No Man’s Sky: How to get paraffinium

Paraffinium is one of the resources you need to build an exocraft No man’s sky. Exovehicles make planetary exploration much quicker and easier as they are fast, maneuverable and can climb incredibly steep hills. Therefore, you should start growing paraffinium as soon as possible as it will provide a significant quality of life improvement for all your exploration needs.

Here you will find a complete guide to all methods of acquiring paraffinium No man’s sky so you can build an exocraft sooner rather than later.

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How to get Paraffinium in No Man’s Sky

Mine it on Lush Planets

Paraffinium appears lush/current planets In No man’s sky. Head into space, target a planet, and use the scanner to reveal the planet’s details (you can also examine planets in the Discoveries tab). Tropical planet, Wet planet, Viridizing planetand similar terms describe the type of planet you need. You can also find Paraffinium in the list of resources available on this planet.

Land on the lush planet and use the analysis visor to find the paraffinium deposit. Go to the deposit and mine it using your multi-tool’s terrain manipulator. On average, a deposit yields around 200 paraffinium.

Buy it at the Galactic Trade Terminal or from other pilots

Similar to other resources, you can purchase paraffinium from Galactic trading terminals. The price varies depending on the economics of the system, but you can expect to pay around 80-90 units per unit of paraffinium.

Alternatively, you can occasionally Find other pilots At the space station you can sell paraffinium and other resources. So be sure to check them out while you’re there.

Craft it in the Refiner

If you’re not near a lush planet or space station, you can make paraffinium using a refiner and available resources. Some of these resources are readily available, allowing you to obtain paraffinium without major travel expenses.

Here you will find all paraffinium making recipes No man’s sky:

• 1 silver + 1 oxygen
• 2 Pyrite + 1 Ferrite Dust
• 2 pyrite + 1 pure ferrite
• 1 Sulfur + 1 Ferrite Dust
• 1 sulfur + 1 pure ferrite
• 1 Sulfur + 1 Magnetized Ferrite

Released

August 9, 2016

Multiplayer

Online multiplayer, online co-op

Motor

Proprietary

ESRB

T is for Teen: Fantasy violence, animated gore

How long to beat

30.5 hours

How long do you have to bat (Completionist Runs)

150 hours

Steam Deck Compatibility

Verified

X|S optimized

Yes

PS Plus availability

N/A

Supported VR headsets

Sony PlayStation VR, Sony PlayStation VR2, Valve Index, HP Reverb G2, HTC Vive Pro 2, HTC VIVE Cosmos, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro

File size Xbox Series

20.36GB (September 2024)

OpenCritic review

Just

Cross-platform play

PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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