No Man's Sky Refiner Recipes: Complete Guide

Refining minerals and resources is an essential part of the No Man's Sky experience. As you explore the vast galaxy, you'll find various resources that can be refined to create more valuable materials for crafting building parts, vehicles, upgrades, and more.

Why Refine Resources?

Refining resources allows you to create more advanced materials and components required for various in-game activities. Without refining, you'll struggle to craft essential items, making progress in the game slower and more challenging.

No Man's Sky Refiner Types

In No Man's Sky, there are three types of refiners: Portable Refiner, Medium Refiner, and Large Refiner. Each refiner type has its unique recipes and output, which we'll cover in the following sections.

Portable Refiner Recipes

The Portable Refiner is the most basic refiner type, available early in the game. Here are some of the recipes for the Portable Refiner:

• Input: 1 Oxygen – Output: 1 Carbon
• Input: 1 Condensed Carbon – Output: 2 Carbon
• Input: 1 Fungal Mould – Output: 2 Carbon
• Input: 1 Gamma Root – Output: 2 Carbon
• Input: 1 Cactus Flesh – Output: 2 Carbon
• Input: 1 Solanium – Output: 2 Carbon
• Input: 1 Star Bulb – Output: 2 Carbon

Medium Refiner Recipes

The Medium Refiner allows you to put two resources into the refiner, changing the output. Here are some of the recipes for the Medium Refiner:

• Input 1: 2 Nitrogen + Input 2: 1 Di-hydrogen – Output: 1 Ammonia
• Input 1: 2 Paraffinium + Input 2: 1 Ferrite Dust – Output: 1 Ammonia
• Input 1: 1 Paraffinium + Input 2: 1 Pure Ferrite – Output: 1 Ammonia

Large Refiner Recipes

The Large Refiner adds one more layer of input to the process, allowing you to have three inputs for a single product. Here are some of the recipes for the Large Refiner:

• Input 1: 30 Paraffinium + Input 2: 60 Cobalt + Input 3: 30 Tritium – Output: 1 Aronium
• Input 1: 30 Pyrite + Input 2: 120 Ferrite Dust + Input 3: 20 Tritium – Output: 1 Dirty Bronze
• Input 1: 100 Nitrogen + Input 2: 20 Carbon + Input 3: 10 Salt – Output: 1 Nitrogen Salt

Creating a Portable Refiner

Creating a Portable Refiner in No Man's Sky is straightforward. You'll need 1x Metal Plating and 30x Oxygen to create the refiner.

Once you've made the refiner, you can use it to refine various materials and resources. This handy tool can purify and/or crack elements for more refined construction materials and resources.