No Man's Sky: Find and activate the portal - how it works

Portals allow you to travel between worlds and meet friends in No Man's Sky. We will tell you where you can find portals and how to activate them in this article.

How to find portals in No Man's Sky

You can easily overlook the portals in No Man's Sky as they are very similar to the ruins you will find on the planets.

1. If you build a signal booster and set it up, the search will be easier. If you activate it, you have the option of "Monolith".
2. Select "Monolith" and follow the markings. As soon as you have interacted with all the knowledge stones on the monolith and learned the language, you will be puzzled.
3. If you leave a desired item to the monolith, the location of the portal is marked on your HUD. Go there to activate the portal.

No Man's Sky: Activate portals - how it works

1. As soon as you come close to the portal, a pillar rises.
2. You will then see glyphs that you need to load with resources. By the way, to learn the glyphs, you have to meet travelers of the fourth race. Give them nanit and follow their instructions.
3. Once the glyphs are loaded, select "Activate Portal" and enter a combination of the glyphs.
4. You have to remember the combination: You can always travel to the activated portal.
5. You cannot take ships and vehicles with you to the other side. Therefore, do not move too far from the portal after the transition.

How you expand inventory in No Man's Sky, we reveal in the next game tip.