Navigate the early challenges of The Alters with our comprehensive walkthrough for 'The Gathering Storm.' Learn resource gathering, base building, and survival tips for Day 1-4.
Walkthrough:
- Day 1: Make It To The Base
- Follow red Emergency Flares to find your ship.
- Discover your Captain's pod; continue towards the base.
- Enter the base via the elevator and 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.
- Day 2: Collecting Resources to Survive
- Exit the base through the Airlock.
- Gather small Metals deposits (glowing orange rocks).
- Locate Organics deposits (indicated by blue smoke).
- Return to the base and use the Base Building Console in the Command Center to build a Workshop.
- Craft a Scanner in the Workshop.
- Exit the base again and find a cargo pod near a parachute for supplies, including a Multitool.
- Locate the Organics deposit, possibly through a cave near a colorful Spire.
- Use Scanners to find the best mining spot and place a Mining Outpost.
- Connect the Mining Outpost to the base using Pylons.
- Return to the Communication Room to contact Earth and receive the task to build a
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