Buffer the loops
A little extra oxygen and food absorbs a shock. Run loops slightly ahead of demand.
Dig to a list
Decide the build, then mine exactly that. Targeted digs keep clean space for farms and living.
Use the databases
Do not hold 16 critters and 24 buildings in your head. The critter database and building database are the plan.
Automate early
The sooner a repeat task is automated, the more duplicant time you bank for real problems.
Seal the heat
Insulate hot rooms first. The rest of the base stays stable while you expand.
Scout the catalog
The building database groups every structure by use. Read it before you place.
Store the surplus
Keep spare oxygen, water and food. A buffer turns a bad cycle into a calm one.
Ranch the helpers
The critter database lists species that feed your loops. Tame them and the base runs itself.
Check the meters daily
A quick scan of oxygen and food stops a slow leak from becoming a wipe.
Teach the habit
Share these routines with anyone at the base. A steady practice beats a clever one-off fix.
Hoard a buffer
Keep spare oxygen, water and food. A buffer turns a bad cycle into a calm one you can fix.
Tame the helpers
The critter database lists species that feed your loops. Catch them and the base runs itself.
Scan the meters
A quick scan of oxygen and food stops a slow leak from becoming a full wipe.
Critters worth knowing
- Shine Bug
- Critter
- Drecko
- Plug Slug
- Hatch
- Egg
- Critter Morphs
- Pacu
- Puft
- Gassy Moo
- Morb
- Shove Vole
- Pokeshell
- Slickster
- Pip
Buildings worth placing
- 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)