Expedition 23 is live. Our Journey Continues is the 10th anniversary expedition. Ten years of updates, developer commentary on the milestones, and a stack of exclusive cosmetics that lean hard into nostalgia.
This guide covers rewards, schedule, start path, redeem steps, and the per-milestone objectives now filled on Fandom. The wiki page is still marked stub, and a handful of cells still say ???. We copy what is citeable and leave the blanks alone.
If you still need Expedition 22, that lives on the Swarm expedition guide. This page does not replace it. For the 7.0 station and salvage context that shipped right before this expedition, see the Cosmos update.
Dates and how to start
| Launch | September 16, 2026 (official) |
| Duration | About six weeks (official) |
| Community end date | October 28, 2026 (Fandom) |
Two ways in, per Hello Games:
- Expedition Terminus aboard the Space Anomaly
- Fresh new save (convertible to Normal Mode later)
Usual expedition habits still apply: pin the active milestone, follow the Expedition route on the galaxy map (not the galactic core path), and land at each rendezvous so it stays on your teleporter list.
Hello Games was blunt about spoilers. They resurrected older versions of systems and hid easter eggs for long-term players. Newer Travellers get a time capsule. Some mechanics will feel dated until a later phase unlocks the modern version. That is the point.
Spawn and starting blueprints
Fandom: you spawn in the Paroi Major system, next to a starship with broken parts. Starting blueprints on that save:
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Antimatter Housing
- Antimatter
- Microprocessor
- Hermetic Seal
- Di-hydrogen Jelly
- Metal Plating
- Warp Cell
- Starship Launch Fuel
- Ion Battery
- Life Support Gel
- Projectile Ammunition
Each completed milestone also unlocks a Journey Records developer commentary (Sean Murray) in Catalog & Guide. That is unique to this expedition.
Expedition 23 rewards
Official exclusive rewards from the Hello Games post:
| Reward | Notes (official) |
|---|---|
| Set of 9 framed artworks | Update cover art for your base. Phase 1 reward UI once threw “Too many rewards to display…” |
| Bobblehead / astronaut figurine | Cockpit companion from an old unreleased test asset modders found years ago |
| Starbound v0.27 Multi-Tool | Built from pre-release concept art |
| Golden Rasamama S36 | Golden edition of the original launch starter ship |
| Vintage Sentinel Interceptor | Rebuilt from pre-release footage models |
| Diplodocus companion | Original diplo models, re-rigged and re-animated |
Fandom maps those into phase completion rewards and adds a few cosmetics. Treat the phase table below as the wiki’s current fill, not a second official list.
| Phase complete | Fandom phase reward |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 (2016-2018) | Poster plans: Framed Launch, Atlas Rises, Next, Beyond, Origins, Frontiers, Echoes, Worlds, Voyagers art (the nine framed artworks) |
| Phase 2 (2018-2020) | Astronaut Figurine plans |
| Phase 3 (2020-2022) | Starbound v0.27 Multi-Tool |
| Phase 4 (2022-2024) | Golden Rasamama S36 + Vintage Interceptor |
| Phase 5 (2024-????) | Title: Time Traveller; Our Journey Continues Decal plans; Banner customisation |
| Full expedition | Diplo Companion Egg (Fandom); matches the official diplodocus companion |
Redeem path is separate from claiming in the Log. See below.
Milestone objectives (WIP)
Requirement text and key rewards below come from the Fandom wiki (revid 1334077, still stub). Hello Games does not publish per-milestone objectives on the official post. Cells that still show ??? on Fandom stay marked here.
Phase 1: 2016-2018
| Milestone | Requirement | Key rewards (Fandom) |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | Launch into space for the first time | Foundational base parts; Microprocessor; Ion Battery; Wiring Loom; Pure Ferrite; Advanced Mining Laser plans |
| Foundation | Establish your first base (claim and expand a base at a fixed location) | Pathfinder Exocraft Set; Ion Batteries; Paraffinium |
| Pathfinder | Deploy any variety of Exocraft | The First Clue (??? on Fandom); Launch Fuel; Warp Cells; A-class Movement upgrades; pre-packaged Boltcaster |
| Waking Titan | Receive the first clue (trace loop16; find and step through the portal on this planet) | Mind Ark plans; Cadmium Drive, Emeril Drive, Indium Drive |
| Atlas Rises | Assemble the Mind Ark (bring it to a Holographic Comms Tower and speak to Artemis) | Third-person character models; NEXT Base Parts Set (???); deployable Base Computer |
| Next | Become captain of an interstellar freighter | Inventory slots; Hazard Protection Unit; units; Quicksilver |
| More Will Follow: I | Reach the 1st rendezvous: Holo-Terminus at (-31.15, -56.89) on planet Court in system Iryang | Pilgrim Geobay plans; Exocraft Boosters; engine upgrade |
| 2016-2018 | Complete all 7 milestones in Phase 1 | Nine framed update artwork poster plans |
Phase 2: 2018-2020
| Milestone | Requirement | Key rewards (Fandom) |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim | Deploy a Pilgrim Exocraft | Nautilon Chamber, High-Power Sonar, Solar Mirror plans; Gold / Silver / Chromatic Metal |
| The Abyss | Acquire an aquatic treasure from an underwater ruin | Living Pearl; Hypnotic Eye; Aeration Membrane; Waveform Recycler |
| Visions | Collect a reality glitch | Space Anomaly access; walking NPCs; Launch Auto-Charger; S-class Launch Thruster and Defence upgrades |
| Beyond | Meet the inhabitants of the Space Anomaly (complete a Nexus mission) | Bytebeat Device, Biofuel Reactor, Electrical Wiring plans; Personal Refiner; Teleport Receiver |
| Synthesis | Construct a ByteBeat Device (save the composition to your profile) | Life Support Gel; Advanced Ion Battery |
| Weekend Missions | Continue the Expedition (craft the Like-seed and present it to Ariadne) | S-class Pulse Engine and Starship Shield upgrades; Hexite |
| Living Ship | Locate a Void Egg | Minotaur Geobay plans; Anomaly Detector; starship inventory slots |
| Exo Mech | Deploy a Minotaur Heavy Exosuit Hybrid | Pre-packaged Minotaur Bore / Cannon / Laser; S-class Pulse Engine upgrade |
| More Will Follow: II | Reach the 2nd rendezvous: Monolith at (+3.90, -27.64) on planet Osalvian H12 in system Etianl-Ivp | Pulse Spitter + upgrades; Defence upgrade; 5,000,000 units |
| 2018-2020 | Complete all 9 milestones in Phase 2 | Astronaut Figurine plans |
Phase 3: 2020-2022
| Milestone | Requirement | Key rewards (Fandom) |
|---|---|---|
| Desolation | Extract salvage from a derelict freighter | Navigation Data; Multi-Tool Expansion slots; Biological Sample |
| Origins | Access historical data at a Planetary Archive | Creature Pellets + plans; Automated Feeder plans |
| Companions | Adopt animal companions: 0/1 | Inventory slots; Myth Beacon plans |
| Expeditions | Deploy the Myth Beacon (???) | Units; nanites |
| Prisms | Repair a Station Core | Ferrite Dust; Frontiers Base Parts Set (???) |
| Frontiers | Become Overseer of a Settlement | S-class Pulse Spitter upgrades; Projectile Ammunition; Paralysis Mortar |
| Emergence | Eliminate 3 Hungering Tendrils | Wormskin Folio 1-5; Cloaking Device |
| Sentinel | Acquire a Multi-Tool from a Sentinel Pillar | S-class Pulse Engine upgrade; Warp Hypercore + plans |
| More Will Follow: III | Reach the 3rd rendezvous: Abandoned Building at (-38.46, +110.12) on planet Eblintpa B12 in system Qarali-Cusse I | Conflict Scanner; Cargo Scan Deflector; Counterfeit Circuits; Solar Mirror; Walker Brain; Wiring Loom |
| 2020-2022 | Complete all 9 milestones in Phase 3 | Starbound v0.27 Multi-Tool |
Phase 4: 2022-2024
| Milestone | Requirement | Key rewards (Fandom) |
|---|---|---|
| Outlaws | Visit an Outlaw System | Whalesong Flute plans; X-class Hazard Protection and Hyperdrive upgrades |
| Leviathian (wiki spelling; phase screenshot often reads Leviathan) | Assemble the Whalesong Flute (meet the Leviathan creature in deep space) | Amplified Warp Shielding; Scanner Room plans; salvaged freighter gear |
| Endurance | Construct a Scanner Room on your freighter | Trade Rocket plans; inventory slots |
| Waypoint | Launch a Trade Rocket | Multi-Tool inventory slots; Sub-Light Amplifier; S-class Scanning upgrade |
| Fractal | Discover a creature with an internal temperature higher than 113°F. Fandom note: scan Q. Scrofolsia on planet Anhoeb (glyph 1048F808F6D2) in starting system Paroi Major (116.9°F) |
Starship inventory slots; Glitches |
| Interceptor | Eliminate 1 Corrupt Sentinel. Fandom note: planet Noder XVI (glyph 3048F808F6D2) in Paroi Major |
Echo Locator; Scan Harmoniser plans; Wonder Projector plans |
| Echoes | Install a Scan Harmoniser (use Echo Locator to find an Autophage Camp; use Scan Harmoniser to uncover and talk to an Autophage) | Atlantideum; Autophage words |
| More Will Follow: IV | Reach the 4th rendezvous: Portal at (-28.10, -32.29) on planet Hefleeto E37 in system Gagqoid-Eymo | New space stations; starship components |
| Orbital | Assemble a new Starship | S-class Scanning upgrade; Aqua-Jets plans |
| 2022-2024 | Complete all 9 milestones in Phase 4 | Vintage Interceptor + Golden Rasamama S36 |
Phase 5: 2024-????
| Milestone | Requirement | Key rewards (Fandom) |
|---|---|---|
| Worlds I | Install Aqua-Jets in the starship | Fishing Rig; Fishing Bait recipes |
| Aquarius | Catch an uncommon fish | Dissonant System Restoration (made visible); Atlantid Drive plans; Living Glass; Indium; Atlantideum |
| Worlds II | Harvest 128 Crystallised Helium from Gas Giants | Fossil Display Pack |
| Relics | Excavate a fossil | Beacon Base Parts Set; Pure Ferrite; Atlantideum |
| Beacon | Upgrade a settlement building | Corvette Basic Modules Pack |
| Voyagers | Assemble a Corvette-class starship | Gravitino Coil plans; Gravitino Ball; Magnetic Resonator |
| Remnant | Test the Gravitino Coil (visit a Waste Processing Plant) | Nanites; Challenger’s Invitation; Retroviral Pellet |
| Xeno-Arena | Recruit a full battle team (adopt at least 3 creature pets, then win a Creature Battle at a Holo-Arena) | Warp Hypercores |
| Our Journey Continues (date ??? on Fandom) | Confront the Atlas (go to the Atlas; requires all prior milestones) | Geknip; Convergence Cube; Vy’keen Dagger; Memory Fragment; Void Mote |
| 2024-???? | Complete all 9 milestones in Phase 5 | Title: Time Traveller; Our Journey Continues Decal plans; Banner customisation |
Full clear also awards the Diplo Companion Egg (Fandom), matching Hello Games’ diplodocus companion.
Still unknown on Fandom
- Pathfinder reward cell: “The First Clue (???)”
- Atlas Rises reward: “NEXT Base Parts Set (???)”
- Expeditions requirement detail after “Deploy the Myth Beacon” is still ???
- Prisms reward: “Frontiers Base Parts Set (???)”
- Our Journey Continues milestone date listed as ???
- Phase 5 year range still reads 2024-????
How to redeem rewards
- Finish the milestones for a phase.
- Claim the phase rewards in the expedition Log.
- On any save, go to the Space Anomaly → Quicksilver Synthesis Companion.
- Redeem the exclusives you earned. Official note: they are available across all save games.
Quicksilver is the Anomaly currency you already know. The Companion is where expedition exclusives show up after you unlock them. The diplodocus / Diplo egg sits in the same companion ecosystem as other pets; see Companions if you need the broader pet loop.
Fresh expedition saves can convert to Normal after you are done. That is the usual expedition off-ramp.
What this guide still leaves open
- Exact contents of the ??? reward packs (First Clue, NEXT / Frontiers base parts)
- Myth Beacon deploy detail for Expeditions
- Bug workarounds from Experimental patch notes or Steam threads
- Step-by-step farm routes beyond what Fandom already notes (Fractal / Interceptor planet tips above)
When those ??? cells clear, we will patch this post again.
Related
- Swarm expedition guide - Expedition 22, prior full walkthrough
- Cosmos update - 7.0 stations, salvage, and the Exp 23 teaser
- Waste Processing guide - Remnant milestone visits a Waste Processing Plant
- Xeno-Arena guide - creature battles for Xeno-Arena
- Corvette guide - Voyagers Corvette assemble step
- Gravitino Coil guide - Remnant coil test
FAQ
How do I start Expedition 23?
Expedition Terminus on the Space Anomaly, or a fresh save. Official.
When does it end?
About six weeks from Sep 16, 2026 (official). Fandom lists October 28, 2026.
What do I unlock?
Nine framed artworks, astronaut bobblehead, Starbound v0.27 Multi-Tool, Golden Rasamama S36, vintage Sentinel Interceptor, diplodocus companion. Plus Fandom’s Time Traveller title, decal, banner, and Diplo egg on full clear.
Redeem on main save?
Quicksilver Synthesis Companion on the Anomaly. All saves.
Full walkthrough here?
Objectives and key rewards for Phases 1-5 are in the tables above, from Fandom. A few ??? cells remain. Final milestone is Confront the Atlas, not a fifth rendezvous.
Sources
- Expedition Twenty-Three: Our Journey Continues - Hello Games (official: rewards, dates, start, redeem)
- Expedition 23: Our Journey Continues - Fandom revid 1334077 (objectives, rewards, Paroi Major spawn, starting blueprints, rendezvous coords, Diplo egg / Time Traveller; still stub)
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Frequently Asked Questions
From the Expedition Terminus on the Space Anomaly, or start a fresh new save. A fresh expedition save can convert to Normal Mode later. Official Hello Games wording.
Hello Games says it runs about six weeks from the September 16, 2026 launch. The Fandom wiki lists an end date of October 28, 2026.
Official list: nine framed update artworks, an astronaut bobblehead cockpit companion, the Starbound v0.27 Multi-Tool, the Golden Rasamama S36 starter ship, a vintage Sentinel Interceptor, and a diplodocus companion. Fandom also lists phase cosmetics (Time Traveller title, decal, banner) and a Diplo Companion Egg for full completion.
Claim phase rewards in the expedition Log, then visit the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion on the Space Anomaly. Exclusive rewards are redeemable across all save games.
Mostly. Fandom now has real Requirement text for nearly every milestone across Phases 1-5. A few reward or step cells still show ??? (Pathfinder First Clue, Expeditions Myth Beacon detail, some base-parts packs, Our Journey Continues date). Those stay marked as unknown.
No. Swarm is Expedition 22. This page is only for Expedition 23: Our Journey Continues.