Beginner Guides
From your first plot and hand-mining to automation lines, contracts, and co-op roles. Each guide is written as a short, actionable reference you can use while playing.
Beginner
What to Do First: Money, Land, and Basic Tools
5 min readDon’t spend your starting cash on the biggest plot. Finish the tutorial, learn the tool keys, and mine one common ore by hand before taking any contract.
Buying Land and Expanding
4 min readHow to choose plots close to ore, avoid elevation problems, and leave room for future furnaces and assemblers.
Mining Basics
6 min readFrom hand mining to your first automated miner. Covers power, belts, and whether to sell raw ore or smelt it first.
Mechanics
Automation Lines
7 min readBelt direction, smelter placement, assembler inputs, and why a small closed loop beats a giant unproven line.
Contract System
5 min readHow to accept, deliver, and get paid. Why you should calculate material costs before taking high-reward jobs.
Oil Guide: From Crude Oil to Fuel
8 min readThe complete v1.1.0 oil chain in one walkthrough: finding a reserve, extracting Crude Oil, hauling it home, and refining it into Fuel, Bitumen, and Oil Processor products.