No Man's Sky save game bug

[mellowtigger]

If you (or people you know) play No Man's Sky, share the information that everyone should make a backup of their save game file immediately. The game currently includes a game-ending bug that will erase/corrupt your save. If you don't have a backup, then you might have to start the game over again.

Click to read how to backup game files in No Man's Sky...

1. Steam has this community guide that explains where to find the file that you need to backup. I'm not clear on exactly which "...save#.hg" file should be backed up, so I backed up the whole folder. I relocated Steam on my Linux computer to a separate filesystem partition, so I found the necessary folder at the following location on my computer:
   /game/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/275850/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/HelloGames/NMS/
   
   
2. Separately, I recommend at any time (bugged or not) that you make a backup of the file that records which building items you have unlocked. For some reason, it's not at the same location as the save game. If you play in Steam, you can find it on the Steam menu for the game (right-click the game in Steam, select Properties) under "Installed Files", then click "Browse", then select folder "Binaries" then "Settings". Save a copy of "GCUSERSETTINGS.MXML". On my Linux computer, I found it at:
   /game/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/No Man's Sky/Binaries/SETTINGS/

A player who was affected by this bug has asked online for help finding a solar system that they named planets, flora, and fauna in that system for memories that their dead mother would recall, as an online tribute to the memory of their mother.

Keep an eye out for the "Krasher" system, traveler.