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Unlock Tracker Guide

Use a tracker mindset for evolutions, genetics, achievements, challenges, and animals so patch changes do not hide missing work.

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Use a tracker mindset for evolutions, genetics, achievements, challenges, and animals so patch changes do not hide missing work.

Codex and wiki quick answer

Use Codex pages as trackers rather than single-source truth. They connect evolutions, genetics, achievements, challenges, and animals back to playable routes.

Patch-sensitive totals should stay tied to Steam, official news, and the in-game Codex instead of unverified third-party trophy pages.

Run checklist

  1. Track unlocked, seen, completed, finalised, and patch-verified as separate states.
  2. When a public source gives a total, compare it against the in-game Codex before changing the site number.
  3. For genetics, record the exact pressure or achievement condition that unlocked the entry.
  4. Current July 2026 public player threads still show no obvious in-game matrix for per-genetic Pressure 20 or challenge clears, so keep your own Complete, Gilded, and Really? grid.
  5. For animals, record both category and biome.

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