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The Wiring Loom is an essential crafting item and repair item in No Man's Sky, but the game doesn't do an amazing job at telling you how to get one, or what they're even used for.
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This guide covers the multitude of ways to acquire a Wiring Loom and what sort of crafting recipes the item is used in. Here's pretty much everything you need to know about the Wiring Loom in No Man's Sky.
How Do You Get A Wiring Loom In No Man's Sky?
There are three ways to get a Wiring Loom in No Man's Sky:
- They can be purchased at a Galactic Trade Terminal at a space station or aboard your freighter. They currently cost anywhere between 50,000 and 75,000 Units after a recent update.
- Wiring Looms can be retrieved after dismantling Obsolete Technology, but as this is quite hard to do (you need old tech to be patched out during an update), this is not a reliable method to get Wiring Looms.
- You can find Wiring Looms at some Technologists at planetary outposts. They also cost 75,000 units.
You cannot craft Wiring Looms, only purchase them. It was only after the NEXT update – when some exocraft/suit technologies were removed -that they were available by other means.
Every purchase you make in a system will have an impact on local prices. Buying multiple Wiring Looms from a single space station is not a good idea. You should visit several spots if you need to pick up lots of Wiring Looms.
What Do You Need Wiring Looms For?
The Wiring Loom is used to craft a huge variety of items, some more useful than others. We've broken down some of the different items into useful categories.
Starship
These are the Starship upgrades that require the Wiring Loom.
| Ablative Armor | Efficient Thrusters | Launch System Recharger | Teleport Receiver | Cadmium Drive |
| Emeril Drive | Indium Drive | Large Rocket Tubes | Nonlinear Optics | Positron Ejector |
| Economy Scanner | Conflict Scanner | Phase Beam | Fourier De-Limiter | Cyclotron Ballista |
| Fragment Supercharger | Infra-Knife | Q-Resonator | Dyson Pump |
Multi-tool Upgrades
These are the multi-tool upgrades that require a Wiring Loom.
| Combat Scope | Advanced Mining Laser | Optical Drill |
| Barrel Ioniser | Boltcaster Ricochet Module | Plasma Launcher |
| Geology Cannon | Blaze Javelin | Mass Accelerator |
| Shell Greaser | Pulse Spitter | Amplified Cartridges |
| Pulse Spitter Ricochet Module | Incinerator |
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Exosuit
These are the Exosuit upgrades that require a Wiring Loom.
| Advanced Translator | Superior Translator |
| Survey Device | Personal Forcefield |
| Combat Scope | Simple Translator |
Exocraft
These are all the Exocraft upgrades that will require Wiring Looms.
| Air Filtration Unit | Drift Suspension | Grip Boost Suspension |
| Hi-Slide Suspension | Thermal Buffer | Megawatt Heater |
| Icarus Fuel System | Neutron Shielding | Daedalus Engine |
| Self-Greasing Servos | Minotaur Radar Array | Minotaur Cannon |
| Minotaur Bore | Environment Control Unit |
Repairs
Wiring Looms are also used to repair certain items and materials.
| Burnt-Out Terminal | Corroded Actuator |
| Blown Transistor | Burnt-Out Compressor |
| Damaged Gears |
Freighter
The Wiring Loom is also required for the freighter-mounted Matter Beam.
Wiring Looms have also been used by players in No Man's Sky to "crash" the economy, although subsequent balance patches and changes have made this trickier than before.
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