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The Starting Zone — The Alters Walkthrough
The Alters

The Starting Zone — The Alters Walkthrough

Navigate the initial hours of The Alters with our comprehensive walkthrough. Learn resource gathering, base building, and survival essentials to escape the starting zone.

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The Starting Zone — The Alters Walkthrough

Navigate the initial hours of The Alters with our comprehensive walkthrough. Learn resource gathering, base building, and survival essentials to escape the starting zone.

Walkthrough:

  1. Day 1: Make It To The Base
    • Follow the linear path, find your Captain's pod, and head towards the base.
    • Avoid radiation by reaching the base quickly.
    • Interact with the elevator to enter the base.
    • Go to the Communication Room and attempt to contact Earth.
    • Visit the Captain's Cabin to learn basic mechanics from logs.
    • End the day by interacting with the bed.
  2. Day 2: Collecting Resources to Survive
    • Exit the base through the Airlock.
    • Gather Metals from orange glowing rocks.
    • Locate Blue Smoke indicating Organics deposits.
    • Return to the base and build a Workshop using the Base Building Console in the Command Center.
    • Craft a Scanner in the Workshop.
    • Exit the base and find cargo pods near the Organics deposit area. One contains useful items, another a Multitool.
    • Locate the glowing Spire and extract Rapidium.
    • Find the Organics deposit and use Scanners to find the best mining spot.
    • Place a Mining Outpost and connect it to the base using Pylons.
    • Return to the Communication Room and contact Earth.
    • Build a

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