Guide: Advanced Infrastructure & Grid Strategy

As your town survives the first few days, your focus must shift from simple survival to long-term sustainability and industrial dominance.

1. High-Tier Base Builds

Once the basic Watchtower and Well are secure, prioritize these advanced structures:

Research Lab II: A massive upgrade (60 Scrap) that unlocks a second research slot and increases research speed by 20%. This is critical for scaling your town’s technical capabilities.
Battery Storage: Increases max power capacity by +20%. This provides a vital buffer for when the town is under siege or fuel is scarce.
Fuel Refinery: Converts Chemical Sludge into stable generator fuel. This allows the town to survive even if Gasoline Canisters are not being found.
Beacon Amplifier: A specialized system that improves town-wide movement efficiency in the darkness.

The “Loot Highway” is more than just a line of poles; it’s the lifeblood of your town’s industry.

To produce advanced materials like Alloy Plates and Logic Cores, you must connect the grid to an Industrial or Electronic Lab tile.

Step 1: Build Power Poles until they are adjacent to the target tile.
Step 2: Ensure a player with Field Engineering (Lvl 1 for Industrial, Lvl 2 for Labs) is present to activate the facility.
Step 3: Once powered, these tiles allow for the production of specialized components needed for the highest-tier builds.

During the Nightly Siege, breaches are your greatest threat.

Placement: Place Automated Sentry turrets near your most critical “Highways” or the Base.
Ammo Management: Remember that Sentries consume 10 ammo per night. Coordinate with the town’s scavengers to ensure the Base Bank is always stocked with metal to produce ammo.

Solar Panels: Every array you build reduces the daily base power drain by 10%. In the late game, a large solar array can make your town almost self-sustaining during the day.
Grid Redundancy: Avoid “single-pole” bottlenecks. If one pole is destroyed or a threat emerges nearby, a redundant “loop” in your grid can prevent an entire sector of the map from falling into darkness.
Scrap Workshop Buff: When building your grid, consider the Scrap Workshop. It reduces the AP cost of Searching by 25% within 1 hex of the base—making it the perfect area for your most intensive scavenging operations.