Logistics in Moon Sweepers lets you transport lunar dust between cleaning equipment, processing machines, and the Depot. The system includes Packagers, Conveyors, Splitters, and Mergers, which you can access through the Building Tool. You don't need every structure immediately. The equipment worth buying depends on how you're collecting dust and where you want it delivered.
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How to Access Logistics
Logistics Equipment Explained
Which Equipment Do You Need?
When to Expand Logistics
How to Access Logistics in Moon Sweepers
The Logistics category is found in the Building Tool's construction menu. The tool costs $50 and gives you access to equipment for moving collected dust around your base.
- Collect lunar dust and sell it at the Depot until you have at least $50.
- Purchase the Building Tool and equip it.
- Open the construction menu and select the Logistics category.
- Choose the structure you want to build and place it along your planned dust delivery route.
You can begin using Logistics long before building an automated factory. A Packager and a short Conveyor route are enough to reduce the amount of time spent carrying dust back to the station.
What Does Each Logistics Item Do in Moon Sweepers?
The Logistics category contains equipment for preparing, transporting, and directing dust capsules. Each structure serves a different purpose.
- Packager: Accepts manually collected dust and prepares capsules for transport. It costs $100.
- Conveyor: Moves capsules between connected equipment and receiving points. Conveyor sections cost $0.50 per meter.
- Splitter: Divides an incoming capsule route into two outgoing branches.
- Merger: Combines capsules from two incoming routes into one outgoing line.
The Packager and Conveyor are useful for establishing basic dust transportation. Splitters and Mergers become more relevant when several machines need to share routes or when materials must travel to different destinations.
For a simple connection between one collection point and the Depot, there's no reason to buy every structure in the category.
Which Logistics Equipment Do You Actually Need?
Your cleaning method determines which logistics structures are useful. Handheld tools, vehicles, and automated machines handle collected dust differently, so they don't all require the same equipment.
Handheld Cleaning Tools
If you're collecting dust with a Toothbrush or Broom, a Packager can reduce repeated trips to the Depot. Place one near the area you're cleaning, load your collected dust into it, and connect its output to a Conveyor leading toward the station.
I'd place the Packager somewhere that meaningfully shortens your delivery trips. If it's directly beside the Depot, you're losing much of the convenience it provides.
Our Moon Sweepers Packager Guide covers the equipment in more detail.
Robot Vacuums
Robot Vacuums already collect dust and produce capsules through their collection docks. You don't need a separate Packager for dust gathered by these machines.
Instead, connect the dock's output to a Conveyor route that reaches the Depot or another compatible destination. Your main logistics concern is transporting the capsules after the robot has collected the dust.
Vehicles and the Garage
Vehicles unload their collected dust through the Garage. The Garage includes a silo with 6,000 kg of storage capacity and two rear Conveyor outputs.
Once dust is unloaded into the silo, it can move into your existing transportation network. This means you don't need to carry individual capsules from the Garage to the Depot.
For more information about unloading and managing vehicles, see our Moon Sweepers Garage Guide.
J.O.O.N.A.S. Robots
J.O.O.N.A.S. robots launch collected dust capsules toward Capsule Catchers. These receiving structures allow the capsules to enter the rest of your transportation network.
This is different from using a handheld tool because you aren't manually loading a Packager. Your logistics setup needs to receive the capsules and move them toward their next destination.
When Should You Expand Your Logistics Setup?
I'd expand Logistics when your current transportation system starts slowing down the rest of your operation. Buying extra equipment before you need it can add cost without improving your cleaning progress.
For example, if you're spending too much time walking back to the station, a nearby Packager may solve the problem. If multiple Robot Vacuums are producing capsules in different areas, combining their delivery routes may be more convenient than maintaining several long connections.
It's also worth separating Logistics from Production. Logistics moves material between structures, while machines such as the Pressure Chamber and Stone Press process dust into more valuable products.
If capsules are already reaching the Depot reliably, adding more transportation equipment won't automatically increase their selling value. If you're planning to process the dust instead, your logistics network needs to deliver materials to the appropriate production machines and carry their finished output onward.
My preference is to build around the collection equipment that's already working. Start with a reliable route to the Depot, then add new connections when you introduce another machine or collection point. This keeps your base manageable without spending money on logistics structures you don't currently need.
