NMS Optimizer: Tech Layout & Adjacency Bonus Calculator
Welcome to the NMS Optimizer, a 100% free, ad-free, and open-source tool designed to help you find the absolute best technology layouts in No Man's Sky. Stop guessing where to place your S-Class and X-Class upgrade modules. Pick your platform, select your tech, mark your supercharged slots, and let our calculator instantly generate a layout that maximizes your DPS, maneuverability, and hyperdrive range.
An optimized layout typically scores 15-20% higher than what most players can arrange by hand.
Maximize Adjacency Bonuses & Supercharged Slots
Finding the perfect tech layout in NMS means balancing two complex game mechanics across millions of possible permutations (up to ~8.32 × 10⁸¹ for a full grid!):
- Adjacency Bonuses: When compatible technology modules (like your Pulse Engine and its S-Class/X-Class upgrades) share an edge on your inventory grid, they receive a percentage increase to their stats. The more shared edges you create, the bigger the bonus.
- Supercharged Slots: These rare inventory slots (up to 4 per grid) provide a massive ~25-30% stat multiplier to whatever module is placed inside them. Because these slots are randomly generated on almost every piece of gear, the "perfect layout" changes for every single ship or tool you find.
Our layout builder tests thousands of configurations in milliseconds to find the perfect balance between your core technologies, your highest-rolled X-Class upgrades, and your unique supercharged slots.
Supported Platforms & Equipment
The NMS Optimizer provides dynamic solving and hand-curated recommended builds for every major equipment type in the game:
- Starships: Find the highest DPS and maneuverability for Fighters, Explorers, Haulers, Exotics, Solar Ships, Sentinel Interceptors, and Living Ships.
- Multi-Tools: Maximize your mining beam yield or weapon damage across all variants, including standard, Sentinel, Atlantid, and Staves.
- Exosuits & Exocraft: Access optimal, community-tested builds for your Exosuit hazard protection and all vehicles (Minotaur, Roamer, Nomad, Colossus, Pilgrim, and Nautilon).
- Freighters: Optimize your capital ship's hyperdrive range and fleet coordination technology.
Powered by AI & Advanced Algorithms
We don't just guess. The NMS Optimizer engine uses a sophisticated pipeline to guarantee the best results:
- Pattern Matching: We start with hand-tested, community-proven arrangements.
- Machine Learning (AI): A TensorFlow neural network, trained on over 16,000 high-scoring layouts, predicts the smartest placements for your supercharged slots.
- Simulated Annealing: Our lightning-fast backend, built in Rust, rapidly swaps modules to climb toward the highest possible stats.
Privacy-First & Community Driven
- 100% Free & Open Source: Licensed under GPL-3.0 with zero ads.
- No Login Required: Your build data is saved securely in your browser's local storage.
- Save & Share: Export your favorite layouts, generate shareable links for your friends, or capture high-quality layout screenshots directly from the app.
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