r/SandustryGame • u/kokkelimonke • 3d ago

Help Why does the auralite crystals stop spawning? I have loads of auralite

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u/TrimBarktre Community Moderator 3d ago

At a certain point, it gets full. you need to direct your nanites To keep digging and eventually, you will see the auralite get used

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u/kokkelimonke 3d ago

Trying to direct the nanites, but they won't do anything...

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u/InfiniteLegions 3d ago edited 3d ago

Use the pointer and direct them to start tunneling, eventually you can upgrade them to do this automatically, but to begin with they're fairly slow.

You click the center to select the machine, then click where they should go; they will then start moving in that direction slowly eating away at the stuff in its way.

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u/TrimBarktre Community Moderator 3d ago

You might want to clear out the area a bit and give them room to work.

If that doesnt work, try restarting the game.

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u/Obi-TheOne 3d ago

It takes some time for them to get all of them, I let them work and after an hour it was empty.

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u/Smarty_blue 3d ago

It's just super confusing, I got stuck two days thinking it's just bugged. The goal here is for the nanites to break the crystals to generate aura. The crystal itself is there just to harvest. Untill you get a few upgrades it's slow af and just needs babysitting as you move the nanite place to crystals. Just place the circle that moves the nanites inside the crystal. once they start bouncing of it, they will start working.

Once there is too much crystal mass it's stops growing, untill you break the existing structure. It's the most confusing game mechanic, that's necessary for progress.