Welcome to the ultimate production guide for cleaning up the lunar surface and maximizing your profits.
You will learn the most efficient upgrade paths, factory layouts, and the best end game ratio for catchers to keep your automated empire running smoothly.
Grab your initial tools and check your cash reserves before laying down those early conveyor lines.
Getting your lunar factory running efficiently takes some careful planning so you do not waste precious funds on dead-end tools.
This walkthrough covers the exact upgrade sequence, where to find hidden cash on the map, and how to balance your production chains for late-game automation.
Proper factory design prevents bottlenecks early on and saves hours of backtracking.
Clean the Moon
Start by clearing out 15 sections of the moon using the basic toothbrush, then sell the accumulated dust for starting capital.
Upgrade to the nail brush to tackle another 150 sections, which earns you enough to purchase the extra-wide broom.
Invest in early economy upgrades right away to boost the payout from your sales and speed up your progress.
Build the Production Factories
Grab the construction hammer to unlock your first production factories, focusing heavily on the pressure chamber and stone press.
Set up your lines to connect two pressure chambers with four to six stone presses.
Face the entrance of the stone press directly, making sure that stone feeds in from the left side while dust enters on the right.
Improve your economy gradually as you expand, because sinking money into non-essential upgrades right now will only slow you down.
Install conveyor belts equipped with splitters and combiners directly before the pressure chamber inlet.
This setup is necessary because you will soon need to hook up both the garage and the capsule collection station.
Buy J.O.O.N.A.S. and the Mega Vacuum Cleaner
Purchase J.O.O.N.A.S. instead of wasting cash on the robot vacuum cleaner, which provides very poor returns.
Save up your funds after buying the first unit so you can acquire several more and push toward the late-game milestones.
Pro tip: Prioritize acquiring multiple J.O.O.N.A.S. units before touching any high-tier vehicle cosmetics or non-essential upgrades.
Head over to the garage to purchase and upgrade the Mega Vacuum Cleaner.
Remember that the extra lights are purely cosmetic and entirely unnecessary for function.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Tool belt slots: Do not buy three slots since you only ever need two.
- Broom collection: Avoid purchasing every single broom and tool available.
- Vehicle upgrades: Do not upgrade every single vehicle blindly.
- Spending limits: Never upgrade everything in sight unless you already own a few J.O.O.N.A.S. units.
Upgrade Order
Economy Upgrades
Prioritize your economy investments using this exact sequence to maximize your cash flow early on.
- Market contracts: Buy this first for immediate profit boosts.
- Section bonus: Invest here next to reward wide cleaning efforts.
- Supplier network: Unlock this to streamline material flow.
- Moon exchange: Purchase this fourth to optimize larger trades.
Leave all remaining economy upgrades until the very end of your playthrough when resources are plentiful.
Vehicle Upgrades
Upgrade your transport and cleaning vehicles in the following order for peak efficiency.
- Mega Suagrover: Get this fundamental chassis upgrade first.
- Tuned engine: Install this to improve travel speed across the map.
- Large bunker suction control: Equip this since you will be suctioning at high intensity.
- Turbo kit: Add this for rapid transit between distant stations.
- Quick emptying: Purchase this last to minimize downtime at bases.
Free Money Locations
Scattered across the map are 195 flags worth 100 euros each, 26 sites worth 250 euros each, and 12 stations.
Check the map located in your headquarters to plan your scouting route.
Explore the terrain to track down these flags and sites, starting with the first three that sit close to your spawn.
You can fast travel between unlocked stations, though each teleport carries a flat fee of 50 euros.
Building a Base
Start construction by laying down the 3-meter base foundation and double-checking your alignment before expanding.
Conveyor belts cannot be built vertically to create multi-level layouts, which can make vertical routing tricky.
Because of this limitation, keep your production area positioned right next to the main base if you want a clean aesthetic.
End Game Ratio for Catchers
Once you reach the phase where multiple J.O.O.N.A.S. units are active, pivot your focus to building capsule catchers that convert dust into sand and stone.
The best ratio I have found is one capsule catcher, two pressure chambers, and five stone presses.
Construct several of these mini factories side by side to effortlessly handle the massive demand from incoming J.O.O.N.A.S. launches.
While you can fine-tune conveyor splitter placements manually, daisy-chaining mergers and splitters is much simpler and keeps up with demand just fine.
Install at least two solar trackers per building along with a few extra spares to guarantee uninterrupted power.
Aim for roughly 16 to 18 solar trackers total to keep this factory running smoothly through the dark lunar nights.
Pro tip: Always drop your solar trackers on slightly elevated terrain to avoid casting shadows on neighboring panels during low-sun angles.