

Ideally, you should research food-based technology first as your Duplicates will starve to death before they suffocate. The research tree is your learning tool, though it's not clear where you should start. You'll also need to ensure that there's enough air to grow crops, as well as making sure your crops are in the correct environment. You can purify that using the water purifier later.Īs an aside, carbon dioxide will travel downwards, so try and build sleeping and living quarters in the middle to upper sections of your base. There's also the air deodoriser and scrubber, which remove contaminated oxygen and carbon dioxide respectively, though the latter will produce contaminated water. Eventually, you'll be able to use the Electrolyzer to convert water into oxygen and hydrogen, which comes with its own risks. Research the Manuel Generator and Tiny Battery, then connect them to your diffuser to get started. You'll need to build the Oxygen Diffuser, which requires some power and Algae to work. Areas on the map that are blue in colour have a better oxygen supply, so dig towards those if you can. If your Duplicates run out of oxygen, they will hold their breath for a time before running to an oxygenated area. Oxygen Not Included - tips for getting started In this guide, we'll be looking at what you need to know before starting a new game to help you get to grips with Oxygen Not Included's mechanics and keep your Duplicates alive. You'll need to gather materials, access food and water and, as the title suggests, oxygen. While the game opens with the prompt to command your Duplicates to start digging, you're going to need more than a little elbow grease to survive. After a lengthy early access period, space colony sim Oxygen Not Included is now out in the wild, so here are our top tips to get you started.
