Guides
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Getting Started & Walkthroughs
- Farming Guide: Plants, Ranching & Ethanol LoopsLearn farming in Oxygen Not Included: choosing crops/critters, irrigation, Fertilizer Synthesizer use, and ethanol/lumber loops to sustain food, fuel and materials.
- Early Game Guide: Efficient Start & PrioritiesLearn early-game priorities in Oxygen Not Included: stabilize oxygen, water, power, food, heat, and duplicant care with an actionable 10–20 cycle checklist.
- Beginner's Guide: Duplicant Basics & First StepsLearn core duplicant mechanics, traits, attributes, scheduling, and medical care in Oxygen Not Included. Practical beginner tips for selection, training, and managing early cycles.
- Leveling Guide: Fast XP & Attribute TrainingLearn how Duplicant attributes work, starting values, and practical training strategies to rapidly raise Construction, Science, Strength and more in Oxygen Not Included.
- Mid Game Guide: Progression, Power & Cooling TipsLearn mid-game progression in Oxygen Not Included: set up renewable Plastic, Power, Refined Metal and robust cooling (Aquatuners, Steam Turbines) while scaling production and Duplicant needs.
- Endgame Guide: Heat, Molten Metals & Cooling TipsLearn endgame strategies for Oxygen Not Included: manage volcanoes, reactors, heat buffers, steam deletion, molten metal handling and high‑temperature materials.
- Walkthrough: Printing Pod & Mission Activation GuideLearn how Printing Pod cycles, choosing Duplicants vs Care Packages, and manually activating mission buildings in Oxygen Not Included for smooth early progression.
Gameplay
- Settings Guide: Best Graphics & Difficulty TipsLearn how to configure Settings in Oxygen Not Included: adjust graphics, presets, difficulty sliders, sandbox and world options to tailor performance and gameplay.
- Controls Guide: Key Bindings & Best SetupLearn essential Oxygen Not Included controls, hotkeys, overlays and camera/build shortcuts to speed up base management and reduce micromanagement.
- Localization Guide: Language Support & SetupLearn how to localize Oxygen Not Included—what to translate, naming rules, unit handling, DLC variants, and QA steps to keep in-game text accurate and consistent.
- Cheats & Console Commands: Sandbox, Dupes, Exploits GuideLearn reliable cheats, sandbox usage, care-package duplication, building exploits (steam vent trick), and version-dependent duplication bugs in Oxygen Not Included.
- Mods Guide: Best Mods & How to InstallLearn how to install and create mods for Oxygen Not Included. Covers ModUtil, Assets.ModLoadedKAnims, elements.json, build categories, localization and error logging.
- Multiplayer Guide: Printing Pod, Duplicants & CoordinationLearn multiplayer-specific Printing Pod behavior, Duplicant selection rules, and team coordination tips for Oxygen Not Included to avoid stalled progress and conflicts.
- Seamless Co-op Guide: Seed Setup & Turn-TakingLearn how to share world seeds, reproduce identical asteroids, and coordinate handoffs in Oxygen Not Included. Step-by-step seed setup, tips, and save-file caveats.
Systems & Mechanics
- Gas Management Guide: Mechanics & SetupsLearn gas properties, stratification, heat interactions, pumps/filters, reservoirs, and automation for effective gas management in Oxygen Not Included.
- Temperature Guide: Cooling & Heat Management TipsLearn temperature mechanics, heat transfer, phase-change risks, and best cooling setups in Oxygen Not Included. Practical tips for Aquatuners, Steam Turbines, insulation, and reservoirs.
- Automation Guide: Pumps, Sensors & LogicLearn automation basics in Oxygen Not Included: wires, sensors, gates, and patterns for pumps, shutoffs, SPOMs and temperature/resource safety interlocks.
- Agriculture Guide: Farming & Food Production TipsLearn farm design, crop requirements, irrigation, mutations and cooking in Oxygen Not Included to maximize food, reduce spoilage, and automate agriculture.
- Liquid Management Guide: Plumbing, Cooling & TricksLearn liquid physics, pumps, reservoirs, bridges and coolant setups in Oxygen Not Included. Practical plumbing, phase-change rules and heat-exchange tips for reliable systems.
- Power Guide: Generation, Steam Turbines & StorageLearn power generation, fuel generator tradeoffs, Steam Turbine setup and battery sizing in Oxygen Not Included. Tips on transmission, heat management and fuel logistics.
- Ranching Guide: Animal Care & SetupsLearn ranching mechanics, stable design, feeding automation and species tactics (Hatches, Shove Voles, Pufts, Pips) to maximize meat, eggs, slime and resources in Oxygen Not Included.
- Rooms Guide: Room Types, Bonuses & Layout TipsLearn Oxygen Not Included room mechanics, room-type bonuses (Bedrooms, Mess Halls, Stables), decor and layout tips to maximize morale, productivity, and critter welfare.
- Decor & Morale Guide: Decor Tips for High MoraleLearn how decor affects duplicant morale, best high-value decor sources (sculptures, metal/carpet tiles, Shine/Abyss Bugs), clothing and material modifiers, and strategies to maximize morale in Oxygen Not Included.
- Logistics Guide: Transport, Rails & Rocket CargoLearn logistics for Oxygen Not Included: Conveyor Rails, Bridges, Meters, pipe routing, storage and rocket cargo setups to maximize throughput and range.
Community
- Tips & Tricks: Heat, Geysers, Coolants GuideConcise Oxygen Not Included tips covering heat management, metal volcano/geyser handling, coolant selection, morale and duplicant traits to optimize early and late-game designs.
- Wiki: Guide to Gases, Liquids, Solids & CrittersComprehensive Oxygen Not Included guide explaining gas stratification, liquid phase/coolants, material choices, critter husbandry and duplicant basics for colony planning.
More
- Lore & World Explained: Gravitas, Printing Pod GuideLearn Oxygen Not Included lore: Gravitas, the Printing Pod, factions, key logs, engineered critters, and the fragmented history that explains duplicants and dangerous experiments.
- Story Guide: Gravitas Facility, Printing Pod & NeutroniumLearn the Gravitas backstory, Printing Pod mechanics, Neutronium, key characters, and how in-game Research Portal traits unlock story beats in Oxygen Not Included.
- Reroll Guide: Best Starters & Tier List for New GameLearn how rerolls work for starting Duplicants and Printing Pods in Oxygen Not Included, plus tips for locking Interests and picking ideal early-game starters.