Start with a connected base
Your first GRAVHOUNDS job is a construction problem that quickly becomes a survival problem. Start at the Collector, extend a pipeline, connect a Fabricator, and use that network to support resource collection and defenses. Learning that sequence saves you from carrying every item across the map while enemies attack your way home.
The tutorial narration in the extended GRAVHOUNDS gameplay recording gives a useful starting order:
- Begin a pipeline at the Collector and extend it to establish a build node.
- Position the Fabricator and connect it to the pipeline.
- Mine nearby resources, then move the loose material with the Grav Beam.
- Deliver resources to a Collector processing port, or put them on a connected pipeline for transport.
- Spend the resulting credits on a turret Build Kit at the Fabricator.
- Carry that kit to a build node and place it there.
This describes the recorded tutorial, rather than an independently tested Early Access walkthrough. As of November 1, 2026, the Steam release is still planned for November 2.
Separate your mining and transport jobs
The mining laser releases resources; the Grav Beam moves them. You do not need to keep walking all the way back to the Collector with every pickup. The tutorial explicitly introduces pipeline delivery, and Gohjoe's player experience shows how discovering that function reduced repeated trips during a solo mission.
Extend your network toward the resource you are working on while keeping its connection to the Collector intact. That creates a transport route and gives you places for defenses. Longer infrastructure also means more ground to watch, so expansion should serve an objective rather than spread without purpose.
The Grav Beam has other practical uses. The developer's official GRAVHOUNDS introduction describes moving equipment, placing Build Kits and sending useful pickups to teammates. Handling resources and supporting the crew are part of the same toolset.
Get armed and keep the operation running
Call in your authorized Reward Pod and choose a weapon. The October demo changes matter here: the developer says the initial pod offers every weapon you have unlocked, so an older recording showing only a small starting choice does not establish the current selection limit.
Use Drone View to check the surrounding area and incoming threats. The recorded tutorial marks nearby enemies in red. Keep an eye on your turrets as well as the Collector; the tutorial teaches repairing a damaged turret with the mining laser.
Player experience from Gohjoe's solo run suggests building defenses before becoming absorbed in distant side activities. That is a useful planning lesson, rather than a required turret count or a guarantee that any layout will survive.
Finish the objective, then prepare to leave
Completing the job objective does not instantly end the fight. When launch preparation becomes available, use a terminal, defend while the Collector prepares, and return to the ship when the departure warnings begin.
Avoid assuming every mission uses the same timer. The narrated sequence establishes a preparation period and final boarding countdown, but it does not establish one universal duration for every objective or version.
For the October demo, completing a tutorial is still required to unlock Single Player. Multiplayer can be entered directly from the main menu without finishing it, according to the developer's demo announcements. That newer rule supersedes older playtest descriptions that put the tutorial before every multiplayer session.
FAQ
Can I play GRAVHOUNDS alone?
Yes. The game supports solo play. In the October demo, finish the tutorial to unlock Single Player.
Do I have to carry every resource to the ship?
No. The tutorial teaches placing material on a connected pipeline so it can travel back to the Collector.
Does finishing the main objective end the mission?
Not immediately in the documented sequence. Initiate launch preparation, survive the final defense and board before departure.