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About New Cycle
New Cycle is a city‑building simulation set after a series of devastating solar flares. Players start with a modest settlement and must guide it through survival, resource scarcity, and natural hazards. The game blends free‑form and grid‑based construction, letting you shape a community from scratch.
As the settlement grows, you unlock industrial technologies, mass‑production, and complex logistics such as conveyor belts and train networks. Alongside environmental threats like sand storms and wildfires, you also manage social issues—refugee influx, disease, and unrest—requiring tough, often painful decisions to keep humanity thriving.
01 / THE GUIDE
Settlement Building
You can design your settlement using either free‑form placement or a grid system, allowing flexible layouts as you expand. Early structures focus on basic needs like shelter, food, and water distribution.
Progressing through eras introduces new building types, enabling larger, more efficient layouts. Each new building can improve production or quality of life, reflecting the transition from humble beginnings to an industrial metropolis.
- Experiment with both free‑form and grid layouts to see which fits your planning style.
- Place essential service buildings near residential zones to reduce travel time for citizens.
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Resource Management
Gathering and producing resources is central to advancing your civilization. Early gameplay emphasizes basic materials, while later eras unlock complex production chains and automation.
Balancing food, water, tools, and clothing is crucial for meeting your people’s daily needs and preventing shortages that could trigger unrest or disease.
- Prioritize resource storage near production sites to streamline distribution.
- Monitor consumption rates regularly to anticipate shortages before they arise.
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Disaster Challenges
The hostile world presents sand storms, wildfires, and other natural disasters that can disrupt your settlement. Quick response is essential to mitigate damage.
Social crises such as refugee influxes, unrest, and disease outbreaks also demand immediate attention, influencing the stability and growth of your settlement.
- Build medical facilities in advance of potential crises.
- Maintain a reserve of essential supplies to sustain the population during disasters.
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Industrial Era & Automation
When your settlement reaches the industrial stage, fuel and coal power unlock mass‑production and automation. Factories can feed other factories via conveyor belts, creating complex production lines.
Training workers for specialized tasks further boosts efficiency, allowing you to produce advanced goods at scale and improve overall productivity.
- Introduce conveyor belts gradually to avoid bottlenecks in early factories.
- Invest in worker training after establishing a stable power supply for maximum output.
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Exploration & Outposts
Exploring the surrounding landscape reveals untapped resources and points of interest. Building outposts makes these locations accessible to your citizens and expands your resource base.
Connecting outposts with a train network enables efficient transport of goods, supporting further expansion and industrial growth.
- Scout multiple locations before committing to an outpost to compare resource yields.
- Plan train routes that link high‑production zones with storage facilities.
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