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No Man's Sky Refining Recipes Database: All 358 Refiner Recipes

All 358 No Man's Sky refiner recipes in one table — money loops, nanites, alloys, gases, ferrite, sodium and more, grouped by what they're for. Verified for 6.50.

9/1/2026 NMS Wiki Team Last updated: 9/1/2026 23 min read

This is the reference page: all 358 refiner recipes in No Man’s Sky’s current game data, on one page, grouped by what each conversion is actually for — not split across subpages, not alphabetical wallpaper. Any time you want to know whether X refines into Y, and what the ratio is, the answer is on this page.

Use it as a lookup, then let the interpretation layer do the thinking: our refining recipes guide walks through the recipes that actually matter and why, the units farming guide turns the multiplier loops into income, and the nanites guide ranks every nanite source in practice.

Last updated: September 1, 2026.

358
Refiner recipes in current game data
x6
Best per-pass multiplier (chlorine / cobalt / carbon + oxygen)
230
Nanites from one Hyaline Brain
250
Silver from one Herox, decoded

How to read the tables: single-input recipes run in any refiner, including the portable one. Two-input recipes need a medium refiner, and three-input recipes (the alloys, the trade components, oxygen photosynthesis) need the large refiner. Refiners pause — they never destroy their contents — so an idle refiner is lost income, not a lost item. Quantities below are exact game data. We deliberately omit refining times: community-measured speeds vary with refiner setup and don’t reconcile across sources, while ratios are stable facts.

Money loops (36 recipes)

Every recipe that multiplies a stock you already own. These six-for-one and five-for-one loops are the engines of the units economy; the platinum-to-ferrite trick and the photosynthesis rows exist to feed them oxygen.

InputsOutput
Di-hydrogen Jelly x1Di-hydrogen x40
Platinum x1 + Oxygen x1Magnetised Ferrite x10
Fungal Mould x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Frost Crystal x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Cactus Flesh x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Solanium x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Gamma Root x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Star Bulb x1 + Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x10
Condensed Carbon x1 + Oxygen x2Condensed Carbon x6
Chlorine x1 + Oxygen x2Chlorine x6
Ionised Cobalt x1 + Oxygen x2Ionised Cobalt x6
Carbon x2 + Oxygen x2Condensed Carbon x5
Salt x2 + Oxygen x2Chlorine x5
Cobalt x2 + Oxygen x2Ionised Cobalt x5
Faecium x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Condensed Carbon x3
Ionised Cobalt x1Cobalt x2
Uranium x1 + Di-hydrogen x1Condensed Carbon x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Oxygen x1Ionised Cobalt x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Oxygen x1Chlorine x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Pugneum x1Ionised Cobalt x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Pugneum x1Chlorine x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Carbon x1Oxygen x2
Faecium x1 + Carbon x2Condensed Carbon x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Oxygen x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Cobalt x1Ionised Cobalt x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Salt x1Chlorine x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Ionised Cobalt x1Ionised Cobalt x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Chlorine x1Chlorine x2
Faecium x1 + Mordite x1Condensed Carbon x2
Cyto-phosphate x1Condensed Carbon x1
Di-hydrogen x30Di-hydrogen Jelly x1
Cobalt x2Ionised Cobalt x1
Carbon x2Condensed Carbon x1
Salt x2Chlorine x1
Tritium x5Di-hydrogen x1
Kelp Sac x1Oxygen x1

Nanite conversions (15 recipes)

The complete conversion list. Larval and Hadal Cores pay best per item, runaway mould scales best per hour — the nanites guide compares the farming routes.

InputsOutput
Hyaline Brain x1Nanite Cluster x230
Inverted Mirror x1Nanite Cluster x95
Hadal Core x1Nanite Cluster x50
Larval Core x1Nanite Cluster x50
Vile Spawn x1Nanite Cluster x50
Flesh Rope x1Nanite Cluster x50
Radiant Shard x1Nanite Cluster x50
Salvaged Data x1Nanite Cluster x15
Tainted Metal x1Nanite Cluster x2
Platinum x35Nanite Cluster x1
Pugneum x25Nanite Cluster x1
Runaway Mould x5Nanite Cluster x1
Corrupted Ichor x5Nanite Cluster x1
Faecium x1 + Hexite x1Nanite Cluster x1
Silver x15 + Gold x15 + Platinum x25Nanite Cluster x1

Chromatic Metal and the ore ladder (30 recipes)

Ore to chromatic metal, the activated shortcuts, the pure-ferrite boost, and the expansion loop that doubles ore for free.

InputsOutput
Silver x1 + Gold x1 + Indium x1Chromatic Metal x30
Silver x1 + Gold x1 + Quartzite x1Chromatic Metal x30
Silver x1 + Gold x1 + Emeril x1Chromatic Metal x20
Silver x1 + Gold x1 + Cadmium x1Chromatic Metal x10
Activated Indium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x8
Activated Quartzite x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x8
Activated Emeril x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x6
Silver x1 + Gold x1 + Copper x1Chromatic Metal x5
Indium x2Chromatic Metal x4
Activated Indium x1Chromatic Metal x4
Activated Quartzite x1Chromatic Metal x4
Quartzite x2Chromatic Metal x4
Indium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x4
Activated Cadmium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x4
Quartzite x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x4
Emeril x2Chromatic Metal x3
Activated Emeril x1Chromatic Metal x3
Emeril x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x3
Activated Cadmium x1Chromatic Metal x2
Cadmium x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Cadmium x2
Indium x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Indium x2
Emeril x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Emeril x2
Copper x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Copper x2
Cadmium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x2
Activated Copper x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x2
Quartzite x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Quartzite x2
Cadmium x2Chromatic Metal x1
Copper x2Chromatic Metal x1
Activated Copper x1Chromatic Metal x1
Copper x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Chromatic Metal x1

Alloys (56 recipes)

Six alloy families from local elements. The cobalt/ferrite slot and the fuel slot each take alternates — one family row below covers eight game recipes. Decoding an alloy back into precious metal pays 125 to 250 per unit.

Crafting alloys — large refiner, 8 recipes per family; the fuel slot takes any one of the four options

Inputs (any fuel-slot option)Output
Ammonia x30 + Ionised Cobalt x30 (or Cobalt x60) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Herox x1
Paraffinium x30 + Ionised Cobalt x30 (or Cobalt x60) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Aronium x1
Pyrite x30 + Pure Ferrite x60 (or Ferrite Dust x120) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Dirty Bronze x1
Uranium x30 + Pure Ferrite x60 (or Ferrite Dust x120) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Lemmium x1
Phosphorus x30 + Ionised Cobalt x30 (or Cobalt x60) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Magno-gold x1
Dioxite x30 + Ionised Cobalt x30 (or Cobalt x60) + Tritium x20 (or Silver x20 / Gold x10 / Platinum x5)Grantine x1

Breaking alloys back down

InputOutput
Aronium x1Silver x250
Dirty Bronze x1Silver x250
Herox x1Silver x250
Geodesite x1Platinum x250
Iridesite x1Platinum x250
Lemmium x1Gold x125
Magno-gold x1Gold x125
Grantine x1Gold x125

Gases and trade components (31 recipes)

The three atmospheric gases (plus methane and crystallised helium) interchange freely, and gas-plus-consumables builds the trade components that fabricated-crafting chains consume.

InputsOutput
Activated Quartzite x1 + Lithium x1Crystallised Helium x2
Sulphurine x3Radon x1
Radon x3Nitrogen x1
Nitrogen x3Sulphurine x1
Methane x3Nitrogen x1
Sulphurine x1 + Oxygen x1Radon x1
Radon x1 + Oxygen x1Nitrogen x1
Nitrogen x1 + Oxygen x1Sulphurine x1
Sulphurine x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Radon x1
Radon x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Nitrogen x1
Nitrogen x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Sulphurine x1
Quartzite x1 + Lithium x1Crystallised Helium x1
Methane x1 + Oxygen x1Nitrogen x1
Methane x1 + Chromatic Metal x1Nitrogen x1
Oxygen x10 + Ferrite Dust x20 + Carbon x20Unstable Plasma x1
Oxygen x10 + Ferrite Dust x20 + Condensed Carbon x10Unstable Plasma x1
Oxygen x10 + Pure Ferrite x20 + Carbon x20Unstable Plasma x1
Oxygen x10 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Pure Ferrite x20Unstable Plasma x1
Sulphurine x100 + Carbon x20 + Salt x10Thermic Condensate x1
Radon x100 + Carbon x20 + Salt x10Enriched Carbon x1
Nitrogen x100 + Carbon x20 + Salt x10Nitrogen Salt x1
Sulphurine x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Salt x10Thermic Condensate x1
Radon x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Salt x10Enriched Carbon x1
Nitrogen x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Salt x10Nitrogen Salt x1
Sulphurine x100 + Carbon x20 + Chlorine x5Thermic Condensate x1
Radon x100 + Carbon x20 + Chlorine x5Enriched Carbon x1
Nitrogen x100 + Carbon x20 + Chlorine x5Nitrogen Salt x1
Sulphurine x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Chlorine x5Thermic Condensate x1
Radon x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Chlorine x5Enriched Carbon x1
Nitrogen x100 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Chlorine x5Nitrogen Salt x1
Sulphurine x3 + Radon x3 + Nitrogen x3Methane x1

Ferrite and refined metals (37 recipes)

The ferrite ladder from dust to magnetised, plus every route that turns ore and curiosities into refined metal stock.

InputsOutput
Ferrite Dust x1 + Pure Ferrite x1 + Platinum x1Magnetised Ferrite x12
Activated Indium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x8
Activated Quartzite x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x8
Ferrite Dust x1 + Pure Ferrite x1 + Gold x1Magnetised Ferrite x8
Activated Emeril x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x6
Ferrite Dust x1 + Pure Ferrite x1 + Silver x1Magnetised Ferrite x5
Magnetised Ferrite x3 + Pugneum x1Magnetised Ferrite x4
Indium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x4
Activated Cadmium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x4
Quartzite x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x4
Pure Ferrite x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Magnetised Ferrite x3
Ferrite Dust x2 + Pugneum x1Pure Ferrite x3
Pure Ferrite x2 + Pugneum x1Magnetised Ferrite x3
Emeril x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x3
Magnetised Ferrite x1Pure Ferrite x2
Rusted Metal x1Ferrite Dust x2
Polished Stone x1Pure Ferrite x2
Ferrite Dust x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Magnetised Ferrite x2
Pure Ferrite x1 + Carbon x1Magnetised Ferrite x2
Pure Ferrite x1 + Oxygen x1Rusted Metal x2
Cadmium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x2
Activated Copper x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x2
Phosphorus x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Basalt x2
Ferrite Dust x1Pure Ferrite x1
Pure Ferrite x2Magnetised Ferrite x1
Paraffinium x1Ferrite Dust x1
Pyrite x1Ferrite Dust x1
Ammonia x1Ferrite Dust x1
Uranium x1Ferrite Dust x1
Dioxite x1Ferrite Dust x1
Phosphorus x1Ferrite Dust x1
Crystallised Helium x1Ferrite Dust x1
Lithium x1Ferrite Dust x1
Ferrite Dust x1 + Carbon x1Magnetised Ferrite x1
Ferrite Dust x1 + Oxygen x1Rusted Metal x1
Copper x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Magnetised Ferrite x1
Pyrite x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Basalt x1

Sodium, salt and Sodium Nitrate (32 recipes)

Sodium, salt and sodium nitrate convert into each other in both directions — a small family, but it feeds the launch-fuel and nitrate recipes below.

InputsOutput
Crystal Sulphide x1Sodium Nitrate x50
Sodium Nitrate x1 + Pugneum x1Sodium Nitrate x3
Nitrogen x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Sodium Nitrate x3
Methane x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Sodium Nitrate x3
Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium x2
Chlorine x1Salt x2
Sodium Nitrate x1 + Oxygen x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Condensed Carbon x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Nitrogen x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Carbon x1Sodium x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Faecium x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Sodium x2
Marrow Bulb x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Kelp Sac x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Faecium x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Nitrogen x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Methane x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Methane x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Activated Quartzite x1 + Crystallised Helium x1 + Methane x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Activated Quartzite x1 + Lithium x1 + Methane x1Sodium Nitrate x2
Sodium x2Sodium Nitrate x1
Marrow Bulb x1Sodium x1
Di-hydrogen x1 + Oxygen x1Salt x1
Sodium x1 + Oxygen x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Carbon x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Sodium x1 + Pugneum x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Nitrogen x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Nitrogen x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Methane x1 + Sodium x1Sodium Nitrate x1
Methane x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Sodium Nitrate x1

Local elements (38 recipes)

The six planet-local elements every alloy and trade component is built on, each refineable from crops, gases or neighbours.

InputsOutput
Sulphurine x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Paraffinium x3
Radon x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Uranium x3
Crystallised Helium x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Uranium x3
Lithium x1 + Magnetised Ferrite x1Pyrite x3
Condensed Carbon x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Dioxite x2
Silver x1 + Oxygen x1Paraffinium x2
Gold x1 + Oxygen x1Pyrite x2
Sulphurine x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Paraffinium x2
Radon x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Uranium x2
Crystallised Helium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Uranium x2
Lithium x1 + Pure Ferrite x1Pyrite x2
Gold x1Pyrite x1
Radon x1 + Di-hydrogen x1Uranium x1
Nitrogen x1 + Di-hydrogen x1Ammonia x1
Carbon x1 + Sodium Nitrate x1Dioxite x1
Paraffinium x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Ammonia x1
Pyrite x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Paraffinium x1
Ammonia x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Dioxite x1
Uranium x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Pyrite x1
Dioxite x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Phosphorus x1
Phosphorus x2 + Ferrite Dust x1Uranium x1
Paraffinium x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Ammonia x1
Pyrite x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Paraffinium x1
Ammonia x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Dioxite x1
Uranium x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Pyrite x1
Dioxite x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Phosphorus x1
Phosphorus x2 + Pure Ferrite x1Uranium x1
Fungal Mould x2 + Salt x1Ammonia x1
Frost Crystal x2 + Salt x1Dioxite x1
Gamma Root x2 + Salt x1Uranium x1
Cactus Flesh x2 + Salt x1Pyrite x1
Solanium x2 + Salt x1Phosphorus x1
Star Bulb x2 + Salt x1Paraffinium x1
Sulphurine x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Paraffinium x1
Ferrite Dust x1 + Radon x1Uranium x1
Crystallised Helium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Uranium x1
Lithium x1 + Ferrite Dust x1Pyrite x1
Methane x1 + Di-hydrogen x1Phosphorus x1

Crops, organics and the mould chain (56 recipes)

Everything growable or organic: crops to carbon, the mordite-faecium cycle, and the residual-goop-to-runaway-mould chain that feeds the nanite economy.

InputsOutput
Hypnotic Eye x1Living Slime x50
Condensed Carbon x1 + Mordite x1Faecium x4
Sodium Nitrate x1 + Mordite x1Marrow Bulb x4
Carbon x2 + Mordite x1Faecium x3
Sodium x2 + Mordite x1Marrow Bulb x3
Faecium x1 + Oxygen x1Faecium x3
Atlantideum x1 + Pugneum x1Runaway Mould x3
Condensed Carbon x1Carbon x2
Fungal Mould x1Carbon x2
Gamma Root x1Carbon x2
Cactus Flesh x1Carbon x2
Solanium x1Carbon x2
Star Bulb x1Carbon x2
Faecium x3Mordite x2
Condensed Carbon x1 + Pugneum x1Mordite x2
Paraffinium x1 + Star Bulb x1Star Bulb x2
Pyrite x1 + Cactus Flesh x1Cactus Flesh x2
Ammonia x1 + Fungal Mould x1Fungal Mould x2
Uranium x1 + Gamma Root x1Gamma Root x2
Dioxite x1 + Frost Crystal x1Frost Crystal x2
Phosphorus x1 + Solanium x1Solanium x2
Mordite x3Faecium x1
Oxygen x1Carbon x1
Residual Goop x1Viscous Fluids x1
Living Slime x1Runaway Mould x1
Viscous Fluids x1Living Slime x1
Cursed Dust x2Residual Goop x1
Sulphurine x1 + Di-hydrogen x1Solanium x1
Di-hydrogen x1 + Carbon x1Faecium x1
Di-hydrogen x1 + Condensed Carbon x1Mordite x1
Carbon x1 + Pugneum x1Mordite x1
Paraffinium x2 + Oxygen x1Star Bulb x1
Pyrite x2 + Oxygen x1Cactus Flesh x1
Ammonia x2 + Oxygen x1Fungal Mould x1
Uranium x2 + Oxygen x1Gamma Root x1
Dioxite x2 + Oxygen x1Frost Crystal x1
Phosphorus x2 + Oxygen x1Solanium x1
Ammonia x1 + Nitrogen x1Fungal Mould x1
Dioxite x1 + Radon x1Frost Crystal x1
Uranium x1 + Radon x1Gamma Root x1
Pyrite x1 + Sulphurine x1Cactus Flesh x1
Phosphorus x1 + Sulphurine x1Solanium x1
Paraffinium x1 + Nitrogen x1Star Bulb x1
Cobalt x1 + Nitrogen x1Marrow Bulb x1
Salt x1 + Nitrogen x1Kelp Sac x1
Sulphurine x1 + Nitrogen x1Faecium x1
Atlantideum x5 + Mordite x5Living Slime x1
Methane x1 + Ammonia x1Fungal Mould x1
Methane x1 + Dioxite x1Frost Crystal x1
Methane x1 + Uranium x1Gamma Root x1
Methane x1 + Pyrite x1Cactus Flesh x1
Methane x1 + Phosphorus x1Solanium x1
Methane x1 + Paraffinium x1Star Bulb x1
Methane x1 + Crystallised Helium x1Marrow Bulb x1
Methane x1 + Lithium x1Kelp Sac x1
Methane x1 + Mordite x1Faecium x1

Crafted tech consumables (13 recipes)

The refiner recipes behind everyday consumables — warp cells, launch fuel, life support gel, ion batteries and glass.

InputsOutput
Frost Crystal x40Glass x1
Silicate Powder x40Glass x1
Cyto-phosphate x50 + Salt x50Glass x1
Di-hydrogen x1 + Tritium x1Deuterium x1
Di-hydrogen x1 + Silicate Powder x1Deuterium x1
Condensed Carbon x25 + Sodium x10 + Chromatic Metal x250Warp Cell x1
Carbon x50 + Sodium Nitrate x5 + Chromatic Metal x250Warp Cell x1
Condensed Carbon x25 + Sodium Nitrate x5 + Chromatic Metal x250Warp Cell x1
Oxygen x10 + Condensed Carbon x10 + Di-hydrogen x10Life Support Gel x1
Di-hydrogen x10 + Ferrite Dust x20 + Sodium Nitrate x5Starship Launch Fuel x1
Di-hydrogen x10 + Pure Ferrite x20 + Sodium x10Starship Launch Fuel x1
Di-hydrogen x10 + Magnetised Ferrite x10 + Sodium Nitrate x5Starship Launch Fuel x1
Ferrite Dust x10 + Silver x10 + Sodium x10Ion Battery x1

Curiosities and precious metals (14 recipes)

Curiosities, precious-metal transmutations and the newer quirk recipes. The last three rows are pure profit conversions most players never find.

InputsOutput
Living Pearl x1Gold x100
Ferrite Dust x1 + Oxygen x1 + Emeril x1Gold x10
Ferrite Dust x1 + Oxygen x1 + Chromatic Metal x250Platinum x10
Atlantideum x1Pugneum x2
Faecium x1 + Pugneum x1Gold x2
Activated Quartzite x1 + Crystallised Helium x1Lithium x2
Hexite x1Gold x1
Faecium x1 + Residual Goop x1Gold x1
Gold x1 + Silver x1Platinum x1
Mordite x1 + Pugneum x1Gold x1
Quartzite x1 + Crystallised Helium x1Lithium x1
Activated Quartzite x1 + Carbon x1Quartzite x1
Quartzite x1 + Crystallised Helium x1 + Methane x1Activated Quartzite x1
Quartzite x1 + Lithium x1 + Methane x1Activated Quartzite x1

Every recipe above is present in the current game’s refiner data — nothing trimmed, nothing padded. When a future update touches refining, this page changes the same day our Cosmos update guide reports it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many refining recipes are in No Man's Sky?

The current game data contains 358 refiner recipes, and every one of them is tabled on this page. Most are intermediate steps toward the recipes that matter — the multiplier loops, the nanite conversions and the alloy trade table. Ratios are exact game data, and the staged Cosmos rollout has changed none of them as of September 2026.

What is the best refining recipe for making units?

The chlorine expansion loop: Chlorine x1 plus Oxygen x2 refines into Chlorine x6, so every pass multiplies your stock sixfold. The same structure works for Ionised Cobalt and Condensed Carbon. Run a bank of large refiners off an oxygen hotspot, sell the output in rich 3-star economies — the units farming guide covers the full setup and hourly math.

What items refine into nanites in No Man's Sky?

Fifteen items convert directly: Larval Cores and Hadal Cores at 50 nanites each, Hyaline Brain at 230, Inverted Mirror at 95, Radiant Shard, Vile Spawn and Flesh Rope at 50, Salvaged Data at 15, Runaway Mould at one per five, Tainted Metal at two per one, Pugneum at one per 25, Corrupted Ichor at one per five, plus Platinum and two emergency multi-item recipes. The nanites guide ranks them by real hourly output.

Why don't the tables show refining times?

Because published times don't reconcile with community-measured speeds — the same recipe gets quoted anywhere from seconds to minutes depending on refiner class and setup. Ratios are hard game data; durations are measurements. We publish the facts that stay true and leave speed tests to the farming guides, which rank methods by tested hourly output instead.

Did the Cosmos update change any refining recipes?

No. As of September 1, 2026, the staged Cosmos patch notes have not touched a single refiner recipe, module price or conversion ratio on this page. We re-verify against each staged release and update this database the day any ratio changes.

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