How to Buy Another Property in Ore Factory Squad

FIELD LOG // PROPERTY SITE

Your first dig site is a small Suburban/backyard property, not the Construction Site. Forest, Construction, and Quarry are separate later property categories.

The tested early-game system allows only one Active Property at a time. Choosing a new site is therefore a resource decision, not a plan for operating several simultaneous mines.

TYPESProperty Types vs Property Listings

The game has broad dig-site categories and individual purchasable listings.

For example:

• Forest is a category;
• Woodland Lot was one specific Forest listing observed in a launch-week save;
• Suburban/small backyard is a category;
• Greenpark Lot and Westmont Property were specific basic-material listings in the tested route.

Do not turn one listing’s price, area, or resource percentage into a rule for its entire category. Every property features randomized underground resources.

CATEGORIESLaunch Property Categories

Official sources describe four launch dig-site categories:

Steam achievements provide category checkpoints:

• Landlord: buy your first property;
• A Breath of Fresh Air: buy and visit the Forest Property;
• Hard Hat Area: buy and visit the Construction Property;
• Stone Business: buy and visit the Quarry Property.

STARTSuburban and Greenpark: The Real Starting Direction

Greenpark’s tested resource mix included:

• Stone;
• Clay;
• Limestone;
• Sandstone;
• Coal.

These materials support early Blocks, Sand, Cement, Clay products, Stone products, and Crushed Coal.

An empty Surface does not mean Greenpark is finished. In one heavily mined save, Mid and Deep still contained useful basic resources. Open:

Warehouse Computer
      │
      ▼
   Properties
      │
      ▼
 Active Property
      │
      ▼
Remaining Resources

Check all three layers before removing the site.

Westmont example

One Westmont preview showed:

• price: $700;
• area: 2,000 m²;
• Limestone, Clay, Stone, Coal, and Sandstone.

Despite the neighborhood name Copper Ridge, that preview did not show Copper or Iron. A location name is not evidence of its ore table.

Westmont can be useful when you need another basic-material property. It does not solve a metal bottleneck unless the actual preview lists the required metal.

FORESTForest Property

Officially, Forest provides:

• a larger digging area than the starting property;
• more room for an underground operation;
• early access to Copper, Bronze, Iron, and Steel;
• small procedurally generated Secret Caves;
• cave entrances blocked by breakable walls that require Dynamite.

The caves are hidden pockets, not massive fixed networks.

Observed Woodland Lot example

One launch-week listing appeared at:

• $1,590 before negotiation;
• a metal-focused preview including Copper, Iron, Bronze, Steel, and Coal.

This sample disproves the old claim that Forest is always a $20k+ late-game purchase. It does not establish a permanent Forest price.

Forest buying checklist

Before switching:

1. identify the exact metal or product blocking progress;
2. inspect the current Forest listing preview;
3. check active contracts;
4. reserve basic products still needed;
5. recover packed mining boxes and useful loose items;
6. budget for the processing License and machine;
7. remove the old Active Property only after the recovery pass;
8. check Remaining Resources again after the new property is active.

For Level 4 metal processing and cost samples, see the upgrade-order guide.

CONSTRUCTIONConstruction Site

The Construction Site is not the starting property.

Official descriptions confirm:

• a dusty foundation-pit environment;
• unfinished urban construction surroundings;
• risky gas pipes underground;
• strong mineral potential.

Do not add unverified mechanics to that description. Current public evidence does not establish:

• a fixed pipe-damage value;
• automatic site delays;
• a Detector mode that scans pipes;
• an electrical-grid repair system;
• a universal “safe Dynamite distance” from infrastructure.

Approach the area carefully and document the current warning UI before publishing a hazard formula.

QUARRYQuarry

Official store language places large quarries on snowy mountains among the property categories. The Stone Business achievement confirms that a Quarry Property can be bought and visited.

The v1.0.1 patch also fixed resources failing to spawn in randomly generated Secret Caves on Forest and Quarry maps.

Still unverified for this guide:

• complete Quarry resource percentages;
• exact listing prices and areas;
• whether every Quarry cave entrance looks or behaves like Forest;
• fixed cave depth or resource rewards.

Use the listing preview and current Remaining Resources screen rather than a static map.

BOUNDARYFactory vs Dig Site

A property is a mining location. It is not a second factory floor.

The tested logistics boundary is:

[ Active Dig Site ]
        │
        ▼
[ Packed Mining Box ]
        │
        ▼
[ Mining Lift / Surface ]
        │
        ▼
  [ Cargo Vehicle ]
        │
        ▼
  [ Sorting Station ]
        │
        ▼
[ Factory Storage and Production ]

Do not plan to build a Cement Kiln, Brick Oven, Smelter array, or pallet warehouse on Forest. Cement Kiln and Brick Oven were unsupported machine names, and the old guide provided no evidence that production or pallet-storage facilities can be built on a dig site.

RECOVERWhat to Recover Before Removing a Property

Prepare as though anything left behind may be lost:

1. packed mining boxes;
2. useful loose resources near the surface;
3. easy-to-reach Scrap and Antiques;
4. cargo waiting near the Mining Lift Head;
5. the final backpack load;
6. any important site items the UI allows you to recover.

The tested guide did not establish:

• whether all abandoned objects are permanently deleted;
• whether repurchasing uses the same terrain or a new seed;
• whether removal changes active contracts.

Recover first instead of relying on an untested persistence rule.

CITYRedstone City Services

Redstone City is the shared hub between the factory and dig sites. Confirmed locations and uses include:

The city map opens with M in the official update description and can show important places, friends, and vehicles.

Do not send Scrap to the Pawn Shop. The official achievements clearly separate Scrap and Antiques.

AVOIDCommon Property Mistakes

Start with the first-hour guide if Greenpark and Factory Storage are still unfamiliar. Before removing a site with lower-layer resources, use the Mining Lift guide; after moving for Copper or Iron, check the upgrade and License guide.

FAQFrequently Asked Questions