Ammunition — SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Two Ammo Ecosystems

Personal weapons use rifle, pistol, shotgun, and grenade inventories separate from Trampler turrets. Loaded turret ammo extracts even unfired — preload in hangar before deploy. Personal weapons use rifle, pistol, shotgun, and grenade inventories separate from Trampler turrets.

Loaded turret ammo extracts even unfired — preload in hangar before deploy. Personal weapons use rifle, pistol, shotgun, and grenade inventories separate from Trampler turrets. Loaded turret ammo extracts even unfired — preload in hangar before deploy.

40mm Autocannon Ammo

High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment. High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment. High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment.

High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment. High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment. High volume soft-target rounds — overheats if sprayed. Budget for zombie clears and leg harassment.

80mm Cannon Shells

Single-load armor piercers for red doors, NPC walkers, Ironclads, player reactors. Forts require 80mm stockpiles. Single-load armor piercers for red doors, NPC walkers, Ironclads, player reactors.

Forts require 80mm stockpiles. Single-load armor piercers for red doors, NPC walkers, Ironclads, player reactors. Forts require 80mm stockpiles.

Personal Rounds

866/9 and M82 share different calibers — loot matching ammo in town armories. Shotgun shells feed 1874 Petros boarding loadouts. 866/9 and M82 share different calibers — loot matching ammo in town armories.

Shotgun shells feed 1874 Petros boarding loadouts. 866/9 and M82 share different calibers — loot matching ammo in town armories. Shotgun shells feed 1874 Petros boarding loadouts.

Type	Used By	Priority
80mm shell	80mm turret	Forts, walkers
40mm belt	40mm turret	Soft targets
Shotgun shell	1874 Petros	Boarding
Rifle round	866/9, M82	Infantry

Extended Context for Raiders

Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety.

Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts. Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms.

Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap. Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist.

Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting.

Squad Coordination Notes

Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap.

Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist. Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts.

Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations. Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds.

Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points.

Solo Player Considerations

Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations.

Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds. Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers.

Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide. Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide.

Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls.

Storm Dive vs Voyage Differences

SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide.

Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide. Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order.

Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety. Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts.

Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub.