John Rushton, Sergeant First Class is in charge of geographic Intelligence and Scouting. His quests will guide you to the various Transporter Beacons around the world as well as unlock various area-specific quests for the Geologist and Colonist.
| Name | Mission Outlook |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Register as Team... | 0 | The first quest is to choose a bio-dome in which to reside. You can choose from six different Biodomes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Omega. Unlocked at game start. |
| [Info] Transporter Beacons | 0 | This is basically to remind you to interact with your local beacon - if you don't, you'll have an unpleasant surprise once you start your first scouting quest and wish to return home. Unlocked by registering for a team. |
| Learning to Scout | +1 | The requirements vary depending on which Biodome you started in. Visit the specified spot within the dome and submit the block requested. It is always a material readily available within the dome (dirt, sand, or hardened clay). Unlocked by completing "I Need No Tutorials!" or "Actually Building the Tools" with the Instructor. |
| Travel to Swamp! | +30 | The first scouting mission outside of your biodome, the Swamp is located in the mid-southwest of the continent. Due to the scout location being on an island, it is recommended that you make a boat to reach it. Unlocked by completing "Learning to Scout" |
| Travel to Forest! | +17 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Swamp!" |
| Travel to Taiga! | +17 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Forest!" |
| Travel to Volcano | +17 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Taiga!" |
| Travel to Tundra | +12 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Taiga!" |
| Meet Team Gamma | +10 | |
| Meet Team Omega | +30 | |
| Travel to Glacier | +12 | |
| Travel to the Spires | +20 | |
| Travel to the Arches | +12 | |
| Meet Team Delta | +10 | |
| Travel to Desert | +12 | |
| Travel to Plains | +12 | |
| Travel to Jungle | +17 | |
| Travel to Savannah | +12 | |
| Travel to Summit | +12 | |
| Travel to Lake | +12 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Summit!" |
| Travel to Silverwood Grove | +17 | Unlocked by completing either "Travel to Savannah!" or "Travel to the Arches!" |
| Travel to Eerie Island | +20 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Eerie Island" Unlocks [The Dark One] |
| Travel to Mushroom Island | +12 | Unlocked by completing "Travel to Eerie Island!" |
| Ore Cache One | +5 | Unlocked by completing "Sample Copper" "Sample Platinum" "Sample Tin" "Sample Lead" "Sample Silver" "Sample Nickel (Ferrous)". |
| Ore Cache Two | +5 | Unlocked by completing "Sample Copper" "Sample Platinum" "Sample Tin" "Sample Lead" "Sample Silver" "Sample Nickel (Ferrous)". |
| Ore Cache Three | +5 | Unlocked by completing "Sample Copper" "Sample Platinum" "Sample Tin" "Sample Lead" "Sample Silver" "Sample Nickel (Ferrous)". |
| Ore Cache Four | +5 | Unlocked by completing "Sample Copper" "Sample Platinum" "Sample Tin" "Sample Lead" "Sample Silver" "Sample Nickel (Ferrous)". |