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How to Hire an Overseer for the Construction Terminal: Specialist Terminals And Hired Npcs
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How to Hire an Overseer for the Construction Terminal: Specialist Terminals And Hired Npcs

Learn how to get the Construction Terminal blueprint in no mans sky by completing Artemis Path quests and hire an Overseer.

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Learn how to get the Construction Terminal blueprint in no mans sky by completing Artemis Path quests and hire an Overseer.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Progress through the Artemis Path quests until you reach 'Ghosts in the Machine'.
  2. 2
    Speak with Apollo, who will refer you to a contact on a space station.
  3. 3
    Scan your environment on any nearby space station to locate the contact, usually in the back room near technology merchants.
  4. 4
    The contact will provide you with the blueprint for the Construction Terminal.
  5. 5
    Return to your base using the space station's teleport module.
  6. 6
    To build the Construction Terminal, you need 40 Chromatic Metal and 25 Pure Ferrite.
  7. 7
    Ensure you have an interior space in your base protected from the elements, which requires at least a floor, four walls, a roof, and a door. A Cylindrical Room is often prompted but not strictly necessary.
  8. 8
    Build the Construction Terminal within your base's interior space.
  9. 9
    After building the Construction Terminal, you can hire a Gek NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you) as an Overseer from a space station. The 'Expanding the Base' quest will guide you to a nearby space station to hire one.
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    The Overseer will then be present at your Construction Terminal. Interact with them to learn about other specialist terminals and receive blueprints.
Tips
  • The Overseer is required to learn blueprints for other specialist terminals like the Science Terminal, Weapons Terminal, Agricultural Terminal, and Exocraft Terminal.
  • NPCs for these roles can be found on space stations; their appearance is the main difference if you don't want to follow the quest marker specifically.
  • The Overseer will teach you blueprints for Specialist Terminals, Storage Containers, Galactic Trade Terminal, Conflict Scanner, Geology Cannon, and Glass.
  • Blueprints for items other than Specialist Terminals can also be purchased from the Construction Research Station or technology merchants on the Space Anomaly.

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