Ground Control is the third stop you’ll likely complete in the Utopia Expedition in No Man’s Sky. This requires you to join the rest of the players involved and place your base on the map. This guide explains how to complete ground control so you can continue with the much more complicated parts of this expedition.
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How to download a base on Project Utopia
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In order to load a base into Project Utopia, you must first establish a base. You will have done this for the first leg of this expedition, Foundation. If you haven’t already, you’ll need to place a base computer from your inventory. You must then register the base using the base computer.
What you need to do next depends on which step you are going to take first. If you wish to complete ground control, please interact with the base computer and select the Load Base option from the menu. If you are trying to complete Foundation, please follow the steps to do so and then return to this step. This, unsurprisingly, will load your base into Project Utopia. The milestone completion screen should appear next. Don’t forget to claim 100 Paraffinium, a Prepackaged Advanced Mining Laser Unit, and the Geobay Blueprint Bundle from the Expedition menu.
How to change your base image on the base computer
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If you don’t like the picture the base computer gives you when you interact with it, you can change it. Select the Capture new basic screenshot option and you will be taken to some sort of photo mode. You can now move the camera around until you like the angle you captured from its base before capturing a new screenshot. This screenshot will now be displayed on your base computer. This is something you can do for your own satisfaction as other players will see this screenshot when deciding if they want to visit your base from a local space station. This could be very important if you want a large number of visitors.
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