In No Man's Sky, completing milestones gives you trophies/achievements, but is there any practical purpose to them in-game? Is there a milestone rank required to complete the game?
Do journey milestones serve any purpose aside from trophies/achievements
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Best Answer
The only use for these milestones is for finishing the game via the Atlas Path. In order to achieve the Atlas Path ending, you will need to be rank Magellan or higher, which means you will need a cumulative journey milestone rank of 50+, as described in the Atlas Path guide here.
Also, Polo will only give you a blueprint (including the blueprint for the Atlas Pass V1) if you have reached certain milestones, as described here.
Other than this, there is no practical use for these milestones.
It's worth noting that it is impossible to beat the game without achieving a single milestone, however, as warping to the center of the galaxy would net you a few milestones for number of warps along the way, even without following the Atlas Path.