Hard drives matter
Found crashed drives and decode them for alternates. A good alternate recipe removes a whole production step from a line.
Map the nodes
Fly the map and mark every node you will eventually want. Future you will thank past you for the head start.
Unlock tiers
The HUB milestones gate machines. Chase them in order so each build has what it needs when you need it.
Stay safe
The wildlife hurts. Scout with a weapon and a way home, because a dead trip loses the drive you came for.
Carry the tools
The item database lists equipment slots. Take the scanner and the tools that open crashed caches on the way.
Explore with purpose
Do not wander. Pick a target node or drive, plan a loop, and return with something the base can use right now.
Explore with a target
Exploration pays for itself in alternate recipes and fresh nodes. Go out with a target and come back with something the base can use the same day.
Items found while exploring
- Beacon (tier Tier 1 - Field Research, slot Hands)
- Chainsaw
- Bacon Agaric
- Copper Powder
- Automated Wiring
- Concrete
- Cooling System
- Aluminum Ingot
- Coal
- Blade Runners
- Aluminum Casing
- Copper Ore
- AI Limiter
- Alien Protein
- Assembly Director System
- Compacted Coal
- Caterium Ore
- Caterium Ingot
- Adaptive Control Unit
- Aluminum Scrap
Buildings your finds unlock
- Equipment Workshop (width 10, length 7)
- Conveyor Lifts (width 2, length 2)
- Biomass Burner (width 8, length 8)
- Foundry (width 10, length 10)
- Fuel-Powered Generator (width 20, length 20)
- Blender (width 18, length 16)
- Geothermal Generator (width 19, length 20)
- Conveyor Belts (width 2, length 1–56)
- Beams (width 0.8, length 1–40)
- Blueprint Designer (width 40, length 40)
- Conveyor Poles (width 2, length 1)
- Buildings
- Assembler (width 9, length 16)
- Drone Port (width 24, length 24)
- AWESOME Sink (width 16, length 13)
- Coal-Powered Generator (width 10, length 26)
- Fluid Buffer (width 6, length 6)
- Crafting Bench