Lunar operations manual · Patch 1.0.4
Fix the route.
Confirm the result.
Practical Moon Sweepers answers for the moment your belt stops, your factory goes dark, or J.O.O.N.A.S. decides the mission can wait.
Choose a route
Start with the symptom.
Each route follows the same field logic: identify the first failed stage, change one thing, then watch for a result you can actually verify.
I am not getting paid
Trace dust or stone from its source to the Hub intake and confirm the balance changes.
02↗My machine will not produce
Check ingredients, power and a clear output before buying another machine.
03↗Capsules stop on the belt
Find the first dead segment, reversed connection, blocked output or outdated bug.
Patch desk · Oct 25
1.0.4 changes the diagnosis.
Old advice that treats J.O.O.N.A.S. idling, machine packing errors or capsule capacity as permanent behavior is now stale.
Read official notes ↗Now works away from players, cleans faster, navigates around buildings and sends capsules to the nearest catcher.
The update fixes machines pausing with “Could not pack a capsule” despite having power and materials.
Waypoints, station teleporting and live robot activity make remote-machine diagnosis easier.
Up to five local backups, faster saving and automatic repair change recovery advice.
Mission index
Six problems worth solving first.
6 guides
Auto selling: get dust to the Hub and get paid
The sale finishes at the Hub intake. Follow the material and verify the balance—not the indoor machine.
↗Stone Press not working
A full sand input is not enough. The press needs a raw-dust branch too, plus power and room to output.
↗J.O.O.N.A.S. after the 1.0.4 rework
Always-working behavior, nearest-catcher launches, map status and the remaining checks when it still stalls.
↗Why your factory stops at night
Separate production faults from an energy shortfall: generation, stored charge, demand, then machine status.
↗Conveyors and capsules: find the first failed stage
Use a short test load to distinguish direction, connection, destination and patched machine bugs.
↗Depot deposit achievements: what appears to count
Treat deposit actions, dust weight and launches as different counters. Automatic Packager credit remains unconfirmed.
↗Evidence standard
Useful before certain.
This is a source-backed field guide, not a claim that every route was reproduced by the editor.
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Official change means the developer stated it in a Steam announcement.
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Player report means a community member described a result; it stays labeled until independently reproduced.
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Diagnosis is an ordered check derived from the game system and cited sources—not invented first-hand testing.
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Every article ends with a visible success condition, version scope and source list.
Field questions
Before you rebuild the base.
Is this an official Moon Sweepers site?
No. This is an independent fan guide. Moon Sweepers is developed and published by DragDrop Games; trademarks and game art belong to their respective owners.
Which game version do these guides cover?
The site baseline is 1.0.4, released October 25, 2026. Individual pages call out when a fact comes from 1.0.3 or from an undated player report.
Why are there only six guides?
They map to confirmed player problems and fresh version changes. More pages will be added only when the question and the answer both have enough evidence.
What should I check first when automation fails?
Follow one small test load from source to destination. The first point where it stops is more useful than the machine that looks busiest.