If you are here, perhaps you’ve recently picked up Stranded: Alien Dawn – Robots and Guardians on Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One! Take up the rebel cause and expand your Stranded: Alien Dawn experience with this brand-new scenario. You have liberated Hope, the first sentient android, and have been forced to take refuge on an uncharted alien planet in the Outer Worlds. Defend against the threat of the ruthless manufacturing consortium aiming to destroy her. Establish and upgrade your base and defenses with powerful new technologies to help you and your fellow rebels protect Hope for long enough to achieve full sentience.
Here are some tips and strategies to get you started on your quest to protect Hope from waves of armed automatons bent on recapturing the consortium’s priceless asset.
- Start by scavenging everything you can find in a reasonable radius, especially if you decide to play the game on a higher difficulty. You will find your group of Hope defenders not only without a roof, but also without any weapons. The first wave of attackers will come armed with pikes and crossbows that are more advanced than the ones you’ll be able to craft in the first few days. Scavenging provides a small chance to find something useful to fend off the first group of bloodthirsty robots, and if you manage to craft a weapon or two in the meantime, you are more likely to survive. This is good news because after the battle, you’ll manage to get the cool new carbon crossbows and salvage some metal from your enemies’ leftovers.
- Start building defenses early – A far cry from the insects and creatures which attack in the game’s other scenarios, your Robots and Guardians adversaries are far better equipped (with laser pistols and pikes!). The waves of robots trying to reach your base get, not only bigger, but increasingly well-armed. This means that you will need to start improving defenses and placing fortifications and traps early on. I usually decide to research turrets before construction basics, and never regret this. Even one turret and a few traps are of great help in any robot attack.
- Offense is the best defense – Choose your starting survivors carefully. You will need good fighters among them and in some cases, you can use them to surprise the attackers or lure them into traps. You can also stay one step ahead by stunning them with EMP grenades while they are busy planning your demise before the attack.
- Stock up on meds, especially healing balms – I recommend adding the recipe for “Bandages” to the crafting desk queue first, setting the quantity to until you reach 20. I do the same for the other meds, so I can make sure the characters can heal all types of damage after battle. The advanced laser weapons that the robots carry will cause burns, so healing balms are essential. To maximize production, choosing the “Until” option is the best way to make sure you have the desired amount in storage – plus, you won’t need to keep track of how many you have produced and how many you’ve used.
- One delivery drone is enough, but one turret is not – The best parts of the robots are their electronic parts. You will find many components that will allow you to build cool new devices, but we suggest prioritizing defenses and turrets over delivery drones when you’re just getting started in the scenario. We know the delivery drones are awesome, but they are also costly, and for a normal size base you need only one. You can never have enough Turrets!
The Stranded: Alien Dawn – Robots & Guardians add-on is now available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and can be purchased separately or as part of the Stranded: Alien Dawn Premium Edition. Read more about Robots and Guardians at the official website and follow @strandedgame for all the latest news and updates.
Stranded: Alien Dawn – Robots & Guardians
Frontier Developments
$12.99
Take up the rebel cause and extend your Stranded: Alien Dawn experience with this brand-new scenario.
You have liberated Hope, the first sentient android, and have been forced to take refuge on an uncharted alien planet in the Outer Worlds. Defend against the threat of the ruthless manufacturing consortium aiming to destroy her.
Establish and upgrade your base and defences with powerful new technologies to help you and your fellow rebels protect Hope for long enough to achieve full sentience.
Conquer the Guardians scenario
Overcome waves of armed automatons bent on recapturing the consortium’s priceless asset. Hope will need your protection as her developing mind continues to advance.
Protect the first ever sentient robot
Meet Hope, the first ever sentient android. Hope shares more similarities with humans than robots but is distinctly different from both. Ensure your rebels protect Hope from waves of hostile automated attacks from the consortium that created her while she continues to learn and grow.
Harness new weaponry and defend against hostile machines
Scavenge fallen consortium attackers and take advantage of their powerful futuristic tech. Enhance your fortifications and research the tools your rebels will need to thrive in a more threatening Alien Dawn.
Then take the fight up close and personal with laser swords, or, if you prefer a more ranged approach, harness devastating mobile turrets and deadly bots & battle drones, along with a number of other high-tech options for bolstering your defences.
Streamline tasks with efficient service robots
Take advantage of an extended tech tree and embrace new ways to automate tasks around your base. With the introduction of cutting-edge surgical automatons capable of carrying out complex surgery, you will no longer need a dedicated healer.
Craft advanced harvest and service robots, powered by advanced AI Cores, and utilise them to optimise day-to-day tasks while you and your fellow rebels focus on your primary goal… to protect Hope.
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Frontier Developments
$34.99
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors from starvation, disease, extreme weather and more. From basic camps to fortified bases, create a stronghold to defend the survivors from attacks by alien creatures that roam an expansive and deadly alien world. Experience an epic and unpredictable journey.
· Discover an expansive, living 3D world with remarkable flora and fauna.
· Manage your survivors’ needs, health and happiness.
· Construct and evolve your own unique base, and devise cunning defences to protect it and survivors from being attacked.
· Plant, grow, harvest and hunt down food. Stockpile useful resources and salvage material from fallen space debris.
· Research technologies to expand your horizons.
· Provide heat, light, devices for relaxation and more to keep survivors on top of their game, ready to face the next challenge.
· React to fluctuating weather and environmental events.
· Learn to play with the integrated tutorial system.
AN UNFORGIVING WORLD
Stranded: Alien Dawn pushes you and your survivors to the brink. Limited resources, unpredictable weather, illness and hostile alien creatures make it hard to establish a foothold on an unforgiving world. The next challenge is never far away, requiring construction of an increasingly robust base using advanced resources and improved defences.
STRANDED SURVIVORS
Ensure your group’s physical and mental wellbeing by providing weapons, medicine, and much-needed entertainment. Every survivor has a unique backstory, varying levels of ability in key skills, and both positive and negative traits. Only by improving their skills and maximising their potential will you survive.
AN UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY
In Stranded: Alien Dawn, every playthrough is unique. Experience a journey driven by random story events, alien wildlife threats and adverse weather. There will be setbacks; devise your own innovative solutions to problems and manage multiple crises at the same time. However, actions have consequences and as you strive to plan ahead, you must make difficult choices to shape the story of your survivors, balancing short and long-term outcomes with risk and reward.
MODULAR BASE-BUILDING
Design and build your base on an alien world and transform it from simple shelter to high-tech outpost. Protect it with perimeter defences, decorate it with furnishings, introduce automated devices such as defensive turrets, and discover new technology to create your own functioning space pad.
Stranded: Alien Dawn Premium Edition
Frontier Developments
$44.99
Purchase the Stranded: Alien Dawn Premium Edition to receive the critically acclaimed base game alongside its expansive new DLC, Robots and Guardians. Test your survival skills, overcome challenges and embrace unexpected events that you encounter on this deadly alien planet. Forge your story in this compelling planet survival sim.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors from starvation, disease, extreme weather and more. From basic camps to fortified bases, create a stronghold to defend the survivors from attacks by alien creatures that roam an expansive and deadly alien world. Experience an epic and unpredictable journey.
· Discover an expansive, living 3D world with remarkable flora and fauna
· Manage your survivors’ needs, health and happiness
· Construct and evolve your own unique base, and devise cunning defences to protect it and survivors from being attacked
· Plant, grow, harvest and hunt down food. Stockpile useful resources and salvage material from fallen space debris
· Research technologies to expand your horizons.
· Provide heat, light, devices for relaxation and more to keep survivors on top of their game, ready to face the next challenge.
· React to fluctuating weather and environmental events
· Learn to play with the integrated tutorial system
AN UNFORGIVING WORLD
Stranded: Alien Dawn pushes you and your survivors to the brink. Limited resources, unpredictable weather, illness and hostile alien creatures make it hard to establish a foothold on an unforgiving world. The next challenge is never far away, requiring construction of an increasingly robust base using advanced resources and improved defences.
STRANDED SURVIVORS
Ensure your group’s physical and mental wellbeing by providing weapons, medicine, and much-needed entertainment. Every survivor has a unique backstory, varying levels of ability in key skills, and both positive and negative traits. Only by improving their skills and maximising their potential will you survive.
AN UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY
In Stranded: Alien Dawn, every playthrough is unique. Experience a journey driven by random story events, alien wildlife threats and adverse weather. There will be setbacks; devise your own innovative solutions to problems and manage multiple crises at the same time. However, actions have consequences and as you strive to plan ahead, you must make difficult choices to shape the story of your survivors, balancing short and long-term outcomes with risk and reward.
MODULAR BASE-BUILDING
Design and build your base on an alien world and transform it from simple shelter to high-tech outpost. Protect it with perimeter defences, decorate it with furnishings, introduce automated devices such as defensive turrets, and discover new technology to create your own functioning space pad.
