How to get a living ship in No Mans Sky

No Man's Sky Living Ship update introduced organic spaceships made from alien flesh for you to fly. If you're new to the game, it might be a while before you can get your hands on one. If you cannot summon an Anomaly yet, you will have to continue the game until you have discovered your first in the vastness of space, and after that you can get down to the long task of getting your living vessel.

Step 1 - The anomaly

Your first step is to head into space, summon the Anomaly, and then get yourself an Empty Egg. You can buy an empty egg there for 3200 Quicksilver. If you don't have enough Quicksilver, it's time to cut some Daily and Weekly Nexus Missions.

Step 2 - Egg melody

When you have your empty egg, go back to space and start warping. After a random number of deformations, you will receive a message and the Melody of the Egg step will begin. This is about distorting, because you will get a random message by distorting a random number of times. Record the message you may receive, as there are thirteen possible messages you may receive. You'll get new messages at what appear to be random intervals, based on a random number of strings. The first twelve messages are references to some glyph locations that you will need later, while the last will indicate which galaxy you need to progress in the quest.

Step 3 - Find a portal

When you have all 13 posts, it's time to find a portal. All planets should have a portal on them. Finding it might take a little while, but just pick a planet and explore until you can find it. All of the portals look the same and consist of a collection of large blocks and stone, with a number of inlaid circles in the center. When you find a portal, you need to enter message glyphs in the order they were received.

Step 4 - through the portal

Once all the glyphs have entered the portal, it will transport you to a new planet and you will get another message. Follow the instructions in the message to get to a location in this solar system. Upon arrival, you will receive another message telling you to "Watch us in the stars".

Step 5 - Return to space

Return to space and fly at pulse speed until your ship detects an anomaly. If you give up the pulse rate, you will meet a living ship, and it will start the Starbirth mission.

Step 6 - Starbirth

The Starbirth mission involves following your empty egg's instructions to find certain planets and components that you need for your living ship. Because this is all random, just like the order of the glyphs, we can't show you where you'll need to go. Once you find the correct planet you will give coordinates when you enter the atmosphere, so if you don't get them you will have to try another planet.

Follow the coordinates, land, then search for a relic that will give you the blueprint you need to build a ship component. Build the component and you will move on to the next part of the quest. Just follow Void Egg's instructions, find all the parts you need and build them, and a living ship will be yours.