Main Screen in Oxygen Not Included Oxygen Not Included Guide

Last update: 09 August 2019

1. The upper right corner features basic information about the colony. The round asteroid icon represents the current cycle and the time until it ends. Next to it there are 4 smaller icons. From the left, they represent: the number of duplicants, highest stress level, the number of sick duplicants, and food supplies.

2. In the upper left corner you can find a few tabs. In the ones like Consumables, Priorities, and Skills you can assign specific meals, tasks, or skills after unlocking them to the duplicants. Research button provides quick access to the technology window in which you can develop selected technology tree. Swamp enables you to look at the whole galaxy once you unlock technology and place construction that enables it. Icons in the OVERLAYS tab can turn on/or filters and layers that will present various information. From left to right, they include: oxygen, electricity, temperature, resources, light, pipes, ventilation, decorations level, bacteria and germs, farms and plants, rooms. In Vitals tab you will find information about the duplicants - their health, morale, illness, caloric needs and meals eaten during the day.

3. This frame presents the current state of our supplies - here you will find the number of your resources.

4. Once you click on one of the blocks, a window with its details will appear. Here you will find information about its hardness, occurrence, substances it secretes, and other properties that can impact the gameplay.

5. Building menu. Buildings are split into categories. Each one is used for different things. New buildings will appear in the menu when you unlock new technologies.

6. Once you hover over a material, basic information like type, number, and temperature will appear.

7. In the bottom right corner you will gain access to orders for duplicants. There are plenty of them, but the most frequently used ones are dig, deconstruct, mop, and disinfect.