Direct answer
In the current 1.0 build, drones unlock through the drone station upgrade chain and take over repeatable tasks like watering. Features only appear here when verified in 1.0.
Version layers
| Layer | Meaning | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Current 1.0 | Verified in the release build | Published as fact |
| Official historical | Official pre-release info | Labeled historical |
| Demo observed | Seen in the July demo | Not treated as 1.0 |
| Community / Unknown | Reports or unverified | Discovery only |
Unlock & activities
- Drone station — the upgrade chain is the reported blocker for automation progress.
- Drone watering — the headline 1.0 activity (guide in the guides hub).
- Drone not working — fix list in troubleshooting, tied to the station upgrade.
Reported bug
Players report the drone station upgrade not accepting more garden veg stew and splitting added items — a progression blocker logged in the problem database with the affected build.
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Evidence note
Drone pages here carry source + build + confidence per claim. Anything still playtest-mixed is kept out of the 1.0 column.
MIXEDExample drone page
Specialist drone pages merge May playtest, July demo and 1.0 — the version layer above is the fix.
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Drone records are shared with drone-watering and drone-not-working guides.