Milestones

“	To achieve company milestones according to satisfaction we expect you to construct your FICSIT Inc. factory in such a way that it allows for easy expansion and complexion. Not only will buildings grow more complex over time, so will the parts they produce. Project Assembly isn’t your average high-school science project. We’re making history here! Go big or go home! Of course, this requires both high-level and low-level power management, good luck getting to nuclear!	„
	~ Caterina Parks' assistant Steve

Milestones are the primary method of progression in the game, allowing the pioneer to unlock new buildings, recipes, equipment, and more. They can be completed at the HUB Terminal by inputting the specified resources. To do so, move near the terminal (the PC-shaped booth inside the HUB), interact E with it, then Ctrl+ the required material in your inventory.

Sets of milestones are grouped into tiers. At the start of a new game session, only Tier 0 is available (unless Onboarding is skipped, which will skip Tier 0 as well). Completing Tier 0 unlocks Tiers 1 and 2, and completing phases of the Space Elevator unlocks higher tiers.

Parts inserted into the HUB Terminal cannot be taken back.

Tier 0: Onboarding

Tier 0 focuses on upgrading the HUB. Unlike milestones in later tiers, all the HUB upgrades must be completed in sequential order. Each milestone changes the HUB's appearance as well.

Before HUB Upgrade 1, only the following is available:

• Craft Bench recipes:  Iron Ingot,  Iron Plate and  Iron Rod
• Equipment Workshop recipe:  Xeno-Zapper (appears in the Codex, but can't be crafted before the Equipment Workshop itself is unlocked in HUB Upgrade 1)
• Buildings:  The HUB and  Craft Bench
• Resource Scanner:  Iron Ore

Several Onboarding steps have to be completed before the HUB can be constructed and its terminal accessed to begin completing milestones.

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	HUB Upgrade 1	10 ×  Iron Rod	00:00	Buildings:  Equipment Workshop Equipment:  Portable Miner Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots, Personal Storage Box added to the HUB
2	HUB Upgrade 2	20 ×  Iron Rod	00:00	Buildings:  Smelter,  Power Line Recipes:  Copper Ingot,  Wire,  Cable Scanner Update:  Copper Ore Upgrades: First Biomass Burner added to the HUB
		10 ×  Iron Plate
3	HUB Upgrade 3	20 ×  Iron Plate	00:00	Buildings:  Constructor,  Power Pole Recipes:  Concrete,  Screw,  Reinforced Iron Plate Scanner Update:  Limestone
		20 ×  Iron Rod
		20 ×  Wire
4	HUB Upgrade 4	75 ×  Iron Plate	00:00	Buildings:  Conveyor Pole,  Conveyor Belt Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots
		20 ×  Cable
		10 ×  Concrete
5	HUB Upgrade 5	75 ×  Iron Rod	00:00	Buildings:  Miner Mk.1,  Storage Container Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots, Second Biomass Burner added to the HUB
		50 ×  Cable
		20 ×  Concrete
6	HUB Upgrade 6	100 ×  Iron Rod	00:00	Buildings:  Space Elevator,  Biomass Burner Recipes:  Biomass Upgrades: FICSIT Freighter added to the HUB
		100 ×  Iron Plate
		100 ×  Wire
		50 ×  Concrete

• Note: The two Biomass Burners that are added to the HUB are smaller than the standalone version, each only produces 20 MW instead of 30 MW. They also burn fuel proportionally slower.

Tier 1

Requirements: All Milestones from Tier 0 completed (The HUB is completed) or Onboarding is skipped

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Base Building	200 ×  Concrete	02:00	Buildings:  Lookout Tower,  Foundation 8m x 1m,  Foundation 8m x 2m,  Foundation 8m x 4m,  Ramp 8m x 1m,  Ramp 8m x 2m,  Ramp 8m x 4m,  Wall 8m x 4m
		100 ×  Iron Plate
		100 ×  Iron Rod
2	Logistics	150 ×  Iron Plate	04:00	Buildings:  Conveyor Splitter,  Conveyor Merger,  Conveyor Lift Upgrades: Productivity Display
		150 ×  Iron Rod
		300 ×  Wire
3	Field Research	300 ×  Wire	03:00	Buildings:  MAM,  Personal Storage Box Equipment:  Object Scanner,  Beacon Upgrades: New Feature:  Map, +3 Inventory Slots, +1 Hand Slot
		300 ×  Screw
		100 ×  Iron Plate

Tier 2

Requirements: All Milestones from Tier 0 completed (The HUB is completed) or Onboarding is skipped

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Part Assembly	200 ×  Cable	06:00	Buildings:  Assembler Recipes:  Copper Sheet,  Rotor,  Modular Frame,  Smart Plating
		200 ×  Iron Rod
		500 ×  Screw
		300 ×  Iron Plate
2	Obstacle Clearing	500 ×  Screw	03:00	Recipes:  Solid Biofuel Equipment:  Chainsaw Upgrades: +3 Inventory slots
		100 ×  Cable
		100 ×  Concrete
3	Jump Pads	50 ×  Rotor	04:00	Buildings:  Jump Pad,  U-Jelly Landing Pad
		300 ×  Iron Plate
		150 ×  Cable
4	Resource Sink Bonus Program	400 ×  Concrete	05:00	Buildings:  AWESOME Sink,  AWESOME Shop Recipes:  Color Cartridge Upgrades: Build Gun Upgrade: Customizer
		500 ×  Wire
		200 ×  Iron Rod
		200 ×  Iron Plate
5	Logistics Mk.2	50 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate	06:00	Buildings:  Conveyor Belt Mk.2,  Stackable Conveyor Pole,  Conveyor Lift Mk.2
		200 ×  Concrete
		300 ×  Iron Rod
		300 ×  Iron Plate

Tier 3

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 1 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Coal Power	150 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate	08:00	Buildings:  Coal Generator,  Water Extractor,  Pipeline,  Pipeline Support,  Pipeline Junction Cross,  Pipeline Pump,  Fluid Buffer Scanner Update:  Coal
		50 ×  Rotor
		300 ×  Cable
2	Vehicular Transport	25 ×  Modular Frame	04:00	Buildings:  Truck Station Vehicles:  Tractor Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots
		100 ×  Rotor
		200 ×  Cable
		400 ×  Iron Rod
3	Basic Steel Production	50 ×  Modular Frame	08:00	Buildings:  Foundry Recipes:  Steel Ingot,  Steel Beam,  Steel Pipe,  Versatile Framework
		150 ×  Rotor
		300 ×  Concrete
		1 000 ×  Wire
4	Improved Melee Combat	100 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate	03:00	Equipment:  Xeno-Basher Upgrades: +1 Hand Slot, +3 Inventory Slots
		200 ×  Cable
		1 500 ×  Wire

Tier 4

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 1 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Advanced Steel Production	200 ×  Steel Pipe	10:00	Buildings:  Miner Mk.2 Recipes:  Encased Industrial Beam,  Stator,  Motor,  Automated Wiring,  Heavy Modular Frame
		200 ×  Rotor
		1 500 ×  Wire
		300 ×  Concrete
2	Expanded Power Infrastructure	100 ×  Modular Frame		Buildings:  Power Storage,  Power Tower,  Power Tower Platform
		100 ×  Steel Beam
		1 000 ×  Wire
3	Hypertubes	300 ×  Copper Sheet	10:00	Buildings:  Hypertube Entrance,  Hypertube,  Hypertube Support,  Stackable Hypertube Support
		300 ×  Steel Pipe
		50 ×  Encased Industrial Beam
4	Logistics Mk.3	200 ×  Steel Beam	05:00	Buildings:  Industrial Storage Container,  Conveyor Belt Mk.3,  Conveyor Lift Mk.3,  Stackable Pipeline Support
		100 ×  Steel Pipe
		500 ×  Concrete
5	FICSIT Blueprints	100 ×  Modular Frame	05:00	Buildings:  Blueprint Designer Upgrades:  Build Gun Upgrade: Blueprints
		200 ×  Steel Beam
		500 ×  Cable
		1 000 ×  Concrete

Tier 5

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 2 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Oil Processing	50 ×  Motor	12:00	Buildings:  Oil Extractor,  Refinery,  Valve Recipes:  Plastic,  Rubber,  Fuel,  Petroleum Coke,  Circuit Board Scanner Update:  Crude Oil
		100 ×  Encased Industrial Beam
		500 ×  Steel Pipe
		500 ×  Copper Sheet
2	Industrial Manufacturing	100 ×  Motor	12:00	Buildings:  Manufacturer Recipes:  Computer,  Modular Engine,  Adaptive Control Unit Vehicles:  Truck
		200 ×  Plastic
		200 ×  Rubber
		1 000 ×  Cable
3	Alternative Fluid Transport	25 ×  Heavy Modular Frame	08:00	Buildings:  Packager,  Industrial Fluid Buffer Recipes:  Empty Canister,  Packaged Water,  Packaged Oil,  Packaged Fuel,  Packaged Heavy Oil Residue,  Packaged Liquid Biofuel,  Liquid Biofuel
		100 ×  Motor
		200 ×  Plastic
		3 000 ×  Wire
4	Gas Mask	200 ×  Rubber	05:00	Equipment:  Gas Mask,  Gas Filter Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots
		100 ×  Plastic
		50 ×  Fabric

Tier 6

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 2 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Logistics Mk.4	50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame	15:00	Buildings:  Fuel Generator,  Conveyor Belt Mk.4,  Conveyor Lift Mk.4 Scanner Update:  Caterium Ore
		100 ×  Computer
		200 ×  Encased Industrial Beam
		400 ×  Rubber
2	Jetpack	50 ×  Motor	05:00	Equipment:  Jetpack Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots
		100 ×  Plastic
		100 ×  Rubber
		50 ×  Packaged Fuel
3	Monorail Train Technology	50 ×  Computer	15:00	Buildings:  Railway,  Train Station,  Freight Platform,  Fluid Freight Platform,  Empty Platform,  Block Signal,  Path Signal Vehicles:  Electric Locomotive,  Freight Car
		100 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
		500 ×  Steel Beam
		600 ×  Steel Pipe
4	Pipeline Engineering Mk.2	1 000 ×  Copper Sheet	10:00	Buildings:  Pipeline Mk.2,  Pipeline Pump Mk.2
		400 ×  Plastic
		400 ×  Rubber
		50 ×  Heavy Modular Frame

Tier 7

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 3 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Bauxite Refinement	50 ×  Computer	10:00	Buildings:  Blender Recipes:  Alumina Solution,  Packaged Alumina Solution,  Aluminum Scrap,  Aluminum Ingot,  Alclad Aluminum Sheet,  Aluminum Casing,  Radio Control Unit Scanner Update:  Bauxite,  Raw Quartz
		100 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
		200 ×  Motor
		500 ×  Rubber
2	Logistics Mk.5	100 ×  Alclad Aluminum Sheet	01:00	Buildings:  Conveyor Belt Mk.5,  Conveyor Lift Mk.5
		200 ×  Encased Industrial Beam
		300 ×  Reinforced Iron Plate
3	Aeronautical Engineering	50 ×  Radio Control Unit	15:00	Buildings:  Drone Port Recipes:  Sulfuric Acid,  Packaged Sulfuric Acid,  Battery,  Supercomputer,  Assembly Director System Vehicles:  Drone Scanner Update:  Sulfur
		100 ×  Alclad Aluminum Sheet
		200 ×  Aluminum Casing
		300 ×  Motor
4	Hazmat Suit	50 ×  Aluminum Casing	05:00	Recipes:  Iodine Infused Filter Equipment:  Hazmat Suit Upgrades: +3 Inventory slots
		500 ×  Quickwire
		50 ×  Gas Filter
5	Hover Pack	200 ×  Motor	05:00	Equipment:  Hover Pack Upgrades: +3 Inventory Slots
		100 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
		100 ×  Computer
		200 ×  Alclad Aluminum Sheet

Tier 8

Requirements: Space Elevator Phase 3 completed

#	Milestone	Cost	Time	Rewards
1	Nuclear Power	50 ×  Supercomputer	10:00	Buildings:  Nuclear Power Plant Recipes:  Encased Uranium Cell,  Electromagnetic Control Rod,  Uranium Fuel Rod,  Magnetic Field Generator Scanner Update:  Uranium
		200 ×  Heavy Modular Frame
		1 000 ×  Cable
		2 000 ×  Concrete
2	Advanced Aluminum Production	50 ×  Radio Control Unit	15:00	Buildings:  Resource Well Pressurizer,  Resource Well Extractor Recipes:  Empty Fluid Tank,  Packaged Nitrogen Gas,  Heat Sink,  Cooling System,  Fused Modular Frame Scanner Update:  Water Well,  Crude Oil Well,  Nitrogen Gas Well
		100 ×  Aluminum Casing
		200 ×  Alclad Aluminum Sheet
		3 000 ×  Wire
3	Leading-edge Production	50 ×  Fused Modular Frame	5:00	Buildings:  Miner Mk.3 Recipes:  Turbo Motor,  Thermal Propulsion Rocket
		100 ×  Supercomputer
		1 000 ×  Steel Pipe
4	Particle Enrichment	400 ×  Electromagnetic Control Rod	20:00	Buildings:  Particle Accelerator Recipes:  Nitric Acid,  Packaged Nitric Acid,  Non-fissile Uranium,  Plutonium Pellet,  Encased Plutonium Cell,  Plutonium Fuel Rod,  Copper Powder,  Pressure Conversion Cube,  Nuclear Pasta
		400 ×  Cooling System
		200 ×  Fused Modular Frame
		100 ×  Turbo Motor

Gallery

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  The UI of the HUB Terminal, displaying selected tier, milestone, rewards, and milestone cost. The option grayed out as the milestone is completed.

History

• Patch 0.8.0.3: Fixed the FICSIT Blueprints milestone not showing the Blueprint Designer in the unlock list
• Patch 0.8.0.0:
  • Added a new milestone to Tier 4: ‘Expanded Power Infrastructure’
  • Moved the Power Storage unlock to Tier 4: Expanded Power Infrastructure
  • Added the Power Tower and Power Tower Platform to Tier 4: Expanded Power Infrastructure
  • Renamed the Tier 6 milestone ‘Expanded Power Infrastructure’ to ‘Logistics Mk.4’
• Patch 0.6.0.0:
  • The Map is now unlocked in the Tier 1: Field Research milestone
  • Updated the Lock icon in the Milestone Menu
  • Added a new icon used in character related unlocks such as additional Hand/Equipment Slots
• Patch 0.4.0.11:
  • Moved the 'Hover Pack' milestone from Tier 8 to Tier 7
  • Removed Computers from the unlock cost for Tier 6: Jetpack
• Patch 0.3.6.3:
  • Added a new milestone to Tier 6: 'Pipeline Engineering Mk.2'
  • Moved Pipeline Mk.2 and Pump Mk.2 to Tier 6: Pipeline Engineering Mk.2
  • Moved Valve from Tier 6: Expanded Power Infrastructure to Tier 5: Oil Processing
• Patch 0.3.6:
  • Added a new milestone to Tier 5: 'Alternate Fluid Transport'
  • Added Pipeline Mk.2 and Pump Mk.2 to Tier 7: Bauxite Refinement
  • Added Valve to Tier 6: Expanded Power Infrastructure
• Patch 0.3: Tweaked Onboarding And Milestone Costs