Stabilize the opening
Use this path when oxygen, water, food, and first tools still interrupt every route.
Player tools
Choose the job, then open the smallest tool that solves it.
Use this hub when you need a route, material decision, checklist, patch check, base order, or co-op plan without searching the full Guide Library first.
Use this page for tasks, not topic lookup
Open Tools when you need a checklist, route helper, patch check, version note, or task-first path for the current session. If you already know the topic name and need the right shelf, use Database. If you need official post order or release wording, use News or Early Access.
Checklist
Turn a messy session into one short sequence
Choose opening, base, deep-run, rare-material, or co-op checks and keep the list on this device.
Route planner
Plan landmarks, danger edges, and the return trip
Use the map hub when the route itself is the blocker and you need a repeatable path.
Resource finder
Match one material batch to the next useful craft
Use the resource hub when the item is known but the farming payoff or spending order is not.
Other site rooms
Leave the tools hub when the question changes.
This page should solve a player task first. If the need turns into a named-topic lookup, an official update check, or a public report, jump into the right room instead of staying here.
Database
Go to the wiki-style lookup hub
Best when the search already has a topic name and needs the right shelf.
Version history
See how the site structure changed
Best when you want build notes, trust cues, or the current maintenance direction.
News
Go to the patch tracker
Best when the question is whether older advice still matches the current build.
Community
Go to corrections and reports
Best when a reader report, visual issue, or missing guide idea needs a public path.
Glossary
Decode broad search terms
Best when the phrase is familiar but still too vague to choose the right room.
Site map
Open the full public directory
Best when you want the current room list instead of a task helper.
Workbenches
Use a dedicated planner when the tool itself should do the triage.
These workbenches behave more like mini tool pages than article lists. Use them when you want the next recommendation picked by the current blocker, not by browsing.
Route Planner
Choose the trip shape before leaving base
Best when the destination sounds right but the path, return, or danger edge still feels vague.
Base Planner
Decide when to build and what to place first
Best when the base question is real, but timing, location, and cleanup are still mixed together.
Upgrade Planner
Spend the next batch on the right upgrade
Best when several upgrades all sound useful and you need the one that fixes the repeated failure first.
Quick finder
What is blocking the current session?
Pick one problem and the hub will recommend the best first tool, followed by the most useful guide links.
What are you trying to do?
Start with the task, not the page name.
Locate a route or material
Use the map when the path is unclear. Use resources when the item is known but the batch is not.
Plan a base without overbuilding
Choose a useful location, a short build order, and the system that removes the next real blocker.
Run a go-or-no-go check
Use a readiness checklist before depth, danger, or inventory risk turns a promising trip into a reset.
Split roles and protect progress
Confirm the host, session goal, and role split before several players repeat the same work.
See whether an older guide still applies
Use the update tracker after a patch, a long break, or any run that no longer matches the expected route.
Tool directory
Pick the tool by the result you need.
| Tool | Best for | Result | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checklist planner | A session with too many unfinished tasks. | One ordered list saved on the current device. | Use checklist |
| Map and route hub | Landmarks, danger edges, depth, and return planning. | A safer route and a clearer turn-back rule. | Open map |
| Resource hub | A known material with an unclear route or payoff. | A useful batch tied to the next craft. | Find resources |
| Patch review | Advice that may have changed after an update. | The guide lane that should be checked first. | Check update risk |
| Guide Library | A topic you can already name precisely. | The narrowest matching article. | Search guides |
Common paths
Three useful paths that combine a tool with a full guide.
Opening session
Checklist first, then the first-two-hours guide.
Use the short list to name the missing step before opening the longer route.
Open first-two-hours guide
Resource run
Map first, then the material page.
Confirm the route and return rule before optimizing the batch or inventory loadout.
Open material priority
Co-op session
Role plan first, then the shared-progress guide.
Agree on the host and jobs before the team starts collecting unrelated materials.
Open Co-op Center
Tool boundary
These tools organize guide decisions; they do not modify game files, accounts, saves, or platform services. If a problem is about purchases, access, refunds, or an official account, use the appropriate game or store support channel.
Tool shelf map
Use this hub when you want the shortest path into the right room.
Database
Use for wiki-style lookup across resources, blueprints, map routes, bases, vehicles, co-op, and Early Access status once the subject is already named.
News
Use for official update context, patch triage, maintenance notes, and freshness checks.
Community
Use for corrections, proof notes, missing-guide ideas, and public review priorities.
Early Access
Use for release status, search variants, and official information before gameplay browsing.
Version History
Use for site build notes, trust cues, and visible maintenance changes.
Glossary
Use when a broad search term still needs translation into the right room.
Tools depth
What the tools room should decide before a reader opens a longer guide.
The tools page works when it sends the player into the smallest useful helper. If the page cannot tell whether the blocker is survival, route, material, base, or co-op, it needs more triage, not more decoration.
- Use tools to choose the next helper, not to browse the whole archive.
- Match the current blocker to one task path.
- Move on once the next page is obvious.
- Leaving the user with six equal links and no clear first move.
- Using a tool page that only repeats the database layout.
- Forgetting the reason one helper is better than the others.
Task resolver
Choose the smallest useful tool by the player result.
This page should reduce friction for players who do not know the article title they need. Start from the desired result, then send the reader to one tool or one full guide with a clear next action.
| Player wants to | Smallest useful tool | Full guide if needed | Stop condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Know what to do in the next session. | Checklist planner | First two hours | The next craft, route, or base task is named. |
| Plan a route without overcommitting. | Route Planner | Dangerous zones | The route has a turnback cue and one reward. |
| Place a base that actually helps. | Base Planner | First base location | The site passes a return, reset, and expansion test. |
| Decide whether an older page still applies. | Patch triage | Patch recheck routine | The changed system and affected guide are identified. |