<aside> 💡 Instead of a shared map on v0.6, you’ll find your own asteroid to build on. In v0.7, we also added a PvP system, so you’ll be able to send out your units towards other players for combat. This guide will include walkthroughs for mechanics and game milestones to reach.

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Game objectives

Mining for iron

You can mine for iron by building an iron mine on top of an iron ore tile. Iron mines are free, and unlike previous versions, you don’t need to build a conveyor anymore. Your resources will automatically accumulate.

Mining for copper and lithium

Copper and lithium miners both cost iron. To mine for copper or lithium, you need to build the corresponding miner on top of their ore tile. You won’t be able to build a miner on an incorrect tile.

Getting electricity

To get electricity, you’ll need to build a solar panel. Electricity is used for drone factories, hangars, and some other buildings. The battery icon in the building hover will tell you how much electricity a building costs:

Each solar panel produces 400 electricity. You can see the total amount of electricity production here:

Building your first factory

Unlike previous versions of Primodium, factories in v0.7 doesn’t require conveyors. Instead, they now cost resources and production.

In the above example, to produce 3 alloys per minute, the alloy factory will consume 21 iron production per minute and 12 copper production per minute (on top of the building and electricity costs). This will automatically subtract the production rate. You do not need to build any conveyors.

Building units

To train units, you will first need to build a drone factory and a hangar. Both buildings require electricity to function, so before that, you’ll need to have built a electricity source. In this update, that’s the solar panel building.