“When you gain access to the Koronus Expanse during Chapter 2 of Rogue Trader, you can unlock colonies. The first one that you will most likely come across is Janus, as the story will lead you there anyway. Colonies allow you to undertake projects to build up the settlement, and in turn reward you with various feats, weapons, armor, and much more. Unfortunately, you can’t complete every project due to some projects blocking others, so you’ll have to look at the rewards before you commit to that task. Fortunately, you can find out what projects to take by reading this guide.

How to Unlock the Janus Colony - Rogue Trader¶

At the start of Chapter 2, you’ll be in Footfall, and at some point, you’ll talk to the liege of the area, Vladaym Tocara. Exhaust his dialogue and you’ll find out about the food shortages due to Janus not supplying them anymore. This quest, World Shapers, will lead you to Janus, which is situated in the Telikos Epsilon system. You can find the system due north of Footfall, just past the Trinnitos system which has another colony you can unlock called Foulstone which is missable, so you may want to follow our Foulstone guide for that.

When you reach the Telikos Epsilon system, enter it, and head to the small planet in the southwest. This is Janus. Progress through the long storyline there, which will eventually unlock the colony. If this is your first colony, you’ll get a brief tutorial on how the system works, but in general, meet the requirements for the project, start it by selecting execute, and then wait for it to finish before starting the next project. You don’t have to be at the colony to access your projects due to there being a Colony Management screen which you can access by pressing the default key-bind .

Janus Colony Projects, Requirements, and Rewards¶

Here you’ll find every project you can unlock in Janus, including which projects restrict you from others, and what items and equipment you can get from them.

Rank 1¶

Rank 2¶

Rank 3¶

Rank 4¶

Rank 5¶

There you have it, every project from rank one to rank five for the Janus Colony, including their rewards and requirements. There are some good rewards here, especially the Watcher From Above sword in Rank 5. Some of these projects will only appear after you’ve progressed the game (next chapter), you’ve completed another project, or you’ve completed a colony event.

Rogue Trader Guides¶

If you’re looking for where you can find some resources required for the projects, check out the guides below.

• Foulstone Unlock and Colony Guide
• Charting Routes Guide
• Resources Location Guide