Editing Guide:Goals

[[Goals]] keep a short, ordered list of things you want to have: an amount of some [[Items]], a bigger farm, more Pet [[Stable]]s or a stronger [[Guide:Relay Network|Relay Network]]. The game tracks each goal against your inventory and buildings, shows what is still missing, and lets you buy, craft or finish the goal from one place. Open the <strong>Goals</strong> page from the menu.

== Setting a goal ==

There are three places to start a goal:

* <strong>[[Goals]] page, Add goal.</strong> Pick the goal type from the dropdown, fill in the fields and press Add goal. Every goal type can be set up here.
* <strong>Item details.</strong> The <strong>Goal</strong> section of any Item starts a new goal for that Item, or adds it to an [[Item goal]] you already have.
* <strong>[[Farm]] and [[Stable]] purchase windows.</strong> The plot and stable purchase windows have a <strong>Set as goal</strong> row for a plot or stable count.

Amount fields accept the usual shorthand such as <code>10k</code> or <code>2*500</code>. <code>max</code> means the stock that is still free after your higher-priority goals, plus whatever that stock can craft.

You can keep up to <strong>10 goals</strong>, and an Item goal can hold up to <strong>20 different [[Items]]</strong>. A goal that is already reached when you set it is refused.

== Goal types ==

[[Building goal]] types only appear once their feature is unlocked: [[Farm]] needs the Farm, [[Stable]]s need [[Pets]] and both [[Relay]] types need the [[Relay Network]].

<div style="overflow-x:auto;">
{| class="wikitable" style="max-width:100%;"
|-
! <strong>Type</strong>
! <strong>Reached when</strong>
! <strong>Notes</strong>
|-
| 🎒 Item
| You hold at least the set amount of every Item in the goal.
| Can hold several Items and an optional name. Owned intermediates count: if you hold a crafted Item, you do not need the Items it is made from.
|-
| 🌱 Farm
| At least the set number of plots are at the set level.
| Plot count, level, or both. Extra plots count. With only a level, every plot must reach it. The level starts at the maximum.
|-
| 🐾 Stables
| You have at least the set number of Pet Stables.
| Bonus stables count toward the total.
|-
| 🏗️ Relay bay
| You own the chosen bay.
| Bays are bought in unlock order, so the cost includes any earlier bay you do not own yet. Only bays you do not own are offered.
|-
| ⚙️ Relay modules
| At least the set number of modules in the chosen bay are at the set level.
| Module count, level, or both. The count is capped by the bay's module capacity. For a bay you do not own, the cost includes buying the bay first. Completed bays are shown but cannot be picked.
|}
</div>

For Farm and Relay module goals with both a count and a level, the goal counts what is already there first. It upgrades the plots or modules closest to the level, and buys or crafts new ones only when you do not have enough.

== Priority ==

The order of the list is the priority. Drag a goal by its handle to move it. [[Goals]] higher up claim your [[Items]] first: a goal lower down shows the full shortfall for anything a higher goal already uses. A goal that is reached keeps claiming its Items, so lower goals do not count them as free.

== Progress ==

Each goal shows a progress bar with a percentage. The percentage is the share of the goal's raw material value you already hold, so it can be high while there is still crafting left to do. It stays below 100% until the goal is actually reached, and then the goal shows <strong>Ready</strong>.

== Goal details ==

Click a goal's progress bar or the arrow next to it to open its details.

* <strong>List or Tree.</strong> Switch with the <strong>View as</strong> dropdown, the same as recipes. The list shows what gets crafted along the way, then the raw materials. Each row shows what you have against what the goal needs, counted after higher-priority goals.
* <strong>Craft and Buy buttons</strong> sit on each row, like in the crafting window. A green check replaces them once a row is covered.
* <strong>Buy + Craft</strong> ([[Item goal]]s) buys the missing materials and crafts the whole goal in one go. <strong>Craft</strong> appears when nothing needs buying.
* <strong>[[Buy + Fulfill]]</strong> (building goals) buys the missing materials, then finishes the goal: it buys the missing plots, [[Stable]]s, bays or modules, and upgrades exactly the plots or modules the goal counts. It crafts missing intermediates for you, asks you to confirm, and either completes everything or changes nothing. <strong>Fulfill</strong> appears when nothing needs buying.
* <strong>Open [[Farm]], [[Pets]] or [[Relay]]</strong> takes you to the building's own page.
* <strong>[[Remove when reached]]</strong>, the goal name, the Item amounts and <strong>Remove goal</strong> are at the bottom.

Leveling more than one Relay module at once from a goal needs <strong>[[Batch Operations]]</strong> research, the same as on the Relay page. [[Salvage]] cannot be bought, so a goal short on Salvage only offers to buy its materials until you have enough.

== Shopping list ==

Below the goals, the <strong>[[Shopping list]]</strong> adds up the raw materials missing across all goals. Each Item has its own Buy button, and <strong>Buy all</strong> buys everything at once. Purchases come from the [[Guide:Market|Market]] or the [[Supply Depot]], depending on your profile.

When supply cannot cover the whole shortfall, the button buys what is available and says so, for example <strong>Buy 50K of 11.96M</strong>. The Supply Depot only stocks a limited amount of each Item, so large shortfalls are usually bought in parts.

== Keep in stock or remove when reached ==

By default a goal stays on the list after it is reached. It shows Ready, keeps its [[Items]] reserved, and goes back to a percentage if your stock drops. This works well for things you want to keep a supply of.

Turn on <strong>[[Remove when reached]]</strong> for one-off targets. The goal is removed as soon as it is reached while the game is open. If it is reached while you are away, it is removed the next time you open the game.

You get a message each time a goal is reached, and another when a goal is removed.

== Sidebar section ==

The <strong>[[Goals]]</strong> section of the action sidebar lists your goals in priority order with their progress. Click a goal to open it on the Goals page. Move or hide the section from <strong>Configure sidebar</strong>, and turn on <strong>Compact</strong> in its cog for one-line rows. The section only appears while you have goals.

== Tips ==

* Put the goal you care about most at the top, so it claims your stock first.
* Use a keep-in-stock goal for materials you use up regularly, such as farming or crafting supplies.
* Use <code>max</code> in the amount field to set an [[Item goal]] to what you can make right now.

== Related pages ==
* [[Guide:Inventory and Crafting|Items]]
* [[Guide:Farm|Farm]]
* [[Guide:Pets|Pets]]
* [[Guide:Relay Network|Relay Network]]
* [[Guide:Market|Market]]

<small>Game mechanics may change; check the current in-game Manual.</small>

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