Guides
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Getting Started & Walkthroughs
- Beginner's Guide: Getting Started & First StepsLearn FOUNDRY basics: scanning, Rocket Boots, Xeno-Scrap scouting, early research and simple automation to set up a stable starter factory.
- Early Game Guide: Boilers, Water, Biomass & Research TipsLearn how to secure water for Boilers, manage Biomass fuel and plan early research in FOUNDRY to build a stable mid-game foundation.
- Farming Guide: Best Routes, Greenhouses & Resource GrindingLearn FOUNDRY farming basics—how to set up greenhouses, optimize layouts, automate harvesters, and scale biomass and food production for fuel and crafting.
- Mid Game Guide: Construction Drone Bay & Boiler/Turbine TipsLearn how to scale Construction Drone Bay, plan Boiler+Steam Turbine power, and choose fuels for multi-MW output in FOUNDRY mid game progression.
Gameplay
Systems & Mechanics
- Automation Guide: Efficient Production Setups & BalancersLearn FOUNDRY automation principles for conveyors, loaders, balancers, elevators, pipes and SSRW trade to scale reliable, high-throughput production setups.
- Logistics Guide: Cargo Ships, Warehouses & Trains | GuideLearn FOUNDRY logistics: optimize Cargo Ship start/target pads, Construction Warehouses, SSRW unloaders, and train vs belt planning to prevent bottlenecks.
- Power Guide: Generation, Geothermal & Solar Grid SetupLearn FOUNDRY power generation and grid setup: biomass, geothermal boilers/steam turbines, and station Solar Array upgrades with scaling and placement tips.
Community
- Wiki: Research Guide — Tech Tiers, Pumps, Conveyors & MiningLearn FOUNDRY research progression: which techs to unlock first, costs and times for mining, fluids, transport, power and automation to plan your factory.
- Tips & Tricks: Factory Planning, Conveyors, Power GuidePractical FOUNDRY tips to automate stations, design modular vertical layouts, optimize conveyors/balancers, manage power and Space Station upgrades for efficient factories.
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- Liquid Fuel Craft and Storage GuideLearn how to store Liquid Fuel, move it through pipes and pumps, and feed Fluid Assembler I for Portable Fuel and other recipes.
- Xenoferrite and Ignium Processing GuideLearn the Xenoferrite and Ignium chain in FOUNDRY, from ore handling and blends to plates and steel beams. Plan the right buildings and timings.
- Olumite Refining and Polymer Processing GuideSet up a clean Crude Olumite fluid loop, prevent output clogging, and turn refined flows into Polymer Board or Paint.
- Molten Metallurgy: Furnace, Slag, Fuel GuideLearn how to set up the blast furnace, feed Coked Ignium, handle Blast Furnace Slag, and cast Molten Technum and Molten Xenoferrite.
- Xeno-Logistics and Technum Chain GuideFOUNDRY Xeno-Logistics and Technum Chain Guide shows how to stabilize Technum Ore, scale rods, and feed Xeno-Logistics Container and Xeno-Logistics Tower.
- Chemical Processing: Chemical Processor GuideLearn how to set up FOUNDRY chemical processing, feed the Chemical Processor, and avoid fluid bottlenecks in your first stable production chain.
- Construction & Combat Drones GuideLearn how to set up Construction Ship Port, Combat Drone, and Weapon Components without stalling your factory. Balance fast recipes and ship production.
- Explosives and Ignium Processing GuideLearn the Explosives, Explosives (Primitive), and Ignium-Enriched Water chain. See craft times, bottlenecks, and how to scale Ignium Powder.
- Telluxite Processing: Electric Arc Furnace GuideLearn how to set up Telluxite processing in FOUNDRY with the Electric Arc Furnace, Liquid Telluxite buffers, and clean output routing.
- Modular Robotics: Robot Heads, Science Pack V GuideLearn which robot head to build first, how Science Pack V sets the pace, and when to add Combat Robot Torso in FOUNDRY.
- Gravel: Construction Materials GuideLearn how to store, move, and supply Gravel in FOUNDRY so construction recipes stay fed and bottlenecks stay under control.
- Lava Smelting: Firmarlite Bar and Science Pack III GuideLearn FOUNDRY’s late-game lava smelting loop for Firmarlite Bar and Science Pack III. Set up the station trade chain, requests, and buffers.