Projects
Projects are optional sponsor contracts, shown in the tower summary's Projects view. They provide advance funding and completion rewards for meeting specific conditions. They are separate from Star rating: finishing a project does not directly award a star.
Choose and activate a project
Open the summary window with the default backtick key (`), then choose Projects. Review the sponsor, requirements, advance, completion reward and available project slots before activating an offer.
Offers depend on the map, earned stars and completed prerequisite projects. Earlier unlocked offers remain part of the available set. Read the actual card: some contracts require rooms built after activation, so an existing block of offices may not count.
Activation pays the advance. It may also apply a temporary demand bonus specified by the contract. Completing or abandoning the project removes that temporary bonus.
Meeting the requirements
| Requirement | How to satisfy it | Common mistake |
|---|---|---|
| New occupied rooms | Build qualifying rooms after accepting and keep them leased when occupancy is required. | Counting old or vacant rooms. |
| Connected layout | Match the required contiguous arrangement, including aligned rows and floors where specified. | Building the right total in scattered locations. |
| Visitor target | Meet the visitor condition shown for the qualifying group. | Assuming construction alone completes a visitor contract. |
| Operating income | Maintain the required recurring daily net income for the full hold period. | Counting a one-off sale, grant or visitor receipt toward recurring income. |
| Sustained progress | Keep the condition satisfied for the displayed consecutive calendar months. | Letting a required room lose its lease or the income rate fall below target. |
If a sustained condition stops qualifying, its hold period resets. A connected-room project locks onto a qualifying group; losing a required member also resets that group's progress and accumulated visitor count. Keep the qualifying rooms accessible, powered and serviced throughout the hold.
Office Expansion example
Office Expansion I becomes available at one star in the standard maps. It requires a 4-by-3 block of twelve new offices, all leased for one full displayed calendar month. Easy Office Expansion I requires the same twelve new leased offices but accepts them anywhere in the tower.
The later Office Expansion stages use 4×4, 5×4, 5×5 and 6×5 blocks. Each later stage requires its preceding contract. The easy alternatives use the corresponding room counts without the contiguous footprint requirement.
For the first normal or easy expansion, the dollar display shows a $240,000 advance and $360,000 completion reward. Twelve base offices cost $1,200,000 before supporting floors, transport and upkeep. The advance therefore does not finance the whole build. Plan the remaining cash and allow time for tenants to arrive; see Budget, Market demand and Needs and requirements.
Income projects
Recurring operating net means recurring income minus recurring expenses. Construction, one-off sales, grants and visitor cash receipts do not count toward that recurring rate. An income contract can require both a minimum rate and growth from the rate when accepted; use the target shown on its card.
A profitable-looking recent budget period does not guarantee that the recurring target is met. Budget explains the distinction and gives worked examples.
Abandonment
Abandoning costs twice the advance, clears progress and starts the contract's cooldown before it can be activated again. For a $240,000 advance, that fee is $480,000. Keep enough cash for this possibility before accepting a large build. The card's abandonment control reflects whether the fee is affordable.