Guides
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Getting Started & Walkthroughs
- Farming Guide: Best Drills, Oil & Resource Routing TipsLearn how to farm ores, sand, oil, water and spores in Mindustry. Practical drill/extractor choices, processor pairings and routing tips to avoid jams and sustain production.
- Early Game Guide: Efficient Start, Power, Mining & TurretsLearn early-game priorities in Mindustry: securing copper income, reliable power setups, basic turrets, mining logistics, and quick tech to survive opening waves.
- Beginner's Guide: Getting Started, Copper, Mech & PowerLearn essential early steps in Mindustry: secure copper, mine with your mech, set up drills/conveyors and a generator+battery for reliable power and storage.
- Mid Game Guide: Progression, Production & Defense TipsLearn mid-game priorities in Mindustry: secure Titanium, scale production (silicon, alloys), build tier‑2 defenses, and use units like Megas and Polys effectively.
- Walkthrough: Step-by-Step Progression Guide for Campaign SectorsLearn how to progress sector-by-sector in Mindustry campaigns: scouting, loadouts, early objectives, economy, defenses, and removing enemy bases to secure captures.
- Endgame Guide: Overdrive, Processors & Final-Tier IndustryLearn how to scale late-game Mindustry: use Overdrive Projectors/Domes, high-tier processors, final pumps, and balancing tips to sustain Tier 4–5 production and defenses.
Gameplay
- Mods Guide: Best Mods, Install & Console TipsLearn how to install and run Mindustry mods, what they change (blocks, bullets, planets), and console tricks for testing and unlocking mod content.
- Settings Guide: Game Rules, Graphics & Block FlagsLearn Mindustry settings that control difficulty, map rules, graphics, and per-block flags like instantTransfer, configurable, autoSleep, minimapColor for better performance and modding.
- Multiplayer Guide: How to Host, Join & Run ServersLearn how to host LAN, dedicated, or cloud servers, secure networking (port forwarding, VPN), and manage persistent Mindustry multiplayer with admin tips and backups.
- Controls Guide: Touch, consumesTap & Processor LogicLearn how touch/click events, consumesTap, and Processor instruction timing interact in Mindustry to build responsive control UIs and reliable logic programs.
- Cheats & Console Commands: Hidden Items, Blocks, Units GuideLearn how to open the F8 console and spawn hidden items, fluids, blocks (Block Item Source/Void/Ice) and units like Unit Elude for testing and prototyping in Mindustry.
- Localization Guide: Language Support & SetupLearn how Mindustry handles locales, in-game (visual) editor localization, locale-specific assets, and best practices for translating UI text and placeholders.
- Co-op Guide: How to Play TogetherLearn how to host or join co-op games, assign roles, coordinate defenses and logistics, and avoid desyncs for smooth Mindustry multiplayer play.
- PvP Guide: Maps, Timers & Meta TacticsLearn Mindustry PvP essentials: map types, protection timers, economy timings, unit roles and micro techniques to win 1v1 and team matches.
Systems & Mechanics
- Automation Guide: Conveyors, Sorters, Mass Drivers TipsLearn Mindustry automation for conveyors (Plastanium/Surge batching), routers, sorters, unloaders, and payload mass drivers to build high-throughput, clog-free production.
- Power Guide: Generation, Batteries & Grid SafetyLearn Mindustry power generation, batteries, and grid isolation. Covers generators (solar, combustion, steam, thorium, flux, impact), battery diodes, and safe reactor setup.
- Liquid Management Guide: Pumps, Tanks & Pipes (Guide)Learn liquid sources, pumping tips, tank storage, conduit routing and special behaviors in Mindustry. Practical setups for pumps, reinforced tanks, phase/conduit routing and hazardous fluids.
- Logistics Guide: Conveyors, Mass Drivers & Sorting TipsLearn Mindustry logistics: conveyor types (Plastanium, Surge, Bridge), sorting, ducts, mass drivers and payload transfer to design high-throughput transport and avoid bottlenecks.
- Temperature Guide: Cooling, Heaters & Heat Management TipsLearn Mindustry temperature mechanics: which heaters produce heat, how heat transfers, redirector layouts, liquid temperatures (Cryofluid/Lava), and practical cooling and boosting tips.
- Decor & Morale Guide: Using Overlays to Zone and Beautify BasesLearn how Mindustry decor overlays work, where to use metal, ore, crystal and liquid-themed tiles, and tips to zone bases and improve morale visually.
- Gas Management Guide: Gas Mechanics, Heating & SafetyLearn Mindustry gas mechanics, heat interactions, and safe routing. This guide explains explosivity, flammability, spread, Heat Redirectors, and practical containment tips.
Community
- Tips & Tricks: Turret Placement, Ammo & Power GuidePractical Mindustry tips for turret placement, ammo choices, power management and unit synergies. Learn choke control, cooling, storage safety and target sequencing.
- Wiki: Core Systems Guide — Blocks, Power & LogisticsLearn Mindustry core systems: block categories, power, logistics, resources and turret/unit mechanics to plan production, defenses and base strategy.
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- Lore Guide: Serpulo & Erekir Origins, Spores, ArkyciteExplore Mindustry lore covering Serpulo vs Erekir environments, the spore outbreak, Arkycite/Phase Fabric/Neoplasm, and how biology shapes tech and units.
- Story & Plot Guide: Serpulo Campaign, Spores & SectorsLearn Serpulo's story in Mindustry: campaign structure, spore origin, key sectors (Ground Zero, Biomass Synthesis Facility) and how sectors drive plot and gameplay.
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- Refabrication and Cliff Crushing GuideLearn when to spend Tungsten on refabricators, walls, and logistics in Mindustry. Set up a safe mine, protect supply, and keep production growing.
- Metaglass and Kiln Upgrades GuideLearn how to set up a steady Metaglass line in Mindustry with Kiln upgrades, Lead, and Sand. Avoid bottlenecks and keep your liquid and power builds moving.
- Phase Fabric: Thorium Supply GuideLearn how to set up Thorium production, verify the Phase Fabric recipe, and use it for advanced electronics and self-repairing structures.
- Scrap Recycling: Mining, Melters, Ammo GuideLearn how to secure Scrap, mine it efficiently, and feed Melters and Pulverizers in Mindustry. Use it for building, ammo, and steady production.
- Plastanium Production: Coal Centrifuge to Compressor GuideMindustry Plastanium production explained: set up the Coal Centrifuge and Plastanium Compressor, then use Plastanium for advanced units, insulation, and ammo.
- Spore Pod Production GuideMindustry Spore Pod production made simple: set up Cultivator output, keep the feed steady, and convert pods into Oil or power fast.