: Start with Manual Generators. Transition to Coal Generators once you have researched "Smart Batteries" to prevent wasting fuel when batteries are full. 3. Critical Threats to Survival
In the initial cycles, your priority is establishing basic life support to prevent early "colony collapse."
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: Build Outhouses immediately from the Plumbing menu. Unprocessed waste on the floor creates Polluted Water , which stresses "Dupes" (Duplicants) and spreads germs.
Sustainability in Oxygen Not Included is a cycle of resource conversion. : Start with Manual Generators
New players often lose colonies due to "creeping" problems that aren't immediately obvious:
: Avoid "Mush Bars" if possible, as they consume too much water and dirt for low nutritional value. Instead, farm Mealwood in the early game and transition to Hatch farming for meat and coal. Critical Threats to Survival In the initial cycles,
: Use an Oxygen Diffuser powered by a Manual Generator (hamster wheel). This converts Algae into breathable oxygen.