/!\ This guide is updated for the version 1.0.1.4 of the game and will be updated with time. /!\
It is confirmed that, both choice and science upgrade do change result in situation.
How it work :
Guide title : Chapter ({ Location } Name ), exemple : Prologue ({ Moon } Moon – Abandoned Base )
Symbols :
- 🗘 Mean you can continue after a choice
Mean the area will be locked after the choice
Mean theire is a reward / secret / achievement by doing this choice
Prologue ({ Moon } Moon – Abandoned Base )



Prologue ({ Mars } Mars – Healthy Competition )




Prologue ({ Saturn } Saturn – Dark Side of Saturn )



Prologue ({ Unauthorized Access } Outer Hope – Out of Sight )





Prologue ( Tips & Tricks )
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Just one thing, send a probe South East to discover the only location available here !
Chapter 1 ({ Earth } Earth – What Remains of Us )




Chapter 1 ({ Urshanabi } Ghosts of the Urshanabi )


Chapter 1 ({ Debris Field } Debris Field – Immensity )








Chapter 1 ({ Asteroid Belt } Asteroid Belt – They Call It a Mine )








Chapter 1 ({ Uranus } Uranus – Tane Mahuta )






Chapter 1 ({ Mars } Mars – Richter’s Facility )



Investigate the storage area :

Inspecting the scientific study center :

Performing a full swepp of the facility :

Preparing the site for ressource extraction :

Chapter 1 ({ Saturn } Saturn – Black Market Society )






Chapter 1 ({ Neptune } Neptune – Thiaki )

Collecting what’s usable in the station : ( This choice allow you to open the sealed box ! )

Provoking a structural collapse : ( Lock the location ! )

/!\ Using explosive to open the sealed room do nothing, but allow you then to collect what’s useable fom the remains …

If you use the oulixes biometric to open the sealed room : ( If you had the possibility to break through just after don’t do it, you will get some dead ! )

Chapter 1 ({ Venus } Venus – Morbihan )
… Also, with regards to the Venus event in Chapter 1, if you restart then the planet will generate 10 Polymer over 10 cycles 3 times so 30 Polymer total



Chapter 1 ({ Outer Hope } The End of Outer Hope ) – Quest /!\
I havn’t tested both situation, but starting first by searching the battlefield allow to continue :





Chapter 1 ({ Jupiter } Jupiter – Hepaestus ) Quest /!\








Chapter 1 ( Tips & Tricks + pattern )
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- Tech Lab : Assistant promotion
- Infirmary : Reorganization of care
- Crew Quarters : Additional Beds, Optimized quarter
- Mess Hall : Advanced logistics
- Workshop : Stanford Initiative
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- You must research ASAP the Assistant Promotion upgrade for the tech lab as it produce 3 science every 5 cycle ! ( A must have )
- Open ASAP your second sector, just accept the mission directly when people ask for it, then build a second docking bay and farm all you can.
- Take your time in chapter 1, you can harvest a lot of ressources, unlock tech and upgrade, and prepare your station for chapter 2
- Try to never stop to awakens humans from cryonic pods, first it will help you to improve your overall production in your station ( just upgrade or add new quarters if required ), second is about trust, keeping too much cryopods will create a lot of trouble, idk what is the first tier, but at 500+ you have -2 trust, 720 -3 trust … be carefull !
- When you want to move Tiqqun, check first by mouse overing thoose battery bar under the energy one ( the six smaller one for each sector ), it’ll show you how far you can keep it powered, you can also temporary disable your industries that’s not required to increase the range / time you can travel !
Chapter 2 ({ Falcon 74 } Falcon 74 – Business as Usual )







Chapter 2 ({ DO-G-0202 } DO-G-0202 – The Lost Sheep )
Chapter 2 DO-G-0202, in addition to determining the Sheptel’s destruction, I had the option to repair and receive the ship for free. Not sure if this option is locked behind a research option or not. ( Maybe by doing another location first ? need to be confirmed )
About the option, i think its because locked behind automatic repatriation on Science Ship.
And you should first determine the cause of destruction, then repair and reclaim the sheptel
Linear choice, just don’t leave and finish all task.
Chapter 2 ({ Fargo 39 } Fargo 39 – In the Balance ) Quest /!\















Chapter 2 ({ Valiant 71 } Valiant 71 – Ashes to Ashes )
Attempting to recover all the cryopods :
If you have researched science ship – emergency criopods, don’t lose people, only the ship
Not sure if anyone has said this but you get a permanent -1 to stability from completing the valiant 71 objectives for discovering the fate of the protagoras








Chapter 2 ({ Plymouth 37 } Plymouth 37 – What Lies Beneath )










Chapter 2 ({ Perenti 85 } Perenti 85 – Wind Dispersal )
The game will not let you pick any options with the science ship for Perenti if you do not research deep dive.
It will allow you to leave and come back later without penalty. If you click the magnifying glass it even tells you that you can’t do anything until you get deep-dive tech so, no one should have any issues with it.
I’m not sure about this one because i’ve research the upgrade before trying to go to perenti, so it must be confirmed if the upgrade is required or not here !
Releasing micro-probes into the atmosphere :
Establishing a weather station :
Seting up advanced infrastructure for meteorological analysis and simulation :
Chapter 2 ({ Mack R } Mack R – Ice and Fire ) Quest /!\












Chapter 2 ({ Tatra v8 } Tatra v8 – Adrift )
if you choose NAOMI PROTOCOL you will loose -1 stability permanent (but you find out some story dont know if this is relevant to the over all choices or story relevant things)
Getting close to the cargo ship :
If you choose to board the cargo ship or hailling it : ( no reward change )
And then interrogate the P.A : ( You will be able to recover the cargo just after ! )
In each case, ramming the ship will lead to :
Chapter 2 ({ Rockatansky D79 } Rockatansky D79 – Twin-Tailed Comet )










Chapter 2 ({ Chevy 34 } Chevy 34 – Metallic Bracings )
It seems that to test the events on a planet behind the space thunderstorm you need to fly the station to it or to Rokatansky comet so the cargo ship will avoid the thunderstorm.. Cargo ship always ended being destroyed for me before even carrying the full load, so I’ve never finished any options outside first one.
First off, i confirmed that is better to send Tiqqun to Rokatansky to do quest and minning around Chevy ( thank to @Sleeps~Darkly~ ).
Perfoming intrusive analysis :
Setting up a temporary study center : ( End just like above )
Establishing infrastructure to support exploration and geological analysis : ( End just like above )
Chapter 2 ({ Protagoras } Meeting Protagoras ) Quest /!\





Chapter 2 ({ Deville 59 } Deville 59 – Pioneers ) Colony /!\






Chapter 2 ({ Protagoras } Man is the Measure of all Things ) Quest /!\







Chapter 2 ({ Deville 59 } Deville 59 – Pioneers ) Stage 2 /!\
If you take colonists home in chapter 2 you will get +10% trust.
Dont know, but if you abandoned them there you can get trust penalty
Before leaving the system you can reitreive or abandon the collonist : ( or leave them ? )
Chapter 2 ({ Protagoras } Thoughts of the Protagoras )
For Chapter 2 your missing Thoughts of the Protagoras (I’ve got a save at that point if you want me to message you the results of it along with images for the list)
you CAN do this even if you did not meet the elders.
Installing a copy of edden :
Naomi protocol : Save a copy of the protagoras’ P.A. :
Chapter 2 ( Tips & Tricks )
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- Tech Lab : Intelligent lab
- Fusion Station :High-pressure cutters, ice preparation workers
- Cargo Ship : Improvised repair protocols
- Mining ship : Self-welding
- Science Ship : Exoskeletons, Deep drive apparatus
- Workshop : Augmented building protocols
- Stockpile : Vertical parking, Integrated storage bays, Stockpile medium
- Crew Quarters : Smart homes
- Mess Hall : Lyophilisation units
- Cryonics Center : Controlled thermal shock, Group decryonization
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- Promise not more 5 casualities will allow you to talk to the elder ( insteed of 0 casualities )
- To access chevy, just send a scientific ship to rokatansky or plymouth with some upgrade on your cargo you will be able to do it ( just performe an analysis is good enought while taking 0 risk )
I’ve updated the map for chapter 2, again just like chapter 1, take your time to harvest as many as you can ( upgrading stockpile and uncloking the t2 will help a lot ! ) - Do not worry about the penalty in each sector of the -1 by staying too long, you can easily manage with memorials, alternative life, and later the exo-fighting drone and the hull temple ( as long as you also get the train station, that’s why you must be prepare to construct everything asap )
- As always in tech focus the Tech lab upgrade, it will help you a lot during your run.
Chapter 3 ({ Destroyed Command Center } Ruins – Command Center ) Quest /!\










Chapter 3 ({ Industrial Zone Wreckage } ( Ruins – Trapped in Time and Steel )








Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-38 } P-38 – Corroded Hopes )





🗘 Perform topographical analysis : investigate the field operations area : #Second choice ( Looking a some species – Then leave )




Chapter 3 ({ Reactor Wreckage } Ruins – Reactors )

🗘 Investigate the thrusters :


🗘 Inspect the engine room :




Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-42 } P-42- Yellow Smoke ) Colony /!\



Chapter 3 ({ Collapsed Food Production District } Ruins – We Are What We Eat )

🗘 Investigate the vegetal zone :


🗘 Investigate the animal pens :








Chapter 3 ({ Depressurized R&D District } )

🗘 Search the residential area :


🗘 Search the laboratories :




Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-51 } P-51 – The meier site )


🗘 Set up a temporary study center :


🗘 Set up a temporary study center > Conduct Further tests on the Meier bacteria :





🗘 Set up advanced analysis infrastructure : ( End up like above )


Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-41 } P-41 – Resonance )



🗘 Continue exploration of the formation, implementing strict psychological monitoring : ( End up like above )

Chapter 3 ({ Medical District Wreckage } )

🗘 Investigate the medical district :


🗘 Investigate the research facility :


🗘 Retrieve ZY6073 :



Chapter 3 ({ Habitation Sector Wreckage } Ruins – Swarmed )

🗘 Recover the floating cryopods :


🗘 Push deeper into the structure to reach the source of the unusual readings :








Chapter 3 ({ Destroyed Docking Bay } Ruins – Lethal Weapon )

🗘 Investigate the communication area :


🗘 Investigate the intact docking port :









Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-43 } P-43 – Mesohyl )

🗘 Use explosives to quickly clear a path :


🗘 Use explosives to quickly clear a path > Examine the sphere :


🗘 Use explosives to quickly clear a path > Analyze the crystal formations :


🗘 Use explosives to quickly clear a path > Study the concentric circles :



🗘 Drill through the crust of P-43 :


Chapter 3 ({ Cruc-P-37 } P-37 – Desolation )







🗘 Analyse impact area :





Chapter 3 ( Tips & Tricks )
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I will complete this later, as i’ve made a second save with cheat to show you what order is good enought to go through the storm : ( by cheat i mean precisely in Player.sav : cheat > eventOptionsCompleteInstantly : true )
Do task in this order : ( always keep an eye on the edge of the storm, as soon as you finish an event it will advance ! so do not forget to avoid unwanted / edged area to avoid any losses )
– TOTALLY FORGET THE COLONY FIRST, you will be able to do it later when the storm move further ( it will leave the system and allow you to move freely all around )
– 1 destroyed command center
– 2 cruc-p-38
– 3 reactor wreckage
– 4 collapsed food district
– 5 move tiqqun to industrial zone wreckage
– 6 industrial zone wreckage
Do not forget to build enought batteries, i’ve made 2 medium per sector, with upgrade, i’ve also max the tiqqun engine and hull ! after that you are pretty free but it require a bit of preparation, so take your time to farm before starting the adventure !
Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12H } 12H – Bigger on the Inside )

🗘 Perform intrusive analysis :


🗘 Perform intrusive analysis > Locate Zhen Zhou :





🗘 Set up a temporary study center : ( Lead to Zhen Zhou dialogue above )


🗘 Establish infrastructure to support advanced analysis : ( Lead to Zhen Zhou dialogue above )


Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12D } 12D – High Temperature )





🗘 Establish heavy research infrastructure on the promontory :




Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12G } 12G – They Might be Giants )

🗘 Authorize basic analysis only :




🗘 Authorize basic analysis only > Approach the area where the tube formation rises from the cloud layer :


🗘 Approach the area where the tube formation rises from the cloud layer > Authorize analysis of the tubing :





🗘 Launch an autonomous analysis drone : ( Lead to above choice )


Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12J } 12J – Reflections )



🗘 Study the electromagnetic activity :




🗘 Study the electromagnetic activity : Break the mirrors :




Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12F } 12F – Icy end )
On Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12F } 12F – Icy end ), if a crew member got swallowed by the sphere on CRUC-P-43, you can pick up a signal on the planet and look for this person as an extra option.
Perform intrusive analysis :
Set up a temporary study center :
Establish infrastructure to support advanced analysis :
Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12C } 12C – Fractals )
If you retrieve the crew in the orange suit and then send the ship back to the station, a station event will be available with additional story text and 3 more options.
One kills the crew in exchange for some science research points (something around 6-10, don’t remember exactly), the other puts the crew to the hospital and nothing yet latter. I haven’t tested 3rd option.
🗘 Study 12C’s moons :
🗘 Analyze the storms of 12C :
Analyze the storms of 12C > Leave the others :
Analyze the storms of 12C > Naomi protocol : Bring back the whole crew :
* Nothing *
Analyze the storms of 12C > Repatriate the deuterium :
Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12E } 12E – Colonization ) Colony /!\
Chapter 4 ({ Unknown Structure } Wrecks – Remnants )

🗘 Investigate the wreck :




Chapter 4 ({ Pïranesi } Piranesi – Child of Ambition ) Quest /!\

🗘 Locate the Remus coordinates :







Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12A } Pulsar – The monster’s Avakening ) Quest /!\

🗘 Analyze the pulsar :


🗘 Construct Icarus III :



Chapter 4 ({ Piranesi } Body of the Beast ) Quest Phase 2 /!\
Chapter 4 ({ PSR B1257+12E } ) Colony Phase 2 /!\
Chapter 4 ( Tips & Tricks )

Piranesi will trigger few small event on the Tiqqun, only one is real if you don’t take care, it will hack your mess hall, don’t panic, just restart the power !Jump sequence :
- Evade piranesi swarm by jumping to 12F ( the drone swarm do nothing untill you don’t stay in )
- Jump to 12J When Piranesi’s swarm is coming
- After a bit of time, the Piranesi itself will chase you, wait a bit of time untill he’s near then jump to 12G
- He will lunch another sarm targeting 12G wait a bit and then jump to 12D or 12H to avoid the swarm
- Last jump ( if needed depending on how fast you are ) to 12H or 12D
Chapter 5 ({ Romulus } Romulus – Another World )
This is the second ending, who can lead to 2 achievement, to do it, “take the time” to discover Romulus, it will lead you to few small event.
I exeptionaly do a complete event section for this one ( as it’s a secret ending ).
- First send a probe to discover romulus ( first screen of the POI )
- The first event will occur soon after in Tiqqun ( second screen )
- The team will ask you to send a scientific ship to the location, do it, it will lead to the second small event ( third screen, you just need to wait a little bit untill the event occure )
- Then they ask you to remove Eden ( fourth screen, then it will active you a new objective : “The Promized Land” )
This occur only if you’ve made a copy of P.A. during Chapter 2 at Protagors POI :
Chapter 5 ({ Palatine } Palatine – Metallic Mélange )

🗘 Locate the source of the river :




Chapter 5 ({ Remus } Remus – A New Home )
Chapter 5 ({ Vulcan } Vulcan – The green comet )



🗘 Analyze the sphere :






Chapitre 5 ({ Aventine } Aventine – Filling the void )

🗘 Study the surface of aventine :


🗘 Study the core of aventine :


🗘 Build the natschach transmitter :


🗘 Build the natschach transmitter > Deploy the natschach transmitter :









Chapter 5 ({ Lupercal } Lupercal – Diamonds are forever )










🗘 Set up advanced infrastructure for analysis, exploration and resource extraction : ( Continue like above )


Chapter 5 ({ Numitor } Numitor – Heat sources )







Chapter 5 ({ Plutarch } Plutarch – Relativity)







Chapter 5 ({ Temple of X } Temple of X )
Here i cover the 3 temple because in my case they all lead to the same. ( If you explore first you’ll loose all your crew and can come back later to retreive the fragment )
Temple of Merit :
Temple of Free Will :
Temple of Common Sense :
Chapter 5 ( Tips & Tricks )
Starmap

Here both Layout & Technologies used and Tips & Tricks section will not be presented as ( and for now ) it’s the end game.
I will continue tu update the guide as the game progress and as we discover new / better things to share. I also want to thank everyone who share theire situation here and help the guide to be alive.
So thank you again for your participation !
Is it the end ? I don’t think so, and i will cover anything new to help everyone just like now.
I will share you here a save, it will be a complete and empty station ( with official cheat from the dev, no need to get some extra tools ) to alloy you to create some Layout for later.
https://mega.nz/file/BZRHGIZI#il7hPj6k2MMFBYr_wdAty5sF7kLO9AUegQ05tRsstNo
The KporalSteamGuide_LayoutBuilder.zip contain a readme.txt and a save folder ( index : 10000 ), the save is at the start of chapter 1, all available tech unlocked and ready to build your layout.
Exemple of layout using this save ( compared to my actual layout on the picture of right ) :
Thanks to Kporal for his excellent guide, all credits belong to his effort. if this guide helps you, please support and rate it via Steam Community. enjoy the game.
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In Tatra v8 choosing the NAOMI protocol and taking the ship back does NOT result in a permanent -1 stability. You get that -1 for finding out what happened to the Protagoras (by completing 3 out of 4 possible science missions).
You will get the -1, no matter what. I got the debuff after completing Mack8 for example. It’s part of the overall story progression and has nothing to do with Tatra v8.
Just make sure you have exoskeletons researched before doing this mission, because the crew will die if not.
In chapter 2, it is repeatedly mentioned in comments that resolving some of the events will give – 1 Happiness. This is a bit midleading as it seems you can gather a lot of unhappiness, when in truth it is all the same -1 modifier: After uncovering any 3 events, you find out DOLOS was declared Enemy of Humankind and the Protagoras hunted down by the UN. Resolving the first two events or resolving any events beyond the third does not incur the -1 penalty, only the third one does.
Good bless you, man.
Just to mention theres a typo in Rokatansky quest. Its not rock tan sky
On P-38, choosing the tank room as the first choice generates more science, no?
Going for an advanced Nyokond colony on Deville 59 actually gives you one of the best rewards ever, which is 1 science per cycle for as long as you are staying in the solar system. Getting a colony on there as soon as possible and then stay for as long as you possibly can could net you hundreds of free science.
Not sure what a basic Nyokond colony does.
Actually, it gives about 50 / 60 science and then they want to be taken back. Meh.
Establishing an advanced Nyokond colony gives about 60 science (one science per cycle). After that they want to be taken home.
Establishing an advanced Nyokond colony gives about 60 science (one science per cycle). After that they want to be taken home. The moment they conducted their tests gives you a whopping 100 science. I unfortunately cannot verify the latter, but I suddenly had 100 science to spend right after the colonists on Deville 59 were done.