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How to Construct a Mind Ark in No Man’s Sky

The standard Mind Ark recipe is 1 Soul Engine, 3 Wiring Looms, and 3 Glass. Here’s how to craft its Soul Engine and complete the Artemis objective.
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For the standard Artemis quest, craft a Mind Ark with 1 Soul Engine, 3 Wiring Looms, and 3 Glass. First craft the Soul Engine from 3 Metal Plating, 1 Living Pearl, and 120 Cadmium. The Mind Ark is an in-game quest item, not a real-world component.

Ingredients for the standard Mind Ark recipe

Item Quantity Used for
Cadmium 120 Soul Engine
Living Pearl 1 Soul Engine
Metal Plating 3 Soul Engine
Soul Engine 1 Mind Ark
Wiring Loom 3 Mind Ark
Glass 3 Mind Ark

The standard recipe and ingredients are listed on the Mind Ark and Soul Engine item pages. The Mind Ark page’s information is current as of 16 July 2024; the Soul Engine page’s information is current as of 15 February 2022.

How to craft the Mind Ark

  1. Continue The First Traveller. Progress through the mission until -null- provides the Mind Ark and Soul Engine blueprints.
  2. Make the Soul Engine. Gather 120 Cadmium and 1 Living Pearl, then craft 3 Metal Plating. Use those materials to craft 1 Soul Engine.
  3. Gather the remaining ingredients. Obtain 3 Wiring Looms and 3 Glass.
  4. Craft the Mind Ark. Combine 1 Soul Engine, 3 Wiring Looms, and 3 Glass using the blueprint.
  5. Use it for Artemis. Follow the mission objective to a Holo-Terminus and use the completed Mind Ark on Artemis to continue the quest.

The mission sequence is described on The First Traveller page.

Is there another Mind Ark recipe?

The Mind Ark item page separately lists an Expedition 13: Adrift recipe: 1 Hypnotic Eye, 99 Atlantideum, and 64 Activated Copper. That is an expedition-specific variant; the available source does not establish that it applies to ordinary Artemis quest progression. For the standard quest, use the Soul Engine recipe above.

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What to do if the recipe does not match

The recipe details come from community wiki pages rather than an official current recipe reference, and recipes or mission behavior may change in later updates. If your crafting screen or mission log differs, use the in-game recipe and the active mission objective as your guide. Hello Games’ Beyond update notes confirm story connections involving Artemis, but do not document the Mind Ark recipe.

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