How do I unlock Factory Tier 5?

Steps

1. Check that the production objective has reached 10,000 Florinol.
2. Complete the Find the Anomaly goal shown by the objective panel.
3. Return to Research and confirm both gates are complete.
4. If an older save remains locked, load it on v0.5.4 or later so the automatic repair can run.

Requirements / limits

• The exact Anomaly route is excluded because current route reports conflict.
• Two independent player threads corroborate 10,000 Florinol; the developer confirms the Anomaly-side gate and repair.
• Update #2 does not change Tier 5 conditions.
• Steam's achievement list, written by the developer, contains Full Circle — fill the whole Aura circle so the next factory tier becomes available. It names no tier number, so it may describe a later tier rather than this one. Both gates on this page are corroborated independently, but treat the tier ladder as not fully mapped.

Common mistakes

• Producing 10,000 Florinol but leaving the Anomaly objective unfinished.
• Assuming the production goal is the only condition shown by the objective panel.
• Following a guessed route when an older save actually needs the softlock repair.

Still unverified

• What is the exact current route to the Anomaly?Not verifiedPublic route reports conflict, so directions remain a separate draft.
• Which factory tier does the Aura circle gate, and does it apply to Tier 5?Not verifiedThe developer-written achievement Full Circle says filling the whole Aura circle makes the next factory tier available, and a second achievement says Aura Extraction is unlocked through the Swarm Console. Neither names a tier number. No patch note, FAQ entry or player thread we have read connects the Aura circle to Tier 5 specifically, so it is recorded here rather than added to the requirements above.