How to Trigger Starbirth in NMS

To trigger Starbirth in No Man’s Sky (NMS), you need to start by purchasing a Void Egg from the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion and then use your pulse drive until you have a Space Encounter with a strange starship. This encounter sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads to the Starbirth process, where a cloud of matter collapses under its own gravitational pull, leading to the formation of a new star through nuclear fusion.

Understanding Starbirth and Related Concepts

What is Starbirth?

Starbirth is a process in No Man’s Sky where a cloud of matter collapses under its own gravity, leading to the formation of a new star. This process is triggered after purchasing a Void Egg and encountering a strange starship while using the pulse drive.

FAQs

1. How do I start the living ship quest? To start the living ship quest, leave the Space Anomaly and use your pulse drive to fly around the system you’re currently in until you receive a message through an anomaly encounter.
2. What is the Void Egg? The Void Egg is an item that triggers a secret mission to get a living ship and can be purchased from the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion.
3. How do I activate my living egg in NMS? The Active Void Egg can only be activated once a Void Egg is in the player’s inventory, and the player leaves a Space Station or Anomaly and uses the pulse drive within a star system.
4. Can you get a living ship without doing the quest? No, the only way to get a living ship is by doing the quest that starts after purchasing the Void Egg.
5. How many Void Eggs do you need? You only need one Void Egg to start the Starbirth process and get a living ship.
6. Do I need a Void Egg to get a living ship? Yes, to obtain the first Living Ship, a player will need to purchase a Void Egg and complete the Starbirth quest.
7. What happens if you hatch a Void Egg? In the context of No Man’s Sky, hatching a Void Egg leads to the Starbirth process and eventually to the acquisition of a living ship.
8. Can you tame aliens in No Man’s Sky? Yes, No Man’s Sky Beyond allows players to tame, ride, and milk the aliens they discover, provided they use the proper bait.
9. What is the humming egg in NMS? The Humming Sac can be found in caves and contains an Albumen Pearl, distinguishable by its appearance similar to an egg.
10. What is the rarest creature in No Man’s Sky? The Diplo is considered one of the rarest creatures in No Man’s Sky, with a reported encounter chance of only 0.25% on any given planet.
11. How do you trigger the Void Egg quest? The Void Egg quest is triggered by warping a certain number of times after the Void Egg is in your inventory, which can vary between 3 to 12 times.
12. Is it worth having Void chickens? Void chickens are not significantly more useful than other chickens but are more useful than blue chickens as they continually produce void eggs.
13. What does a Void Chicken do? Void chickens continually produce void eggs, which can be used in the mayonnaise maker to make void mayonnaise.
14. What is the point of void mayonnaise? Void Mayonnaise can be used in the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Polka Dot Shirt and as a red dye in dye pots.
15. Can you do Starbirth without glyphs? The Soul Chamber stage of the Starbirth quest requires the player to have collected the first 12 of the 16 glyphs to travel to specific coordinates using a portal.