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The Desert Expanse — The Alters Walkthrough
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The Desert Expanse — The Alters Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for The Alters' Prologue and first four days. Learn how to survive, gather resources, build your base, and prepare to move to the next act.

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The Desert Expanse — The Alters Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for The Alters' Prologue and first four days. Learn how to survive, gather resources, build your base, and prepare to move to the next act.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Day 1: Make It To The Base
    1. Follow linear path, find Captain's pod.
  2. 2
    Reach the base and interact with the elevator.
  3. 3
    Go to the Communication Room and speak to Earth.
  4. 4
    Visit the Captain's Cabin, read logs, and learn basic mechanics.
  5. 5
    End the day by interacting with the bed.
  • Day 2: Collecting Resources to Survive
    1. Exit the base via the Airlock.
    2. Gather Metals from glowing orange rocks.
    3. Locate Blue Smoke indicating Organics deposits.
    4. Return to base, build a Workshop via the Base Building Console.
    5. Craft a Scanner in the Workshop.
    6. Exit base, find cargo pod near a cliffside parachute. Loot items.
    7. Head towards Organics deposits, find a Multitool in another crashed pod if you go in the opposite direction of the first cargo pod.
    8. Navigate through a blurry environment to a glowing Spire to extract Rapidium.
    9. Find the Organics deposits and use Scanners to locate the best mining spot.
    10. Place a Mining Outpost and connect it to the base using Pylons.
    11. Return to the Communication Room, contact Earth, and receive the task to build a "Womb" module.
    12. Build the Womb module and interact with it to get a Sheep.
    13. Speak to Earth one last time, then go to sleep in the Captain's Cabin.
  • Day 3: Gather the New Resources To Leave
    1. Fast travel to the Mining Outpost and gather Organics.
    2. Monitor Organics levels via the main menu (TAB key).
    3. Return to base before 22:00 to avoid the Radiation Storm.
    4. Go to sleep in the Captain's Cabin.
  • Day 4: Move On To The Next Act
    1. Go to the Command Center and build a Kitchen.
    2. Craft at least 6 Mush meals in the Kitchen.
    3. Ensure sufficient Organics are collected (check progress in Command Room).
    4. If ready, select the option in the Command Center to move the base to the next Act/Chapter. Explore the current area thoroughly before leaving, as you cannot return.
    • Tips
    • Be mindful of the 22:00 Radiation Storm; return to base before it hits.
    • Explore the current area thoroughly before moving the base, as it's a one-way trip.
    • Familiarize yourself with the Base Building Console and crafting mechanics in the Workshop.
    • Use Fast Travel to the Mining Outpost for efficient resource gathering.

    Successful completion of the Prologue and preparation for Chapter 1, including the ability to move the base to a new location.

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