Expedition 18 Relics has returned to No Man’s Sky, and you can complete the community event once again.
If you missed out on completing the Relics expedition when it arrived earlier this year, now’s your chance. There are several tasks to complete, and this guide will list them all.
How to begin Expedition 18 Redux in No Man’s Sky
The process of beginning the Relics expedition is the same as the previous ones.
- To start the expedition, you’ll need to access the Anomaly.
- First, summon the Anomaly after getting your ship to space.
- Take your spaceship inside and exit the cockpit.
- Find the expedition terminal right beside the main entrance.
- You can first check the tasks and the main rewards of the Relics expedition.
- Once ready, you can begin the expedition.
How to complete Relics (Expedition 18 Redux) in No Man’s Sky
The Relics expedition is divided into five phases, followed by a final phase. The table below has information on all five phases and their tasks. Most of them are pretty straightforward, and the game will often pinpoint what needs to be done.
Phase 1
| Task | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| Echoes of the Past | Locate your starship |
| Exhibition Admission | Collect ancient artifacts |
| The Dig: I | Report to the GPS Field Office |
| Junior Field Agent | Collect a complete fossil |
| Do Not Disturb | Defeat an ancient guardian |
| Ancient Avian | Reassemble an avian skeleton |
| Rock Hound | Discover 6 minerals |
Phase 2
| Task | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| The Dig: II | Report to the second GPS dig |
| Associated Field Agent | Collect a complete fossil |
| Bygone Biped | Reassemble a biped skeleton |
| Descendants | Discover 6 creatures |
| Uprooting | Eliminate 6 hazardous flora |
| Domestic Relatives | Adopt 1 companion |
| Bytesized | Analyse 3 recovered data |
Phase 3
| Task | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| The Dig: III | Report to the third GPS dig |
| Senior Field Agent | Collect a complete fossil |
| Former Four Legs | Reassemble a quadruped skeleton |
| Snapshot in Time | Take a photo of 3 ground creatures |
| Wading In | Land 7 fish |
| Release Palaeobotany | Discover 10 planets |
| An Arm for a Leg | Exchange fossils with a collector |
Phase 4
| Task | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| The Dig: IV | Report to the fourth GPS dig |
| Principle Field Agent | Collect a complete fossil |
| Reassmbled Reptile | Reassemble a reptilian skeleton |
| Deeper Underground | Excavate 2600 units of terrain |
| The Archaeologist | Excavate 55 ancient bones |
| Hearty Stock | Whip up a delicious bone broth |
| Bone Appetit | Serve up a bone to Cronus |
Phase 5
| Task | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| The Dig: V | Report to the final GPS dig |
| Master of Bones | Collect a complete fossil |
| Fixed Forerunner | Reassemble a protoform skeleton |
| Nose in the Dirt | Search 10 drug samples |
| Written in Stone | Investigate 3 Memory Stones |
| Stone Ghosts | Defeat 3 ancient guardians |
| Rags and Bones | Sell 2,500,000 units worth of fossils |
To complete the final phase, you’ll need to finish all five prior sections. If any of the tasks are hard to complete, I will update the extra information in this guide.







