Dream Perks Keep Progress Moving Between Employees

Losing an officer does not have to mean starting from nothing. Airport Contraband dream perks are the permanent progression system that lets improvements carry across runs. The developer describes spending Dream Points earned from an employee's survival time on upgrades for future employees, including Airport Health, equipment capacity, and reputation gains.

That is the core distinction to remember when comparing upgrades: a permanent improvement changes later runs, while a temporary perk helps the employee you are currently playing.

How the Dream Workers Company Fits In

In the official Dream Perks announcement, published July 17, the developer explains that a replacement employee is recruited through the Dream Workers Company after the previous one dies or is fired. Progression resources earned according to the run's duration in days can then be invested in future employees.

Prerelease player experience shows that employee-setup interface in action. The recording uses the label Dream Coins, while the official announcement uses Dream Points. The collected material supports the survival-based progression loop, but it does not establish a universal points-per-day formula or a fixed payout for every run.

Read the wording on each offer before spending. The recorded setup screen also contains bonuses described specifically for the next employee, so a permanent upgrade and a next-employee offer should not be assumed to have identical duration just because they appear in the same setup sequence.

What Permanent Upgrades Can Improve

The official announcement gives several concrete examples:

  • Airport Health: increase the airport's health capacity.
  • Equipment slots: expand the space available for equipment.
  • Reputation gains: improve the reputation earned through work.

Those categories can address different problems. Capacity is relevant if limited space is interrupting your inspections; health and reputation improvements relate to how comfortably you manage the airport's performance demands. Match a purchase to the difficulty you are experiencing rather than assuming one named upgrade is best for every employee.

The announcement does not provide a complete price list, every upgrade level, or a mathematical ranking of all options. Check the current offer's cost and description in your game before choosing it.

How Dream Perks Differ From Handyman Purchases

The developer explicitly contrasts Dream Perks with temporary perks found during a run. Dream Perks preserve permanent progression; ordinary temporary perks do not offer that same carryover.

The recorded prerelease tutorial explains the Handyman side more specifically: purchased perks reset when the employee dies or is fired, and the next hire must buy them again. That makes a Handyman purchase useful for solving a current inspection problem without turning it into a permanent account-wide benefit.

A practical way to compare the two is to ask who receives the effect. Does the description apply to future employees, the next employee, or the current run? That wording is more useful than treating every upgrade currency or shop as interchangeable.

FAQ

Do Dream Perks survive an employee's death?

The official announcement describes Dream Perks as permanent upgrades that persist across runs, including after death or dismissal.

How are Dream Points earned?

The developer ties them to the number of days an employee's run lasts. The collected announcement does not publish a fixed payout formula.

Are Handyman perks permanent Dream Perks?

No. The recorded prerelease tutorial says those temporary purchases reset with the current employee and must be bought again by the next hire.