Quick Start Guide

Controls

Use a combination of mouse and keyboard:

• WASD or SHIFT+RMB to pan the camera.
• Mousewheel zooms the camera in and out.
• LMB tells your Autonaut where to go and what to interact with. If used on a tile with an item, your Autonaut will pick the item up.
• RMB drops held items or adds held items to a blueprint
• Space blows your whistle to get the attention of workerbots.
• I opens your inventory: shown is what your Autonaut is currently holding, and what your Autonaut is storing; you can drag and drop objects between slots - and even trade with your workerbots.
• , and . (< and >) cycle forwards and backwards through your inventory (to swap the item in your hands).
• / or Q stows the held item (assuming there's space in your inventory) so you can use your empty hands for other tasks.
• Z uses the object in your hands (for certain objects, like signs, beacons, and baskets)
• E brings up the Structure Blueprints menu, where you choose which blueprint(s) to begin gathering resources for; note that some things can only be built on flooring.
  • M to move an existing structure or blueprint
  • R rotates structures or blueprints clockwise so you can choose which way they face.
  • RMB deletes a blueprint; DEL (fn-backspace on Mac) allows you to delete buildings once built (but only while in Edit Mode).
• Esc pauses the game and brings up the Pause Menu, from where you can save and load progress.

Getting Started

Following the in-game tutorial is a great way to get started! It shows you and gets you started with understanding the basics of the game. However for those who chose not to opt-in to the tutorial you can follow the guide below.

Obtaining Tools

1. Find a Stone and pick it up
2. Find 2 Trees and chop them down with the stone
3. Open the Structure Blueprints menu (E), select the Crude Workbench, and then place it some where in the world
4. Use the Logs that you have gathered and place them on the blueprint
5. Find 2 Sticks and then place them on the blueprint
6. Click on the Crude Workbench and then select the Crude Axe blueprint
7. Gather 2 Sticks and 2 Stones and place 1 Stick and 1 Stone on the workbench
8. Change the blueprint on the workbench to Crude Pick and add 1 Stick and 1 Stone

Resource Matrix

All the resources in one handy list – detail the combinations that make up complex resources.