How to Upgrade Base Level in The Alters

In The Alters, players are tasked with building and managing a base that grows and evolves. Although it is easy to overlook, expanding your base early will definitely have a huge influence on your gameplay, potentially saving you from frustration later.

This is a resource-heavy base-building simulation and as you get higher and higher in rank, so must your base in size to hold more modules and storage space. So let's take a look at how to hope for the fastest base expansion to stay ahead of the curve.

Why Does Base Expansion Matter

Everything begins with a little more ease while setting up your base because your initial space can manage little resources. But with some time allotted to the game being played, the modules' huge numbers would be outgrowing your initial space.

It will only start to bottleneck: inconvenient storage space, an overworked resource management system, and grumpy Alters crew members (the workers at your base). If ignored early in their solution, they can start snowballing in failure and bidding for your progress.

How to Start Expanding

This upgrade system, called Qubit Levels, is both important and necessary for advancing through the game, not only for expanding your base, but unlocking new technologies and capabilities.

So while these expansions are great, they don’t occur overnight. At over 14 hours to research each one, it’s vital to have a Scientists Alter in the field to speed things up and get them done! The sooner you begin the process of designing this Alter, the more efficient your retrofits will be.

Optimize Your Layout for Maximum Efficiency

Once you unlock these shiny new expansions, you’ll be amazed to discover that you have way more room to work with. Simply having more space doesn’t mean you’ll be more efficient by default.

The opposite can certainly happen, in fact, without a strong plan, your base can easily descend into an uncoordinated, unfocused circus. Here are our top layout best practices for maximizing your layout.

Rewards for Expanding the Base

Beyond simply providing more room, base expansion has a host of real-world advantages. For instance, each new upgrade doubles your Organics tank capacity. This is critical since Organics power your mobile base at the end of each act.

As your population increases and your city expands, you’ll need to start producing more food and amenities to have a well-oiled machine.Plus, increasing your base allows you to spend less time managing storage and resources, freeing up valuable hours for you to spend progressing deeper into the game. That extra space frees you from the stress of squishing it all into a tight space and allows you to design with future growth in mind.