Guide directory

Sandustry Guides

Beginner progression, factory setup, and practical problem solving.

Complete Sandustry Factory Setup Guide: From First Shovel to Full Automation

Master your Sandustry factory setup with conveyors, launchers, filters, Residue processing, Kinetic Press output, and water management.

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Is Sandustry Multiplayer? Vanilla Status and SandTogether Co-op Mod

Current Sandustry multiplayer and co-op status for Early Access, including vanilla single-player support, the SandTogether community co-op mod, setup cautions, and save-safety checks.

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Achievement

Sandustry 1 Million Gold Achievement Guide: Why It Isn't Unlocking

Troubleshoot the Sandustry 1 Million Gold achievement, Collector counting, Liquid Gold value, solid Gold storage, mining efficiency, and why your total may look short.

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Augments

Sandustry Augments Guide: Socketable Augment, Upgrades & Where to Use Them

Track Sandustry augments including Socketable Augment, movement boosts, weapon augments, puzzle rewards, and when to spend Fluxite on upgrade progression.

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Sandustry Aura Extractor Guide: What to Do With Auralite Crystals

Use the Sandustry Aura Extractor to turn Auralite into Auralite Crystals, direct the nanobot swarm, produce Aura, and fix slow or stuck crystal processing.

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Sandustry Critters Guide: All Creatures, Capture Tools & Uses

Sandustry creatures are officially called Critters. Track Shinelet, Lumling, Redweaver, Voltblub, and Voidgrazer, plus Corraller and Critter Fence basics.

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Troubleshooting

Sandustry Filter Guide: Best Setups and How to Stop Clogs

Learn how to use Sandustry Filters for Gold, Wet Sand, Lava, and multi-material sorting without creating factory clogs.

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Sandustry How to Remove Haulers: Complete Drone Management Guide

Learn Sandustry how to remove haulers with our complete guide. Discover demo workarounds, full release features, and drone management tips.

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v0.5.6 checked

Sandustry Reactions Chart: Water, Steam, Ice, Lava & Heat

Understand Sandustry's physical reactions and use water, steam, ice, lava, and heat as part of a controllable factory setup.

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Sandustry Tech Tree & Best Research Order

A current Early Access Sandustry research guide with the tech tree tiers, unlock priorities, costs, and a bottleneck-first order.

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Solutions

Sandustry Troubleshooting Guide: Fix Shakers, Filters, Water, and Lava

Fix common Sandustry problems including shaker clogs, filters not sorting, gold not collecting, disappearing water, and lava transport failures.

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Updates

Sandustry Updates & Roadmap: Latest Patch Notes for Early Access

Track Sandustry Early Access updates, current version notes, roadmap signals, hotfixes, and which guides need rechecking after each patch.

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Filter walls

Sandustry Vertical Filters Guide – How to Make Filter Walls

Learn how to get vertical filters in Sandustry, switch a Filter into wall mode, place filter walls, and fix clogs caused by wrong Allow or Block settings.

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Sandustry Wet Sand Filter Guide: Setup, Tips, and Automation Strategies

Master the Sandustry wet sand filter with this complete guide covering setup, material sorting, water management, and automation tips.

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The Ultimate Sandustry Shaker Setup Guide for Gold Extraction

Learn how to optimize your Sandustry shaker setup for maximum gold and residue processing. Discover layout tips, mechanics, and more.

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