Overview[]
Prospects are undertaken on the Space Station, prospectors are sent down in a drop-pod and are given a set of objectives to achieve while on the surface. Successful prospects are usually well-rewarded, while failure can mean being left behind stuck on Icarus forever.
Difficulties[]
When starting a new prospect you will be able to specify the difficulty of the prospect which will increase or decrease rewards, exp gained, and AI stats.
Easy[]
Easy difficulty reduces rewards by (-50%).
- Creature Melee Damage (-50%)
- Creature Health (-50%)
- Creature Movement Speed (-10%)
- Bear Spawn Rate (-50%)
- Lion(Cougar/Snow Leopard) Spawn Rate (-10%)
- Polar Bear Spawn Rate (-50%)
- Wolf Spawn Rate (-10%)
- Aggressive Creatures Perception (-50%)
- Neutral Creatures Perception (-50%)
- Passive Creatures Perception (-50%)
- Experience Gain (-25%)
Medium (Normal)[]
The base game difficulty, no modifiers.
Hard[]
Hard difficulty increases rewards by (+50%).
- Creature Health (+30%)
- Creature Movement Speed (+10%)
- Aggressive Creatures Perception (+30%)
- Neutral Creatures Perception (+30%)
- Passive Creatures Perception (+30%)
- Creature Melee Damage (+20%)
- Wolf Spawn Rate (+30%)
- Lion(Cougar/Snow Leopard) Spawn Rate (+30%)
- Scorpion Spawn Rate (+30%)
- Experience Gain (+25%)
- Player Respawn Count (3)
Hardcore[]
When in a hardcore mission prospectors will not be able to self revive. If a prospector goes down they can only be revived by a fellow prospector. Hardcore missions receive increased rewards by, (+50% of Medium Reward).
Insurance[]
Insurance prevents Workshop gear from being lost in the case of a prospect ending. However this decreases rewards by, (-33% of Total).
Olympus Mission List Comparison[]
| Prospect | Location | Timeframe (Days) | Medium "Normal" Reward | Number of Potential Exotic Deposits | Exotic Deposits' Min Potential | Exotic Deposits' Max Potential | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Order: Stockpile | Arctic | 30 | 650 
|
3 | 540 | 660 | |
| Agriculture: Hydroponics | Forest | 1 | 250
|
3 | 240 | 360 | |
| Agriculture: Supply Stockpile | Forest | 15 | 250
|
2 | 160 | 240 | |
| Argos: Exploration | Forest | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Avalanche: Expedition | Arctic | 7 | 600
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Beachhead: Recon | Forest | 7 | 25
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Big Shot: Stockpile | Riverlands | 7 | 600
|
3 | 420 | 480 | |
| Broken Arrow: Recovery | Southern Glacier | 1 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Carapace: Research | Desert | 1 | 150
|
2 | 360 | 440 | Unlocks access to scorpion defensive deployables. |
| Clean Up: Extermination | Arctic | 7 | 300
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Clustered: Extended Survey | Riverlands | 7 | 300
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Concealment: Recovery | Desert | 7 | 400
|
2 | 360 | 440 | |
| Cryogenic: Research | Arctic | 7 | 650 200 
|
3 | 360 | 720 | |
| Death Ray: Scan | Canyons | 7 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Deep Vein: Extraction | Southern Glacier | 1 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | Pickaxe Minable Exotic nodes appear in all missions upon completion |
| Dry Run: Expedition | Riverlands/Canyons | 7 | 125
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Dust Up: Extermination | Desert | 7 | 400
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Edelweiss: Exploration | Riverlands | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| El Camino: Expedition | Desert | 7 | 250
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Field Test: Recovery | Canyons | .25 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Fire Walk: Delivery | Riverlands | 30 | 250
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Forsaken: Recovery | Forest | 1 | 200
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Headstone: Geo-Survey | Forest | .25 | 75
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| High Wire: Exploration | Arctic | 30 | - | 1 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Homestead: Construction | Forest | 1 | 200
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Icestorm: Expedition | Southern Glacier | 7 | 125
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Incursion: Scan | Riverlands | 7 | 200
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Influx: Construction | Arctic | 7 | 275
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Kill List: Extermination | Forest | 7 | 125
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Life Line: Construction | Riverlands | 30 | 350
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Livewire: Terrain Scan | Forest | 7 | 100
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Loose Ends: Extermination | Desert | 1 | 400
|
1 | 180 | 220 | Scorpion Boss |
| Meridian: Extraction | Riverlands | 1 | 250
|
3 | 420 | 480 | Unlocks Advanced Deep Mining Ore Scanner in the Workshop |
| Migrating Sands: Survey | Desert | 30 | 200
100 |
1 | 180 | 220 | Unlocks new Sandworm craftable creature items |
| Nightfall: Survey | All Biomes | 1 | 350
100 |
3 | 360 | 720 | |
| Nightwatch: Geo-Research | Desert | 7 | 50
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Payday: Extraction | Arctic | 7 | 400
|
1 | 180 | 220 | Unlocks IC-001 Radar, IC-001 Extractor, and the IC-001 Prototype Power Source in the Workshop |
| Potshot: Training | Forest | 0.08 | 5
|
- | - | - | Completion grants blueprints for Target Dummy Items |
| Preservation: Stockpile | Canyons | 7 | 350
|
3 | 240 | 360 | |
| Promised Land: Exploration | Desert | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Pyramid: Construction | Desert | 7 | 175
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Ramp Up: Stockpile | Multiple | 30 | 600
|
3 | 420 | 480 | |
| Resurgence: Bio-Research | Arctic | 7 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Sandblast: Exploration | Canyons | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Sandbox: Construction | Desert | 7 | 600
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Sandy Bridges: Extended Survey | Canyons | 21 | 300
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Searchlight: Scan | Southern Glacier | 7 | 150
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Seven Pillars: Scan | Desert | 7 | 200
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Snowblind: Scan | Arctic | .25 | 250
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Snowcrash: Recovery | Arctic | 7 | 300
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Solid Metal: Hard Stockpile | Multiple | .25 | 350
|
3 | 240 | 360 | |
| Spelunking: Assisted Stockpile | Forest | 15 | 150
|
2 | 160 | 240 | |
| Spirit Level: Survey | Canyons | 7 | 150
|
3 | 240 | 360 | |
| Spirit Walk: Exploration | All Biomes | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Station To Station: Extended Survey | Arctic | 21 | 300
|
1 | 180 | 220 | |
| Strange Harvest: Bio-Research | Forest | 7 | 85
|
1 | 80 | 120 | |
| Tundra: Exploration | Arctic | 30 | - | 3 | 600 | 1200 | |
| Unearthed: Research | Forest | 7 | 600 200
|
3 | 300 | 900 | Unlocks new Caveworm craftable creature items |
| Uplift: Bio-Research | Riverlands | 7 | 200
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Voyager: Recovery | All Biomes | 30 | 650 200
|
3 | 300 | 900 | |
| Waterfall: Expedition | Riverlands | 7 | 175
|
1 | 140 | 160 | |
| Wet Work: Extermination | Riverlands | 7 | 250
|
1 | 140 | 160 | Unlocks access to  Animal Bait recipes.
|
Styx Mission List Comparison[]
| Prospect | Location | Timeframe (Days) | Medium "Normal" Reward | Difficulty | Number of Potential Exotic Deposits | Exotic Deposits' Min Potential | Exotic Deposits' Max Potential | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss: Research | Ring Lake | .13 | 450 100
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Adagio: Exploration | The Wall | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Alcazar: Construction | Dusty Barrens | 1 | 400 200
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Augmentation: Extermination | Enclosed Wood | 3 | 300 75
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Ballistic: Extermination | The Oasis | 1 | 300 0
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Cavalcade: Exploration | Frozen Traverse | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Crescendo: Survey | Dry Ridge | 1 | 500 0
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Dust: Exploration | Dry Ridge | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Encroachment: Extermination | The Great River | 3 | 250 100
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Flatline: Research | Dry Ridge | 0.21 | 350
100 |
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Gossamer: Research | Frozen Traverse | 2 | 250 50
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Halcyon: Extermination | Snowy Plateau | .25 | 300 100
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Headlong: Exploration | Great River | 30 | 0 0
|
|
1-3 | 100 | 900 | |
| Highrise: Construction | Great River | 1 | 250 0
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Husk: Extermination | All Biomes | 1 | 200 50
|
|
1-3 | 100 | 900 | Unlocks Scorpion Armor |
| Ironclad: Research | The Great River | 3 | 250 300
|
|
3-5 | 300 | 1500 | |
| Kismet: Exploration | The Oasis | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Lupine: Extermination | Arctic/Conifer | .21 | 150 50
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | Unlocks new Alpha Wolf craftable creature items |
| Maelstrom: Expedition | The Wall | 2 | 300 100
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | Unlocks new region on Styx map |
| Oasis: Angler | Oasis | 3 | 250 200
|
|
4-5 | 400 | 1500 | |
| Omphalos: Expedition | Great River | 3 | 250 0
|
|
1-3 | 100 | 900 | |
| Opulence: Stockpile | Verdant Terraces | 3 | 50 100
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Remnant: Extraction | The Great River | 10 | 200 25
|
|
2 | 200 | 600 | |
| Rendezvous: Delivery | Alpine Valley | .42 | 350 100
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | |
| Ricochet: Expedition | The Oasis | 2 | 250 50
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | Unlocks new region on Styx map |
| Vertigo: Expedition | Dry Ridge | 2 | 250 50
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | Unlocks new region on Styx map |
| Zephyr: Expedition | Ring Lake | 1 | 350 100
|
|
2-3 | 200 | 900 | Unlocks new region on Styx map |
Prometheus Mission List Comparison[]
| Prospect | Location | Timeframe (Days) | Medium "Normal" Reward | Difficulty | Number of Potential Exotic Deposits | Exotic Deposits' Min Potential | Exotic Deposits' Max Potential | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Chef: Stockpile | Sylvan Range | 3 | 600 100
|
|
4-5 | 400 | 1500 | |
| Crystal: Extraction | Frigid Lowlands | 3 | 250 300
|
|
2-4 | 200 | 1200 | |
| Dispatch: Manhunt | Marshlands | 3 | 250 150 
|
|
4-5 | 400 | 1500 | |
| Endeavor: Exploration | Lava Flows | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-5 | 300 | 1500 | |
| Fracture: Manhunt | Basalt Expansion | 3 | 250 250
|
|
4-5 | 400 | 1500 | Completion unlocks New Craftable Cosmetic Deployables |
| Horizon: Exploration | Glacial Cascade | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-5 | 300 | 1500 | |
| Magmatic: Extermination | Volcanic | 3 | 250 100
|
|
2-6 | 200 | 1800 | |
| Miasmic: Research | Swamp | 3 | 250 500
|
|
2-5 | 200 | 1500 | |
| Nomad: Expedition | Grassy Plains | 3 | 250 50
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Offender: Investigation | Grassy Plains | 3 | 250 100
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Shadowed: Investigation | The Pillars | 3 | 250 200
|
|
3-4 | 300 | 1200 | |
| Tempest: Retrevial | Rolling Tundra | 3 | 250 50
|
|
4-5 | 400 | 1500 | |
| Terra: Exploration | The Pillars | 30 | 0 0
|
|
3-5 | 300 | 1500 | |
| Treehut: Construction | Swamp | 3 | 250 200
|
|
2-5 | 200 | 1500 |
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