No Man's Sky: 16 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do

5. Scan Corpses Of Creatures Instead

Look, I'm not advocating the destruction of all life on every planet you come across... but sometimes it's more fun to throw a grenade into a pool of tiny, round ones and send them flying. That's all I'm saying.

It does have its uses though, as Redditor LordAmras noted that if any faster creatures - like birds or smaller critters - are alluding your scanner, just pump a few rounds into them and stare at their carcass for a second instead.

What? Weird? Not if we all do it...