# NMS Archeology **URL:** \ **Category:** Atlas Rises v1.3\ **Created:** [May 15, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683 "2018-05-15T05:49:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kliktrak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/kliktrak/32/1231_2.png) [@kliktrak](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/kliktrak)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/1 "2018-05-15T05:49:04Z")
A very interesting project is underway with a number of players conducting some virtual world archeology in NMS. Focussed on player bases affected by the change between different version updates of the game and mainly between Pathfinder 1.2 and Atlas Rises 1.3. For more check out the series on Archeogaming: > **[Player Agency and Understanding the Base/No-Base Paradox in No Man’s Sky](https://archaeogaming.com/2018/05/14/player-agency-and-understanding-the-base-no-base-paradox-in-no-mans-sky/)** > > UPDATED May 14, 2018, 20:30 Remove the long, dangly bit from the cup of tea and take the tea. Then, take the “no tea” that you dropped when you got the tea, which will now not force you… ---
**Author:** ![Mad-Hatter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/mad-hatter/32/61657_2.png) [@Mad-Hatter](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Mad-Hatter)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/2 "2018-05-15T06:39:41Z")
I’ve been following this for a while and it intriques me as to what is ‘left behind’ when we choose to relocate. It seems that if we leave a location and no one moves into that system, then our base (or at least a version of it) remains for visitors to still see and interact with. Given I often move around, I find it facinating that others may stumble across one of my long ago ‘abandoned’ bases. I’m yet to understand if there are any ‘rules’ as to why a base remains or vanishes upon relocation, but I’d love to know more. Yet another enigma of the NMS universe. ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/3 "2018-05-15T16:51:59Z")
I actually read about this in a story about archaeology. A professor leads a group on digs in NMS. I used to be involved in digs in my state so I thought that was really interesting. ---
**Author:** ![kliktrak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/kliktrak/32/1231_2.png) [@kliktrak](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/kliktrak)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/4 "2018-05-19T21:53:34Z")
Another excellent old base analysis > **[The Base Paradox of Beecham’s Pearl Island](https://archaeogaming.com/2018/05/19/the-base-paradox-of-beechams-pearl-island/)** > > Ty Beecham’s Pearl Island was built in May 2017, two months after the release of the Pathfinder update in No Man’s Sky. When constructed, the base was built on a literal island on a par… ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/5 "2018-05-19T22:35:48Z")
That is really awesome. I wonder what will happen after NEXT? ---
**Author:** ![kliktrak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/kliktrak/32/1231_2.png) [@kliktrak](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/kliktrak)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/6 "2018-06-08T11:40:00Z")
And now published in a book > **[Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games |...](https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/ReinhardArchaeogaming)** > > Independent Publishing since 1994 ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/nms-archeology/4683/7 "2025-08-21T15:19:10Z")