Progression & achievements

From scrap to spaceflight

Open J for the crew’s shared journal and production plan. Recover the three Basic machines, connect them to the lander, analyze materials and develop printing, power and depot automation. Research gates still apply even when you know a recipe’s ingredients. The first satellite gives surface coverage; build an antenna on the launch-pad world, then launch an MK2 satellite from the powered pad to unlock the spaceship. Merely building the rocket does not complete the launch.

Launch Pad · Downlink antenna · Spaceship

Nine industrial milestones

Milestone	Objective
Start production on another world	Research local materials and find an industrial site on a visited world. Produce 10 new industrial products there; mining and purchases do not count. See Interplanetary industry for site locations.
Harness a lava world’s heat	Build a geothermal station in a lava world’s thermal field and supply an actual electrical load for at least 30 seconds. Power stays in the local grid.
Produce deuterium on an ice world	Power a cryogenic refinery at an ice deposit and produce 10 units of deuterium, the first fusion fuel ingredient. The refinery keeps working while you visit other worlds. Import filter membranes from a toxic world’s bio-refinery.
Complete a freight delivery	Build freight terminals on two worlds, supply fuel and set a route. Deliver at least 20 cargo units. Cargo counts after unloading at its destination. Build a cargo shuttle in a Printer MK1 or better, install it in the sending terminal and supply ordinary ship fuel canisters.
Combine both fusion fuel sources	Produce deuterium on an ice world and helium-3 on a barren world. Bring both materials to a fuel fabricator and produce 4 fusion cells.
Bring fusion power online	Build a fusion reactor using components from other worlds, including at home. Supply fusion cells and power an actual load for at least 30 seconds. Keep fuel deliveries running.
Develop exotic industries	Travel beyond the home galaxy. Use local resources to produce 4 plasma stabilizers and 4 regenerative membranes for advanced industry.
Recover three lost archives	Produce survey data in an observatory. At the powered observatory, locate three abandoned sites through Interplanetary industry. Visit them, complete their objectives and recover the archives. Each awards a ship module.
Activate the interstellar beacon	Recover all three archives to calibrate the network. Power the central beacon at home and nodes on at least three different foreign worlds simultaneously for 60 seconds. A power interruption restarts calibration.

Abandoned energy archive

Repair the circuits and supply the station with 250 W for 30 seconds. Recover the archive and a ship thermal module on site.

Lost navigation archive

Restore the optics and start transmission. Survive for 40 seconds within 12 meters of the station while its sentries attack. Recover the archive and a ship cargo module.

Abandoned biosphere laboratory

Collect native samples on the destination world and bring filter membranes. Restore the laboratory and recover its archive and a ship drive module. Required samples are revealed on arrival.

All 32 achievements

The table lists the 32 achievement conditions in version 0.17. Personal actions and shared crew milestones are distinct: joining a developed save does not retroactively grant old one-time events. Crew awards require presence when the event occurs; personal collections, visits and playtime track your own progress. Builder needs 25 structures standing simultaneously across worlds. Actual production and completed deliveries count toward industry, not purchases or loading a shuttle. Steam confirmation additionally depends on the installed build and published Steam definitions.

#	Achievement	Condition
1	First Brick	Place your first structure.
2	First Melt	Smelt your first batch of material in a furnace.
3	First Shift	Log your first hour of play.
4	The Crew	Play a game together with another player.
5	Airborne	Launch a rocket off a planet for the first time.
6	Scraphound	Recover your first parts from a wreck.
7	It’s Alive!	Repair the broken mining rig.
8	Wanderer	Visit 5 different worlds.
9	Builder	Have 25 structures standing across your worlds at once.
10	Long Haul	Log 10 hours of play.
11	Eureka!	Complete your first material analysis with your crew.
12	Hands Free	Have a depot drone deliver its first cargo to a machine.
13	Eye in the Sky	Launch a satellite with your crew and establish orbital coverage.
14	Beyond the Horizon	Put an MK2 satellite into orbit with your crew.
15	Signal Answered	Complete the first signal expedition with your crew.
16	Offworld Shift	Produce 10 industrial components away from home with your crew.
17	Heat from Below	Have geothermal stations deliver power for a total of 30 seconds.
18	Cold Future	Produce 10 units of deuterium away from home with your crew.
19	Supply Line	Deliver 20 items between different worlds by freight shuttle with your crew.
20	Star Fuel	Produce 4 fusion cells, plus your own deuterium and helium-3, with your crew.
21	A Small Sun	Have fusion reactors deliver power for a total of 30 seconds.
22	Crystal and Mycelium	Produce 4 plasma stabilizers and 4 regenerative membranes with your crew.
23	Memory of the Stars	Recover all three expedition archives with your crew.
24	No One Left Adrift	Calibrate the home beacon and nodes on three other worlds with your crew.
25	Deal!	Complete your first trade with an NPC.
26	A Promise Kept	Complete your first accepted trade contract.
27	Trust Pays Off	Claim the MK2 backpack reward for your trading work.
28	Second Chance	Finish helping a castaway and repair their equipment.
29	Field Biologist	Obtain one biological sample from each of the six wildlife species.
30	Friends on Every World	Trade with all six native peoples of the alien biomes.
31	Built for the Journey	Fit one ship with cargo, drive and thermal modules.
32	Space Mail	Collect your first piece of material from a meteorite impact.