Sandustry Dune evidence guide

Separate the confirmed facts from the search term

The supplied unmodded walkthrough reaches a desert area, but the footage does not identify a material called Dune, Dune Sand, or Sunsand. A biome name and a material name are different claims. The desert reference cannot establish density, heat behavior, machine input, or any production output.

The Dune-focused video explicitly uses custom code and demonstrates a modified Sunsand conversion. That footage proves that a mod can add or change a material chain. It does not prove that the same label, recipe, or output exists in the original game.

Check the game environment before testing

Start a test from an unmodded save or disable every Workshop item that changes materials, maps, buildings, or recipes. Record the game branch and build shown in Steam before loading the world. A save created with a mod may retain changed content after the subscription is removed, so use a clean save when possible.

Open the active mod list and capture it with the version information. If the material appears only on the experimental mods branch or after a Workshop entry loads, document it as mod content and stop the base-game test.

• Record the game build and active branch.
• Use a clean save with no material or map mods.
• Capture the mod list before entering the world.
• Do not reuse a modded Blueprint as a base-game test chamber.

Identify the material in the game UI

A useful verification begins with the exact label shown by the Material Scanner or another current in-game interface. Capture the material in place, the scanner text, and enough surrounding terrain to identify where it spawned.

If the scanner reports ordinary Sand, Red Sand, or another known material inside a desert area, publish that label instead of renaming it for the biome. Search wording should follow the game UI once the UI is available.

• Capture the exact capitalization and spelling.
• Record the biome and approximate depth without claiming fixed coordinates.
• Test whether the material can be collected and filtered by its displayed name.

Run a controlled material test

Move a small sample into an empty chamber and change one condition at a time. Observe gravity and piling first, then Water contact, heat, cold, and the machines that accept comparable solids. Clear the chamber between tests so one state change cannot affect the next result.

Record both successful and failed interactions. A machine refusing the material is useful evidence when the build, input state, and output clearance are known. Do not convert one failed attempt into a permanent rule for later Early Access builds.

• Test untreated material before heat or cold.
• Use separate chambers for Water, heat, and cold.
• Scan every changed output.
• Repeat the result after reloading the clean save.

Keep modded recipes on the Mods page

Mod support can add materials, maps, buildings, and full production chains. Document the Sunsand conversion with the mod name, required branch, and compatible build when those details are available.

This base-game page will remain an evidence record until a current unmodded capture verifies the material. That boundary gives players a reliable answer today: the existing Dune recipe should not be copied into an original-game factory.