Paraffinium is one of the many crafting materials that you’re able to find inNo Man’s Sky. Similar to other materials, it is used in crafting, refining, and building various technologies. While it is not the most accessible resource in the game, there are a few strategies that you can employ to have a constant supply of Paraffinium in the game.

This guide will go over different sources of Paraffinium, farming the resource effectively, and its various applications that may come in handy as you continue to explore the worlds of No Man’s Sky.

Scanning a planet that lists Paraffinium as one of the resources that you can mine from it.

How To Get Paraffinium

Although it is an uncommon resource,it should not be hard to farm, since there are a few different ways to go about it. You canmine the deposits on tropical planets,refine it using other resources at your disposal,and even purchase itfrom theGalactic Trade Terminals.

Finding Paraffinium On Tropical Planets

The simplest way to get Paraffinium is tomine the large deposits found on tropical planets. While you are in space, continue toscan different planets until you see Paraffinium listed as one of the available resources.

After you have found Paraffinium on a planet, travel there, anduse the Analysis Visor to locate the available Paraffinium deposits. Once you get there, use theTerrain Manipulatorto mine the material.

Using the Terrain Manipulator in order to mine Paraffinium from one of the planets in No Man’s Sky.

Moreover, you can alsouse theSurvey Device(an upgrade for the Analysis Visor)to search for Paraffinium hotspotsthat you should be able toacquire using Mineral Extractors. However, do note that thisrequires a constant supply of power,which can be a little difficult to manage in the early game.

It is slightly more complicated to set up Mineral Extractorsnear a hotspot, but almost always worth it if you need large quantities of a specific material.

Using a Large Refiner to get Paraffinium using other resources in No Man’s Sky.

Refining Paraffinium From Other Resources

You can alsorefine Paraffinium from a few other resources using either a Medium Refiner or a Large Refiner. Here are all the recipes that you can use to acquire Paraffinium:

1x Paraffinium

Standing in front of a Galactic Trade Terminal to purchase Paraffinium in No Man’s Sky.

2x Paraffinium

3x Paraffinium

Standing in front of your ship while trying to mine Paraffinium in No Man’s Sky.

Since it is very easy to farm Oxygen and Silver, we recommend using the recipe to get two units of Paraffinium without much effort.

Purchasing From Galactic Trade Terminals

you’re able to alsopurchase it from some of the Galactic Trade Terminals. You will find these atdifferent Space Stations,Outposts, etc. However, you should note thatit is usually available in very limited quantities, so it is better to use other methods discussed in the guide.

Where To Use Paraffinium?

Paraffinium has a lot of uses in No Man’s Sky. It is needed tocraft Geobays for different vehicles, such asColossus,Roamer,Nomad, etc. Moreover, you can also refine it into various valuable materials includingFerrite Dust,Ammonia,Aronium, andStar Bulb.

Crafting Items

In the table below, you will see all the crafting recipes that use Paraffinium:

Refining Materials

Here is a complete list of all the items that you can produce by refining Paraffinium with some other materials:

1x Ammonia

Using a Large Refiner to create Ferrite Dust from Paraffinium.

1x Aronium