Sandswept Highlands

Sandswept is the new desert destination for the final part of the colony story. Its wide plains suit a large farm, while mesas and ruins create vertical routes for exploration. That is a different base-planning problem from fitting a small early homestead beside water in Outset Grasslands. The developer describes valuable late-game resources and tougher Floaters here. Being unlocked at the beginning of a save does not remove that late-game tuning. Hollow Marsh sits among the desert cliffs and has its own biome description; the two additions remain separate entries. The approximately forty-percent world expansion is the developer estimate for the two regions together, rather than a measurement of this desert alone.

Acquisition and published details

Obtaining it: Travel to the new area in 1.0; both new areas are unlocked from the start of the game.

Main use: Endgame farming, story finale, new crops/minerals and answers to story questions.

unlock: Unlocked from the start of a 1.0 save, but tuned for late-game players. biome: Wind-swept desert with mesas and ancient ruins. key resources: New 1.0 crops, minerals and secrets (names not itemised by the official post). animals: Extra-tough Floaters; other fauna not itemised. new in 1 0: Yes. base notes: Wide open plains described by the developer as perfect for huge endgame farms.