Lightyear Frontier
All Lightyear Frontier Guides
Lightyear Frontier 1.0 guides: crop rotation tables, base locations, nickel, steel and red crystal routes, automation layouts, achievements and co-op answers.
Start Here
Lightyear Frontier Guide: 1.0 Crops, Map & Automation
A complete Lightyear Frontier guide for 1.0: first-week priorities, crop rotation, base sites, nickel and steel routes, automation and the new ending.
Lightyear Frontier Beginner Guide: Your First 10 Hours
A spoiler-light Lightyear Frontier beginner guide: first-hour checklist, early crops, water, fuel, mech upgrades and the mistakes that slow new farms down.
Lightyear Frontier 1.0: Release Date, Price and Changes
Lightyear Frontier 1.0 launched November 4, 2026. Here is the price, the two new regions, the ending, the mech rework and every change that matters.
Lightyear Frontier Tips: 15 Things I Wish I Knew
Fifteen Lightyear Frontier tips for 1.0: faster planting, smarter storage, better fuel, cleaner pipe layouts and the settings that save hours.
Lightyear Frontier Difficulty: All 5 Presets Explained
Lightyear Frontier has five difficulty options: Creative, Relaxed, Balanced, Challenging and Custom. What each one changes, and which to pick for a first run.
Farming
Lightyear Frontier Crops: Full List and Grow Times
Every Lightyear Frontier crop with soil type, grow time, product and region, plus the 1.0 mutation rules and the four new crops in the expansion regions.
Lightyear Frontier Crop Rotation Chart and Rules
The full Lightyear Frontier crop rotation chart: which soil each crop leaves behind, the fastest loop, the best oil loop and how to fix a field that drifted.
Lightyear Frontier Crop Locations: Where Each Seed Grows
Where to find every Lightyear Frontier crop seed by region, how the Seed Extractor and Seed Splicer work, and what to do when a seed will not unlock.
Lightyear Frontier Crops Disappeared: 6 Causes and Fixes
Crops vanished in Lightyear Frontier? Six causes, from dry mounds and overdue harvests to tornadoes and co-op sync, with the fix for each and how to prevent it.
Lightyear Frontier Best Oil for Fuel: Ranked by Energy
Every Lightyear Frontier crop oil ranked by fuel value, with energy per grow day, the best early and late picks, and how the Oil Presser changes the math.
Map & Base
Lightyear Frontier Map: All Regions and Resource Zones
The Lightyear Frontier 1.0 map explained: five regions, what each one supplies, how big the world is, and how the Resource Scanner and stamps work.
Lightyear Frontier Map Resources: Every Ore and Egg
Every Lightyear Frontier resource by region: where to mine iron, nickel, red crystal and yellow crystal, where eggs spawn, and which nodes are worth a stamp.
Lightyear Frontier Best Base Location: 3 Strong Sites
The best base location in Lightyear Frontier, scored on water, flat ground, resources and delivery distance, plus the best starting site and a build layout.
Resources
Lightyear Frontier Nickel: Where to Find It and How to Farm
Where to find nickel ore in Lightyear Frontier, the fastest early route, how to farm deposits in Hexagon Valley, and what nickel is actually used for.
How to Make Steel in Lightyear Frontier: Recipe and Tips
The Lightyear Frontier steel recipe: iron bar plus coal in a Furnace, the exact ratio, where to find both ores, and what to build first with your steel.
Lightyear Frontier Red Crystal: Location and Best Uses
Where to find red crystal in Lightyear Frontier, how to grind it into dust, and which mech upgrades are worth spending the scarce crystals on first.
Lightyear Frontier Feathers: How to Get Them Fast
Feathers in Lightyear Frontier come from adult Swiftplumes, not from the ground. Hatch, raise and breed them faster with this step-by-step loop.
Mech & Automation
Lightyear Frontier Upgrades: Mech, Tools and Depot
How Lightyear Frontier upgrades work in 1.0: the Mech Depot, separate tool and part tracks, mod slots, Skyblazer, and the order that saves the most time.
Lightyear Frontier Automation Guide: Pipes and Layouts
How Lightyear Frontier automation works in 1.0: Automation Pipes, storage filters, three auto-recipes per construct, energy, and three layouts that work.
Lightyear Frontier Water: Pumps, Pipes and Reservoirs
How water works in Lightyear Frontier: reservoirs, automated pumps, pipe runs, watering drones and the fixes for a farm that keeps going dry.
Platform & Completion
Lightyear Frontier Crossplay: Steam, Xbox and PS5
Lightyear Frontier crossplay explained: Steam and Xbox players can farm together, PS5 and Switch 2 cannot, and there is no local split-screen mode.
Lightyear Frontier Game Pass: It Left in March 2026
Lightyear Frontier is not on Game Pass. It left the service on March 15, 2026, and 1.0 is a paid Steam or Xbox purchase. Here is how to play it now.
Lightyear Frontier Achievements: All 57 and How to Get Them
All 57 Lightyear Frontier achievements with unlock requirements, grouped by farming, exploration, ranching, delivery and the ending, plus a completion order.
Lightyear Frontier Co-Op: 4-Player Crossplay Explained
How Lightyear Frontier co-op works: four players, online only, Steam and Xbox crossplay, shared progress, host rules and the best way to split the work.
Lightyear Frontier Review: Is the 1.0 Worth It?
Lightyear Frontier 1.0 review: a relaxed mech farming game with real automation, four-player crossplay and a slow opening. Verdict, performance and value.