Exp 16 - The Cursed JSON Edits

No Man's Sky2k views21 favorites4 min readby Geldric™Updated 1 Feb, 2025View on Steam ↗

CAUTION

Make backup copies of your save files before performing any edits - I am not responsible for ANY data loss.
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NOTICE

Please know that by making edits for Breach FOUR, you will need to complete ALL the rest of the edits to complete the entire expedition (save the final one). There are also a couple that will not complete until you craft, the WATER, for example.

I really tried to find where this secondary data is stored to prevent this error but I have given up. Hopefully Hello Games will release an update to resolve this nonsense :(

Use this Save Editor

GoatFungus has been an integral part of the No Man's Sky community since the games release back in 2016... Yes eight years ago.

github dot com / goatfungus / NMSSaveEditor

Go to Github and search for goatfungus or NMSSaveEditor

This is the ONLY website you should use to obtain his software.

First, Exit NMS

Exit the Game

Now Open your Save

Launch the Save Editor

Open your save by selecting it from the drop down. Verify this is the correct save by checking your Exosuit inventory.

STOP

You also made a copy of your save files in Windows Explorer... right?

Now select the Edit menu -> Edit Raw JSON

This data is extremely FRAGILE (just like the Leg Lamp... it was from Italy!)

If you inadvertently delete or add a "," inside the JSON data; your save could break and even the editor will NOT be able to repair it!

Once open, make your screen match this.
Expand CommonStateData->SeasonState and now click on MilestoneValues

Note: If you started from the Anomaly, your JSON data will look like this

Milestones Annotated

Here's the list with corresponding milestone names

Note: EOPx = End of Phase, x = phase number

+++++++++++ DO NOT USE THESE VALUES ++++++++++++
==== For Reference Only ====

[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 16.0, <- Ink-Stained Skies 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, <-Beyond the Boundary 1.0, <-EOP1 180.0, <-The Edge of Glass 10.0, <-Beyond Death 5.0, <- Hewn From Light 1600.0, <- Fear the Sun 1.0, <-Breach Two 1.0, <-EOP2 8000.0, <- Well Grounded 0.0, <- Endless Hunger 0.0, <- In Wine Dark Seas 60.0, <- Serenity, Reclaimed 1.0, <-Breach Three 0.0, <-EOP3 256.0, <- Discordant 600.0, <- Metal Bones 0.0, <- Genetic Glitch 60.0, <- In Deep Water 4.0, <- Glassy Stare 0.0, <- Arachnophobia 0.0, <- Breach 4 (change to 1.0) 0.0, <-EOP4 (change to 1.0) 2.0, 64.0, 4200.0, 0.0, <- Breach Five (change to 1.0) 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 <-EOP5 (NOTICE! there is NO ",") ]

As you can see the milestones are literally right in order. Regardless of where you count (the list or actual milestones, the Well Grounded milestone is 15.

Breach Bug Fixes

JSON data edits

To correct the bug where you are stuck on say Breach Four; Breach Four is the 27th entry. Simply change the 0.0, into a 1.0,

If Breach Five is the one that is stuck for you. Breach Five is the 35th entry. Simply change that from 0.0, to 1.0,

Milestones Data Completed

[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 16.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 180.0, 10.0, 5.0, 1600.0, 1.0, 1.0, 8000.0, 8.0, 4.0, 60.0, 1.0, 1.0, 256.0, 600.0, 2.0, 60.0, 4.0, 8.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 64.0, 4200.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 100.0 ]

To Save You JSON Data

To have the Save Editor save your JSON data edits, just click on a different key in the left panel and the Editor will pop up a "Save Data" prompt

You must click Yes to save your edit. Now click the "Save Changes" button and close the Editor.

Test Out Your Save

After you have exited the Save Editor, launch the game and load your save.

Work Product

This is what the completed milestones look like for the original Expedition 16

This file contains my notes

[ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 16.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, <-EOP1 180.0, 10.0, 5.0, 1600.0, 1.0, 1.0, <-EOP2 8000.0, 0.0, <- Endless Hunger 0.0, <- In Wine Dark Seas 60.0, 1.0, 0.0, <-EOP3 256.0, <- Discordant 600.0, <- Metal Bones 0.0, 60.0, <- In Deep Water 4.0, <- Glassy Stare 0.0, <- Arachnophobia 0.0, <- Breach 4 (change to 1.0) 0.0, <-EOP4 (change to 1.0) 2.0, 64.0, 4200.0, 0.0, <- Breach Five (change to 1.0) 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ]

Note "EOP" = End of Phase