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Sandustry Guides, Resources & Automation
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Sandustry guide
Scout near a large Water source with abundant Sand and room to expand. Produce Gold for Research, then automate solid and fluid transport. Once hauling is covered, explore for Fluxite, augments, creatures, and Artifacts.
Read verified guide →Sandustry map
Use the minimap and objective arrows to scout for a base with a large water source, abundant sand, and open construction space. Explore beyond the base because underground Fluxite, augments, creatures, ancient ruins, and alien Artifacts are tied to progression. A single complete coordinate map is not supported by the collected sources, so exact locations are To be confirmed.
Read verified guide →Sandustry blueprints
Press C to select a structure, copy it with Ctrl+C, then open Building → Blueprint and save the selection from Clipboard History. Export creates a Blueprint string that another player can paste through Import. Ctrl+V pastes or previews the copied structure, and Ctrl+H flips it.
Read verified guide →Sandustry mods
For the Early Access game, open Steam Library, right-click Sandustry, choose Properties, open Game Versions & Betas, and switch to the Mods branch. Restart Steam if the Workshop does not appear, then use the official Workshop for mods and maps. FluxLoader belongs to the Demo workflow and should not be the default Early Access instruction.
Read verified guide →Sandustry how to automate flowers
Wet your Seeds with Water, separate Wet Seeds from dry ones, deliver Wet Seeds to Planter Boxes, let them grow into Flowers, then destroy the mature Flowers with Fire or another method to collect 4 Amethelis and 1 Gold per Flower head. A Pyro Dispenser heated by a Thermal Buffer can automate the harvesting step. Vine does not yield the same output as Flower heads.
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Sandustry water
Find Water in surface lakes or underground deposits, or obtain it by melting Ice, letting Steam reach the sky and fall as rain, or using Lumlings. One Sand plus one Water makes two Wet Sand, while one Seed plus one Water makes one Wet Seed. The official Wiki also describes a sustainable Water cycle using Steam, rain, and Cryoblaster-created Snow.
Read verified guide →Sandustry crackstone
Do not use the Shovel or Gun on Crackstone because the current official Wiki says neither tool damages it. Every other digging tool is listed as able to destroy Crackstone in the current Early Access guidance. It drops nothing, so break it only as a terrain obstacle rather than farming it for resources.
Read verified guide →Sandustry Amethelis
Grow a Wet Seed into a Flower on a Planter Box, then harvest the Flower for four Amethelis and one Gold. Process Amethelis into Dry Amethelis, heat it into Florin, condense Florin into Florinol, and place Florinol in a Florinol Battery to produce Energy. Move Amethelis with Conveyor Belts, Launchers, or an Aerokinetic Fan for large piles.
Read verified guide →Sandustry Auralite
Process Aurixite in a Shaker to make Auralite. Auralite is a solid, non-burnable, non-wettable, and non-launchable material with a density of 100. At Factory Tier 6, an Aura Extractor attracts it and converts it into Auralite Crystals; target those Crystals with the nanobot swarm to obtain the non-physical Aura currency.
Read verified guide →Sandustry fluxite
Find early Fluxite by exploring and digging small underground deposits. Spend it on Upgrades for tools, weapons, and drones; use Gold for Research instead. Later, research the Flux Emanator for 2000 Gold and feed it Voidbloom to produce Fluxite.
Read verified guide →Sandustry artifacts
Explore the dunes and deeper world to recover alien Artifacts, then later research the Locator for 3000 Gold. Fill the Locator with Voidjuice so it can scan for hidden Artifacts. Artifact Rooms contain puzzles, but a complete current list of Artifact locations, names, and effects is To be confirmed.
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Sandustry aura
Process Aurixite in a Shaker to obtain Auralite, then use the Tier 6 Aura Extractor to attract Auralite and convert it into Auralite Crystals. Select the Extractor and target a Crystal with the nanobot swarm to break it down into Aura. Aura is a non-physical late-game currency used for Research, including Swarm Zoning.
Read verified guide →Sandustry kinetic press
Unlock the Kinetic Press at Research Tier 2 for 500 Gold, then drop Burnt Residue onto it from at least 25 blocks above. A successful input falls through the Press and produces one Gold plus one Seed from the bottom. Short drops or incorrect materials stay on top and can block the machine, so use angled Launchers to remove stagnant pixels.
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