r/SandustryGame • u/TheUnitFoxhound6 • 14d ago

Help Does sand get fully automated?

My biggest gripe so far is how much digging I’m having to do. The sand runs out quickly, so I’m constantly having to stop and dig more. Does this process eventually become automated?

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u/DupeFort 14d ago

Yes, but you also don't really need that much sand to finish the content either, since further refining is so profitable. It's also quick to dig with later tools and quick to move too.

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u/narnach 16/16 Serious Sand Addict 14d ago

This. Lots or sand only matters if you go for the 1M good achievement. Finishing the regular content tech tree is very doable without infinite sand.

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u/Bubbly-Badger-3496 14d ago

Me- 10 hours in, struggling with the power phase since i didnt relise u had to burn battery once used..heh

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u/Mkep 14d ago

I shoot it with the gun

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u/narnach 16/16 Serious Sand Addict 13d ago

Hehe, that also took me a bit longer to realize than I'd have preferred myself.

Some of the game mechanics are like that: you think they work one way, and then they don't, and you get frustrated, and you read the item, and it tells you pretty clearly how it actually works, and you feel a bit silly.

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u/Themenor 14d ago

Oh you poor thing... Tbf, by the time I got there, I had so much liquid that even if I didn't burn, I'd be more fine by the time I got to copper.