Month 1 is Light Rain, 28 days, and 320 energy. Buy backpack space before farm expansions. Endyam sells for 40g on a short cycle with Keratinized weight 0.45. Dock Kelp is 40g and skips the minigame. Four-eyed Fish at Eastern Pond is 55. Cod at the dock in rain is 170. Chinese Cabbage is 130 and needs Protect.
Two Endyam cook into Mixed Endfoods after Living Basics and Cooking I. Do not buy a copper pick on the tree if the outpost already sells it. Do not accept the free coop before fences and raised basins — animals eat ground crops even with full troughs. Auto-fire is middle mouse or R; keep it manual in new rooms.
Spend order
| Buy | Cost | When |
|---|---|---|
| Backpack 10 → 20 | 500g | As soon as you can |
| Backpack 30 | 4,000g | After Endyam and Kelp are stable |
| Backpack 40 | 10,000g | Later |
| Farm expansion | 5,000 / 25,000 / 65,000 / 150,000 | Midgame |
Farm expansion at 5,000 / 25,000 / 65,000 / 150,000 is midgame, not week one.
Gold loops
| Loop | Sell | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Endyam | 40g | Short cycle; Keratinized 0.45 |
| Kelp at Doloc Dock | 40g | Skips minigame |
| Four-eyed Fish, Eastern Pond | 55g | Next step up |
| Cod at dock in rain | 170g | Weather check, not “fish more” |
| Chinese Cabbage | 130g | Needs Protect outdoors |
| Mixed Endfoods | — | 2 Endyam after Living Basics + Cooking I |
Do not
- Do not duplicate a copper pickaxe on the tech tree if the outpost sells it.
- Do not take the free coop before fences and raised basins.
- Do not leave auto-fire on (middle mouse or R) in a new room of passive bugs.
- Do not plant a naked outdoor cabbage row as your only Light Rain crop.
After the first month
Keep How to play for the 6:00 clock. Farming covers basins; Protect covers acid 0.45. Fish with the fishing planner on rain days. Do not start Gene 101 or Commander until the 500 gold backpack is bought and Endyam is stable.
When the map adds a second biome, open the walkthrough. Tech path waits until steel is real. Mixed Endfoods after Living Basics and Cooking I beat raw Endyam.
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AutomationFrequently asked questions
Best early crop?
Endyam. Short cycle, 40g, Keratinized weight 0.45. Chinese Cabbage pays 130 but dies without cover.
Fish or farm for gold?
Both. Endyam on a timer. Kelp at the dock while plants grow. Mixed Endfoods beat raw Endyam once a pot exists.
Is the 500g backpack mandatory?
Functionally yes. Ten slots fill after one Doloc Rivervalley trip.
When do genes start?
After Gene 101 on the agricultural tree. Early game only needs Keratinized as a concept. Open the Gene planner when you hunt a capsule.
Should I expand the farm in week one?
No. Backpack 500 first. Expansions are 5,000 / 25,000 / 65,000 / 150,000 and sit in midgame.
Is dock Kelp better than Endyam?
Per minute Kelp wins — 40 gold and no minigame. Endyam is the timer crop. Mix them.