How to Get a Freighter in No Man’s Sky – Destructoid

Cargo ships in Nobody’s heaven are large spaceships that can store multiple spaceships and serve as a huge storage area for the wide variety of resources you encounter and collect in Nobody’s heaven. Additionally, Freighters allow players to own frigates and send them on missions. Frigates are larger than starships and are primarily designed to engage in various missions, including exploration, combat, and trade.

Cargo ships in Nobody’s heaven are also useful for building your squadron, which is essential if you’re interested in space combat and don’t want to bow down to rogue pirates. Your squadron is made up of pilots you’ve met and recruited during your journey, and they’ll show up to help you when you’re under attack, providing decent backup.

There is no set trick to getting a cargo ship Nobody’s heaven. There is also no special shop or area where you can find a Freighter in the game. However, there is a way for players to get a Freighter for free in Nobody’s heaven. When you first save a cargo ship from pirates in the game, you will have the opportunity to board the cargo ship and talk to the captain, who will offer you command of the cargo ship for free.

If you somehow missed this, that’s fine. When you save another Freighter, you still have the option to claim it for free. However, once you have a Freighter, saving future Freighters does not give you the option to claim it for free.

Finding a cargo ship in Nobody’s heaven simply requires players to hop between star systems and explore space without landing on planets to trigger a Freighter encounter. You can encounter a Freighter at any time, whether it’s when you emerge from the Space Anomaly, from a space station, or when you leave a planet’s atmosphere and return to space. Since it’s a matter of chance, your best bet is to hop between star systems, as that will sometimes trigger a Freighter arrival once you get there.

Once you find a freighter that you can board, talk to the captain on the ship and choose the option to buy the freighter, which will cost you units.