Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration Guide

This Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration Guide explains how Exploration works and details all of the Expeditions we've found so far.

How Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration Works

Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration requires a Hot Air Balloon (which you can get by completing the appropriate Research). The Hot Air Balloon must be fueled with 30 Liquid Fuel.

Once you're all Fueled up, you can send a Survivor on an Expedition. The Survivor should have clothing appropriate for the current weather. Equipping armor may not be a bad idea, either -- it's possible for Survivors to be injured on some Expeditions.

Expeditions will often give you several choices to make. These choices can result in learning new Breakthroughs, gaining resources, or even finding other Survivors and adding them to your camp.

How to Unlock Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration

Here's how to unlock Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration:

1. Find or harvest Grains
2. Research "Oil Extraction"
3. Research "Fuel Mixing"
4. Produce Liquid Fuel
5. Research "Long Distance Travel"
6. Construct a Hot Air Balloon
7. Send a Survivor on an Expedition

Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration Expedition List

Exploration

• Unlocked By - Unlocked by default
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 2h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • Random

The default Exploration Expedition can unlock various different things including resources, finding Survivors, and unlocking Breakthroughs you haven't yet discovered.

A House?!

• Unlocked By - Performing a default Exploration and leaving after discovering a house
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 2h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • A cache of items

A Shooting Star!

• Unlocked By - Random Event
• Expires In - 5d
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 3h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • A quantity of Ore

Ancient Alien Ship

• Unlocked By - Previous Expedition, Researching "Ancient Language"
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 8h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • Exploring Survivor gets "Discovered Alien Civilization" Pleasure, which grants +25 Happiness for 10 days

Call Source

• Unlocked By - Random Event
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 10h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • Max Intelligence Skill for Explorer

The "Call Source" Expedition requires a Survivor with an Intelligence of 5 or less. You're then given a series of choices after finding a mysterious book. If you decide to press on, your Survivor will be attacked by a creepy doll and receive some wounds -- but s/he will also gain maximum Intelligence as a benefit.

Distress Signal

• Unlocked By - Random Event
• Expires In - 4d
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 11h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • ?

Peculiar Crash Site

• Unlocked By - Random Event
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 10h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • Unlocks Orbital Radio Research

The Peculiar Crash Site Exploration Expedition is worth doing early. Unlocking the Orbital Radio gives you opportunities to evacuate Survivors or get drops of supplies.

Special Place

• Unlocked By - Leaving the "Call Source" Expedition early
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 8h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • See "Call Source" entry above.

Tachyon Source

• Unlocked By - Random Event
• Expires In - N/A
• Travel Time (Each Way) - 7h
• Possible Results/Unlocks
  • Ancient Alien Ship Expedition

We're at the end of the Stranded: Alien Dawn Exploration Guide, but there's still more to learn about this game -- take a look at our other guides below!