Challenge Mode

Challenges are a game mode where the player must accomplish a specific objective within a time limit. Mission parameters, game rules and colony coordinates are predetermined and unique for each challenge.

Each challenge is set on specific map coordinates, with a particular sponsor and game rules. If you are attempting a challenge, you are playing under the same basic conditions as any other player.

Each challenge has a time limit to be "completed" - you will fail if the objective is not completed during this time. If you manage to finish a challenge in half that time, it will be considered "perfected". While completing some challenges can be a significant feat on its own, perfecting them is balanced to be a challenge. The player is free to continue playing the map as a normal sandbox game after the challenge has ended, even if it was failed.

There are three different challenges for all sponsors, except for "Paradox Interactive" and "International Mars Mission".

No Mysteries are active during the challenges.

Challenge	Mission Sponsor	Commander Profile	Objective	Game rules	Deadline Sol	Perfect Time Sol
A New Nation	USA	Rocket Scientist	Have 5 domes, each with a population of 200 Colonists or more	Endless Supply No Events	200	100
Arco-Logistics	Brazil	Oligarch	Have 8 fully occupied Arcologies	No Events	200	100
Ark 2.0	Church of the New Ark	Doctor	Have 200 Colonists	The Last Ark No Events	240	120
Baby Steps	Church of the New Ark	Rocket Scientist	Have 5 Martianborn Colonists	No Events	26	13
Breath of Fresh Air	Terraforming Initiative	Futurist	Have breathable atmosphere on Mars	Endless Supply Fast Scanning No Events	120	55
Campus Life	Europe	Ecologist	Have 200 scientists	No Events	240	120
City Building	India	Psychologist	Have a dome with a population of 100 Colonists and no homeless citizens	No Events	70	35
Civil Disorder	India	Oligarch	Reach a population of 2000 Colonists	Rebel Yell No Events	300	200
Cold Fusion	India	Ecologist	Have 4 fusion reactors fully staffed and on 3 shifts	Winter is Coming No Events	140	70
Drill Baby, Drill	Blue Sun Corporation	Inventor	Have a fully upgraded Mohole Mine	No Events	250	150
Earthbound	Japan	Hydro Engineer	Refuel and launch a rocket	No Disasters No Events	6	3
Elbrus++	Russia	Futurist	Produce 250 Electronics	No Events	200	100
Fiscal Profits	Blue Sun Corporation	Politician	Accumulate $35000 M	Inflation No Events	140	80
Founding Fathers	USA	Rocket Scientist	Complete the Founder Stage	No Disasters No Events	12	6
Hello, Neighbors	Brazil	Hydro Engineer	Have a complex of 3 connected Domes and population of 50 Colonists	No Events	50	25
Housing Bubble	China	Futurist	Have 4 fully occupied Living Complexes	No Events	30	13
New Eden	Church of the New Ark	Doctor	Have a colony with at least 50 Colonists with average comfort 80	No Events	80	40
Operation: Katana	Japan	Inventor	Deplete 10 Metal underground deposits	No Events	140	80
Russian Concrete	Russia	Oligarch	Produce 1000 Concrete	Long Ride No Events	34	17
Serve the People	China	Oligarch	Have a population of 200 Colonists	Long Ride No Events	80	40
Seven	China	Astrogeologist	Have 7 Wonders	No Events	250	150
Specialized Training	Brazil	Psychologist	Have 50 Specialists	Amateurs No Events	140	70
Tech Boost	Europe	Futurist	Research 25 technologies (repeatable technologies are counted once)	No Events	40	20
Terrafinito	Terraforming Initiative	Geo Engineer	Completely Terraform Mars	Increased Production Prefab Colony No Events	550	250
The Boundaries of Knowledge	SpaceY	Politician	Research 100 technologies (repeatable technologies are counted once)	Chaos Theory No Events	250	150
The Gold Must Flow	Blue Sun Corporation	Astrogeologist	Export 30 Rare Metals	No Disasters No Events	30	10
The Means of Production	SpaceY	Psychologist	Produce 5 Polymers, 5 Machine Parts and 5 Electronics	No Events	30	15
Tourist Trap	SpaceY	Rocket Scientist	Earn $2000 M from Tourists	No Events	80	40
Unconventional Desires	Japan	Inventor	Research 12 Breakthroughs	Dust In The Wind No Events	200	100
Under the Microscope	Europe	Astrogeologist	Analyze all anomalies	Winter is Coming No Events	80	40
Vocation Destination	Russia	Doctor	Have a VR Workshop, Art Workshop and Biorobotics Workshop	No Events	150	75
Wet Water	Terraforming Initiative	Oligarch	Have liquid water on Mars	Prefab Colony No Events	40	20
Wonderful Life	USA	Politician	Construct a Wonder	No Events	120	60

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