If I remember correctly, once I finished the final battle the ship automatically landed nearby, ready to be claimed. I don't think I even claimed it in the Expedition tab before it happened. I know I wouldn't have had 1400 nanites.
It's possible you missed the ship or that the expedition glitched. The bug might have gotten patched in an update but it didn't matter to you because your game had already converted to Normal. Poking around Reddit, it sounds like others had similar problems claiming the ship.
Within the Expedition, you will get the ship as part of the storyline for free. If you go to the Quicksilver vendor to try to claim it, it will take nanites.
Has anyone still in the Liquidator Expedition managed to get one of the new insect helmets by killing a Vile Queen? I've seen people on YouTube do it with Normal saves, but I am wondering the Expedition saves are bugged (pun intended). I've been farming for a while and gotten nothing. Maybe I'm just unlucky.
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That sucks. I've checked multiple bases across my saves, and somehow none of them were impacted. I expected at least a couple of them to be trashed because I tend to build along the terrain and into caves. While surfaces features of the planets changed, the terrain itself seemed to stay the same.
I'm not holding my breath though. Worlds Part 2 is coming eventually and there's no telling what will happen.
I don't know of guide, but off the top of my head...
Quest List
Complete the Artemis Storyline (That is a requirement to trigger other quests).
Jumping between systems will eventually trigger...
Buying a Void Egg will trigger the Starbirth quest Sending frigates on expeditions will eventually get you the Dream Aerial plans
Many of these quests result in rewards like ships, appearance modifications, companions, etc.
I've seen both happen in previous updates, so I don't know what the intention was with this particular update.
Honestly, I am not seeing a big difference so far. I loaded my various saves and checked to see if any of my bases were affected, but didn't see much of a change. Yes, clouds and water are better looking, and some planets had some new terrain features, but nothing major. I wonder if they limited the impacts to existing inhabited planets?
Yes, there have been broad and focused terrain generation changes in previous updates that have wiped out bases, especially if they're built in a cave or follow the existing terrain.
Quite often you just find out the hard way... You teleport in only to find yourself hovering in the sky or embedded in the ground. 😅
I am never going to complain about a NMS update, but if it's planet generation overhaul, you had better take pictures of your favorite bases now.
Did you keep playing once you completed the Omega Expedition?
I decided to build out my base on Nash 33/W4. It has an S-Class Sodium mine and all of the crops except NipNip. It is mostly built with stone with some prefab structures.
I actually hit the base part limit and had to back off so it could still be uploaded.
It's built into the nearby landscape...
A portion of the base is under ground but I did not use the Terrain Manipulator so I don't have to worry about it filling in later...
It sits across from a crashed freighter...
Now, I will probably take a break for a little bit until the next major update.
I decided to start a new save and forgo the new expedition feature in the Anomaly. I feel like part of the fun is starting from scratch and finding shortcuts to get units, complete milestones, etc. Plus I often play my expedition saves even after the expedition is over.
I made it to Phase 3 before I quit playing today. Overall I like the expedition. Nothing has been particularly annoying but I guess that could change in the next phases.
How's it going for everyone else?
I've been playing NMS for a long time so I'm no stranger to updates destroying my bases, but I'm used to it happening during major updates. This came out of no where.
I haven't played since the last major Update and Expedition, but I thought I would log in to check on things before the next Update and Expedition were announced. I did not expect to find one of my cave bases in disarray.
Before you ask, no, I didn't use the terrain manipulator, I simply built the base into an existing cave and along the mountainside. Other bases I've checked seem fine so I'm not sure why this one was impacted.
Did this happen to anyone else or am I just lucky?
Is there any reason to do it if you have already done Expedition 2? Any new rewards that weren't in the original? I haven't heard of anything.