field guide

Field Guide

Solarpunk field guide by player task: items, crafting, research, ores, crops, fishing, trees, building, farming, animals, energy, airships, islands, trading, and co-op.

Use the Field Guide when you know what you are trying to do but do not know which exact reference page has the answer. Each topic points to the best guide first, then the exact lookup tables and item pages.

Topics

Items and Resources

Resources, tools, crops, food, animal products, airship parts, and loot destinations.

Crafting and Machines

Recipes, exact ingredient costs, workstations, smelting, machines, and build planning.

Research

Research Table, unlock order, exact costs, recipe unlocks, machine gates, animals, power, airship parts, and late comfort items.

Ores and Mining

Stone, copper ore, iron ore, cobalt ore, quartz ore, diamond, pickaxes, drill, furnace routes, smelting, and high-value material spending.

Building and Decorating

Build Hammer, base layout, structures, storage, decorations, greenhouse parts, and paths.

Crops

Raspberries, wheat, corn, cotton, carrot, tomato, paprika, watermelon, sunflower, mushroom, algae, truffle, saplings, seeds, and watering.

Fishing

Fishing rod, magnetic fisher, water routes, food support, machine automation, and when fishing belongs in your base loop.

Trees

Logs, sticks, leaves, wood waste, birch saplings, axes, forester, building materials, fuel-like routes, and early base expansion.

Farming, Food, and Weather

Crops, seeds, watering, rain, storms, greenhouse protection, food, clean water, and trip prep.

Animals

Chickens, pigs, sheep, shelters, feed, water, happy products, beehives, transport, and animal research.

Energy and Automation

Solar, wind, batteries, cables, network display, sensors, logic blocks, drones, sprinklers, and powered machines.

Airships

Airship repair, dock upgrades, controls, storage, colors, batteries, engines, hulls, repair kits, docking, and trip planning.

Islands

Biomes, floating islands, loot chests, exploration goals, airship routes, crop/resource targets, and return-home sorting.

NPCs and Trading

Merchant, postbox, vending machine tickets, airship colors, lost cargo, trade completion, NPC-adjacent goals, achievements, and checklists.

Character

Hunger, thirst, tools, inventory, co-op roles, movement, Build Hammer traversal, achievements, controls, and practical daily routines.

Controls, UI, and Co-op

Controls, inventory shortcuts, pings, co-op roles, invite flow, storage habits, platforms, and troubleshooting.