Within the context of the No Man’s Sky universe, a ‘hint of steel’ refers to a small amount of metallic components or compounds discovered inside a particular useful resource, deposit, or planetary surroundings. An instance can be discovering a minute quantity of copper embedded inside a rock formation or current within the composition of a plant.
The presence, or absence, and sort of those minute metallic indicators is essential as a result of they’re usually a preliminary step to find and refine extra precious and concentrated assets. It aids in environment friendly useful resource administration, decreasing the time spent on blind looking out and permitting gamers to give attention to areas with the next chance of yielding worthwhile supplies. Traditionally, this idea has been tailored from real-world geological prospecting and useful resource extraction strategies.