June 2026 preview: safehouses, ammo and shortcuts

4Gamer reports that enemies could not enter safehouses. Inside were a workbench and a device used as the return point after defeat.

Before backtracking, use a known save pod and check your healing supply.

This demo began several hours into the game. First-pod route, charge count and launch saving behavior remain unconfirmed.

In William Saw’s June 15, 2026 MonsterVine hands-on, enemies returned after using a save station. Treat a previously cleared corridor as potentially hostile when leaving one. Kingy suggestion: check your healing supply, then watch for enemies as you retrace your route. This was a press demo several hours into the game; the exact build, platform, affected enemy set and release behavior remain unconfirmed.

The workbench used gathered scrap to make ammunition and grenades. Neither the report nor this guide supplies ingredient quantities, output counts or a complete recipe inventory.

The demo offered flares that discouraged ordinary enemies and a limited supply of grenades. These effects were reported in the preview; enemy-specific exceptions and damage values are unconfirmed.

Reaching another part of the facility opened a door on the opposite side of a safehouse. That observation establishes a connected return route, but not enough landmarks for turn-by-turn directions.

Shacknews’s PC demo provided two health recharges. That loadout is not a confirmed starting inventory for the full game. Its “plasma gun” wording also differs from “pulse pistol” in the older Epic report; the final equipment label needs an in-game check.

Section 9 now says crates and explosive containers respawn when using a Save Station. Fragment drops increase below 200 Fragments. These current patch statements are separate from the preview observations above.

Section 9 says the October 23 patch fixes crates becoming indestructible on some saves and should unblock players already affected. Keep the original save intact and record the installed platform/build before checking it. This is a developer recovery claim, separate from the June preview and October 17 Save Station respawn rules; Kingy has not tested recovery.