaged Personal Refiner Unit 3 Glowing Minerals 30 Salvaged Data |
| Breach Two | Use a portal to travel to the rendevous point. | Anomaly Seal plans 3 Multi-Tool Inventory slots |
Phase Three
After passing through another portal, you’ll enter the third phase of the Cursed Expedition Redux. This stage requires players to explore planets on foot, fish on rare Anomalous worlds, and face the crushing forces of infinity.
Here are the five objectives needed to advance beyond stage three of the Cursed Expedition:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Well Grounded | Explore 8,000 units on foot. | Amplified Cartridges plans 1 Supreme Movement System Upgrade 5 Inventory slots |
| Endless Hunger | Eliminate eight Hungering Tendrils | 1 Pre-Packaged Fishing Rig Unit 1 Supreme Pulse Spitter Upgrade Biological Sample |
| In Wine Dark Seas | Catch fish found on Anomalous worlds. | 1 Pre-Packaged Rocket Boots Unit 5 Hadal Cores |
| Serenity, Reclaimed | Become serene in the face of infinity. | Elixir of Blood recipe 3 Surge Battery Signal Booster |
| Breach Three | Use a portal to travel to the rendezvous point. | 1 Pre-Packaged Impact Igniter Unit 1 Supreme Launch Thrusters Upgrade 5 Inverted Mirrors |
Phase Four
The fourth stage of the Expedition is filled with combat, as you’ll have to take on various enemies. For example, you’ll battle against Atlas robots, corrupted quadruped, and even take on Abyssal Horrors.
Complete these seven milestones to finish phase four of the Expedition:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Discordant | Collect 256 Atlantideum | Elixir of Blood recipe 1 Forbidden Exosuit Module 20 Navigation Data 440 Cadmium |
| Metal Bones | Gather 400 Tainted Metal | Perpetual Ice Cream 5 Inventory slots |
| Genetic Glitch | Discover two exotic creatures | 2 Elixir of Glass 160 Faecium Delicate Flora |
| In Deep Water | Swim above deep water for 60 seconds. | Marine Shelter plans 2 Powerful Underwater Oxygen Upgrades |
| Glassy Stare | Collect four hypnotic eyes from Abyssal Horrors. | Terrifying Sample 1,500 Nanites |
| Arachnophobia | Eliminate two corrupt quadrupeds | 2 Forbidden Multi-Tool Modules 5 Radiant Shards |
| Breach Four | Use a portal to travel to the rendezvous point. | 1616 Atlantideum 8080 Living Slime |
Phase Five
The fifth and final stage of the Cursed Expedition features some difficult objectives, such as killing 64 Boundary Horrors while your shield is low and collecting a massive 4,200 Nanites.
Once all other objectives are complete, you’ll unlock the final missions and a boss fight against a massive Boundary Horror. Finishing this fight will complete the Cursed Expedition Redux.
Here are all the objectives you need to complete in phase five:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Ghosts | Discover 2 ancient ruins | 5 Geodesite Unearthed Treasure |
| Ink-Drenched Skies | Kill 64 Boundary Horrors. | 25 Purple Ribbon Firework Biological Sample |
| Reality Foam | Earn 4,200 Nanites | Elixir of Blood recipe Terrifying Sample 1 Elixir of Glass |
| Breach Five | Use a portal to travel to the final rendezvous point. | Assorted glitches |
| The Face of Glass | Probe the walls of reality. | Elixir of Water plans |
| To Drink The Water | Create the Elixir of Water. | 256 Quicksilver 1 Elixir of Glass |
| Boundary Guardian | This final milestone is from another reality, you must complete To Drink the Water to unlock it.
Defeat the Boundary Guardian boss fight to seal the breach in reality. |
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How to claim The Cursed Redux Expedition rewards
Whenever you finish an expedition all the rewards can be collected from the same location. Spawn in the Anomaly from your spacecraft and fly inside to the multiplayer hub. From here you can speak to a vendor on the right-hand side of the main mission area who trades with Quicksilver and provides Expedition rewards.
This vendor has the rewards from all 16 Expeditions, but you’ll have to complete all the quests to unlock everything an Expedition has on offer. Most importantly, completing all the quests in the Cursed Expedition Redux will unlock the Boundary Hearld starship.
This massive ship is inspired by the Millennium Falcon and can be summoned at any Space Station once claimed. Only those who have completed all Cursed Expedition objectives can earn this starship, so it will never naturally spawn on a planet.
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