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Sandustry guides
Browse 20 focused Sandustry guides covering the beginner route, resources, automation, progression, maps, puzzles, artifacts, blueprints, and Steam mods.
Start with the beginner route01 guide
Start here
A practical early factory route for research, core production, and common blockers.
09 guides
Resources
Material states, processing chains, storage, and the interactions that cause jams.
Sandustry lava guideLearn how Sandustry lava behaves, why pumps cannot move it, how to freeze it into Cinder for transport, restore it with heat, and isolate water safely.
Verified mechanics
Sandustry water guideUnderstand Sandustry water sources, pumps and vents, Wet Sand production, Steam and rain recovery, Snow and Ice interactions, leaks, and fluid-line limits.
Verified mechanics
Sandustry copper guideFind and process Sandustry copper, use a Smelter with heat, control liquid Copper, fill Copper Molds, store energy in Power Bricks, and avoid leaks.
Verified production
Sandustry flower guideGrow Sandustry Flowers from Wet Seed, burn them safely, separate Gold and Amethelis, prevent regrowth and escaped plant material, and connect later chains.
Verified production
Sandustry Florin guideBuild the verified Sandustry Florin chain from Dry Amethelis to gas, cool it into Florinol, contain leaks, fill batteries, and isolate Gold byproducts.
Verified chain
Sandustry Amethelis guideLearn where Sandustry Amethelis comes from, how to separate it from Gold, dry it with Steam, store it without clogs, and feed the Florin and Florinol chain.
Verified production
Sandustry Wet Seed guideMake Sandustry Wet Seed reliably, use buoyancy and filters to separate it from dry Seed, build a return loop, prevent water leaks, and diagnose blockages.
Verified mechanics
Sandustry Dune evidence guideSee what is verified about Sandustry Dune and Dune Sand, why the available video cannot prove base-game mechanics, and which claims still need direct testing.
Evidence gap
Sandustry gold guideCompare Sandustry Gold production from Wet Sand, Burnt Residue, and Flowers, then separate byproducts, size storage, recycle inputs, and clear jams.
Verified production
04 guides
Automation
Repeatable builds, filter logic, machines, and layouts that recover from impurities.
Sandustry Blueprints guideUse Sandustry Blueprints with verified shortcuts: select with C, copy and paste, find automatic saves, export or import strings, and flip layouts horizontally.
Source-backed controls
Sandustry Kinetic Press guideSet up the Sandustry Kinetic Press with Burnt Residue, enough drop height, Gold and Seed separation, impurity filters, overflow space, and a jam checklist.
Verified mechanics
Sandustry renewable water guideCompare renewable Sandustry water methods using Cryoblast Snow, Steam and rain recovery, condensers, pockets, and contained Lumlings without overclaiming.
Verified methods
Sandustry Planter Box setupBuild a reliable Sandustry Planter Box setup with Wet Seed delivery, controlled heat, fans, filters, Conveyor Portals, output sorting, and recovery space.
Verified layout logic
02 guides
Progression
Late research routes, special events, and the systems behind factory expansion.
Sandustry Aura guideFollow the Sandustry Aura route from Florinol conversion and Shaker output to the Aura Extractor, Nanobot control, field saturation, upgrades, and T7.
Version check required
Sandustry Stratacore guidePrepare for the Sandustry Strataform event, follow the objective arrow, reach and neutralize the core, claim the Fluxbound Stratacore, and unlock its route.
Verified event route
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Exploration
Map tools, environmental puzzles, artifacts, and procedural-world limits.
Sandustry Map guideUse the Sandustry Map to read world scale and Activity Heat, follow yellow objective arrows, revisit puzzle areas, and avoid false fixed coordinates.
Source-backed features
Sandustry puzzles guideSolve Sandustry environmental puzzles by reading arrows, tool icons, fire, ice, water, lava, buttons, and Foundation hints, with safe recovery advice.
Examples verified
Sandustry Artifacts guideFind Sandustry Artifacts through puzzles, fuel the basic Locator with Void Juice, add Triangulation Lens for exact guidance, and build tool sockets.
Verified mechanics
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Modding
Dated Workshop installation notes, branch compatibility, and save precautions.