Ranged Expert

Explore essential tips and tricks for The Alters, focusing on base building, resource management, crafting, and keeping your Alters happy to ensure survival and escape.

This guide provides beginner tips and tricks for The Alters, covering base building, resource management, crafting, and managing your Alters to ensure successful evacuation.

Base Building Tips

Access the base building menu from the Command Center terminal. Modules must be placed adjacent to existing ones. Placement areas are highlighted in green. Ensure sufficient storage and manage base mass to prevent travel issues. Modules can be moved or swapped using the LMB, and deleted with RMB, though some are immovable.

Base Mass

Each module increases base mass, requiring more Fuel (Organics) for travel. Upgrade storage capacity and the Organics Tank limit. Locate Organics deposits using the Scanner and connect them via a Mining Outpost and Pylons for efficient fueling.

Tiredness and Exhaustion

All actions consume energy. Monitor the Energy Bar to avoid becoming tired, which slows task completion. Exhaustion bleeds time into the next day, reducing available awake time. Careful time management is crucial for completing tasks and evacuating before the sun rises and radiation fills the planet.

Crafting

Crafting is managed through the Workshop Queue in the “Production” menu (accessible via TAB). Select the workshop, then the item to queue. Crafting is done at the designated workbench (e.g., Kitchen) by interacting with it (E key). Crafting consumes energy.

Workshop Recipes

• Mining Outpost — x30 Metals: Place on resource deposits, connect with Pylons.
• Pylon Component Package x3 — x30 Metals: Used for building Pylons.
• Suit Battery — x40 Organics: Recharges suit, single-use.
• Drill Cartridge — x20 Metals: Used with the Drill to melt rock formations.
• Repair Kit — x10 Metals: For repairing base malfunctions.
• Radiation Filter — x10 Metals, x40 Organics: Powers the Radiation Barrier; lasts one day.
• Qbit Chip — x20 Metals, x20 Minerals, x1 Damaged Chip: Upgrades the Quantum Computer.

Kitchen Recipes

• Mush — x5 Organics: Basic, unappetizing meal.
• Cooked Meal — x1 Raw Food: High-quality meal, requires a Greenhouse for Raw Food.

Greenhouse Recipes

• Raw Food — x10 Organics: Used for high-quality meals.
• Raw Food Package x10 — x50 Organics: Takes longer but uses less Organics.

Refinery Recipes

• Metals and Organics — x5 Enriched Metals: Refines Enriched Metals. Surplus Organics are lost if the tank is full.

Alters Are Key!

Alters are alternate versions of yourself that offer different life paths. Keeping them happy is vital, as unhappy Alters can become hostile. Monitor their mood, health, and thoughts via their individual tabs. Build the Social Room, play Beerbong, and watch movies to improve their mood. High-Quality Meals also boost mood. Refer to the 'The Alters and Their Features' guide for more details.