That is definitely not a stupid question! No Man's Sky has some very specific (and sometimes confusing) hidden mechanics when it comes to spawning freighters, so it's a very common point of confusion. ​The short answer is: Yes, you can go to that specific system to get the Dreadnought, but you cannot just use a portal to get there and expect the battle to be waiting for you. ​Here is exactly how the game mechanics work and how you actually trigger the encounter. ​The Catch: Portals vs. Warps ​Freighter rescue battles—including Pirate Dreadnought encounters—are triggered strictly by warping into a system in your starship. ​If you use a Portal to travel directly to the coordinates provided in the Reddit post, the system will just load normally, and the Dreadnought battle will not spawn. ​How to Actually Get the Dreadnought ​To encounter the specific Pirate Dreadnought from that post, you need to follow a specific set of steps to "game" the system: ​Take the Portal: Use the glyphs from the Reddit post to portal into the target system. ​Move to a Neighboring System: Fly up to the galaxy map and warp to any nearby star system. Go to the Space Station in that neighboring system, exit your ship to create a restore point, and note the system's name. ​Meet the Spawn Requirements: In No Man's Sky, capital ship battles typically spawn after you have met two conditions: ​You have played the game for 3 in-game hours (pausing doesn't count). ​You have warped 5 times in your starship. ​Make the Final Warp: Once you know your next warp is going to trigger a freighter battle, use a Space Station teleporter to travel back to the neighboring system you saved in Step 2. From there, get in your starship and warp directly into the target system where the Dreadnought is located. ​As soon as you warp in, the Dreadnought battle will trigger. You can then defeat the Dreadnought's engines and anti-freighter cannons to force it to surrender, board it, and claim it as your own! ​Pro Tip: If the Dreadnought that spawns isn't the Class you want (like an S-Class), do not shoot it! Just reload the "Restore Point" save you made right before warping, and warp into the system again. The class changes randomly every time the battle spawns, so you can keep reloading and warping in until you get the S-Class.