The create new mission wizard allows the user to create new missions.

Create Mission Wizard: First Panel

The first panel allows the user to select the type of mission from the following options:

• Travel To Settlement - A rover mission to travel from one settlement to another.


• Mineral Exploration - A rover mission to travel to and explore one or more sites and collect rock samples.


• Ice Prospecting - A rover mission to travel to a site and collect permafrost ice.


• Regolith Prospecting - A rover mission to travel to a site and collect mineral-rich regolith.


• Areology Study Field Mission - A rover mission to study a field site for areology research on a specific scientific study.


• Biology Study Field Mission - A rover mission to study a field site for biology research on a specific scientific study.


• Rescue/Salvage Vehicle - A rover mission to rescue or salvage a vehicle with its emergency beacon activated.


• Trade - A rover mission to travel to a nearby settlement and trade goods.


• Mining - A rover mission to mine at a nearby explored site.


• Building Construction - A mission to construct a building stage.


• Building Salvage - A mission to salvage a building stage.

The mission description defaults to the selected mission type, but can be edited by the user.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Starting Settlement

The select starting settlement panel allows the user to select a starting settlement for the mission from a list of all the settlements in the simulation. Settlement rows with one or more red cells cannot be selected as starting settlements.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Rover

The select rover panel allows the user to select a rover for the mission from a list of rovers at the starting settlement. Rover rows with one or more red cells cannot be selected for the mission.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Members

The select members panel allows the user to select a group of members participating in the mission from a list of people at the starting settlement.

One or more people can be selected from the Available People list and added to the Mission Members list by clicking the Add Members button. Any people rows in the Available People list with red cells cannot be added to the mission.

Remaining rover capacity is displayed above the Mission Members list. This capacity limits the number of available people who can be added to the mission.

One or more people in the Mission Members can be selected and removed as members by clicking the Remove Members button.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Destination Settlement

The select destination settlement panel is the final panel when creating a Travel to Settlement mission or a Trade mission. It allows the user to select a destination settlement for the mission.

The user can select a destination settlement from the list of settlements that are ordered by distance from the mission's starting settlement. Settlement rows with red cells cannot be selected as destination settlements.

If no settlements are selectable as a destination, the user may wish to go back and select if different starting settlement or a mission rover with greater range.

Create Mission Wizard: Choose Exploration Sites

The choose exploration sites panel is the final panel when creating an Exploration mission. It allows the user to choose one or more exploration sites for the mission.

The user can click on the blue navpoint flag at an exploration site and drag it to move the location of the site. A green ellipse shows the range boundary of where the navpoint can be dragged.

The Add Site button will add a new exploration site to the mission at a default location. The new site will be added to the list of exploration sites and a blue navpoint flag will be added to the map.

Additional exploration sites can be removed from the exploration site list with the Remove button.

Mineral concentrations are displayed as colored patches on the map. The mineral legend below the map shows what color represents which mineral.

Create Mission Wizard: Choose Prospecting Sites

The choose prospecting sites panel is the final panel when creating an Ice Prospecting mission or a Regolith Prospecting mission. It allows the user to choose an ice prospecting site for the mission.

An ice prospecting site is created at a default location. The user can click on the blue navpoint flag and drag it to move the location of the site. A green circle shows the range boundary of where the navpoint can be dragged.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Rover to Rescue/Salvage

The select rover to rescue/salvage panel is the final panel when creating a Rescue/Salvage Vehicle mission. It allows the user to select a rover to be rescued/salvaged for the mission.

The user can select the rover from the list of rovers in the simulation that have their emergency beacons activated. Rover rows with red cells cannot be selected.

If there are no rescue/salvage rovers available, the user may wish to go back and select a different starting settlement or a mission rover with greater range. If there are no rescue/salvage rovers at all in the simulation, the user may wish to end a nearby mission in the Mission tool so that it is rescuable.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Goods to Sell

The select goods to sell panel panel lets the user determine what trade goods to sell to the destination settlement.

The user can select the trade good from the list of available goods on the left, type the number of goods in the center text field, and click the right button to add a number of goods to the sell list. The user can also select a trade good from the sell list to remove a number of them from the sell list.

Red text will display at the bottom of the panel if there is an error in the trade goods the user selected.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Goods to Buy

The select goods to buy panel lets the user determine what trade goods to buy from the destination settlement.

The user can select the trade good from the list of available goods on the left, type the number of goods in the center text field, and click the right button to add a number of goods to the buy list. The user can also select a trade good from the buy list to remove a number of them from the buy list.

Red text will display at the bottom of the panel if there is an error in the trade goods the user selected.

Create Mission Wizard: Select a Light Utility Vehicle

The select a light utility vehicle panel allows you to select a light utility for missions that require one from a list of vehicles at the starting settlement. Vehicle rows with one or more red cells cannot be selected for the mission.

Create Mission Wizard: Select Explored Site to Mine

The select explore site to mine panel is the final panel when creating a Mining mission. It allows you to choose an explored site near the starting settlement to mine.

You can select one of the explored sites (marked by yellow flags) within the rover's range (indicated by the green circle). When an explored site is selected, information about the site is displayed on the right, including its coordinate location and the estimated mineral concentrations at the site.

Mineral concentrations are displayed as colored patches on the map. The mineral legend below the map shows what color represents which mineral.

Create Mission Wizard: Select A Construction Project

The select a construction project panel is the used for building construction missions and allows you to select a building construction stage project for the mission.

The "Select Construction Site" list at the top left allows you to select either a new or an existing construction site at the settlement. A construction site that is already being worked on is marked red and cannot be selected.

The "Select Construction Project" list in the top right allows you to select a construction project for the site. Selecting a project will provide a tool tip showing all next possible stages for the selected stage.

The "Construction Materials Required" list at the bottom shows all resources, parts and vehicles required for the construction project. If the settlement doesn't have enough of a construction material, it will show up as a red and the project cannot be selected.

Create Mission Wizard: Select A Salvage Project

The select a salvage project panel is the used for building salvage missions and allows you to select a building or a building construction stage to use as the salvage project for the mission.

The "Buildings and Construction Sites" list at the left allows you to select either a building or an existing construction site at the settlement. A construction site that is already being worked on is marked red and cannot be selected.

The "Estimated Salvaged Parts" list at the right shows the parts that are estimated to be salvaged from the stage when it is completed.

Create Mission Wizard: Select A Scientific Study

The select a scientific study panel allows the user to select a scientific study for a research mission from a list of all the ongoing studies in the simulation. Studies need to be in the research phase and have a researcher in the specified scientific field of the mission to be selectable. Scientific studies with one or more red cells cannot be selected.

Create Mission Wizard: Select A Lead Researcher

The select a lead researcher panel allows the user to select a lead researcher for the mission from a list of all researchers collaborating on the scientific study. Selectable lead researchers must collaborating in the field of science related to the mission and must not be already on a mission. Researchers in the table with one or more red cells cannot be selected.

Create Mission Wizard: Choose Field Research Site

The choose field research site panel is the final panel when creating an areology or biology field research mission. It allows the user to choose a field research site for the mission.

An field research site is created at a default location. The user can click on the blue navpoint flag and drag it to move the location of the site. A green circle shows the range boundary of where the navpoint can be dragged.