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SOL-4B // SECTOR 12
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QUICK REFERENCE

MOVEWASD / Arrow keys / Left joystick
SELECTKeys 1–6 or tap tool hotbar
BUILD [E]Tap/click a tile within reach to place selected tool
MINE [E]Stand near ore and press E or tap MINE button
ROTATE [R]Rotate current placement direction (N / E / S / W)
CLEAR [X]Demolish nearest building (refunds 50% cost)
GEARAssembler needs 2× Iron + 1× Copper → takes 2.2s
CIRCUITAssembler needs 2× Gear + 1× Crystal → takes 3s
FOLLOW ON X
// SOL-4B ALIEN SURFACE PROTOCOL //
AUTOMATED OUTPOST SIMULATION
Your drop-pod cracked open on an uncharted voxel world. Command needs a fully self-sufficient extraction line before the supply window closes. Mine ore, build machines, automate production — survive the void.
4
ORE TYPES
6
MACHINES
2
RECIPES
AUTOMATION
SCROLL

HOW IT WORKS

STEP 01
EXPLORE & MINE
Navigate the alien surface using WASD or the virtual joystick. Approach glowing ore deposits — Iron, Copper, Coal, Crystal — and press E or tap MINE to extract. You start with 12 Iron and 6 Copper.
KEY: E / MINE BUTTON
STEP 02
BUILD MINERS
Select the MINER tool (key 2) and place it on an ore tile. Miners automatically extract resources and push them in the direction they face. Costs 3× Iron. Rotate with R before placing.
KEY: 2 / ROTATE: R
STEP 03
LAY BELTS
Belts (key 3, costs 1× Iron) carry items automatically in one direction. Connect miners to assemblers or storage by chaining belts. Items glow as they travel along the line.
KEY: 3 / ROTATE: R
STEP 04
ASSEMBLE ITEMS
Place an ASSEMBLER (key 4) and feed it via belts. It auto-crafts Gears from 2 Iron + 1 Copper, or Circuits from 2 Gears + 1 Crystal. Output is pushed onto a belt in the facing direction.
KEY: 4 / GEAR = 2.2s / CIRCUIT = 3s
STEP 05
POWER THE GRID
Generators (key 5, costs 4× Copper) radiate power in a 4-tile radius. Machines inside the radius run at full speed; outside still run at 50%. Place generators near dense machine clusters.
KEY: 5 / RANGE: 4 TILES
STEP 06
STORE RESOURCES
Storage units (key 6, costs 2× Iron) absorb any item delivered by adjacent belts, adding it straight to your global inventory. Watch your totals tick up in the top HUD as automation flows.
KEY: 6 / AUTO-COLLECTS

THE ORES

IRON
Most abundant.
Builds everything.
COPPER
Powers generators
and gears.
COAL
Stockpile for
future recipes.
CRYSTAL
Rare. Needed for
Circuit boards.
GEAR
Crafted.
2× Iron + 1× Copper
CIRCUIT
Crafted.
2× Gear + 1× Crystal

THE CONTROLS

WASD
Move your operator across the terrain
1–6
Select tool: Hand, Miner, Belt, Assembler, Generator, Storage
CLICK / TAP
Place selected tool on a tile within reach
E
Mine the nearest ore deposit in range
R
Rotate placement direction (N → E → S → W)
X
Demolish nearest building — refunds 50%
JOYSTICK
On-screen joystick for mobile movement
? FAB
Open quick reference card during play
READY TO BUILD YOUR OUTPOST?
Route ore into belts, belts into assemblers — watch the line come alive.
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