Problem-first routes
Build the answer
before the sprawl.
Every guide starts with one real factory problem. Confirmed mechanics come from the official Wiki; player video timestamps are separated as practical examples, not game specifications.
Guide directory
The next useful route.
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Megabase Endgame
Late-Game Megabase Guide
Scale up with automated Aura Extraction, Void Rift isolation chambers, and Update #3 Basalt containment.Open guide → 02Power Engineering
Power Grid & Blackout Prevention
Stop the power death spiral: closed-loop geothermal steam turbine automation and 8-cell battery buffers.Open guide → 03Start here
Beginner Guide
Build the first Gold loop, learn logistics, and leave enough room to fix the inevitable jam.Open guide → 04Early factory
Sandustry Tips
Seven early-factory rules for stable Shakers, density-aware filters, recovery space, and safer scaling.Open guide → 05Hotkeys & Controls
Controls & Keybindings Reference
Master Shift straight lines, Alt machine flipping, F in-place filter drawers, and Tab diagnostic overlays.Open guide → 06Hardware & Settings
Steam Deck & Handheld Setup
Optimized 60 FPS settings, trackpad mouse controls, battery preservation, and gyro aiming configurations.Open guide → 07Save Recovery
Save File Location & Backup
Find, backup, and restore game saves across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam Deck with cloud recovery.Open guide → 08Energy Loop
Infinite Energy Guide
Build a 100% self-sustaining infinite power generator using Steam Turbines and Lava heat exchangers.Open guide → 09Heat logistics
How to Move Lava
Freeze Lava into Scoria, carry Cinder as a solid, and rebuild contained heat at the destination.Open guide → 10Factory automation
Lava Automation
Build a contained Lava burner, route Residue through it, and keep the Kinetic Press clear.Open guide → 11Excavation
How to Break Crackstone
Know why starter tools fail, use advanced digging tools, and open a safe route through hard terrain.Open guide → 12Sorting
Wet Sand Filter Guide
Route the first Gold loop without letting a deep mixed pile turn one Filter into a bottleneck.Open guide → 13Renewable water
Infinite Water Guide
Use Cryoblaster Snow, Steam, rain, and a sealed collection pool for a renewable supply.Open guide → 14Energy
Charge Batteries
Follow Amethelis through Florin and Florinol into a Florinol Battery.Open guide → 15Fluid logistics
Move Water
Connect Pumps, Pipes, and Liquid Vents without mixing fluid networks.Open guide → 16Production
Shaker Setup
Use a downward diagonal to keep Wet Sand moving and Residue clear.Open guide → 17Growing chain
Automated Flowers
Grow Flowers from Wet Seeds and route the Amethelis harvest.Open guide → 18Factory planning
Blueprints
Save and import blueprint strings, create unified blueprints for pipes and structures with Alt+C (Update #4), and reconnect logic wires.Open guide → 19Exploration
Sandustry Pyramid
Separate the recorded desert structure from unsupported entrance, reward, and durability claims.Open guide → 20Update #3
Update #3 Mechanics & Hazards
Defend against Lava destroying Fluxite and Redsoil, manage sub-zero Thermal Buffers, and pet Critters.Open guide → 21Performance & FPS
Late-Game Megabase FPS Fix
Overcome single-digit 9 FPS bottlenecks in 1M Gold factories with Void Gun entity clearing and closed loops.Open guide → 23Troubleshooting
Amethelis Clogging Fix
Solve Steam Dryer and filter jams with the lava-capped thermal sublimation setup for non-stop Florinol.Open guide → 24Thermodynamics
Lava Mechanics & Disappearance
Learn why Lava disappears, master v0.5.6 sub-zero Thermal Buffer loops, and prevent terrain erosion breaches.Open guide → 25Logistics & Mining
Stratacore & Lava Elevator
Harness v0.5.6 Lava density 200 buoyancy for vertical Stratacore transport and prevent terrain erosion.Open guide → 26Architecture & Throughput
High-Throughput Factory Design
Master conveyor clearance height, anti-deadlock multi-material sorting, and Stratacore rate matching.Open guide → 27Thermodynamics & Fluids
Fluid Density Hierarchy & Pumping
Master v0.5.6 liquid density stratification (Lava 200 vs Water 100), multi-depth pumps, and Advanced Filter Walls.Open guide → 28Troubleshooting & Flow
Factory Deadlock Prevention & Clearing Frames
Resolve Wet Seed buoyancy jams, Florin vapor lock, Clearing Frame junction purges, and 4-gate anti-jamming buffers.Open guide → 29Endgame Sand Loop
Infinite Sand & Stratacore Automation
Solve late-game sand depletion with Stratacore Soil regeneration, Precision Laser carving, and Prefabulator loops.Open guide → 30Update #4 Pipes
Update #4 Pipes & Pipe Bridge Guide
Master non-snapping manual pipe layouts, cross fluids with Pipe Bridges, and clear flooded Advanced Filter Walls.Open guide → 31Power Logistics
Steam Turbine Power & Stalling Fix
Diagnose stalled steam turbines: balance boiler supply pressure, vent depleted exhaust backpressure, and wire battery buffers.Open guide → 32Update #4 Mechanics
Solid-Fluid Displacement & Filter Walls
Fix Update #4 conveyor jams: solve solid-to-fluid displacement stalling, replace broken filter floors, and build launcher gravity chutes.Open guide → 33Progression & Research
Tier 5 Unlock & Anomaly Gate Progression
Solve the Tier 5 progression gate: fulfill the 10,000 Florinol requirement, navigate Anomaly Orb ruins, and fix research tree softlocks.Open guide → 34Modular Blueprints
Compact Matchbox Factory & Blueprints
Design high-density Matchbox modular sub-factories, enforce single-item boundary limits, and drop vertical chutes.Open guide →Evidence standard
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