| Step |
Task/Milestone |
Objective |
Details |
| 1 |
Gather Initial Resources |
Collect materials for the first warp |
30 Oxygen, 50 Ferrite Dust, 20 Condensed Carbon |
| 2 |
Document Flora & Fauna |
Scan all animals, plants, and minerals |
Eliminate hazardous flora |
| 3 |
Uprooting Milestone |
Eliminate hazardous flora |
Destroy 10 to complete the milestone |
| 4 |
Snapshot in Time |
Take a photo of the creatures |
Capture 5 creatures in one shot |
| 5 |
Written in Stone |
Activate the milestone |
Interact with 5 memory stones |
| 6 |
Echoes of the Past |
Locate and interact with the starship |
Install pre-packaged refiner |
| 7 |
Exhibition Admission |
Scan ruins for artifacts |
Use signal booster → Find ruins → Excavate 3 artifact fragments → Open Large Artifact Crate |
| 8 |
Space Station Visit |
Sell relic, buy materials |
Sell relic at trade terminal → Buy all available chromatic metal |
| 9 |
Warp Preparation |
Craft and recharge the hyperdrive |
Use chromatic metal to craft a warp cell |
| 10 |
Upgrade Technology |
Install Scatter Blaster & hyperdrive modules |
Buy/install both hyperdrive modules |
| 11 |
Warp to Dig Site 1 |
Travel using an upgraded hyperdrive |
Summon Space Anomaly & retrieve stored items |
| 12 |
The Dig 1 |
Visit Dig Site 1 and talk to the assistant |
Complete milestone |
| 13 |
Ioka 51/W6 Exploration |
Continue documentation |
Document 10 creatures, 10 minerals, 15 plants |
| 14 |
Descendants Milestone |
Document creatures |
Scan 10 creatures |
| 15 |
Rock Hound Milestone |
Document minerals |
Scan 10 minerals |
| 16 |
Reverse Palaeobotany |
Document plants |
Scan 15 plants |
| 17 |
Start Junior Field Agent |
Excavate ancient fossils & fight guardians |
Fight ancient guardians while excavating |
| 18 |
Do Not Disturb |
Defeat the ancient guardian |
First guardian defeated completes the milestone |
| 19 |
Stone Ghosts |
Defeat multiple guardians |
Defeat 5 guardians to complete the milestone |
| 20 |
Return to Dig Site 1 |
Submit fossils for quest completion |
Completes “Junior Field Agent” |
| 21 |
Ancient Avian |
Build and package the Avian Fossil Display |
Fill with bones and package it |
| 22 |
Mine Tritium |
Gather fuel for the pulse drive |
Mine 600 tritium from asteroids |
| 23 |
The Dig 2 |
Visit Dig Site 2 and talk to the assistant |
Complete milestone |
| 24 |
Associate Field Agent |
Excavate fossils on Ijona 86/S5 (Lava Planet) |
Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 2 |
| 25 |
Bygone Biped |
Build and package the Biped Fossil Display |
Fill with bones and package it |
| 26 |
The Dig 3 |
Visit Dig Site 3 and talk to the assistant |
Complete milestone |
| 27 |
Senior Field Agent |
Excavate fossils on Ligart Prime (Poisonous Planet) |
Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 3 |
| 28 |
Former Fourlegs |
Build and package the Quadruped Fossil Display |
Fill with bones and package it |
| 29 |
Domestic Relatives |
Adopt a creature |
Feed any creature a pellet and adopt it |
| 30 |
Living Fossils |
Catch a Whispering Bonefish |
Install a fishing rig in the deep ocean (50+ units) at night, use a bionic lure |
| 31 |
The Dig 4 |
Visit Dig Site 4 and talk to the assistant |
Complete milestone |
| 32 |
Bytesized |
Dig up and analyze buried records |
Find and analyze 5 buried records |
| 33 |
Nose in the Dirt |
Collect creature dung |
Feed creatures and collect 20 dung |
| 34 |
An Arm for a Leg |
Trade fossils at a space station |
Exchange 3 fossils for a new one |
| 35 |
Principal Field Agent |
Excavate fossils on Haisypoh Dusty Planet |
Obtain 5 fossils, return to Dig Site 4 |
| 36 |
Reassembled Reptile |
Build and package the Reptilian Fossil Display |
Fill with bones and package it |
| 37 |
Hearty Stock |
Cook fossils into Bone Broth |
Use Nutrient Processor to cook Softened Marrows into Bone Broth |
| 38 |
The Dig 5 |
Visit Dig Site 5 and talk to the assistant |
Complete milestone |
| 39 |
Master of Bones |
Excavate bones on Haisypoh Dusty Planet |
Collect 80 bones to complete “Archaeologist” |
| 40 |
Deeper Underground |
Excavate soil using sphere mode |
Dig 3,500 units of soil |
| 41 |
Return to Dig Site 5 |
Submit bones for quest completion |
Completes “Master of Bones” |
| 42 |
Fixed Forerunner |
Build and package Protoform Fossil Display |
Fill with bones and package it |
| 43 |
Rags and Bones |
Sell fossils at the space station |
Sell all but one fossil |
| 44 |
Bone Appetit |
Cook and present a fossil to Cronus |
Summon Space Anomaly, visit Cronus’s Grill System, cook a fossil into Softened Marrow |
