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With this in mind, try exploring around where you spawned in to find such a spot. If you are unable to find one, either try resetting to spawn in a more desirable location or explore further away from your spawnpoint. You'll usually be able to find a good enough spot within 5-10 minutes of searching.
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Immediately lock the SpawnPoint using the locking (C) menu and place it roughly where you expect the center of your base to be. This ensures you spawn back at your base even if you die or leave the game. Lock the two bins as well.
'''REMEMBER:''' If you are not using something for crafting, lock it. This
Place one of the bins up against the iron node using your [[hammer]] tool and resize it ('''6×6×6''' should be more than enough). Mine some more iron (place your cursor right above the bin so the iron falls into it). You'll need '''<u>at least</u>''' 14 more pieces of iron, though more is advisable if you can spare the time.
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Once you've mined enough iron drag both of your bins to a nearby [[copper]] node and repeat
Once you've gathered the enough copper, go to a mountain and mine it until [[sulfur]] appears (long yellowish stick-like resource), then drag it over to your bins.<!-- A picture of the two bins and sulfur is missing here -->
===Power Generation===
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Craft an [[extractor]], and place it onto a [[coal]] node, making sure it is oriented correctly (front side <small>(black dot)</small> facing away from the wall). You will also need to craft:
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* 1 [[Bin]]
* 1 [[PowerCell|Power cell]].
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If everything was done correctly, you should see the extractor and BurnerGenerators emitting smoke. The coal was used by the burner generators to produce [[Power and electronics|power]], which was then stored in the power cell. The power cell in turn provided the extractor with power so it may mine more coal, continuing the cycle.
Otherwise, if it's not working, check if everything is connected then try to start the generator again.
Although basic, this simple generator should be enough for your starterbase.
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===Resource Extraction And Storage===
As has already been mentioned, gathering [[resources]] manually would be far too slow (and tedious). You'll automate this by using [[Extractor|extractors]], just as you did for [[coal]]. It's recommended to start with [[iron]] as it's
To start, craft an [[extractor]] and a [[bin]] <small>(you may be low on iron and will thus need to mine some)</small>. Place the extractor onto the iron node the same way you did with the coal extractor for your [[
You'll now need to configure the extractor by using your [[Hammer|hammer tool's]] configure option. Set [[Extractor|MaterialToExtract]] to
All that's left to do now is to resize <small>('''10×10×10''' for maximum storage capacity)</small> and attach the bin (either directly or with chutes), after which you must connect the [[extractor]] to the [[PowerCell]] using [[Wire|wires]] for it to work. If you've done everything successfully, the extractor on the iron node should be emitting black smoke! This means it is [[Power and electronics#Power and triggers|powered]], the only remaining step is to see if your iron bin is being filled.▼
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▲All that's left to do now is to resize <small>('''10×10×10''' for maximum storage capacity)</small> and attach the bin, after which you must connect the [[extractor]] to the [[PowerCell]] using [[Wire|wires]] for it to work. If you've done everything successfully, the extractor on the iron node should be emitting black smoke! This means it is [[Power and electronics#Power and triggers|powered]], the only remaining step is to see if your iron bin is being filled.
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It's recommended to now set up [[copper]]. Follow the same procedure as you did for the iron extractor. Once copper has been set up, if you haven't done so already maximize the power output of your coal generator by crafting and setting up enough [[BurnerGenerator|BurnerGenerators]] to reach 8 in total (<small>per extractor + bin)</small>. Apart from iron and copper, you'll also want to set up all of these other resources:<!-- not strictly necessary but a picture of e.g. a row of extractors would look pretty nice here -->
*[[Grass]] <small>''(can be mined from the ground or grown using [[Hydroponic|hydroponics]])''</small>
*[[Stone]] <small>''(can be mined from mountains)''</small>
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Remember to periodically ensure you have enough [[Power and electronics#Power and triggers|power]] for all of the extractors, and keep an eye out on your temperature bar! You may need to use [[Cooler|coolers]], as extractors generate heat. Your base may also attract some unwanted attention at this point as it has valuable resources.
===Where to go from here===
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