Two ways to play — Voyage and Storm Dive
YOU DECIDE THIS FIRSTMODE I · YOUR OWN PACE
VOYAGE
- An open map that persists — players drop in and out during the session, no time pressure.
- Insertion ship drop → explore at your own pace → extraction at a radio tower.
- Loot: lower tier than Storm.
- For whom: new players, learning landmarks, safer Trampler runs.
FROM THE STREAM — LUXXX'S TAKETreat Voyage as your logistics base: farm materials, build and test Tramplers, learn the maps and machines — without the risk of losing everything under pressure.
MODE II · ON THE CLOCK
STORM DIVE
- Limited player count + limited time — the dust storm gradually swallows regions and squeezes the map toward a single point (Battle-Royale-style collapse).
- Loot: higher tier. The only mode with the Final Extract event — and the only one where the Dreadnaught can spawn.
- For whom: prepared players, endgame, hunting keys and experimental weapons.
FROM THE STREAM — LUXXX'S TAKEStorm is risk/reward on a timer: go in with a plan (which landmark, which exit) and don't cling to loot you can't extract. The keys and the Dreadnaught live here.
Start here
3 STEPS FOR A NEW RAIDERSTEP01
Pick a mode
The cards above: Voyage for learning and logistics, Storm Dive for higher loot, keys and the Dreadnaught. New? First few expeditions — Voyage.
STEP02
The core loop
Drop from the insertion ship → loot landmarks (safes, boxes, materials) → craft on your Trampler or at landmark machines → extract before the storm or the pirates eat you.
STEP03
Extraction
The zone has 2 radio towers (one broken, one intact with a ladder). Park your Trampler BETWEEN the towers, climb up and activate the radio. A green flare on your Trampler = you're in the extraction; no flare → reposition and retry. This is your most vulnerable moment — pirates are watching.
🤝 YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SOLO — the Discord is full of experienced raiders for tips and group runs, and on the stream we play SAND live — that's where the tips from this manual get tested. Jump in, ask anything, we play together.
Manual sections
5 SECTIONS + THE CREW▸
LANDMARKS
The 15 landmarks of Sophie — 10 towns full of Upiors, 4 forts in minefields and the Dreadnaught. What each one hides and where the crafting is.
OPEN →LANDMARKS
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TRAMPLER
Your walking base: 17 chassis, 120 parts, the cannon arsenal and experimental technology from the Dreadnaught.
OPEN →TRAMPLER
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ITEMS
A database of 123 items with descriptions — search, category and rarity filters.
OPEN →ITEMS
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RECIPES
The crafting the game never explains: the Reactor + Fuel Rod procedure, per-landmark recipes and Trampler workshops.
OPEN →RECIPES
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KEYS
A chain of five colored keys — from the green one in safes to the black door of the Dreadnaught.
OPEN →KEYS
▸JUMP IN →DISCORD
THE CREW — WE PLAY TOGETHER
You don't have to go solo: the Discord community is full of experienced players for tips and group runs, SAND live (and all your questions) on the stream, and more guides at luxxxmaximus.com.
Latest patches
SOURCE: STEAM NEWS17.07.2026NEWAnti-Cheat Improvements: Phase One — Anti-cheat system overhaul + shorter loot respawn timers.
14.07.2026Update #4 — Fixed hit-reg on moving Tramplers; Crow's Nest temporarily disabled; new US servers.
10.07.2026Update #3 — New island Halbmond + the Crow's Nest compartment; movement balance.
03.07.2026Update #2 — Server connectivity + collision fixes.
26.06.2026Update #1 — Post-launch fixes — character controller, lighting.
Official roadmap
SOURCE: OFFICIAL GAME ROADMAPSOONNEXT STEPS
New Trampler compartments
New NPC variations
Post-game summary screen
Player stats
Gear-based matchmaking
Lobby browser
END OF 2026BIGGER SYSTEMS
More weather conditions and hazards
Menu crafting system
Color-coded storage
World bosses / elite NPCs
Ping system
New biomes and POIs
New character models
LATERLONG-TERM
Blueprint sharing
Factions, reputation and quests
Clans
Item encyclopedia