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YOUR FIRST POWER CYCLE

Build one small, understandable grid before chasing size. This route separates confirmed game mechanics from our practical beginner advice.

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Confirmed by the official description

Generators produce Power, batteries store it, Power can be sold around the city for Cash, and players can steal Power from one another.

Before you place anything

Look over the current interface and find the controls for generators, batteries, and selling. Do not rely on a screenshot for exact prices or button names: live labels and values can change.

  1. Place your first generator. Confirm that it is producing Power before adding more equipment.
  2. Add battery storage. Watch whether produced Power reaches storage. This confirms the first half of the chain.
  3. Complete a city sale. Use the current in-game selling controls and confirm that Cash rises.
  4. Repeat a short cycle. A small repeatable loop teaches more than a large setup you do not yet understand.
  5. Reinvest in the clear bottleneck. If production cannot keep storage supplied, improve production. If storage stops the flow, improve storage.
  6. Account for theft. The official description confirms that players can steal Power, but it does not publish the target or conditions. Use the current game feedback to adjust your timing.
01GENERATEProduce Power
02STOREUse batteries
03SELLEarn Cash
04ADAPTGuide strategy
Official artwork showing a player beside a solar panel and cable-like power equipment
Official game artwork depicting a solar panel and cable-like equipment. It does not verify exact interaction controls.

Your first-session checklist

Strategy, not a hidden rule

You can test shorter sell cycles when theft is interrupting a session. The official description confirms stealing, but not what can be stolen, its range, timing, loss size, or protection rules.

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CONTINUE THE ROUTENext: understand the core loop

Turn the four actions into a mental model you can reuse every session.