Your first shift as the Father

A sane first-hour order

This order follows visible launch-build objectives and systems confirmed by official material.

1. 01

   Read the clock, not every menu

   The colony HUD separates work time from the rest of the day. Check who is exhausted or overworked before chasing another construction order.

2. 02

   Repair Victory Square

   The official launch screenshot shows this as the first building directive. Victory Square is also where adulthood and enlistment are surfaced in the June 30 update.

3. 03

   Finish the first policy research

   High-Pressure Labor is the visible opening research objective. Treat it as an onboarding task, not an automatic recommendation for every colony.

4. 04

   Assign by the job stat

   Construction, research, production, mining, logging, gathering, cooking, planting and breeding appear as separate worker stats. The game now prioritizes the relevant stat when auto-assigning.

5. 05

   Prepare before leaving

   Craft the weapon you actually plan to use, check your squad, and make sure food and basic production do not depend on your manual presence.

6. 06

   Use the first expedition to learn capture

   Humanoid enemies enter a stunned state the first time they drop below 25% health. Soldiers stop attacking a target marked for capture; elite and boss targets are harder to capture.