P1 / STARTER LINE
Build the smallest confirmed loop.
From Dirt and Water to a Shaker and first Logistics unlock.
APP 2764460 / CHECKED Aug 16, 2026 · 16:11 CST
Sandustry Field Manual
Fix the line that is blocked now. Nine narrow, current-build guides connect each answer to its source and stop where Early Access evidence stops.
- BUILD SNAPSHOT
- Early Access · v0.5.3 snapshot
- DETAIL ROUTES
- 9
- FIRST WAVE
- 5 P0
- PLAYTEST CLAIMS
- 0
SIGNATURE LINE / STARTER LOOP
One visible chain before factory sprawl.
The line below is assembled from current Sand, Water, Wet Sand, Shaker, and Research references. Gold remains probabilistic.
- 01 / INPUTDirt → Sand
Break Dirt to release the first solid input.
- 02 / REACTIONSand + Water
One of each becomes two Wet Sand.
- 03 / PROCESSWet Sand
Feed the mixture into a Shaker.
- 04 / OUTPUTResidue + Gold
Residue is guaranteed; Gold is about a 25% chance.
- 05 / EXPANDResearch
Use Gold for Shaker, Logistics, and later nodes.
REAL GAME CONTEXT / BOUNDED CLAIMS
See the game. Read the evidence separately.
Official images identify Sandustry and the visible interface only. Ratios, controls, costs, and progression come from the linked text sources—not from interpreting pixels in a screenshot.
P0 / RESEARCH DESK
Read only the published nodes.
Current costs, named unlocks, and WIP fields left missing.
P0 / BLUEPRINT DESK
Copy, save, import, and export.
The current default-key and blueprint-string flow from the FAQ.
P0 / FIRST PRODUCTION WAVE
Five answers worth shipping first.
Each page holds one search intent. The broader beginner, flower, Tier 5, and puzzle routes remain P1 even though they are included in this local candidate.
01P0 / CORE PROCESS
Wet Sand, Gold, and Residue Production Chain
Combine 1 Sand and 1 Water to make 2 Wet Sand. Each Wet Sand consumed by a Shaker becomes 1 Residue and has about a 25% chance to also produce 1 Gold. Gold falls from the bottom; Residue is pushed slowly from the top. A 25% chance is not a guarantee that every fourth unit pays out.
DATED / VERSION-SENSITIVE →02P0 / RESEARCH DESKSandustry Research Unlocks and Gold Costs
The publisher-hosted Research page is marked WIP. Its current first nodes are Shaker for 20 Gold and Logistics for 30 Gold; Logistics unlocks Conveyor Belt and Launcher. Use the tier snapshot below only as a dated reference. Wall Light has no numeric cost on the page, and the complete prerequisite graph is not published.
DATED / VERSION-SENSITIVE →03P0 / SAVE & EXPORTSandustry Save File Location and Export Steps
To save, open Esc → Save, enter a name, and choose Save. To export, open Esc → Load, select the save, and choose Export. On Windows, the official folder is %APPDATA%\sandustry\saves. Mac and Linux save folders, import behavior, and Steam Cloud recovery rules were not published in the sources checked.
DATED / VERSION-SENSITIVE →04P0 / TECH SUPPORTSandustry Crash and FPS Workarounds
Start with the workaround that matches the symptom. For some crashes, try --sandustry-no-overlay-gpu-flags; for NVIDIA low FPS or broken Steam performance overlays, try --in-process-gpu; for severe fullscreen slowdown, turn Fullscreen off. These are developer-labeled potential workarounds, not guaranteed fixes, and some disable overlay behavior.
DATED / VERSION-SENSITIVE →05P0 / BLUEPRINT DESKHow to Import and Export Sandustry Blueprints
Press C for select mode, mark the structure, and press Ctrl+C; Ctrl+V pastes the current selection. To save it, open Building → Blueprint and use the save icon beside a recent Clipboard History item. Blueprint Import and Export use a shareable blueprint string. Ctrl+H flips a copied or selected structure. These are default bindings and may differ after rebinding.
DATED / VERSION-SENSITIVE →PUBLICATION STANDARD
A smooth sentence is not evidence.
- E1
- Current first-party store or API evidence, checked at a named time.
- E2
- Dated developer material, publisher-hosted reference pages, or official screenshots used within a visible boundary.
- E3
- Timestamped current-build public gameplay, only when cross-checked. None was needed for these nine answers.
- MISSING
- No reliable answer found. The route says so instead of converting an inference into a walkthrough.