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*While as a crafter or gatherer class, the action {{action icon|Stellar Sprint}} will replace {{action icon|Sprint}} on the hotbar. Using this action will toggle a 50% movement speed increase with no cooldown.
*While as a crafter or gatherer class, the action {{action icon|Stellar Sprint}} will replace {{action icon|Sprint}} on the hotbar. Using this action will toggle a 50% movement speed increase with no cooldown.
*When a mech ops mission is active, players wishing to participate as ground support can talk to [[Alerot]] to instantly move to the mission area.
*When a mech ops mission is active, players wishing to participate as ground support can talk to [[Alerot]] to instantly move to the mission area.
*In [[Phaenna]] during [[Red Alert]]s, player can talk to [[Lefleda]] (X:28.3 Y:12.6) to instantly teleport to either of the two critical mission locations.


==Interface==
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Revision as of 19:09, 3 September 2025

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Searchingway wants you to join the Cosmic Exploration Initiative! Research and develop cutting-edge artisan's tools, all the while furthering the team's preparations for a maiden voyage to stars yet uncharted!

— Patch 7.2 Special Site

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Adventurers in spaaace! Your curiosity and creativity will fuel a journey that's truly out of this world.

— Official Website

Cosmic Exploration is a "lifestyle content" released in patch 7.21 during the Dawntrail expansion. Similar to Ishgardian Restoration, it is a content hub for crafters and gatherers and contains server-wide progression. The level 100 series of Relic Tools: Cosmic Tools, is tied to Cosmic Exploration.

Players are able to explore and develop locations in different planets by working with the Loporrits. New planets will be implemented with later patches. The first location is the Source's moon, where the goal is to build a spaceship and an associated launch station to explore other planets. The second location is Phaenna, the "glass star", a planet with a pink, crystalline surface.

Cosmic Exploration rewards several cosmetic items, mounts, minions, achievements, and titles. In addition, players can spend Cosmic Exploration currency to obtain materia and some endgame crafting materials, the latter of which are normally only purchasable with scrips, making it an alternative to scrip farming.

Unlock

Quests

Main Quests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
A Cosmic Homecoming Feature quest 10 Namingway (NPC) Cosmic Exploration
  Sinus Ardorum		 1 Cosmic Prototype Coffer
Passion, Thy Name Is Ardorum Feature quest 10 Searchingway
Go Forth, Brave Explorers Feature quest 10 Searchingway   Phaenna
The Brightest Star Feature quest 10 Searchingway

Sidequests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
A Manager's Patience Sidequest 10 Mumukko
A Manager's Persistence Sidequest 10 Mumukko
A Manager's Discernment Sidequest 10 Mumukko
Perspective Reflected Sidequest 10 Ishgardian Glassworker
Pilot Wanted Sidequest 10 Vacuum Suit Specialist
A Manager's Delegation Sidequest 10 Mumukko

Zones

  1. Sinus Ardorum
  2. Phaenna (patch 7.31)
  3. ??? (patch 7.4x)
  4. ??? (patch 7.5x)

Zones consist of a base camp and an exterior area for missions. Players may only enter Cosmic Exploration zones in their home world, and development of each planet is world-specific. Depending on world population, zones may be split into multiple instances, but there is no duty time limit.

Once unlocked, players can travel to Sinus Ardorum at any time by speaking with Drivingway in Mare Lamentorum (X:21.9 Y:13.2). Players may change their instance or return to Mare Lamentorum by speaking with Drivingway again in Sinus Ardorum (X:20.3 Y:20.0). Upon unlocking Phaenna, players may travel to the star using the Bestways Burrow aetheryte, speaking with Drivingway in Mare Lamentorum (X:21.9 Y:13.2), or by speaking with Cruisingway in Sinus Ardorum (X:20.6 Y:19.5) and selecting Phaenna as a destination.

Players may also directly travel to the newest zone available for exploration by interacting with the Bestways Burrow aetheryte and selecting the relevant option.

Travel

The Cosmoliner in Sinus Ardorum. Step in the glowing portal with green arrows to quickly move to the next station.

In addition to mounts, players have other means of quickly moving around the area. Flying on mounts is disabled.

  • Upon reaching stage 3 with server-wide zone development in a zone, a "cosmoliner" fast travel system with stations at various locations will be added. Reaching this stage is very quick and is typically accomplished by all servers within a few hours of the game being live after a patch.
  • Additional cosmoliner stations will be implemented as zone development progresses.
  • Using the duty action Stellar Return will teleport the player to the rainbow crystal in the middle of the base camp (Sinus Ardorum - X:21.4, Y:21.4).
  • While as a crafter or gatherer class, the action Stellar Sprint will replace Sprint on the hotbar. Using this action will toggle a 50% movement speed increase with no cooldown.
  • When a mech ops mission is active, players wishing to participate as ground support can talk to Alerot to instantly move to the mission area.
  • In Phaenna during Red Alerts, player can talk to Lefleda (X:28.3 Y:12.6) to instantly teleport to either of the two critical mission locations.

Interface

Exotablet

The Exotablet interface

The exotablet interface provides a list of options and tracks how much Cosmic Exploration currency the player has in the lower section. This is similar to the Islekeep's Index in Island Sanctuary.

Icon Option Description
Stellar Missions View and select stellar missions, which are the primary form of content within Cosmic Exploration. These are similar to levequests.
Mech Ops When a mech ops mission is active, allows the player to apply to become a mech pilot by spending one pilot application purchasable with Lunar Credit Phaenna Credit 1,000 zone-specific credits.
Stellar Successes View available and completed Stellar Successes, which are Challenge Log-like objectives for Cosmic Exploration.
Infrastructure Index View the current status of zone development for the server. Also allows players to view cutscenes of previous development milestones (Video Log).
Cosmic Research View current Cosmic Tool upgrade progress and the research bonus after completing at least one tool.
Cosmic Class Tracker View the accumulated cosmic class score for each crafter and gatherer class.
Exploration Guide View tutorials for various Cosmic Exploration functions.

Infrastructure Index

Main article: Infrastructure Index
Infrastructure Index

Shows the current status of zone development in the player's current zone. Development of each zone is world-specific, and progress for all worlds can be tracked in the official Cosmic Exploration Report site. There is a minimum progress rate that will apply for low contribution, which ensures that low-activity worlds do not fall too far behind in progress. Because of this, all worlds are guaranteed to have fully developed zones prior to the release of the next major patch containing the next zone.

By completing stellar missions, progress will increase. Once the progress gauge has been filled and the respective project completed, zone development will proceed to the next stage.

As zone development proceeds, new types of stellar missions will be added alongside different facilities, such as the Cosmoliner, a means of speedy transportation. At certain stages of development, new areas of the map will also be made available.

Missions

Main article: Stellar Missions
Stellar Missions Menu

For a list of missions, please see here.

Stellar Missions

Stellar missions are requests issued to procure necessary materials for cosmic exploration and are the primary form of content.

Players may accept stellar missions via the exotablet. Completion of stellar missions increases overall progress and unlocks more advanced stellar missions. Missions are scored by three ranks: gold, silver, and bronze. Obtaining a higher score will result in greater returns, with silver yielding 4 times the base rewards and gold yielding 5 times the base rewards..

Furthermore, stellar missions are quest synced, ensuring that rewards and difficulty level are distributed appropriately given a player's current level.

  • Quest syncing allows stellar missions to be a viable source of leveling from 10 to 100.
  • Upon reaching certain level thresholds, the item level recommendation for the quests will increase, and players may need to obtain stronger gear to compensate. The NPC Godgyth sells normal quality gear suitable for leveling.
  • Many missions available at level 100 (rank A EX and EX+ missions) are substantially more difficult than lower ranked missions and are intended as endgame content. To obtain maximal rewards, players will need to equip the latest endgame gear melded with materia. Some A-rank crafting-related missions require Expert Recipe Expert Crafting while others require two specific classes: one gatherer to procure items and one crafter to craft products using those items.

After initiating a stellar mission, the following features can be accessed from the Mission in Progress widget:

Mission in Progress widget
  • Cosmopouch: The cosmopouch is an exclusive inventory reserved for supplies, crafted items, and gathered materials used in cosmic exploration. These items are mission-specific and are lost upon the end of the mission. They also do not have flavor text.
  • Cosmic Crafting Log: The cosmic crafting log enables Disciples of the Hand to craft items for stellar missions. Only recipe(s) relevant to the current mission are viewable.
  • Stellar Reduction: Stellar Reduction enables Disciples of the Land to aetherially reduce items for stellar missions.

Alongside basic missions exist provisional missions and critical missions. Completing the latter two will yield greater rewards than basic missions.

Provisional Missions

Provisional Missions have restrictions on their availability compared to basic missions.

  • Sequential Missions: These missions will become available after completing certain stellar missions with a gold star rank. Sequential missions are created from a variety of missions, and completing them with the highest score possible will cause more to appear. Failing or abandoning a sequential mission will require the player to complete the prerequisite mission again for another attempt.
  • Weather-restricted Missions/Time-restricted Missions: These missions are available during certain times or weather conditions. Time and weather are shared between all servers (excluding special weathers in Red Alert windows; see next section).

Critical Missions

Main article: Red Alert
Red Alert UI

Critical missions become available during red alerts, which are indicated by special weather conditions. These 20-minute weather windows are not part of the normal weather, cannot easily be predicted, and are specific per world.

When a red alert is issued, two gauges will appear at the top of the screen to symbolize progress made for the classes in current demand. Two regions will be marked on the map, each of which contain mission locations for separate classes.

Players may complete critical missions for the designated classes as many times as they choose, earning greater rewards than normal. Each time a critical mission is completed, the respective alert gauge will increase. By cooperating with other players, both gauges may be filled within the time limit, resolving the red alert and granting bonus rewards for all who contributed.

If both gauges are not filled within the allotted time, fewer bonus rewards will be distributed to contributors.

Mech Ops

Main article: Mech Ops
Mech Ops

Mech Ops are FATE-like, large-scale directives issued in Cosmic Exploration zones that make use of special mechs to complete objectives at designated intervals. A mech op will spawn every 20 real-life minutes, and the available mech op in a zone will alternate. If a Red Alert spawns during the cooldown period, the mech op spawn schedule will be put on hold until the Red Alert concludes.

Players may participate as either pilots or ground support. These FATE-like events do not involve crafting, gathering, or combat. Rather, players are tasked to destroy various objects using special actions that are made available for each mech op. Each mech op has a 10 minute time limit.

Piloting a mech

When a mech op directive is issued, players may use their exotablets to submit a pilot application, which must first be purchased with Lunar Credit Phaenna Credit 1000 zone-specific credits from Alerot. Once the entry period has expired, five players will be selected at random from the applicants and assigned to a mech. Players who are not chosen will regain their pilot application. Furthermore, each time a player is not chosen, their chances of being chosen next time will improve.[1]

  • Note that players who are selected as pilots but withdraw from the mission or fail to board the mech in time will lose their pilot application.

As of the two available mech ops in patch 7.21, pilots are tasked with destroying various large objects within the mech op location using mech AoE actions specific for each operation. Each destroyed object raises the player's contribution score by 50. Unlike with ground support, pilots have an unlimited cap for the resources they collect and thus do not need to turn in their items at a field scanner.

The large objects on the map are shared for all players, so mech ops pilots will need to compete for them. However, there is an ample supply of objects to achieve maximum rank for the operation.

Ground Support

The "Directive: Clear Toxic Lunar Spongoi" mech op. Ground support players destroy the small purple plants and mech pilots destroy the large red plants. Ground support must also periodically submit their items to the field scanner (green circle) to prevent overcapping their resources.

By traveling to the directive's location and selecting "Join Event" from the duty list, players may participate in a mech op as ground support, assisting the pilots. Ground support players can quickly travel to the mech op location by talking to Alerot, so they do not need to walk over.

As of the two available mech ops in patch 7.21, ground support players are tasked with destroying various small objects within the mech op location using AoE actions specific for each operation. Destroying an object will return a resource item whose quantity can be tracked in the duty HUD. Each destroyed object raises the player's contribution score by 5-10, depending on the mech op. Players can load their collected resources into a field scanner (by walking over a glowing green circle on the map) to empty their stock and increase their contribution by another 5-10 points per item submitted. Depositing items into a field scanner will charge it; when it becomes fully charged, it will spawn new targets for the mech pilots.

The small objects on the map are specific per player, so it is not possible to compete for the same objects.

Mech Ops Rewards

By completing mech ops, players will obtain contribution points (during a ranking period), cosmic exploration-specific currency and Experience experience points. Ground support players will typically obtain 300-400 contribution, although this may be higher depending on how fast the mech op is completed and their ability to destroy multiple objects at once. Pilots receive substantially higher contribution, around 5000 points.[2]

Ground supporters, but not pilots, will receive a bonus effect that increases all credits earned by a flat +10 for the next 20 stellar missions. This is viewable when accepting a mission in the exotablet interface.

Pilots will instead receive a Big Bang Tickets to participate in a special type of Cosmic Fortune with an increased chance for rare rewards. Rarely, in place of the ticket, they will obtain a Vacuum Suit Identification Key directly, which is otherwise normally obtained from Cosmic Fortune rolls.[3] There is a different Big Bang Ticket per zone.

A higher contribution in the mission will result in increased rewards, but players generally have ample time to obtain the maximum (gold) rank.

Cosmic Exploration Projects (FATEs)

Main article: Cosmic Exploration FATEs
Cosmic Exploration Projects

Similar to the Ishgardian Restoration FATEs, large-scale projects will be triggered as world-specific milestones (which can be tracked by the progress bar in the Infrastructure Index) are reached in cosmic exploration. These FATEs do not involve crafting or gathering: they simply consist of interacting with various objects in the FATE area in a looping sequence. Not all zone development stages will have a FATE upon filling the gauge, while others will have two FATEs before the gauge resets for the next stage of zone development.

When a project has been scheduled, a notification will be issued at the top of the screen, and after an allotted time has passed, the project will automatically commence. In order to participate, press the "Join FATE" button while in the designated location. The FATE will be active for all instances in the world at once.

When a project has been completed, progress will be advanced to the next stage and changes to the field will be reflected. Participants will receive rewards (Experience experience, Gil gil, and Cosmocredit cosmocredits) dependent on contribution. While there are no unique rewards for participating, the FATE itself can never be triggered again for that world, so it is possible to permanently miss out.

Failing to complete the FATE within the 40 minute time limit will result in an 8-hour cooldown period before it will become active again. During this period, no mech ops or red alerts may spawn. FATE completion is essentially guaranteed to be successful by the third attempt.

Stellar Successes

Stellar Successes UI
Main article: Stellar Successes

Stellar successes are objectives in Cosmic Exploration that function similarly to the Challenge Log.

Daily Successes are reset daily, whereas Standard Successes are one-time objectives that incorporate all contributions made to cosmic exploration. By completing these successes, players can earn rewards like cosmocredits, lunar credits, and research data for Cosmic Tool upgrades. There will be a different set of Standard Successes per zone.

You can confirm your current successes via the exotablet.

Reward types

Cosmic exploration activities will all yield currencies and other numerical rewards exclusive to cosmic exploration.

Currencies

Cosmocredit Cosmocredits

Players may exchange cosmocredits for gear, furnishings, and other items by speaking with Mesouaidonque in Phaenna (X:21.8 Y:21.8). This NPC also shows up in earlier zones, but has a smaller inventory.

Lunar Credit Phaenna Credit Zone-specific credits

Zone-specific credits can only be earned and used in their respective zone. Players may exchange these for mech op pilot applications or use them to draw cosmic fortunes.

Currency Zone Mech Op Pilot Applications Cosmic Fortunes
Lunar Credit Lunar Credits Sinus Ardorum Alerot (X:22.4 Y:20.3) Orbitingway (X:21.8 Y:21.1)
Phaenna Credit Phaenna Credits Phaenna ??? ???

Phaenna Exploration Tokens

Phaenna exploration tokens can be indirectly exchanged for the Cosmoboard mount. Specifically 100 tokens can be exchanged for a Phaenna Token Booklet, of which 60 booklets can then be exchanged for the mount. Therefore, players need 6,000 tokens for the mount. All transactions are through Mesouaidonque in Phaenna (X:28.6, Y:13.5).

These tokens are awarded upon the completion of EX+ stellar missions in Phaenna. Both the tokens themselves, the token booklets, and the mount available for exchange can be sold via the market board.

Cosmic Tool Data

Class-specific cosmic tool data is needed to upgrade Cosmic Tools. As of patch 7.31, there are five types of data, and greater quantities and qualities (types) of data are needed for later upgrade stages. Players cannot earn higher qualities of data until they have sufficiently upgraded the weapon for the respective class.

Cosmic Class Points

Cosmic Class Points are class-specific scoring systems similar to skyward score points from Ishgardian Restoration. Players will earn exclusive achievements and titles upon accruing sufficient cosmic class points for each class. They can view their current scores from an option on the exotablet interface.

Contribution

Contribution is used only for Star Contributor Award determination during ranking periods.

During a ranking period, when a player completes an activity that rewards contribution in the most recent cosmic exploration zone, they will be given a qualitative ranking of how much contribution they earned. From smallest to largest, the contribution tiers are:

  • Modest
  • Respectable
  • Generous
  • Sizeable
  • Immeasurable

It is not possible to view the player's exact numerical contribution value, but talking to Scanningway will provide their rough contribution percentile during a ranking period.

Summary

Reward Type Stellar Missions Mech Ops Red Alert Bonus FATEs Stellar Successes
Experience Experience 1Yes 1Yes 1Yes
Gil Gil 1Yes
Cosmocredit Lunar Credit Phaenna Credit Currencies 1Yes 1Yes 1Yes 1Yes (Cosmocredit only) 1Yes
Cosmic Tool Data 1Yes 1Yes (Data type I and one-time objectives only)
Cosmic Class Points 1Yes
Contribution (ranking periods only) 1Yes 1Yes 1Yes

General advice for optimization of cosmic class points and contribution scores can be found on the Icy Veins guide for Cosmic Exploration.

Cosmic Fortunes

Cosmic Fortune UI
Main article: Cosmic Fortune

Similar to the Kupo of Fortune in the Ishgardian Restoration, cosmic fortunes are games of chance that grant a variety of items as prizes. Each zone has its own cosmic fortune reward pool.

Players may exchange zone-specific credits to draw cosmic fortunes by speaking with Orbitingway in the zone. Players may pick between two roulettes with differing prizes.

Additionally, a special roulette exists for those in possession of Big Bang Tickets earned from piloting during a mech op.

Star Contributor Awards

Star Contributor Holograms

The player with the highest contribution score in their world at the end of any given ranking period in the most recent cosmic exploration area will be celebrated as a "Star Contributor." Players cannot earn contribution in earlier areas.

Calculating Player Contributions

Ranking periods become active or inactive every twenty-four hours, and reset daily at 18:00 JST / 2:00 PDT / 9:00 GMT / 20:00 AEDT.

During active ranking periods, players' total contributions from stellar missions, mech ops, and FATEs will be tallied. Players can check their current standing by speaking with Scanningway in Phaenna (X:28.1 Y:12.6). This NPC only provides a rough percentile of the player's contribution - they will not be told their exact value. The highest percentile that Scanningway will reveal is the top 10%, so players will not know if they are currently in the lead for Star Contributor in their world.

When a new ranking period begins, all players' contribution will be set to zero, so it is not possible to carry over contribution from a previous ranking period or obtain contribution outside of one.

Commendation

Star Contributors will be honored for fourteen real-life days in the following ways:

  • A hologram of the player will be displayed in Phaenna (X:27.9 Y:12.7).
  • The player's name will be displayed on the starward standings stela on Phaenna (X:28.0 Y:12.6).
  • A visual effect will be applied to them when they are in a Cosmic Exploration zone. They can click off this buff if they do not want it displayed.

Players who receive Star Contributor will be ineligible to receive it again for 14 days.

In contrast to the limited-time ranking titles in Ishgardian Restoration, Star Contributor is a permanent competitive feature to prevent "fear of missing out". There are no achievements, titles, or item rewards tied to Star Contributor.

Cosmic Tools

Cosmic Tools UI
Main article: Cosmic Tools

By completing Stellar Missions and certain one-time Stellar Successes, players will be able to accrue research data and upgrade Cosmic Tools, the level 100 Relic Tool series that start at level 10.

Notable Rewards

Adventurer Plates

Dyes

Emotes

Facewear

Fashion Accessories

Furniture

Glamour

Minions

Mounts

Orchestrion Rolls

Others

Achievements

Cosmic Exploration is associated with several achievements. Note that Cosmic Tools Achievements are listed separately.

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Crafting in Spaaace 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points with any Disciple of the Hand. - 7.21
Star Crafter 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as every Disciple of the Hand. Starlighter 7.21
Gathering in Spaaace 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points with any Disciple of the Land. - 7.21
Star Gatherer 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as every Disciple of the Land. Starfinder 7.21
Out of This World 20 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as every Disciple of the Hand and Land. High Mobility Vacuum Suit Identification Key 7.21
Just One More Spin I 5 Draw 10 cosmic fortunes. - 7.21
Just One More Spin II 5 Draw 100 cosmic fortunes. - 7.21
Just One More Spin III 10 Draw 1,000 cosmic fortunes. Wisher upon Stars 7.21
One Giant Hop 20 Successfully complete all stellar missions in Sinus Ardorum with the highest rating possible. Ready for Liftoff 7.21
Rocket Carpentry I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a carpenter. - 7.21
Rocket Carpentry II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a carpenter. - 7.21
Hammering with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a carpenter. Framer of Stars 7.21
Rocket Smithing I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a blacksmith. - 7.21
Rocket Smithing II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a blacksmith. - 7.21
Smithing with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a blacksmith. Temperer of Stars 7.21
Rocket Forgery I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as an armorer. - 7.21
Rocket Forgery II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as an armorer. - 7.21
Forging with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as an armorer. Forger of Stars 7.21
Rocket Metallurgy I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a goldsmith. - 7.21
Rocket Metallurgy II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a goldsmith. - 7.21
Goldsmithing with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a goldsmith. Caster of Stars 7.21
Rocket Tanning I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a leatherworker. - 7.21
Rocket Tanning II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a leatherworker. - 7.21
Tanning with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a leatherworker. Stitcher of Stars 7.21
Rocket Stitchery I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a weaver. - 7.21
Rocket Stitchery II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a weaver. - 7.21
Stitching with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a weaver. Weaver of Stars 7.21
Rocket Science I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as an alchemist. - 7.21
Rocket Science II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as an alchemist. - 7.21
Distilling with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as an alchemist. Sublimator of Stars 7.21
Rocket Seasoning I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a culinarian. - 7.21
Rocket Seasoning II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a culinarian. - 7.21
Cooking with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a culinarian. Taster of Stars 7.21
Rocket Geology I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a miner. - 7.21
Rocket Geology II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a miner. - 7.21
Mining with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a miner. Excavator of Stars 7.21
Rocket Botany I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a botanist. - 7.21
Rocket Botany II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a botanist. - 7.21
Gardening with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a botanist. Plucker of Stars 7.21
Rocket Ichthyology I 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a fisher. - 7.21
Rocket Ichthyology II 5 Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a fisher. - 7.21
Fishing with the Stars 10 Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a fisher. Angler of Stars 7.21

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Cosmic Exploration Report

The following table tracks the times at which each server has completed a given phase in the Cosmic Exploration Initiative. While a given phase of the initiative is ongoing, each world's progress can be monitored on the Lodestone.

Note: All times are in GMT/UTC+0.

Region Data Center Server Phase 1 Duration Phase 2 Duration Phase 3 Duration Phase 4 Duration
JP Elemental Aegis 26 Jun 2025 09:48 65 days
Atomos 25 Jun 2025 11:12 64 days
Carbuncle 26 Jun 2025 07:17 64 days
Garuda 25 Jun 2025 07:17 63 days
Gungnir 25 Jun 2025 09:41 64 days
Kujata 25 Jun 2025 09:38 64 days
Tonberry 16 Jun 2025 03:43 54 days
Typhon 23 Jun 2025 17:36 62 days
Gaia Alexander 23 Jun 2025 03:29 61 days
Bahamut 21 Jun 2025 08:56 59 days
Durandal 24 Jun 2025 14:26 63 days
Fenrir 21 Jun 2025 12:47 60 days
Ifrit 24 Jun 2025 02:12 62 days
Ridill 23 Jun 2025 03:23 61 days
Tiamat 21 Jun 2025 21:54 60 days
Ultima 22 Jun 2025 11:07 61 days
Mana Anima 21 Jun 2025 22:40 60 days
Asura 26 Jun 2025 08:37 64 days
Chocobo 22 Jun 2025 11:22 61 days
Hades 22 Jun 2025 11:17 61 days
Ixion 21 Jun 2025 23:44 60 days
Masamune 21 Jun 2025 22:30 60 days
Pandaemonium 23 Jun 2025 17:28 62 days
Titan 21 Jun 2025 22:56 60 days
Meteor Belias 25 Jun 2025 05:49 63 days
Mandragora 24 Jun 2025 16:05 63 days
Ramuh 26 Jun 2025 06:49 64 days
Shinryu 25 Jun 2025 03:29 63 days
Unicorn 26 Jun 2025 05:41 64 days
Valefor 23 Jun 2025 23:26 62 days
Yojimbo 24 Jun 2025 23:38 63 days
Zeromus 25 Jun 2025 02:15 63 days
NA Aether Adamantoise 19 Jun 2025 19:29 58 days
Cactuar 14 Jun 2025 16:19 53 days
Faerie 17 Jun 2025 12:02 56 days
Gilgamesh 20 Jun 2025 07:49 58 days
Jenova 17 Jun 2025 20:32 56 days
Midgardsormr 19 Jun 2025 09:58 58 days
Sargatanas 19 Jun 2025 14:35 58 days
Siren 21 Jun 2025 12:27 60 days
Crystal Balmung 20 Jun 2025 12:21 59 days
Brynhildr 21 Jun 2025 09:49 60 days
Coeurl 21 Jun 2025 11:12 60 days
Diabolos 23 Jun 2025 17:32 62 days
Goblin 23 Jun 2025 17:32 62 days
Malboro 23 Jun 2025 17:17 62 days
Mateus 22 Jun 2025 15:18 61 days
Zalera 22 Jun 2025 11:20 61 days
Dynamis Cuchulainn 05 Jul 2025 00:27 73 days
Golem 04 Jul 2025 23:45 73 days
Halicarnassus 02 Jul 2025 22:27 71 days
Kraken 04 Jul 2025 23:45 73 days
Maduin 29 Jun 2025 14:28 68 days
Marilith 04 Jul 2025 10:01 73 days
Rafflesia 05 Jul 2025 00:22 73 days
Seraph 27 Jun 2025 22:25 66 days
Primal Behemoth 20 Jun 2025 16:23 59 days
Excalibur 21 Jun 2025 10:13 60 days
Exodus 22 Jun 2025 14:15 61 days
Famfrit 23 Jun 2025 17:23 62 days
Hyperion 22 Jun 2025 11:20 61 days
Lamia 21 Jun 2025 15:39 60 days
Leviathan 21 Jun 2025 11:04 60 days
Ultros 21 Jun 2025 09:07 59 days
EU Chaos Cerberus 22 Jun 2025 11:39 61 days
Louisoix 24 Jun 2025 12:58 63 days
Moogle 22 Jun 2025 11:41 61 days
Omega 22 Jun 2025 11:10 61 days
Phantom 01 Jul 2025 18:56 70 days
Ragnarok 23 Jun 2025 11:06 62 days
Sagittarius 01 Jul 2025 19:21 70 days
Spriggan 24 Jun 2025 14:32 63 days
Light Alpha 28 Jun 2025 19:15 67 days
Lich 22 Jun 2025 11:14 61 days
Odin 21 Jun 2025 13:37 60 days
Phoenix 20 Jun 2025 12:43 59 days
Raiden 30 Jun 2025 07:35 68 days
Shiva 23 Jun 2025 11:46 62 days
Twintania 23 Jun 2025 14:07 62 days
Zodiark 22 Jun 2025 11:45 61 days
OC Materia Bismarck 05 Jul 2025 01:03 73 days
Ravana 01 Jul 2025 12:03 70 days
Sephirot 04 Jul 2025 01:29 72 days
Sophia 03 Jul 2025 01:45 71 days
Zurvan 05 Jul 2025 01:23 73 days

History

  • Patch 7.3 (2025-08-05):
    • The option "Travel to Sinus Ardorum" has been added to the aetheryte in Bestways Burrow. In future updates, this option will be updated for travel to the newest star available for exploration.
    • Mounts can now be summoned in Sinus Ardorum. Please note that mounts cannot fly.
    • A summoning bell has been placed in Sinus Ardorum at (X:21 Y:21.8).
    • New items are available in exchange for Cosmocredit, including Cosmic Exploration Aethernet Tickets and items tradable for existing crafter and gatherer scrips. Using Cosmic Exploration Aethernet Tickets will transport you to Drivingway in Mare Lamentorum (X:21.9 Y:13.2).
    • The notation indicating difficulty of Class A missions has been adjusted.
      • A-1 → (none)
      • A-2 → EX
      • A-3 → EX+
    • The time allowed for stellar missions has been increased. This change does not apply to EX+ stellar missions, except those that can be accepted by multiple classes.
    • The sound effects played when starting and completing stellar missions have been changed.
    • When completing a stellar mission, the amount of experience gained for bronze and silver ratings has been increased, such that all rating tiers now grant the same amount of experience.
    • When completing missions that can be accepted by multiple classes, each class will earn points toward their cosmic class score.
    • Players can now confirm the relative distance to the site of stellar missions via the Stellar Missions window.
    • When undertaking stellar missions, the objective and gold star rating requirements will now always be displayed.
    • Items that will be graded for stellar missions will list score prerequisites in their description.
    • A notification marker indicating the availability of provisional missions will now appear in the Stellar Missions window.
    • Notifications will now be displayed when sequential missions become available.
    • The time limit for accepting sequential missions after they appear has been removed. In accordance with this change, the clock icon indicating a time limit will no longer display in the list of accepted missions.
    • When a red alert has been issued, the time remaining to accept critical missions will be displayed in the Stellar Missions window.
    • When both Red Alert progress gauges are filled, periodic announcements will indicate that the alert is nearly resolved.
    • The Mission in Progress window will automatically display when reporting is the only remaining step to completing a mission.
    • The Mission Log will now indicate when further exploration is required to trigger a mission.
    • Upon completing gathering stellar missions, you will recover GP equal to the total amount spent during the mission.
    • Upon completing gathering stellar missions, the recast timer of GP recovery items such as cordials will be reset.
    • When stellar missions for botanists and miners are graded based on successive gathering chains or gatherer's boons, the evaluation criteria and scores will now be displayed in the chat log.
    • When stellar missions for fishers are graded based on collectability, Collect must be activated to begin fishing.
    • The time limit for the Mech Ops "Directive: Destroy Corrupted Crystals" and "Directive: Clear Toxic Lunar Spongoi" has been increased from 5 to 10 minutes.
    • The amount by which ground support contributes to the progress gauge during the Mech Ops 'Directive: Destroy Corrupted Crystals' and 'Directive: Clear Toxic Lunar Spongoi' has been increased.
    • When undertaking the mech op directive "Destroy Corrupted Crystals," the special action Carrot Gun will automatically target the nearest enemy if none is selected. In accordance with this change, the options to enable or disable auto-targeting for special actions have been removed.
    • The special action Full Throttle, available in the Mech Op "Directive: Clear Toxic Lunar Spongoi," no longer has a cast time.
    • When a project has been completed, and progress advances to the next stage, "Announcement" will be displayed at the top of the screen if no new project is underway.
    • A notification window will now automatically appear if there has been any progress in ongoing projects since your last visit to a cosmic exploration area.
    • The requirements for certain Stellar Successes involving unlocking new classes of stellar missions have been changed to completing certain mission classes. Players who already meet these new requirements will earn Stellar Successes after completing any stellar mission. This change does not affect players who have already met the previous requirements for these Stellar Successes.
    • The design of the Cosmic Exploration Info UI element has been adjusted.
  • Patch 7.25 (2025-05-27):
    • The progress required to complete cosmic exploration projects has been reduced.
    • The difficulty, maximum quality, and rewards for certain missions in certain class A-1 missions have been adjusted.
    • During cosmic exploration, on-screen text will now inform players that gathering points are not being displayed when a stellar mission is accepted without an active status of Prospect or Triangulate.
  • Patch 7.21 (2025-04-22): Added.

Trivia

  • Despite being content released in Dawntrail, Cosmic Exploration can be considered Endwalker content due to its main scenario quest requirement, theme, and quest jingles using Endwalker tracks.
  • The English localization frequently uses an archaic astrological meaning of the word "star" to refer to planets such as Phaenna.[4]

Resources

References

  1. ↑ Patch 7.21 Notes
  2. ↑ Cosmic Exploration Mech Ops Guide and Rewards in FFXIV (icy-veins.com)
  3. ↑ Cosmic Exploration : Mech Ops , Mount dropped (Reddit)
  4. ↑ Neither the Japanese, nor the French and German localizations do this. Patch 7.3 Special Site (JP) where 惑星 = planet

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