Everspace 2: How to Complete All Challenges

Everspace 2 presents various challenges that you can complete throughout the course of the campaign for rewards like Credits, XP, Engine colors, and more. Some challenges are quite manageable, while others will test your mettle. Here’s our guide on how to complete them all in Everspace 2.

Everspace 2 Complete Challenges Guide

The challenges you complete in Everspace 2 can be viewed in the Data -> Challenges screen. Here, you’ll see various objectives, most of which are related to combat, though others rely on thorough exploration. Below, we outline their criteria and their rewards based on their category. 

Amateur Tinkerer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Dismantle 20 common items.
• Craft an Energy Core.
• Upgrade a weapon’s level.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +3,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Unlock all common module blueprints.

Master Objective Rewards

• Get 20 Power Couplings (uncommon crafting parts).
• Hunyadi Royalty engine color.

Outlaw Hunt I Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Kill five Outlaw Scouts affected by EMP.
• Kill 10 Outlaw Drones with missiles.
• Kill 3 Outlaw Webbers while not webbed.

Basic Objective Rewards

• Unlock Outlaw Hunt II challenges.
• +3,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Destroy an Outlaw Base from an unknown signal without taking any hull damage.

Master Objective Rewards

• 10% discount on all equipment items at the Flying Dutchess.
• Cinnabar engine color.

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Outlaw Hunt II Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Kill an Outlaw Demolisher with one of its own mines.
• Kill an Outlaw Anti-Missile Drone with a missile.
• Destroy all armor plates of a Bloodscar Overseer.
• Defeat an Outlaw Drone Carrier without destroying any of its drones.

Basic Rewards

• +8,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Destroy an Outlaw Sniper Drone from a distance of at least 3,000m.

Master Objective Rewards

• Outlaw Ravagers will have a greatly increased chance of dropping higher-grade items (i.e., Prototype and Starforged).
• Blush engine color.

Advanced Combat Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Destroy a missile with a Flak Cannon.
• Destroy an enemy affected by three or more debuffs.
• Kill five enemies within five seconds.
• Use a single mine to destroy two drones.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +15,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Destroy an enemy from a distance of at least 4,000m.

Master Objective Rewards

• +50% increased damage for 20 seconds when you first enter a location.
• Erin engine color.

Ceto Explorer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Visit all seven of Ceto’s regions.
• Complete 10 location challenges.
• Complete three Distress Calls.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +3,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Get very close to Ceto’s sun.

Master Objective Rewards

• While auto-pilot is active, you can boost to fast-forward time while traveling in the Ceto system.
• Tea Leaf engine color.

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Union Explorer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Visit all seven Union regions.
• Complete five location challenges.
• Complete three Distress Calls.
• Complete three High-Risk Areas.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +5,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Get very close to Union’s sun.

Master Objective Rewards

• While auto-pilot is active, you can boost to fast-forward time while traveling in the Union system.
• Flourescent Algae engine color.

Zharkov Explorer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Visit all three of Zharkov’s regions.
• Complete three location challenges.
• Complete two Distress Calls.
• Complete two High-Risk Areas.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +3,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Get very close to Zharkov’s sun.

Master Objective Rewards

• While auto-pilot is active, you can boost to fast-forward time while traveling in the Zharkov system.
• Electric Buzz engine color.

Khait Nebula Explorer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Visit all four of Khait Nebula’s regions.
• Complete four location challenges.
• Complete two High-Risk Areas.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +12,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Get very close to Khait Nebula’s sun.

Master Objective Rewards

• While auto-pilot is active, you can boost to fast-forward time while traveling in the Khait Nebula system.
• Clear Summer engine color.

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Drake Explorer Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Visit all three of Drake’s regions.
• Complete six location challenges.
• Complete two High-Risk Areas.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +17,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Get very close to Drake’s sun.

Master Objective Rewards

• While auto-pilot is active, you can boost to fast-forward time while traveling in the Drake system.
• Ruddy Sky engine color.

Daredevil Challenges and Rewards

Basic Objectives

• Complete a High-Risk Area without firing your primary weapon.
• Complete a High-Risk Area without using a ship device or ult.
• Complete a High-Risk Area without taking any hull damage.
• Complete a High-Risk Area without having a shield or armor installed.

Basic Objective Rewards

• +20,000 credits and XP bonus.

Master Objective

• Complete a High-Risk Area in under six minutes.

Master Objective Rewards

• Chartreuse engine color.

Those are all the challenges that you can complete in Everspace 2. It’s going to take a while to finish all of them, so make sure you’ve got the best Adam hero perks and ideal companion perks while you’re out there fighting and exploring.

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