Your very own fly dawdler buddy .
The Sentinels update in No Man ’s Sky add a bunch of nerveless new things — but , only few are cooler than having your own Sentinel Drone Companion . The Modern update bring a ton of additions , like the Hardframe Battlemechs , new Multi - Tools , and an expansion to the lore and narration . Now , actor can re - program an enemy Sentinel Drone to be their own favorable familiar , in struggle and exploration .
In rescript to get the Drone Companion , players will first need to triggerA Trace of Metalmission . unexampled players will first need to establish a functioning Settlement . After reaching a Settlement , go for the Overseer position , and stop construction of the Overseer ’s Office . Interact with the Settlement Administration Terminal inside the construction and finish the necessary building delegation .
Once this is completed , jump into your spaceship , and nail five warp drives . You will then receive an Emergency Satellite Comms broadcast by an NPC in your Settlement , inform you that Sentinels are attacking the base . This will trigger the " Trace Of Metal " mission .
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Travel back to your Settlement to see it overrun by aggress Sentinels . shoot down them all , and turn tail back to the Settlement Administration Terminal and interact with Iteration Tethys , who will instruct you to collect the drop sentinel seedpod . One of these pods will contain an Undamaged Drone Shell . If you ’re lucky , you may also be able to get a Sentinel Hardframe Engine , which will add up in ready to hand for the latter part of this mission . After having collected these , fly back into space , and rally the Anomaly .
Inside the Anomaly , interact with Tethys . They will inform you to collect parts from three other NPCs aboard the Anomaly in decree to touch on the Sentinel Drone . Speak to Iteration Mercury to gather a Portal Phylactery . Next , mouth to Iteration Ariadne , who will give you nothing . Then , speak to Iteration Mercury to receive Nanite Filament .
Next , talk to Hesperus , who will rede you to go speak to Specialist Polo . Polo will give you some Beads . Once all factor are received , go over to Tethys and hand them over . In return , they will give you your Sentinel Flare . Now , head back to any planet open , and activate the Flare to summon your Sentinel Drone .
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