Getting started

The basic loopOfficial source

Find The Needle begins with manual work and grows into a hay-processing factory. Clear hay, sell what you collect, and use the proceeds to expand your setup while searching for needle specimens.

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An early planInferred tip

Start with a collection method you can comfortably use and a reliable way to sell the hay. Then compare the next tool or building with its linked research requirement. Improving collection alone is less useful when transport or selling is already the slowest step.

Your first line

The conveyor catalog describes moving loose hay from one point to another; robotic arms pick up hay and put it on a belt. The Haystack Scanner is a separate catalog building. Read each machine entry before connecting a longer line.

What the numbers mean

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