How to Beat Resource Depletion Crisis

Day 1: Sign Child Labour (Safe Jobs) or Emergency Shift. Assign workers to Wood and Steel. Build a Workshop (assign Engineers) and research Faster Gathering. Build tents for everyone. Build a Medical Post near Workshops and a Gathering Post near resources. Sign Emergency Shift (if not already) to unlock Extended Shifts.

Day 2: Build a second Gathering Post (prioritize Coal). Research Beacon or Steam Hub. Build a Hunter's Hut (out of the way). If playing Hard/Extreme, build Cookhouse first. Activate Extended Shifts on priority buildings.

Day 3: Build Cookhouse (assign children). Assemble Scouts on Beacon. Research Sawmill, Coal Thumper, or Heaters. Send Scouts to find survivors or Steam Cores. Sign Soup or Radical Treatment. Turn on the generator. If survivors from Lost Expedition arrive, build another Medical Post and 4 more tents. Send Scouts to Gloomy Cave or Sturdy Shelter (for Steam Core). Build Steam Hub to warm grouped buildings. Research all Resource technologies, especially Coal Thumpers.

Day 4: Build another Hunter's Hut. Research Radical Treatment or Child Labour (All Jobs/Apprentices). Build Sawmill and Steelworks ASAP. Save before scouts reach Gloomy Cave due to event. Use Steam Hubs to warm tents outside generator's range. Sign Extra Rations for the Ill or Overcrowding.