The Sanctuary — The Alters Walkthrough

Navigate the initial hours of The Alters with our comprehensive walkthrough. Learn resource gathering, base building, and survival essentials for the Sanctuary prologue.

Walkthrough:

1. Day 1: Make It To The Base
   • Follow red Emergency Flares to find your crashed ship and the base.
   • Avoid radiation by reaching the base quickly.
   • Interact with the elevator to enter the base.
   • Head to the Communication Room to contact Earth.
   • Visit the Captain's Cabin to learn basic mechanics from old logs.
   • End the day by interacting with the bed in the Captain's Cabin.
2. Day 2: Collecting Resources to Survive
   • Exit the base through the Airlock.
   • Gather nearby glowing orange rocks (Metals).
   • Locate blue smoke indicating Organics deposits (glowing blue rocks).
   • Return to the base and use the Base Building Console in the Command Center.
   • Build a Workshop module.
   • In the Workshop, craft a Scanner using the panel on the left and the conveyor belt on the right.
   • Exit the base and head towards the parachute on the cliffside to find cargo. Loot all items.
   • Loot another crashed cargo pod in the opposite direction for a Multitool.
   • Head towards the blue smoke, go left of the cliff, and enter the cave.
   • Find and extract Rapidium from the glowing spire.
   • Locate the Organics deposit path to the left of the spire.
   • Place Scanners at the Organics deposit to find the best mining spot.
   • Place a Mining Outpost at the indicated spot and connect it to the base using Pylons.
   • Return to the Communication Room and contact Earth.
   • Build a