Prioritize power
Coal and later hydrogen drive your base. Secure a steady fuel line before expanding machines.
Match the refinery
Refine ore into the alloy your builds need. Targeted refining beats hoarding raw stone.
Don’t over-mine
A dug-out biome is hard to undo. Mine to a plan so you keep clean space for farms and living.
Reclaim the junk
Debris left on the floor blocks paths. Sweep it into storage so duplicants stop tripping over it.
Stock the chain
Critters like Hatches turn stone into coal. The critter database shows who feeds your power.
Build the smelter
The building database lists refineries and storage. Place them on the power spine.
Keep raw in reserve
Store unrefined ore so a build never stalls waiting on a dig. A small pile prevents a long trip.
Recycle the scrap
Melt old machines and debris back to metal. Nothing in this base should be wasted.
Dig by list
Decide the build, then mine exactly that. Targeted digs keep clean space open for living.
Hold the ore
Keep raw rock on hand so a build never waits on a fresh dig. A small pile spares a long return trip.
Melt the old
Break spent machines and loose debris back into metal. A tidy base wastes nothing it can reuse.
Mine with intent
Pick the rock the next build needs. A planned dig avoids a wasted haul back to base.
Buildings for refining
- Printing Pod (cat Buildings, effect Light Range: 5 tiles)
- Plumbing (Building)
- Decor
- Cell of Interest
- Stations (Building)
- Rocket
- Base (Building)
- Utilities (Building)
- Power (Building)
- Building
- Refinement (Building)
- Overheating
- Radiation Sensor
- Rocketry (Building)
- Piping
- Ventilation (Building)
- Furniture (Building)
- Great Monument (cat Buildings)
Critters that help you mine
- Shine Bug
- Critter
- Drecko
- Plug Slug
- Hatch
- Egg
- Critter Morphs
- Pacu
- Puft
- Gassy Moo
- Morb
- Shove Vole
- Pokeshell
- Slickster
- Pip