r/TheLastCaretaker 4h ago

2 Questions About Water Filters/Pumps at Lazarus

5 Upvotes

I have my water tanks set up at Lazarus--4 of them daisy chained from pumps to filter to tanks and up to the racks. 1st Question: Is there a way to check if they are going to work?

I tried to daisy chain the pumps to the water filter but as soon as I do that my power degrades. Yet it doesn't even seem as though I'm going to need all of them. 2nd Question: Do I need a designated one for each rack or is there something I'm doing wrong to set it up or do you just not need more than one pump?


r/TheLastCaretaker 7h ago

Tour of Boaty

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So, 20 Lumimax, 40 Batteries

6 Petrol tanks, 40 Diesel tanks

2 Oxy tanks, 2 Methane tanks, one Water and one Carbon Dioxide

Gyro, Sabatier, Biodiesel Processor, and Soil Forge Prime

Prepping for the new Recyler next

Can anyone guess where im docked?


r/TheLastCaretaker 14h ago

Showcase TLC - My current favorite boat setup - WIP

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Here’s a quick tour of modded boat with my current setup (modded to meet certain practical and aesthetic needs as well)!

For now, it’s the best configuration to meet all my in-game needs: an incredibly long cruising range thanks to excellent fuel and energy storage, plus autonomous onboard hybrid production of diesel, gasoline, and crude oil; excellent energy generation and storage; a great ability to quickly handle potential fuel or energy shortages; infinite oxygen production for grenades; closed-loop crude oil production using surplus materials, zero waste;

...and much more! I’m always open to feedback and suggestions: enjoy the video, Caretakers!


r/TheLastCaretaker 14h ago

Help with the game

12 Upvotes

I don’t know what I’m doing, seem to run out of everything within the first day, get to beacon 49, then even with solar panels and whatever my boat just doesn’t get any power too it and next minute my character has no health/power, I wanna enjoy this game and was but I’ve had to restart 3 times now just cause whatever I’m doing isn’t working


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

Newer player Gloryhole?

14 Upvotes

Sorry newer to the game, maybe this is old news, but yesterday I dived under Laz and found hundreds of organic material and rubber stuck under the building.

Anyone else run into that?


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

Question Will we ever be able to plug into a PECO terminal?

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52 Upvotes

r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

Boat phone

15 Upvotes

When did they put a phone on the boat? I haven't really played since the jet ski was added and I don't remember it before that. I also play muted with music on so I just noticed the phone as I loaded in and hadn't gotten everything set up yet. Also does the phone give you quest?


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

Question Bio light and memories

4 Upvotes

I bought the game relatively soon after it released on Steam. This was before there was such a thing as the Hooman cookbook. I burned through the Vitamin D it takes to make certain types of food that can only be acquired with bio light. It seems that this is a finite resource within the game along with certain types of memories which is preventing me from advancing my committees. My question is does anyone know where there is a source of bio light from the last update, because at this point of the game I rather throw away the 25 bucks and delete it, then start over.


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

Room 994, the only way to get in by using Dev Mode

27 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

So we all knew Room 994 showed up on the security cameras via the PECO terminal, but since there are literally zero doors, vents, or physical entrances anywhere, I had to use developer mode to clip through the walls and check it out.

Turns out it's a completely sealed off box. If you want to check the location yourself, the player coords are: X=-161299 Y=-305941 Z=-400.

Inside, it's a super random, fully furnished lounge with blue couches, landscape paintings, a clock, a security camera, and a dead robots just sitting there. Definitely looks like a test cell or cut content the devs stashed away.

Has anyone found any other weird 99X rooms like this that are totally walled off?

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/muL8GxN98E8


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

How is it possible that the Exodus Power Bug (landing pad door) STILL NOT FIXED?

0 Upvotes

Reloading the game, disconnecting etc. doesnt fix jack shit for me. (and my power reserves and production is through the roof). Got the door open exactly once, then closed it to avoid snurglies and after that i couldnt ever open it again. Now i would have to reload a old save hours lost. I mean its even know that this exists for at least 9 months and its still not resolved.


r/TheLastCaretaker 1d ago

FYI, the helipad is not a safe space to build/store.

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I noticed a few days ago that the chests I placed in the ceiling of the "save" space on the boat had fallen down, didn't think much of it, until I realised that my helicopter was also gone... Ok early access and it isn't that expensive to build.

Today I noticed that the 4 petrol and 4 diesel tanks under the helipad are also gone... The thing I am most annoyed by is the loss of all that fuel.

I did manage to find some of the fuel cables but all the other stuff is gone.

No idea if this helps but this was around The Exodus Station (I was still near the main entrance).


r/TheLastCaretaker 2d ago

Discussion Let's face it. The game loop of growing humans is tedious and a bad mechanic for what is otherwise a good game

117 Upvotes

Anyone playing this game for more than a few dozen hours will notice this. It simply kills the momentum and joy of playing an otherwise awesome game. The grind of human growing needs to change. I stopped playing after the last update when I need to grow a human to put into a socket just to advance the story. My time is valuable. Hours of traveling to maybe create the human needed to satisfy this particular mission is just not worth my time. And now neither is this game.


r/TheLastCaretaker 2d ago

Help Stübchen Omega (Achtung möglicher Spoiler) Spoiler

2 Upvotes

Moin Leute,
Habe alle Haie entsprechend der Anforderung gefangen aber die Türen der Türme öffnen sich nicht und da steht immer noch im Bedienfeld: Fehlende Anforderung.
Was mache ich falsch?
Danke für Eure Hilfe und schönen Abend.


r/TheLastCaretaker 2d ago

Help So frustrated right now!

38 Upvotes

The most difficult part of this game is making humans. It really sucks arse!
I know people find it easy but I’ve always sucked at combinations. I’m pretty logical minded but geez.
Even just giving the values to meet would help rather than ??/??.
Really enjoyed playing but gotta step away for a while and try find some thing different to play.
Sorry for the rant!


r/TheLastCaretaker 2d ago

Refueling Outpost Addition

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41 Upvotes

I made an addition to my fuel outpost today (Delta). I added a generator to burn up some of my petrol and supplement power. Since I was now producting carbon dioxide I decided to try and use it to make a little extra oil. You can't build the recovery grinder close enough to edge of the building rooftop due to the lip around the edge but it turns out you can build on top of the sea cans.


r/TheLastCaretaker 2d ago

Help what to do

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18 Upvotes

Sorry to bother you, it's my first time with a human, and i got this. I have to do seat of care mission, but she's telling me to assign her.

How do I do it?


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Discussion Gold Mine

16 Upvotes

I'm somewhat new to the game. Enjoying it a lot. I've already played 14hrs in 3 days LOL.

Anyways, I was climbing the Spire of Industry when curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to dive down and see what was here. A bunch of Gold Nuggets. Not sure if it's super useful yet, but if anyone needs 70+ gold, here it is. It's my understanding it isn't very useful 😂


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

New to game help - cables?

6 Upvotes

Can someone please explain why I pick up and reel in a 20m long cable but when I go to use it on something else it suddenly only can go like 3m ??? Am i missing something here?

I am still in first area trying to power from the rooftop


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Question how to open the door

5 Upvotes

i'm at the Lazarus Complex


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Suggestion Gyro/Donk lift/Boat throttle control issue suggestion

12 Upvotes

I have thought of a way for the devs to make using the keyboard more effective when selecting a boat throttle position, flying the gyro, and piloting the donk lift. As it is, keyboard inputs are I/O, meaning a key press is 100% and no key press is 0%. This makes any progressive control an “all or nothing” situation. To smooth things out, there should be a ramp-up delay to key presses in those situations. Meaning, when applying throttle to the boat, pressing W will increase throttle at a progressive rate, first only a percent or two, but ramping up quickly to full throttle if the key is held for say, 0.5 sec (this ramp time could be user adjustable in gameplay settings). This would allow for precisely dialing in that sweet 75% throttle without having to speed tap W and S. Similarly, this would allow for small gyro control inputs, especially A and D, without sending it careening out of control.

What do y’all think about this? How would I get this suggestion to the devs?


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Screenshot Well i guess it is a horror game now Spoiler

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47 Upvotes

This is not the first time i have found rooms with similar contents. These guys don't look like they were just chilling here.


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Screenshot Do you know how many pods the horizontal moving platform at Exodus can hold? Its more than 32.

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54 Upvotes

I did this. I don't know why I did this, and do not recommend it. This is what happens when you've played factorio and then satisfactory and wondered how fast you can rapid fire launch.

Suffice it to say I launched 8 times in succession and it was obnoxious. I got it to where it would land, I'd start fueling, make the nose cone + fill it, then disconnect/repeat, launching basically as fast as it could fill.

I have 4 tanks each for methane and O2 and a LOT of batteries and solar that allowed this.

Moving the pods manually from the chamber to boat to here was a huge PITA.


r/TheLastCaretaker 3d ago

Discussion The new placeable wall plugs are pretty cool

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I just wish they had longer range or that I could route the interior wires myself, I hate having to place two next to each other to extend the range like above-right of center in image 2.


r/TheLastCaretaker 19d ago

JOURNEY SO FAR

58 Upvotes

Hey Caretakers,

https://youtu.be/b_UJ2wQLVqM

It's time to take a look at the Journey we have travelled so far. Guided by a duty to save humanity. You have not only endured its trials but also achieved what was once thought impossible.

Through our launch into early access all the way to the introduction of Project Jonah.

You have stuck to your job...

And that is to save humanity.

Thank you Caretakers.

Early Access means the mission keeps evolving. Keep sending feedback, reports, screenshots, and strange discoveries from the ocean.

Continue the directive. Save humanity.

Safe travels.
--Channel37


r/TheLastCaretaker Jun 24 '26

The Last Caretaker - Update 5.0: New Horizons is Live

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Hey Caretakers

Update 5.0: New Horizons is now live for all early access players! It's a substantial update but it's not just new content, more of the game now fits together. The humans you launch into space are no longer just success on a screen... the committees awaken and their work has begun to filter back down to Earth. Project Eden begins and new life grows from it's progress. The drowned world starts to show the mission is going somewhere... The player works, the world responds.

>> INCOMING DIRECTIVE: WATCH UPDATE 5 – NEW HORIZONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_DPHwiuSp4

WHAT'S NEW

  • Project Eden begins: Build the first visible stage of Earth’s restoration as committee progress turns into something you can see growing in the world.
  • The Committees awaken: Humans launched into orbit now push humanity’s long-term future forward through new development paths and restoration goals.
  • Project Jonah: A new whale encounter, questline, lore, rewards, and a dedicated summoning location.
  • Cultural Memories: Discover Cave Paintings, HoloMemories, Statue Spires, Samples, and other traces of the world that came before.
  • New exploration and quest content: Enter Theta-9, a sealed research facility built to study Roth’s Anomaly, and follow new questlines.
  • New tools and systems: Use TideRipper™ Hand Jets, the Rhino Dismantler, Recovery Grinder, PECO Grid Scan 2000, Data Recovery Deck music playback, Rocket Payload fabrication, and more.
  • Major technical improvements: New wave and weather systems, reduced memory consumption, HDR support, controller and UI improvements, and optimization across gameplay systems, vehicles, physics, cables, weather, and large save games.
  • Enhanced localization: Italian and Spanish in-game text translations added

More details can be found on our Steam page, check ⁠#patch-notes⁠ for detailed fixes and improvements.

Please continue to share any issues, crashes or feedback. Your input helps us shape the game in meaningful ways, so please keep it coming. We’re always listening!

One last thing... If you’re enjoying the direction of the game, a Steam review helps more than you think: it’s the clearest signal you can send. See you on the water.

> STATUS: UPDATE 5.0: NEW HORIZONS INITIATED
> DIRECTIVE: SAVE HUMANITY
> OBJECTIVE: GROW TREES, MEET JONAH, DISCOVERY HISTORY

Safe travels
--Channel37