Straitened Times -v0.57.0- -hrelease- //free\\ | Complete

Do not build a permanent base immediately. Use the new Scout-Skirmish mode. Find three potential Hardpoint locations within two map tiles of fresh water and one tile of clay. Clay is the new king resource because it is needed for Reinforcement Alloys .

While v0.57.0 is an older build (with newer versions like v0.67.1 currently available), guides for this era typically cover: