In StarRupture's survival loop where ruptures reset the surface every cycle, you build factories amid alien threats and cataclysms. Use the following 20 tips to accelerate progress and build your rupture-proof empire.

Tip 1: Grab starting ship food

Check your lander immediately—food stocks keep hunger at bay early, buying time for foraging Polifruit/Hydrobulbs (zero toxicity).​

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Tip 2: Slide down hills efficiently

Hold Ctrl while sprinting to slide slopes, regaining energy instead of draining it. Great for quick traversal without sprint cooldowns.​

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Tip 3: Watch sky for rupture warnings

Orange skies, swirling clouds precede alerts—plan trips accordingly to avoid getting caught out.​

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Tip 4: Drop items during ruptures

Toss unwanted inventory on ground; incineration cleans it without menus. Only reliable trash method.​

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Tip 5: Explore caves after ruptures

Entrances unlock post-wave; loot safely as enemies vanish 10-15 minutes. Prime for rare materials like Ignitium.​

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Tip 6: Loot bases during enemy downtime

Hit houses for blueprints before respawns—post-rupture window (for 10 minutes after the rupture) is key.​

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Tip 7: Exit shelter early post-rupture

Peek when slightly yellow; experiment—rush back if health drops fast.​

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Tip 8: Use F to deconstruct and scan

Hold F breaks builds, reveals hidden mining nodes (Helium-3 shines).​

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Tip 9: Unlock and deploy building drone

Clever Robotics Lv4; in build mode, select item + C for grid-snapped flying cam.​

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Step 1: Enter drone

B build, item select, C activate; Space up, Ctrl down.​

Step 2: Precision tools

Y locks height, Ctrl vertical snap, X aligns nearby.​

Step 3: F remove, R favorite

Streamline repeats like furnaces/rails.​

Tip 10: Interpret machine colors

Colors mean different things:

  • Green: flowing
  • Yellow: jammed/full/missing inputs
  • Red: powerless.​
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Tip 11: Reconfigure without fear

Expect constant tweaks; leave space for growth.​

Tip 12: Check base buildable space

Drone + core select + Space zoom-out shows gray area—expand with linked cores.​

Tip 13: Safely relocate base cores

F deconstruct powers down (no loss); move, reconnect reactivates.​

Tip 14: Upgrade rails by snapping

Place v2+ over old—no delete needed.​

Tip 15: Map radiation as borders

Early access limits: treat glowing edges as impassable.​

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Tip 16: Recharge throwables/heals

Grenades from meteors and enemies; heals from bio/plants/kills.

Tip 17: Optimal starting resource clusters

Near calcium/iron/copper/helium hubs—multi-cores cover all.​

Tip 18: Fall forgivingly with double-jump

Damage is already low with long falls. But you can last-second jump to zero health loss.​

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Tip 19: Outrun and mine enemies

Outpace foes - you're faster than them. Shoot while fleeing, reload, repeat.

Tip 20: Favorite build items

R on rails/furnace etc.; quick access skips menus.​

Apply these 20 tips to chain commissions (e.g., Moon Energy Lv3 map, Griffits Lv2 pistol), automate rails, and explore freely.​