SpaceCraft Beginner Guide — Your First 2 Hours
A no-fluff walkthrough of the opening hours: clear ship debt, upgrade the mining laser, unlock FTL, and place your first planetary base.
Wake up & finish the tutorial
Follow the on-screen prompts on your starter ship. You begin in debt — every action you take in the first hour is paying it off, so do not skip any tutorial reward.
Equip and upgrade the mining laser
The mining laser is the single most important tool in early game. Mine carbon and iron asteroids first; both stack into thousands and sell well at trade hubs.
Pay off your starter ship debt
Your ship is leased. Sell the first batch of refined ore at any station to clear the debt and unlock blueprint access. Do this before joining any Corporation.
Unlock FTL travel
Visit the FTL terminal at your home station. Charge time scales with mass, so keep your starter ship light. FTL is point-to-point, not free flight.
Scan your first planet
Drop into a planet's orbit and run the scan module. Planet scans reveal resource hot-spots used later for base placement.
Lay down a planetary base
Build a small base near your scanned ore vein. Add a single drone + logistics post; this is the kernel of every late-game empire.
Join (or skip) a Corporation
Corporations are SpaceCraft's guilds. Joining one early gets you shared blueprints; staying solo means you keep 100% of profits.