Valuables & Loot — SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Crowns and Economy

Crowns unlock tech tree nodes and Trampler modules. Extract valuables that auto-convert — Chardonnay, Documents, trade goods. Black Boxes (~500 crowns) gate tech — keep until hover confirms surplus. Crowns unlock tech tree nodes and Trampler modules. Extract valuables that auto-convert — Chardonnay, Documents, trade goods.

Black Boxes (~500 crowns) gate tech — keep until hover confirms surplus. Crowns unlock tech tree nodes and Trampler modules. Extract valuables that auto-convert — Chardonnay, Documents, trade goods. Black Boxes (~500 crowns) gate tech — keep until hover confirms surplus.

Black Box and Mechanical Parts

Black Boxes drop from destroyed NPC and player Tramplers. Orange Mechanical Parts rebuild minimum walkers after total losses — always secure them. Black Boxes drop from destroyed NPC and player Tramplers.

Orange Mechanical Parts rebuild minimum walkers after total losses — always secure them. Black Boxes drop from destroyed NPC and player Tramplers. Orange Mechanical Parts rebuild minimum walkers after total losses — always secure them.

Radio Beacon Box Contract

Worth ~2000 crowns if extracted before timer — marks your Trampler on all player maps. Timed extract guide. Worth ~2000 crowns if extracted before timer — marks your Trampler on all player maps.

Timed extract guide. Worth ~2000 crowns if extracted before timer — marks your Trampler on all player maps. Timed extract guide.

Crate Tier System

Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers. Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers. Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers.

Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers. Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers. Brown entry, green mid, red high tier. Green hauling crates (no logo) batch ammo and food — not loot tiers.

Tier	Color	Value
T1	Brown	Starter
T2	Green	Mid weapons
T3	Red	Top rolls + PvP

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.