Find The Needle places you in a massive warehouse with a simple objective: uncover needles hidden deep inside a mountainous haystack. Starting out requires manual labor before transitioning into full factory automation.
The Early Digging Loop
When you first wake up in the warehouse, you begin by clearing hay using basic manual equipment. You have a shovel and a haystack with about six million strands in it.
Your initial cycle involves digging out loose hay, transporting it to the market stand, and selling it for starting cash. Dig it out by hand, sell the hay, then spend the money on belts and machines until you don’t have to dig anymore.
Manual Tool Progression
Before purchasing expensive industrial machinery, upgrade your handheld tools to speed up clearing rates. Buy tools like shovels, buckets, wheelbarrows, pitchforks, vacuums. Anything that helps you process hay manually speeds up early capital generation.
As soon as your budget allows, prioritize acquiring the vacuum. Mechanical suction clears dense clumps far faster than basic shovels, drastically reducing manual trips to the sell stand.
Setting Up Your First Automation Lines
Manual work quickly gives way to automated logistics. You start by hand, with a metal detector. You end up with belts, balers, scanners and robotic arms doing the looking for you.
Automate everything step by step. Build robots, drones, conveyor belts, hay wrappers, paper machines, sorting machines, and advanced systems that process hay and search for needles while you focus on expanding your factory.
Sources
- Steam Store Page (App 5160800): Find The Needle