New Horizon · Ascend

End one run to strengthen every run after it

New Horizon is a planned reset. The Final Flight confirmation shows the permanent currency you will earn before the current run ends.

When a New Horizon is useful

Consider a reset when several important goals have slowed at once and the preview offers enough permanent currency for a meaningful improvement. One slow technology is usually an economy problem; a whole run that no longer opens new decisions is a prestige signal.

Always read the preview New Horizon is destructive to the current run. Read the reward summary in the Final Flight confirmation before launching.

What carries forward

Exotic Matter, Legacy, Ace Points, Renown, and permanent purchases.
Owned Doctrines and Founding Charters.
The Hall of Aces, completed challenges and Flight Plan objectives, and lifetime progress.

What starts again

Ordinary resources, buildings, current crew, aircraft, researched technologies, era progress, routes, and run-specific choices return to a fresh field. The point is to replay that climb with permanent leverage and a different plan.

Spend permanent currency against a real constraint

Your recurring problem	Look for	Why
Research controls the whole run	Permanent research output	Shortens every technology gate.
Resources cap before purchases	Permanent storage	Prevents repeated cap-building detours.
Crew take too long to mature	Rank XP improvements	Experienced crews compound across every role.
Fuel limits every expansion	Upkeep reduction	Creates a safer margin for larger rosters.
Fleet growth is expensive	Aircraft cost or capacity upgrades	Gets more routes airborne sooner.

Founding Charters change the next run’s character

An owned Charter pairs a clear advantage with a real drawback. Choose one only when its advantage supports the plan you intend to play. You may also begin without a Charter.

Challenges trade difficulty for a permanent reward

A challenge applies a named constraint to the next run. If you reach another New Horizon under that challenge, its reward becomes permanent. Each challenge pays its reward only once; replaying a completed one is optional.

Before confirming

Claim or finish any nearby record or objective worth keeping.
Review the exact payout and permanent purchases you can afford.
Choose a challenge only if you want its constraint for the entire next run.
Choose a Charter only if its trade-off is welcome.
Use Save Now, then open and confirm the Final Flight.

iOS: Horizon appears inside the Airfield hub once unlocked. The Final Flight flow uses a full confirmation sequence to prevent accidental resets.

macOS: Horizon appears in the sidebar. ⌘9 jumps there once the screen is available; the same Final Flight confirmation protects the reset.

Plan the next climbFirst Flight → After First Solo Verify the save pathTroubleshooting → iCloud