Master Resource Management in The Alters

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Advanced Resource Management — The Alters Guide

The Alters is a complex game with many moving parts, including time management, resource gathering, and crafting. While the game offers tutorials, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Your primary objective is to escape the planet before the sun rises, which requires careful planning and resource management.

Walkthrough

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Base Building: Access the base building menu from the Command Center terminal. Modules must be placed adjacent to existing ones. Green highlights indicate valid placement. Ensure sufficient storage and manage base mass to avoid issues with travel. Modules can be moved or deleted, but some are fixed.
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Base Mass & Fuel: Each module adds weight, requiring more Fuel (Organics) for travel. Upgrade storage and the Organics Tank. Use the Scanner to find Organics deposits and connect them via Mining Outposts and Pylons.
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Tiredness & Exhaustion: All actions consume energy. Monitor the Energy Bar to avoid becoming tired, which slows tasks, and eventually exhausted, which bleeds into the next day. Time management is critical for completing tasks and evacuating.
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Crafting: Schedule crafting in the Workshop Queue via the 'TAB' menu and 'Production' option. Select the workshop and item, then craft at the corresponding Workbench. Crafting consumes energy.
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Workshop Recipes: Mining Outpost (x30 Metals), Pylon Component Package x3 (x30 Metals), Suit Battery (x40 Organics), Drill Cartridge (x20 Metals), Repair Kit (x10 Metals), Radiation Filter (x10 Metals, x40 Organics), Qbit Chip (x20 Metals, x20 Minerals, x1 Damaged Chip).
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Kitchen Recipes: Mush (x5 Organics), Cooked Meal (x1 Raw Food).
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Greenhouse Recipes: Raw Food (x10 Organics), Raw Food Package x10 (x50 Organics).
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Refinery Recipes: Metals and Organics (x5 Enriched Metals).
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Alters Management: Keep Alters happy to prevent them from becoming angry or sad, which can lead to negative consequences. Monitor their mood, health, and event logs. Build the Social Room, play Beerbong, and watch movies to improve their mood.