Moon SweepersGuides & Wiki

Turn your first dust into money

Moon Sweepers starts you with a toothbrush. Selling collected lunar dust funds better tools and equipment, but the documented delivery loop includes launching a shipment—not merely reaching a depot. Official progression overview.

1. Collect lunar dust with the starting tool.
2. Fill your storage with the collected dust.
3. Deliver it to a depot.
4. Launch a shipment to get paid.
5. Spend the earnings on new cleaning tools or increased carrying capacity.

Keep collection, delivery and shipment as separate items in your checklist. The store describes payment after launching shipments, so do not assume dust becomes spendable money as soon as you collect it. Collection and shipment sequence.

Reinvest and expand

New cleaning tools and increased carrying capacity are documented uses for your earnings. More carrying capacity lets you take on larger jobs between deliveries. Use these as progression options rather than following an unsupported optimal purchase order. Tools and capacity.

As your operation grows, the store describes placing depots near your work and using cleaning vehicles. Cleaning visibly changes dusty terrain, and you can track progress across the lunar surface. These are documented expansion options, not a vehicle-unlock sequence. Expanding the operation.

Manual shipments and belt deliveries

Do I need to launch a shipment to sell stored dust?

For the storage-to-depot loop, yes. The store explicitly describes filling storage, delivering dust to a depot and launching shipments to receive payment. Keep the launch step in your delivery checklist. Manual delivery loop.

Does belt-delivered material use the same payment sequence?

The developer describes a separate behavior for the deposit intake. Patch 1.0.3 says belt-delivered dust and stone are paid for as they arrive, at the amount displayed on the intake screen. Do not apply that arrival-based payment rule to manual shipments. Deposit intake changes.

Choose your next guide

• Co-op and shared upgrades: crew capacity, the Upgrade Matrix and host moderation.
• Building and relocation: Move Mode, dusty-ground placement, machine snapping and refunds.
• Automation troubleshooting: capsule packing, catcher routing and garage silo output.
• Crashes and save protection: reported fixes, backups and automatic repair.

Version and scope

Checked November 1, 2026: the newest released patch visible in the official developer feed is 1.0.5, dated October 28. This overview covers the documented progression sequence; exact collection and shipment controls, prices, income rates and an optimal purchase order are outside its scope. Developer updates.