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The Orbital Station — The Alters Walkthrough
The Alters

The Orbital Station — The Alters Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for The Alters, covering the Prologue and the first four days. Learn how to survive, gather resources, build your base, and prepare for Chapter 1.

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The Orbital Station — The Alters Walkthrough

Complete walkthrough for The Alters, covering the Prologue and the first four days. Learn how to survive, gather resources, build your base, and prepare for Chapter 1.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Day 1: Make It To The Base
    1. Follow red Emergency Flares to find your crashed ship.
  2. 2
    Locate the Captain's pod and follow the path to the main base.
  3. 3
    Enter the base via the elevator and head to the Communication Room to contact Earth.
  4. 4
    Visit the Captain's Cabin to learn basic mechanics from old logs.
  5. 5
    End the day by interacting with the bed in the Captain's Cabin.
  • Day 2: Collecting Resources to Survive
    1. Exit the base through the Airlock.
    2. Gather Metals from bright orange glowing rocks.
    3. Locate Organics indicated by blue smoke (note path and potential grappling hook requirement).
    4. Return to the base and build a Workshop using the Base Building Console in the Command Center.
    5. Craft a Scanner in the Workshop.
    6. Exit the base and find a cargo pod near a parachute to collect items.
    7. Loot another cargo pod in the opposite direction for a Multitool.
    8. Navigate to the Rapidium deposit near a colorful Spire.
    9. Extract Rapidium manually.
    10. Find the Organics deposit by going left from the cliff.
    11. Place Scanners to find the best mining spot for Organics.
    12. Place a Mining Outpost and connect it to the base using Pylons.
    13. Return to the Communication Room and contact Earth.
    14. Build a

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