Plan · Local checklist · Verified 2026-09-09
Sandustry Research Order Checklist
Use verified unlock costs from the first Shaker through the Tier 6 Synthesizer, then choose the next technology by the bottleneck you can observe.
Quick answer
What to do
There is no verified universal best order. A practical early path is to secure the Shaker loop, add Logistics when movement blocks you, and buy Filter when mixed output becomes the constraint. Treat that as a decision framework, not an official build.
How much Gold is missing for your next target?
Choose one of the listed unlocks and enter the Gold currently shown in your bank. The result uses only that target's listed cost.
Choose a target and enter your current Gold.
Enter a whole number of Gold, zero or more.
Listed cost Gold
Gold still needed Gold
A zero gap only means the listed Gold cost is covered. Factory Tier and other prerequisites still apply. This does not predict production time or spend Gold. Your checklist is unchanged.
Research checklist
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Tier 1
Tier 2–4 production milestones
Tier 5–6 Aura milestones
The research path that unlocks Aura production
This is a dependency path, not a universal purchase order. You still need enough logistics, heat control and transport capacity to keep each stage running. The official achievement text says Aura Extraction is unlocked through the Swarm Console, but it does not publish a Gold cost or complete prerequisite list.
Open the Seed-to-Aura commissioning guide when these milestones are available.
Choose the next unlock by symptom
| Observed bottleneck | Research direction |
|---|---|
| Wet Sand cannot be processed | Shaker is the documented first separator. |
| Solids cannot move or climb | Logistics unlocks Conveyor Belt and Launcher. |
| Mixed outputs contaminate storage | Filter adds a vertical sorting decision. |
| Residue has no second-stage value | Flamethrower and Kinetic Press enable the documented chain. |
| Wet Seed has nowhere to grow | Planter Box starts the Flower and Amethelis branch. |
| Amethelis cannot become Florinol | Drying & Condensing supplies Steam Dryer and Condenser. |
| Advanced machinery has no power | Florinol Battery starts the documented Energy branch. |
| Florinol cannot become Aurixite | Synthesizer is the Tier 6 conversion unlock. |
| Water routes depend on terrain | Fluids unlocks Pipe, Pump and Liquid Vent. |
Why the date matters
The official Research page is explicitly marked work in progress. Costs shown here were checked on 2026-09-09 and can change during Early Access. Before spending toward a distant unlock, compare the in-game tree with this list and treat the game UI as the final authority.
A non-prescriptive research framework
- Unlock the component required for the current material state.
- Stabilize one complete input-to-storage path.
- Buy movement or sorting only when its absence is visible.
- Keep enough Gold for the next tested bottleneck instead of following a long speculative order.