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Aloft Knowledge Progression Guide
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[ver 0.3.3.22] The order of blueprint unlocks for Learning Stones, Anchors, and Frescoes. ALL SPOILERS!
   
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The following is the order of unlocks according to a particular play-through (one without sketching any blueprints). You will likely experience a different order, due to behind-the-scenes "pools" of various blueprints.
Originally posted by Nicolas Fournier, the game designer:
For the order of knowledge stones, they come in "pools". You'll get things at random from a pool until the pool is exhausted, and then you'll start learning things from the next pool. But we only have pools containing either 1 or 2 technologies, so the order is mostly fixed. This means when you reach a new pool, you'll learn the 2 technologies containing it as your next 2 knowledge stones, but the order may vary from player to player. Here's the Emerald Isles pools:

1. Workbench
2. Home Kite
3. Building Pieces
4. Bed //OR// Campfire & Cooking plate
5. Animal Landing pad //OR// Millstone
6. Compost bin //OR// Critter habitats
7. Wood farming plots //OR// Sewing table
8. Sharpening station //OR// Animal bell
9. Customization station //OR// Critter vivariums
10. Pigment pool //OR// Dock
11. Crystal window

Accurate ... up to a point
Because I test this list from a fresh play-through (with minimal/controlled sketchbook use), I may not have progressed far enough to be fully accurate (yet). Give me a minute to catch up...

Bugs
Some folks report that they can receive a duplicate blueprint, but that's not supposed to happen.

"Words of Wisdom"
Note that there is another guide that has just the quotes (Words of Wisdom by AburntBridges). I did not copy that guide, but rather wrote these down from the game. I don't mean to steal your wind, AburntBridges; I just needed to match the quote with what it unlocks, because too many folks were getting progression hangups (or bugs), myself included.
Biome 1 Knowledge Progression
Frescoes (Emerald Isles)
  1. <Glider Stand>
  2. <Helm>
  3. <Research Lab>
  4. <Loom>

Anchors (Emerald Isles)
  1. <Rudder> - "We were brought into this world to tame it, and tame it we did"
  2. <Leaf Floater> - "We sailed the winds, thanked the storm, and mourned the sea"
  3. <Table-map> - "Only by knowing where we've been, will we know where to go"
  4. <Leaf Square Sail> - "With promise on the horizon, we trimmed our sails with the winds of the past"
  5. <Wool Square Sail> - "Together we charted a course where no single voice led, but all voices guided"
  6. Stormchaser - "The ancestral wind guides our way, bringing us closer to our purpose"
  7. Wool & Leaf Lateen Sail - "The sea of clouds brought us ashore, home once again"
  8. Wool & Leaf Gaff Sail - "The Great Wind was our vessel, and through its rage we reached serenity"
  9. Beacons* - "We captured the stars, and left their guidance for others to find"
  10. Wool & Leaf Junk Sails - "Troubled waters were cleared, making room for the sun as storm clouds parted"
  11. Wool & Leaf Bermuda Sails - "As Children of the Skies, we were orphans no more"
  12. + (nothing) - "The teachings of these lands have ended... perhaps new horizons will bring growth"

Learning Stones (Emerald Isles)
  1. <Workbench> - "Our most valuable resource, creativity, was truly limitless"
  2. Home Kite - "Our journey is not defined by what we abandon, but by what we carry with us"
  3. Wooden Wall - "Our duty is not to thrive, but to lay the foundation for those to come"
    (This includes numerous construction parts, storage)
  4. Leaf Bed - "Under the stars, our fate was safe at last"
  5. Campfire & Cooking Plate - "As long as we tend our hope, we will burn bright, strong, and enduring"
  6. Leaf Animal Landing Pad - "Defined by our actions, we ensure that everyone makes it home safely"
  7. <Millstone> - "The great storm is the mill of Humanity, ready to be born anew"
  8. Compost Bin - "Risen from our ancestral home, the soil remains rich and healthy"
  9. Habitats - "By providing homes for others, we forge a world we value and cherish"
  10. <Rustic Farming Plots>* - "From earth, water and wind, life springs forth"
  11. Sewing Table - "We adorned ourselves with the badges of our past, each cloud offering a new hue"
  12. Sharpening Station - "We face our challenges with pride and resolve, prepared for what's to come"
  13. Wooden Animal Bell - "When friends run astray, may the chimes of our hearts guide them home"
  14. Customizing Station - "We carve and shape our tools, and in turn they carve and shape our fate"
  15. Vivaria* - "Under clear skies, everyone deserves a place to rest in the breeze and savor the moment"
  16. Pigment Pool - "Adorned by the sunset, we danced with the sunrise"
  17. Wood Dock - "From island to island; sharing was the way forward"
  18. Crystal Window - "The clouds may hide the stars, but their brilliance endures"
  19. Rope Basket* - "With our craft, we preserve our memories"
  20. + (a random sketchable) - "Fragments of text and carvings ignite inspiration for a new design"
*Some of these can be sketched, and therefor may not occur unless I am explicitly trying not to sketch anything.
Biome 2 Knowledge Progression
Frescoes (Fallen Heights)
  1. Leaf Windmill
  2. <Sawmill>

Anchors (Fallen Heights)
  1. <Linen Gaff Sail> - "The sky roared, but our sails stayed strong"
  2. Linen Lateen Sail - "Fear not the boundaries of this world, for they whisper of possibilities"
  3. Linen Junk Sail - "We refused the constraints of our birth, molding the clouds as we saw fit"
  4. Linen Bermuda Sail - "We sail not to escape the Storm, but to learn its ways"
  5. Linen Square Sail - "The Great Wind carried us forward, fueled by our hopes"
  6. + (nothing) - "The teaching of these lands have ended... perhaps new horizons will bring growth"

Learning Stones (Fallen Heights)
  1. Trough* - "With a gentle hand we feed them, yearning to see them grow into old friends"
  2. Beehive - "We find the value of harmony and unity in the smallest beings"
  3. Habitats (Fallen Heights) - "Taking care of ourselves also means taking care of others"
  4. <Flax Break> - "In the grand tapestry, even the broken threads contribute to its beauty and resilience"
  5. Vivaria (Fallen Heights) - "Like us, they like to cozy up in fallen leaves and watch the sky turn golden as the sun sets"
  6. Worm Box - "The cycle of nature brings new life to the earth, giving purpose to the past once more"
  7. Spinner - "The ropes and knots weave our lives together into a tapestry of memories"
  8. Bird House* - "Each and every one of us has a part to play, from the tallest to the smallest"
  9. Wood Chest* - "A life in the clouds means every find is a treasure"
  10. + (a random sketchable) - "Fragments of text and carvings ignite inspiration for a new design"

On my most recent play through (0.3.3.22) I didn't get the Spinner, Bird House, or Wood Chest blueprints before getting the "Fragments" blueprints. Perhaps they were moved to Red Cliffs?
Biome 3 Knowledge Progression
Fresco (Red Cliffs)
  1. <Pottery Wheel>

Learning Stones (Red Cliffs)
  1. <Kiln> - "Like fire, challenges have the power to harden or destroy us"
  2. Stone Chest* - "Under stone and bone, we safely store our cherished treasures away from the storm"
  3. + (a random sketchable) - "Fragments of text and carvings ignite inspiration for a new design"

Lost Sayings
These quotes/recipes have been removed (and the blueprint is now unlocked in some other manner):
  • Cooking Plate & Campfire - "Just like memories, some things are better once shared" (this saying got replaced during the Critters update, then the Pyrologics update reverted the saying to the previous saying; now, patch 0.3.3.20 put it back to the new saying... phew!)
  • Granary - "The fruits of our labor have ripened, waiting to be savored"
    (now Granary unlocks as soon as you get some food to store)