I Finally Fixed My Broken Setup… And It Actually Works | Hydroneer Ep. 15

We’re back in Hydroneer — and things did NOT go smoothly. After losing about 15 minutes of footage, I had to piece everything back together and figure out what went wrong. Between broken machines, freezing issues, and a setup that just wasn’t working the way it should, this episode turned into a full troubleshooting session. But that’s part of the process. In this episode, we rebuild and improve our automation system on Volcalidus, working through conveyor belts, sorting issues, and resource management. What started as a messy, inefficient setup slowly turns into something that actually works — and gives us our first real step toward scaling up. We also run into performance issues, weird sorting behavior, and some unexpected bugs that make things more complicated than they should be. But by the end… We finally have a working automated system. Not perfect. Not clean. But working. And that’s a huge step forward. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 We’re Back (And Lost Footage) 00:15 What Changed Off Camera 00:30 Current Automation Setup Overview 00:56 Game Freezing & Performance Issues 02:00 Hand Sorting Problem 02:45 Selling Everything for Reset 03:30 Buying Conveyor Belts & Upgrades 05:00 New Crafting Goals & Missions 06:30 Finding Conveyor Shop 07:30 Spending Money on Setup 08:30 Fossils & Side Progress 09:20 Returning to Base (Everything Broke) 10:00 Testing Resource Limits 11:00 Cleaning Up the Setup 11:30 Starting Conveyor Build 12:30 First Test (Not Working) 13:30 Troubleshooting the System 14:30 Sorting System Issues 15:30 Fixing Conveyor Sorting 16:30 Weird Glitch Behavior 18:00 Final Adjustments 18:30 Automation Starts Working 19:30 Full System Test 20:10 Tier 1 Automation Complete 20:25 Wrap Up 🎯 WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE • Fixing broken automation setup • Troubleshooting conveyor and sorting issues • Dealing with game freezing and performance problems • Learning better ways to handle resources • Building first working automated system in Volcalidus 🎮 GAME INFO Game: Hydroneer Expansion: Volcalidus Genre: Sandbox / Mining / Automation 📌 SERIES INFO Hydroneer Series Episode 15 Continuing progression on Volcalidus 👍 SUPPORT If you enjoyed the video, leave a like — it helps more than you think. If something was confusing or broken… let me know in the comments. Still figuring some of this out. 🔑 KEYWORDS hydroneer, hydroneer gameplay, hydroneer volcalidus, hydroneer automation, hydroneer conveyor, hydroneer mining, hydroneer guide, hydroneer lets play, hydroneer base building, hydroneer tips, automation games, sandbox games, mining simulator, indie games