Milestones are the primary method of progression in the game, allowing the engineer to unlock new buildings, recipes, equipment, and more. They can be completed at the HUB Terminal by inputting resources. Sets of milestones are grouped together into tiers, and all but tier 0 are locked to the engineer from the start of the game. Completing tier 0 unlocks tiers 1 and 2, and completing phases of the Space Elevator unlocks tiers after that.
Note: The below milestones are not necessary ordered as you will see in your session. The ordering of milestones within the same tier is dependent on the sequence of your M.A.M research.
Tier 0 focuses on upgrading the HUB. Unlike milestones in later tiers, these must be completed in sequential order. Each milestone upgrades the HUB's appearance as well.
| Name |
Cost |
Time
(minutes) |
Unlocks
|
| Hub Upgrade 1 |
10  Iron Rod
|
0 |
HUB Feature: A  Personal Storage Box and  Biomass Burner are added.
Buildings:  Craft Bench,  Equipment Workshop,  Smelter,  Power Line
Equipment:  Portable Miner,  Xeno-Zapper
Recipes:  Copper Ingot,  Wire,  Cable
Scanner:  Copper Ore
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| Hub Upgrade 2 |
10  Iron Plate
10 Iron Rod
50 Wire
|
0 |
Character: +2 Inventory slots
Buildings:  Constructor,  Power Pole
Recipes:  Biomass (Leaves),  Concrete,  Screw,  Reinforced Iron Plate
Scanner:  Limestone
|
| Hub Upgrade 3 |
75 Iron Plate
10 Cable
10 Concrete
2 Reinforced Iron Plate
|
0 |
Character: +1 Inventory slot
Buildings:  Conveyor Pole,  Conveyor Belt,  Foundation 8m x 4m,  Foundation 8m x 2m,  Ramp 8m x 4m,  Ramp 8m x 2m,  Wall (Plating),  Wall (Sheet Metal)
Recipes: Biomass (Wood)
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| Hub Upgrade 4 |
100 Iron Plate
75 Iron Rod
20 Concrete
20 Cable
|
0 |
HUB Feature: An additional Biomass Burner is added.
Character: +1 Inventory slot
Buildings:  Miner MK1,  Storage Container
|
| Hub Upgrade 5 |
150 Iron Plate
150 Iron Rod
500 Wire
30 Concrete
|
0 |
HUB Feature: A Molecular Analysis Machine (M.A.M.) and the Dropship are added. Milestone tiers 1 and 2 are unlocked.
Character: +1 Inventory slot, +1 Arm Equipment slot
Buildings: Biomass Burner,  Space Elevator
Equipment:  Object Scanner,  Beacon
|
Requires completing tier 0 to unlock.
| Name |
Cost |
Time
(minutes) |
Unlocks
|
| Utility |
150 Iron Plate
150 Iron Rod
500 Wire
|
3 |
Buildings: Lookout Tower, Wall Door Center (Plating), Wall Door Left (Plating), Wall Door Right (Plating), Wall Door Center (Sheet Metal), Wall Door Left (Sheet Metal), Wall Door Right (Sheet Metal), Wall Gate
Recipes: Biofuel
|
| Logistics |
200 Iron Plate
200 Iron Rod
500 Wire
|
3 |
Gameplay Mechanic: Productivity Display
Buildings: Conveyor Splitter, Conveyor Merger, Conveyor Lift
|
| Personal Storage |
100 Iron Plate
100 Iron Rod
250 Wire
|
2 |
Character: +5 Inventory slots
Buildings: Personal Storage Box
|
| Conveyor Walls |
100 Iron Plate
100 Iron Rod
250 Wire
|
2 |
Buildings: Wall Conveyor x3 (Plating), Wall Conveyor x2 (Plating), Wall Conveyor x1 (Plating), Wall Conveyor Perpendicular (Plating), Wall Conveyor x3 (Sheet Metal), Wall Conveyor x2 (Sheet Metal), Wall Conveyor x1 (Sheet Metal), Wall Conveyor Perpendicular (Sheet Metal), Stairs Left, Stairs Right
|
| Fabric |
M.A.M. Research: Mycelia (1)
50 Iron Plate
50 Iron Rod
100 Wire
|
0 |
Recipes: Fabric, Biomass (Mycelia)
|
| Overclock Production |
M.A.M. Research: Green Power Slug
50 Iron Plate
50 Iron Rod
100 Wire
|
2.5 |
Gameplay Mechanic: Overclock buildings
Recipes: Power Shard (1)
|
| Object Scanner: Berry |
M.A.M. Research: Paleberry
2  Paleberry
|
0 |
Object Scanner: Berry
|
| Object Scanner: Nut |
M.A.M. Research: Beryl Nut
5  Beryl Nut
|
0 |
Object Scanner: Nut
|
| Object Scanner: Somersloop |
M.A.M. Research: Somersloop
1  Somersloop
|
5 |
Object Scanner: Somersloop
Not available in Early Access, work in progress.
|
| Object Scanner: Mercer Sphere |
M.A.M. Research: Mercer Sphere
1  Mercer Sphere
|
5 |
Object Scanner: Mercer Sphere
Not available in Early Access, work in progress.
|
| Object Scanner: Mushroom |
M.A.M. Research: Bacon Agaric
1  Bacon Agaric
|
5 |
Object Scanner: Mushroom
|
| Alternate: Screw |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
50  Iron Ingot
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Screw
|
| Alternate: Iron Wire |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
50 Iron Ingot
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Iron Wire
|
| Alternate: Iron Ingot |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
100  Iron Ore
100 Copper Ore
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Iron Ingot
|
Requires completing tier 0 to unlock.
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 1 to unlock.
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 1 to unlock.
| Name |
Cost |
Time
(minutes) |
Unlocks
|
| Steel Production |
50  Rotor
10  Modular Frame
1000 Wire
200 Cable
|
10 |
Buildings: Miner Mk.2, Foundry
Recipes: Steel Ingot, Steel Beam, Steel Pipe, Encased Industrial Beam, Stator, Motor, Heavy Modular Frame
|
| Improved Melee Combat |
25 Rotor
10 Modular Frame
1500 Wire
200 Cable
|
10 |
Character: +5 Inventory slots, +1 Arm Equipment slot
Equipment: Xeno-Basher
|
| Logistics Mk.3 |
25 Modular Frame
50  Motor
2500 Wire
300 Cable
|
12
|
Buildings: Industrial Storage Container, Conveyor Belt Mk.3, Conveyor Lift Mk.3
|
| Medicinal Inhaler: Alien Organs |
M.A.M. Research: Alien Organs (1)
10 Modular Frame
25 Rotor
1000 Wire
100 Cable
|
3
|
Recipes: Medicinal Inhaler: Alien Organs
|
| Explorer |
M.A.M. Research: Raw Quartz
100 Modular Frame
15 Beacon
100 Rotor
10 Motor
|
10 |
Gameplay Mechanic: Map
Recipes: Quartz Crystal, Crystal Oscillator
Vehicle: Explorer
Scanner: Raw Quartz
|
| Explosives |
M.A.M. Research: Sulfur
2000 Wire
200 Cable
10 Modular Frame
50 Rotor
|
10 |
Character: +5 Inventory slot, +1 Arm Equipment slot
Recipes: Black Powder, Nobelisk
Equipment: Nobelisk Detonator
Scanner: Sulfur
|
| Alternate: Encased Industrial Beam |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
50  Steel Beam
150 Screw
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Encased Industrial Beam
|
| Alternate: Modular Frame |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25 Reinforced Iron Plate
25 Rotor
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Modular Frame
|
| Alternate: Steel Ingot |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
100 Iron Ore
100  Coal
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Steel Ingot
|
| Alternate: Enriched Steel Ingot |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
100 Iron Ore
100 Coal
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Enriched Steel Ingot
|
| Alternate: Enriched Coal |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
100 Coal
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Compacted Coal, Alternate: Wood Coal, Alternate: Biomass Coal
|
| Alternate: Rotor |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25 Reinforced Iron Plate
25 Rotor
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Rotor
|
| Alternate: Stator |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25 Reinforced Iron Plate
25 Rotor
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Stator
|
| Alternate: Motor |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25 Rotor
25  Stator
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Motor
|
| Alternate: Steel Screw |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
50  Steel Ingot
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Steel Screw
|
| Alternate: Heavy Modular Frame |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
10 Modular Frame
20  Encased Industrial Beam
50 Concrete
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Heavy Modular Frame
|
| Alternate: Beacon |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
10  Crystal Oscillator
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Beacon
|
| Alternate: Black Powder |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25  Compacted Coal
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Black Powder
|
| Alternate: Nobelisk |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
50  Black Powder
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Nobelisk
|
| Alternate: Silica |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
25 Reinforced Iron Plate
25 Rotor
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Silica
|
| Alternate: Concrete |
M.A.M. Research: Hard Drive
100 Limestone
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Concrete
|
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 2 to unlock.
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 2 to unlock.
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 3 to unlock.
Currently locked in early access but available in Experimental. Monorail Train Technology is locked.
| Name |
Cost |
Time
(minutes) |
Unlocks
|
| Monorail Train Technology |
100  Heavy Modular Frame
50  Computer
100 Motor
|
16 |
Buildings: Train Station, Train Docking Station, Track, Electric Locomotive, Freight Car
|
| Nuclear Power |
200 Heavy Modular Frame
400 Motor
200 Computer
|
16 |
Buildings: Nuclear Power Plant
Equipment: Radioactivity Resistant Suit
Recipes: Nuclear Fuel Rod
Scanner: Uranium
|
| Bayer Process |
200 Heavy Modular Frame
400 Motor
200 Computer
|
16 |
Buildings: Miner Mk.3, Conveyor Belt Mk.5, Conveyor Lift Mk.5
Recipes: Aluminum Ingot, Alclad Aluminum Sheet, Heat Sink, Radio Control Unit, Turbo Motor, Battery
Scanner: Raw Quartz, Bauxite
|
| Alternate: Heat Sink |
100  Alclad Aluminum Sheet
500 Wire
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Heat Sink
|
| Alternate: Radio Control Unit |
50  Heat Sink
50  Quartz Crystal
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Radio Control Unit
|
| Alternate: Turbo Motor |
50  Radio Control Unit
50 Motor
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Turbo Motor
|
| Alternate: Electromagnetic Control Rod |
250  Quickwire
50 Stator
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Electromagnetic Control Rod
|
| Alternate: Uranium Cell |
100  Uranium
100  Sulfur
100  Raw Quartz
100  Caterium Ore
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Uranium Cell
|
| Alternate: Nuclear Fuel Rod |
100 Uranium
100 Raw Quartz
100 Caterium Ore
|
0 |
Recipes: Alternate: Nuclear Fuel Rod
|
Requires completing Space Elevator Phase 3 to unlock.
Currently locked in early access.
- Later milestones have longer cooldown. For example, jetpack and gas mask milestones at tier 6, you could fulfill all jetpack material, without pressing the launch button, select the gas mask milestone and fulfill it. Then you could launch jetpack milestone immediately followed by gas mask milestone. This way you could save a lot of time.
The UI of the HUB Terminal, displaying selected tier, milestone, rewards and milestone cost. The option greyed out as the milestone is completed.
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