Rush Order
Production ×3 for 45 seconds
- Appears
- From the start
Systems
Entries from the third act onward are covered. Open one to read it, or show all spoilers at once; nothing covered is downloaded until you do.
Opportunities and boosts
Every few minutes an opportunity may appear on the worksite for a short while. Taking it gives credits or a temporary boost. The same boost never stacks with itself — taking it again keeps the stronger and the longer — but different boosts multiply. A hand-work boost and a production boost at the same time show as a combo.
Golden Nail
70% chance: credits worth 15 minutes of production (at most 15% of your balance)
30% chance: hand work ×20 for 15 seconds
- Appears
- From the start
Crew Overtime
Credits worth 3 minutes of production, contract rewards ×2 for 2 minutes
- Appears
- Own 10 Roofing Crews
Supplier Windfall
Credits worth 5 minutes of production (at most 10% of your balance), purchase costs ×0.8 for 1 minute
- Appears
- Own 1 Supply Yard
Perfect Weather
Hand work ×3 for 1 minute 30 seconds, production ×1.5 for 1 minute 30 seconds
- Appears
- Own 1 Regional Depot
Covered: an opportunity from Act VShow
Cosmic Alignment
Production ×6 for 30 seconds, research speed ×2 for 5 minutes
- Appears
- Reach Act 5
Act milestones
Each act ends with a milestone purchase that opens the next. Milestones are bought again in each rebuilt company.
First company license
Mr. Pell inspects every ladder, then signs. Slowly.
- Cost
- 2 M credits
- Needs
- Own 10 Work Trucks
- Opens
- Act II
Self-repairing membrane breakthrough
- Cost
- 50 B credits
- Needs
- Own 10 Roofing Franchises · Research Self-healing polymer
- Opens
- Act III
Covered: a milestone from Act IIIShow
The sky is a roof
- Cost
- 1 Qa credits
- Needs
- Own 10 Nanomembrane Laboratories · Research Impossible reflection
- Opens
- Act IV
Covered: a milestone from Act IVShow
First off-world roofing contract
- Cost
- 50 Qi credits
- Needs
- Own 10 Sky Scaffolds · Choose an approach at the containment console · Research Low-gravity adhesion
- Opens
- Act V
Covered: a milestone from Act VShow
Timelines under warranty
- Cost
- 5 Oc credits
- Needs
- Own 10 Solar Canopies · Research Causal fiber weave
- Opens
- Act VI
Covered: a milestone from Act VIShow
The final seal
- Cost
- 100 UDc credits
- Needs
- Own 25 Universal Roof Looms · Research Reality patch theory
- Opens
- The Final Job
Contracts
Contracts send part of your company out on a job without spending anything. Each needs a number of one kind of asset, runs for a set time even while the game is closed, and pays a lump sum based on your steady production. Contracts never fail and can be called off.
Residential
- Opens
- Act II
- Size set by
- your Roofing Crews
- Can bring back
- Shingle, Standing-seam metal
Covered: later parts of this entry (from the third act on)Show
- Regions
- Maple Street, University Heights
Maintenance
- Opens
- Act II
- Size set by
- your Apprentices
- Regions
- Maple Street, Dockside District
- Can bring back
- Standing-seam metal, Shingle
Industrial
- Opens
- with the first Shingle Factory
- Size set by
- your Shingle Factories
Covered: later parts of this entry (from the third act on)Show
- Regions
- Dockside District, University Heights
- Can bring back
- Granulated membrane, Insulation, Nanosealant
Commercial
- Opens
- with the first Commercial Division
- Size set by
- your Commercial Divisions
Covered: later parts of this entry (from the third act on)Show
- Regions
- Dockside District, Skyline Ridge
- Can bring back
- Light membrane, Dark membrane, Nanosealant
Public building
- Opens
- with the first Regional Depot
- Size set by
- your Regional Depots
Covered: later parts of this entry (from the third act on)Show
- Regions
- University Heights, Skyline Ridge
- Can bring back
- Insulation, Granulated membrane, Weatherglass
Covered: a contract type from Act VShow
Cosmic
- Opens
- Act V
- Size set by
- your Lunar Roofing Yards
- Regions
- High Orbit, The Boundary
- Can bring back
- Stellar alloy, Dimensional flashing, Causality fiber
Weather
Each region has its own weather, changing every 20 minutes and forecast ahead. Good weather raises a contract's pay or shortens it; weather never makes a contract fail. The contract's pay is fixed when you accept it.
Clear
Contracts take ×0.8 the time
Cloud cover
No effect on contracts.
Rain
Residential rewards ×1.5; Maintenance rewards ×1.5
Wind
Covered: later parts of this entry (from the third act on)Show
Residential rewards ×1.4; Maintenance rewards ×1.4; Industrial rewards ×1.4; Commercial rewards ×1.4; Public building rewards ×1.4; Cosmic rewards ×1.4; contracts take ×1.3 the time
Heat
Commercial rewards ×1.3
Snow
Public building rewards ×1.4
Hail
Maintenance rewards ×2
Covered: a kind of weather from Act VShow
Meteor shower
Cosmic rewards ×1.5
Covered: a kind of weather from Act VShow
Solar aurora
Sample chance ×2
Covered: a kind of weather from Act VIShow
Reality storm
Cosmic rewards ×2
Materials Laboratory
The laboratory researches one project at a time, also while the game is closed. Story research opens the next act; other projects improve your company for good. Samples brought back by contracts unlock more projects. Research is never lost when you rebuild.
Self-healing polymer
Story research: required for the next act.
- Cost
- 20 B credits
- Takes
- 30 minutes
- Needs
- Own 5 Regional Depots
Covered: a research project from Act IIIShow
Impossible reflection
Story research: required for the next act.
- Cost
- 300 T credits
- Takes
- 1 hour
- Needs
- Own 5 Nanomembrane Laboratories
Covered: a research project from Act IVShow
Low-gravity adhesion
Story research: required for the next act.
- Cost
- 20 Qi credits
- Takes
- 2 hours
- Needs
- Own 5 Sky Scaffolds
Covered: a research project from Act VShow
Causal fiber weave
Story research: required for the next act.
- Cost
- 2 Oc credits
- Takes
- 3 hours
- Needs
- Own 5 Solar Canopies
Covered: a research project from Act VIShow
Reality patch theory
Story research: required for the next act.
- Cost
- 50 UDc credits
- Takes
- 4 hours
- Needs
- Own 10 Universal Roof Looms
Granule chemistry
All production +10%
- Cost
- 500 M credits
- Takes
- 10 minutes
- Needs
- Own 1 Commercial Division
Cold-weather adhesives
Crews keep working 2 h longer while you're away
- Cost
- 4 B credits
- Takes
- 20 minutes
- Needs
- Own 1 Regional Depot
Covered: a research project from Act IIIShow
Membrane welding
All production +15%
- Cost
- 20 T credits
- Takes
- 45 minutes
- Needs
- Own 10 Automated Factories
Covered: a research project from Act IIIShow
Drone swarm logistics
Drone Fleet and Automated Factory output ×2
- Cost
- 800 T credits
- Takes
- 1 hour
- Needs
- Own 25 Drone Fleets
Covered: a research project from Act IVShow
Pressure mapping
All production +20%; Crews work at +10% efficiency while you're away
- Cost
- 500 Qa credits
- Takes
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Needs
- Own 10 Weather Foundries
Covered: a research project from Act VShow
Vacuum curing
All production +25%
- Cost
- 10 Sx credits
- Takes
- 2 hours
- Needs
- Own 10 Lunar Roofing Yards
Covered: a research project from Act VShow
Stellar alloys
Orbital Roofworks and Solar Canopy output ×2
- Cost
- 50 Sp credits
- Takes
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Needs
- Own 10 Orbital Roofworks
Covered: a research project from Act VIShow
Seam topology
All production +30%; Crews keep working 4 h longer while you're away
- Cost
- 100 No credits
- Takes
- 3 hours
- Needs
- Own 10 Dimensional Flashing Gates
Covered: a research project from Act IIIShow
Adaptive membrane
- Cost
- 10 T credits
- Takes
- 40 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the light membrane sample · Collect the dark membrane sample
Covered: a research project from Act IIIShow
Nanosealant
- Cost
- 50 T credits
- Takes
- 50 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the nanosealant sample
Covered: a research project from Act IVShow
Weather shaping
- Cost
- 100 Qa credits
- Takes
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the weatherglass sample
Covered: a research project from Act VShow
Low-gravity installation
- Cost
- 5 Sx credits
- Takes
- 1 hour 50 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the stellar alloy sample
Covered: a research project from Act VIShow
Dimensional sealing
- Cost
- 500 Oc credits
- Takes
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the dimensional flashing sample
Covered: a research project from Act VIShow
Causality scheduling
- Cost
- 50 No credits
- Takes
- 2 hours 50 minutes
- Needs
- Collect the causality fiber sample
Rebuilding and Legacy
Once this company has earned 100 billion credits you can rebuild: start again from the shed with Legacy Blueprints. Every blueprint ever earned adds 1.5% production for good; spend them on legacy nodes. Specializations only work while equipped, and the loadout can change once every four hours or freely after a rebuild.
Retained Expertise
The Foreman remembers every shortcut.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tap power ×1.5 (not the share of production) |
| 2 | 3 | Tap power ×2 (not the share of production) |
| 3 | 9 | Tap power ×2.5 (not the share of production) |
| 4 | 27 | Tap power ×3 (not the share of production) |
| 5 | 81 | Tap power ×3.5 (not the share of production) |
Inherited Crew Knowledge
Veterans train the new hires on day one.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apprentice to Shingle Factory output ×1.25 |
| 2 | 3 | Apprentice to Shingle Factory output ×1.5 |
| 3 | 9 | Apprentice to Shingle Factory output ×1.75 |
| 4 | 27 | Apprentice to Shingle Factory output ×2 |
| 5 | 81 | Apprentice to Shingle Factory output ×2.25 |
Long-Term Storage
Work keeps piling up in the yard while you are away.
- Kind
- Always on
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Crews keep working 2 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +5% efficiency while you're away |
| 2 | 3 | Crews keep working 4 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +10% efficiency while you're away |
| 3 | 9 | Crews keep working 6 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +15% efficiency while you're away |
| 4 | 27 | Crews keep working 8 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +20% efficiency while you're away |
| 5 | 81 | Crews keep working 10 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +25% efficiency while you're away |
| 6 | 243 | Crews keep working 12 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +30% efficiency while you're away |
| 7 | 729 | Crews keep working 14 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +35% efficiency while you're away |
| 8 | 2187 | Crews keep working 16 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +40% efficiency while you're away |
| 9 | 6561 | Crews keep working 18 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +45% efficiency while you're away |
| 10 | 19683 | Crews keep working 20 h longer while you're away; Crews work at +50% efficiency while you're away |
Reliable Suppliers
Old accounts, better prices.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Production assets cost 2% less |
| 2 | 6 | Production assets cost 4% less |
| 3 | 18 | Production assets cost 6% less |
| 4 | 54 | Production assets cost 8% less |
| 5 | 162 | Production assets cost 10% less |
Contract Reputation
Clients ask for you by name.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Room for 1 more active contract; Contracts pay 20% more |
| 2 | 6 | Room for 1 more active contract; Contracts pay 40% more |
| 3 | 18 | Room for 1 more active contract; Contracts pay 60% more |
| 4 | 54 | Room for 1 more active contract; Contracts pay 80% more |
| 5 | 162 | Room for 1 more active contract; Contracts pay 100% more |
Research Archives
Last company’s lab notes, neatly filed.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Research finishes 1.25× faster |
| 2 | 6 | Research finishes 1.5× faster |
| 3 | 18 | Research finishes 1.75× faster |
| 4 | 54 | Research finishes 2× faster |
| 5 | 162 | Research finishes 2.25× faster |
Weather Insight
You can smell rain three periods out.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | See the weather 1 period further ahead; Weather bonuses on contracts 10% bigger |
| 2 | 6 | See the weather 2 periods further ahead; Weather bonuses on contracts 20% bigger |
| 3 | 18 | See the weather 3 periods further ahead; Weather bonuses on contracts 30% bigger |
| 4 | 54 | See the weather 4 periods further ahead; Weather bonuses on contracts 40% bigger |
| 5 | 162 | See the weather 5 periods further ahead; Weather bonuses on contracts 50% bigger |
Covered: a legacy node from Act IVShow
Anomaly Stewardship
Whatever you chose at the console, you get better at it.
- Kind
- Route (counts only when equipped in the loadout)
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Containment approaches 25% stronger; switching is free |
| 2 | 15 | Containment approaches 50% stronger; switching is free |
| 3 | 45 | Containment approaches 75% stronger; switching is free |
| 4 | 135 | Containment approaches 100% stronger; switching is free |
| 5 | 405 | Containment approaches 125% stronger; switching is free |
Permanent Equipment
Some tools never go back to the rental shop.
- Kind
- Always on
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Keep 1 chosen upgrade when rebuilding |
| 2 | 30 | Keep 2 chosen upgrades when rebuilding |
| 3 | 90 | Keep 3 chosen upgrades when rebuilding |
Covered: a legacy node from Act IIIShow
Architect’s Legacy
The blueprints start drawing themselves.
- Kind
- Capstone
| Level | Blueprints | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Rebuilding earns 10% more Legacy Blueprints; 1 more specialization slot |
| 2 | 150 | Rebuilding earns 20% more Legacy Blueprints; 1 more specialization slot |
| 3 | 450 | Rebuilding earns 30% more Legacy Blueprints; 1 more specialization slot |
Covered: a system that opens after the storyShow
Warranty claims
After the epilogue, six warranty claims each rebuild the company under one rule. Every completed claim adds 5% blueprint gain for good.
Hand tools only
Only Apprentices, Roofing Crews and Work Trucks — and your own hands.
- Goal
- Earn 1 Qa credits in this company
No hands
Taps do nothing; the crews do it all.
- Goal
- Reach Act 3
Shoestring
Everything costs three times as much.
- Goal
- Reach Act 4
Storm season
Weather neither helps nor hinders contracts.
- Goal
- Reach Act 5
Speed seal
Buy the final seal within six hours of starting.
- Goal
- Complete the milestone: The final seal
Minimal crew
No more than eight kinds of production asset at once.
- Goal
- Reach Act 6