Players will receive the recipe for an Atlas Pass v1 from a small Gek alien called Polo, inside the first Space Anomaly you encounter - although in our experience it wasn't on our first encounter. That Atlas Pass v1 is, as things stand, the only Pass which all players are pretty much guaranteed to acquire during a main story playthrough. How to get the Atlas Pass v1 in No Man's Sky

There will normally be a v3-locked door on the side of the space station that houses the appearace customiser.

Atlas Pass v3 - The v3 Pass is used for high-level doors, most notably within the inner sections of space stations.

At this point we haven't confirmed what lies inside - the v2 is weirdly rare - although it's normally a case of more loot, again.

Atlas Pass v2 - The v2 Pass is largely used for opening doors on-planet, inside the various structures such as Colonial Outposts or Factories.

You'll find these dotted around (in our experience there's one right next to your crashed ship at the start of the game, and then the odd one inside the occasional building on a planet's surface).

Atlas Pass v1 - The v1 Pass is generally used to unlock one thing in post-NEXT update No Man's Sky: storage containers.

Their uses seem to vary slightly, but generally you'll find they work as follows: Better get used to this little guy if you're looking for the v1. You'll need to find a Blueprint for each one, and then the required materials to craft them yourself, in order to get them. What are Atlas Passes for in No Man's Sky?Ītlas Passes - v1, v2 and v3 - are essentially infinite-use key cards which unlock certain doors or storage containers throughout the game.

How to get the Atlas Pass v2 and v3 in No Man's Sky.

How to get the Atlas Pass v1 in No Man's Sky.

What are Atlas Passes for in No Man's Sky?.

Please note that our No Man's Sky guides are in the process of being updated after the launch of No Man's Sky BEYOND - for now, this page may still have plenty of useful info, but bear in mind it's due a refresh! If you're looking for more on that big update though, our guide to what's new in the No Man's Sky BEYOND update and its release time on Xbox One, PC, PS4, our big list of No Man's Sky patch notes, or our guide to the new No Man's Sky multiplayer and Nexus hub are the best places to start! The NEXT update tweaked the usual formaula for finding these - although it's still fairly similar to before - so here on this page we'll explain How to get the Atlas Pass v1, v2 and v3 as well as just what exactly the Atlas Passes do, too. Atlas Pass v1, plus the Atlas Pass v2 and Atlas Pass v3, are three hard-to-track-down items that you're soon going to be hunting in No Man's Sky, especially if you're the curious sort who wants to go poking around behind those closed doors in Space Stations.

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