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Olympus
54 missions · 11 Great Hunt ops
Styx
24 missions · 12 Great Hunt ops
Prometheus
19 missions · 11 Great Hunt ops
Elysium
6 story missions · 4 scout missions · 3 side quests
Olympus 54 missions · 11 Great Hunt ops
Missions
Beachhead
Olympus mission.
Broken Arrow
Recover the enzyme 'warheads' from three crashed Inaris satellites, before anyone else can.
Death Ray
Take radar scans at three essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Headstone
Establish geo-stations at three survey locations, and a central uplink unit to transmit the data to orbit.
Incursion
Take radar scans at 3 essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Influx
Construct a fully-resourced, powered base to Operator specifications.
Livewire
Take radar scans at three essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Potshot
Complete the timed weapons-range course by scoring enough points before the clock runs out.
Resurgence
Locate and retrieve bio-samples from three marked locations, and return them safely to orbit.
Searchlight
Take radar scans at three essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Uplift
Procure samples rumored to be emerging in this zone, and return them to Orbit.
Accumulation
Fill a farming shipment and a hunting shipment at two cargo pods to Workshop spec.
Agriculture
Olympus mission.
Big Shot
Locate animal habitats, exterminate the designated creatures, and return with proof.
Carapace
Contractors are required to fill and activate a sample analyzer in order to research new recipes derived from native resources
Clustered
Locate, deploy and shelter multiple scanning devices around the area to collect data. The more devices you are able to keep active, the quicker you'll complete the mission.
Concealment
Locate biological containment units and then destroy the evidence.
Deep Vein
Confirm the location of the exotics vein, harvest its contents, and return them to orbit.
Field Test
Locate all elements of the lost device, and return them to Operator technicians in orbit.
Fire Walk
Retrieve the bio-flechette and return it to orbit before Uniao intercedes.
Homestead
Olympus mission.
Icestorm
Retrieve the device, deploy at the trigger zone and end the storm to - maybe - unlock this region.
Kill List
Track down and eliminate the creatures with extreme prejudice.
Life Line
Construct a basic, self-sustaining medical facility supplied from on-the-ground resources.
Meridian
Using prototype equipment, locate and extract raw materials from this region. These must then be delivered to the Operator's representatives in orbit.
Migrating Sands
Contractors are not required to pursue specific objectives
Nightwatch
Locate and collect geological samples and return them to orbit safely.
Relocated
Olympus mission.
Seven Pillars
Take radar scans at 3 essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Snowblind
Take radar scans at 3 essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Snowcrash
Retrieve technological items from each supply drop, and return them to the Operator.
Spelunking
Mine the ores the Workshop Team requests and stock them in the supply pod.
Spirit Level
Establish geo-stations at two survey locations. Construction to elevate survey stations to line-of-sight altitude may be required.
Strange Harvest
Locate and retrieve valuable bio-samples from three marked locations, and return them safely to orbit.
Unearthed
Contractors are required to fill and activate a sample analyzer in order to research new recipes derived from native resources.
Advanced Order
Stock a Munitions Deposit and a Consumables Order at two refrigerated cargo pods.
Avalanche
Use advanced mining equipment to clear a path to the arctic and open the region for prospecting.
Clean Up
Group 15 require a biological sample for study, from the largest Earthlife on Icarus - a Mammoth's tusk.
Cryogenic
Contractors are required to retrieve a sample from specific preserved creatures.
Dry Run
Find a way into the Canyons though the cave network, to open the Canyons for prospecting.
Dust Up
Track the creature to its origin and destroy it.
El Camino
Track the dropship's remains, and discover what happened to the mission.
Forsaken
Locate and repair the damaged dropship and ensure its safe return to orbit.
Loose Ends
Locate the remaining creatures and eliminate them.
Nightfall
Contractors are required to power and activate a central scanning device.
Payday
Locate and extract exotics from this region, and deliver them to the Operator's representatives in orbit.
Pyramid
Construct a basic hunting base to Operator specifications.
Ramp Up
Reach loading zones, establish processing systems, and supply pods with requested resources.
Sandbox
Olympus mission.
Solid Metal
Reach loading zones, establish processing systems, and load requested resources into pods.
Spirit Walk
Olympus mission.
Voyager
Contractors will be briefed on planet.
Waterfall
Find a way into the Riverlands, and erect a locational beacon so UDA can begin scaling up development of this region.
Wet Work
Track and eliminate the predator(s).
Great Hunts
Quarrite campaign
Brilliance
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Habitat
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Missing Miners
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Prototype
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Rebuilding
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Research
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Elimination
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Liberation
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Repercussion
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Weakness
Olympus Great Hunt · Quarrite campaign.
Earthquake
Campaign finale — defeat the world boss; unlocks Mining Armature
Styx 24 missions · 12 Great Hunt ops
Missions
Ballistic
Dispatch any hostile wildlife in the region to guarantee the safety of the Operator's team.
Encroachment
Build four outposts across Styx's Great River region, then clear the hunting quotas each one unlocks — a logistics-heavy build-and-hunt prospect.
Genesis
Styx mission.
Gossamer
Contractors are required to fill and activate a sample analyzer in order to progress research into the native species.
Highrise
Construct a tall observation tower, with electric lighting and backup braziers.
Lupine
Contractors are required to eliminate the threat and will be granted access to resources from the creature.
Oasis
Setup a fishing hut and use the provided equipment to catch and prepare fish for delivery.
Omphalos
Scout out three potential landing zones within the new area.
Opulence
Stock a supply ship in preparation for the clients visit to the surface.
Remnant
Follow UDA radar procedure, locate and extract exotics, deliver exotics to orbit.
Ricochet
Find a way into the Oasis area through the cave network, and deploy scanning equipment to open the region for prospecting.
Vertigo
Find a way into the last of the uncharted area, and erect a locational beacon so the UDA can completely map this region.
Augmentation
Craft pills and enhancement tonics, eliminate wildlife to meet testing requirements.
Crescendo
Take radar scans at essential locations, ensuring accurate data is returned to the Operator.
Flatline
Operator is tasked to find damaged biological containment units, further information provided on planet.
Halcyon
Dispatch any hostile wildlife in the region to guarantee the safety of the new base.
Ironclad
Deploy protective plating in preparation for research station deployment.
Maelstrom
Use whatever means necessary to clear a path and open the region for prospecting.
Rendezvous
Retrieve the required sample and ensure its safe return to orbit. Note that the sample will be highly sensitive to temperature.
Repopulation
Deliver a new species for introduction to Icarus.
Zephyr
Find a way to the Lake, and erect a locational beacon so UDA can begin scaling up development in this region.
Abyss
Extract and research unusual ore. Monitor effect on environment. Extract.
Alcazar
Construct a fully-resourced, powered base to Operator specifications.
Husk
Track the creature to its origin, and destroy it. Contribute to research on its materials before returning to orbit.
Great Hunts
Garganutan campaign
Ape Escape
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Breakout
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Compliance
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Curiosity
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Ethics
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Sellout
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Blood Thirst
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Enclave
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Expurgation
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Obliteration
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Strange Troop
Styx Great Hunt · Garganutan campaign.
Extinction
Campaign finale — defeat the world boss; unlocks Anti-materiel Rifle
Prometheus 19 missions · 11 Great Hunt ops
Missions
Ashlands
Locate the missing scientists and assist them in returning to safety.
Celebrity Chef
Cook and deliver finished dishes to the Marshland and Alpine delicacy pods.
Composition
Create chemical compound as guided, deploy and observe.
Crisis
Rescue the stranded prospectors.
Crystal
Locate and extract the specified cryo-materials, then ensure secure delivery to orbit.
Dispatch
Prometheus mission.
Drover
Construct monitoring pylon, await further instructions.
Fracture
Capture or eliminate the criminal using any force neccessary.
Ice Sheet
Locate the missing scientists and investigate what they encountered.
Magmatic
Hunt and fish in the marked zone to reduce the population.
Miasmic
Construct a research station and perform some research.
Nomad
Investigate the call and report your findings.
Null Sector
Track the signal, locate the scientist, and ensure their safe return.
Offender
Search the area for any trace of the suspect and send all evidence back to the Operator via O.E.S.
Rescue
Rescue stranded prospectors.
Shadowed
Follow the latest trail of the suspect and send all evidence back to the Operator via O.E.S.
Stranded
Deliver supplies to the recovery crew and stabilize their situation.
Tempest
Travel to the last known location of the team and ensure their safe return to orbit
Treehut
Prometheus mission.
Great Hunts
Rimetusk campaign
Experiments
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Mutation
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Prevention
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Supplementary
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Survivors
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Destruction
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Fieldwork
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Hypothesis
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Propagation
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Research (Rimetusk)
Prometheus Great Hunt · Rimetusk campaign.
Glaciation
Campaign finale — defeat the world boss; unlocks Tactical Bow
Elysium 6 story missions · 4 scout missions · 3 side quests
Story campaign — complete in order
Fallout
Volcanic — Investigate G15 structures; rescue operatives; LAB-01
Lost
All Biomes — First drop; contact Eden; meet Mo, Iris, Victor, Theo
Nexus
Geothermal — Locate G15 Terraforming Facility; disable security
Relics
Swamp — Intercept TPS comms; search Mosswood; investigate LAB-02
Reckoning
Arctic — Infiltrate TPS Compound; campaign finale
Rift
Desert — Find Mo; craft Sandworm Thumper; defeat the Sandwyrm Queen
Scout Chain
Ambush
Stabilise Captain Church, reclaim the forward base, and deliver a scout supply shipment.
Courier
Arctic — Repair and escort a downed UDA transport drone
Lifeline
Arctic — Rescue the recon team; unlocks Prototype Hoverframe
Trials
Arctic — Craft & deploy a Hoverframe; complete the time trial
Side Quests
Angler
Desert (Oasis) — Fishing contest with Dunski; supply fish to Eden
Evolution
Tundra / Arctic — Tame a Gribbler; defeat a Frostfoot with your companion
Igloo
Build and furnish an ice shelter, then get heat, oxygen, water and food running.
Side Quests available on every map · unlock NPC traders
Cultivation Specialist
Available on all maps; unlocks its NPC trader
Fisheries Officer
Available on all maps; unlocks its NPC trader
Predator Specialist
Available on all maps; unlocks its NPC trader
Black Market
Available on all maps; unlocks its NPC trader
Map guides 12 field guides
Olympus — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Olympus.
Styx — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Styx.
Prometheus — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Prometheus.
Elysium — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Elysium.
Orbital Station — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Orbital Station.
Outpost: Arcwood — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Arcwood.
Outpost: Iceholm — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Iceholm.
Outpost: Holdfast — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Holdfast.
Outpost: Arcticus — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Arcticus.
Outpost: Cactus — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Cactus.
Outpost: Everbark — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Everbark.
Outpost: Tecton — Field Guide
What spawns, what kills, how the crew runs Outpost: Tecton.
Core systems 9 guides
Building Tiers & Base Defense
Thatch to Concrete plus floors, doors, active defenses and the Building talent tree — real recipe costs throughout, turning a wall from passive material into a kill zone.
Electricity & Automation
Solar trickle to nuclear baseload — exact recipe costs for every generator and every electric-tier bench, and what the power actually unlocks once it's running.
Fishing
Rod for sport, traps for volume, Styx for saltwater variety — real bench costs, two dozen named lures, and all 18 Fishing talents worth building toward.
Great Hunts Campaigns
Three world-boss campaigns, 11-12 Open World ops each, run from the CONT4CT Device — the full reward chain, exact Ren totals, and difficulty curve per campaign.
Mounts & Taming
Moa to Mammoth — the tame lineup, real Ranching Station costs, the Husbandry talents that make taming reliable, the separate 19-node Genetics breeding tree, and the cart that ends your hauling problem.
Orbital Workshop & Exotics
Ren, Exotics, Red Exotics and premium materials spend differently — exact pricing across the envirosuit and weapon lines, and what to unlock first.
Talents & Solo Builds
Two point pools, 15 trees (313 talents total) across five categories, including the easy-to-miss Genetics tree — exact node counts, how progression gates, and standout talents worth building toward.
Water, Food & Farming
From a Waterskin and foraged berries to hydroponics that never runs dry — the food and water curve, real recipe costs, and all 33 farmable crops by name.
Weather & Hazards
Storms, temperature stacking, poison, infection, radiation and cave hazards — what actually threatens a prospect, the real medical items that counter each, and the repair talent that shrugs off storm damage.