What should you unlock when a quest is blocked?

The launch-day guides recommend checking the active quest before spending points. When the requested item cannot be crafted, inspect the Tech Tree for the technology or workstation that unlocks it, then spend toward that blocker. This is a reported decision rule, not a verified optimal order. Official developer material confirms that a technology tree and talents exist, but it does not publish the complete node list or costs.

What point colors are reported?

Pro Game Guides groups manual work such as chopping, mining, and clay gathering with red points. It associates farming and gathering with green points, and autopsy or anatomy activity with blue points. The guide also says some blueprints may need story or relationship progress in addition to points. Those details are not independently checked, and exact node names, yields, and costs remain pending confirmation.

How can you tell an unlock worked?

After selecting a node, return to the quest or recipe that was blocked and check whether the required item or station is now available. If it is still locked, inspect the displayed prerequisite instead of repeating the same activity blindly. The sources do not confirm respec rules, node effects, or whether every unlock follows this pattern. Treat the visible current menu as authoritative for your save and leave a best-build recommendation out until the tree is documented.