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The Pirates are major villanous antagonists in the videogame No Man's Sky.
Biography[]
Pirates are hostile starships encountered primarily while traveling through space, especially in star systems with high conflict levels or those under pirate control. These pirate ships are based at Outlaw Stations in the Outlaw system. They possess the technical capability to create Pirate Dreadnoughts that attack NPC freighters, though player-owned freighters are never involved in these combat situations. Occasionally, pirates will even attack while the player is on a planet, triggering a Planetary Pirate Raid, which can be avoided by seeking shelter or boarding a starship.
Pirates are detected through a scan, indicated by a countdown meter that appears in the cockpit. Once the scan reaches its limit, 1 to 3 pirate ships will warp in, initiating a battle. The player can avoid the conflict by escaping to a space station, freighter, or space anomaly before the scan completes, or by landing on a planet. Another way to avoid pirate scans is by equipping a Cargo Scan Deflector, although its effectiveness is probabilistic.
In the event of contact with a pirate ship, a detection occurs, causing minor damage and blurring the player's aim. A countdown timer will appear, giving the player a short window to communicate with the pirates. The options available are: refusing negotiation (leading to a preemptive attack), bribing the pirates (which may or may not succeed), or calling for authority assistance if the player has a Defence Chit. Reporting to the authorities summons a Sentinel Interceptor to help, though this ally is only a decoy and can be destroyed in the battle.
Pirate ships behave similarly to Sentinel Interceptors in combat, but they tend to have greater health and attack power. Destroying them may yield contraband items, like suspicious packages. These packages should be delivered to a freighter to avoid penalties, as being caught with contraband by authorities results in trouble. Since version 4.6, pirates may also drop Pirate Transponders, adding another item to their arsenal of loot.
Trivia[]
- The player can join the pirates or help them in many jobs like bounty hunting.
- See Also: Null (No Man's Sky)
- Pirates - No Man's Sky Wiki