Your first 3 hours in Solarpunk, broken into checkable steps. Progress saves automatically.
Punch trees to gather 10 Wood
Your very first action. Punch tree trunks until you have at least 10 wood.
Pick up 15 Stone from the ground
Loose stones are scattered everywhere. No tool needed — just walk over them.
Open your crafting menu and build a Workbench
This is your most important first build. Everything else unlocks from here.
Craft a Stone Axe at the Workbench
Doubles your wood-gathering speed. Never play without one.
Craft a Stone Pickaxe at the Workbench
Required to mine ore. You'll need this for iron and copper deposits.
Gather 15 Fiber from tall grass
Used for climbing gear and bio-resin later. Gather while exploring.
Find and mine 6 Iron Ore
Look for reddish-brown rock outcroppings. Use your Stone Pickaxe.
Craft 4 Wood Planks
You'll need these for the Storage Crate and Water Collector.
Build a Furnace
Unlocks smelting. Place it near your Workbench.
Smelt your first Iron Ingots
Uses logs as fuel — no charcoal needed. Make at least 4 ingots.
Build a Storage Crate
You'll run out of inventory fast. Build 2-3 of these near your base.
Build a Water Collector
Passive rain collection. Place it in an open area away from tree cover.
Craft a Compass
Marks your home island so you can find your way back after exploring.
Find Copper Ore and mine at least 6
Copper looks orange-brown in rock faces. Often near Iron deposits.
Smelt Copper Ingots and craft Copper Wire
Wire is needed for almost every mid-game recipe. Make at least 10.
Build a Research Bench
Requires a Crystal Shard — explore caves or deep rock to find them.
Complete your first Research — Basic Engineering
Use Knowledge Fragments found in ruins. Unlocks the Forge blueprint.
Build a Forge
Required for Steel Plates and wind turbine construction.
Smelt your first Steel Plate
Requires the Metallurgy research unlock. Steel is needed for the Fabricator.
Craft and place your first Wind Turbine
Place on high ground for best output. Your first power source unlocks many new recipes.
Build Power Cables from the turbine to your base
Use a Copper Wrench to connect cables. Each segment covers 5 tiles.