FAQ

Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions page! If none of these answer your question, then please get in contact through the official Discord.

# General Questions

#### When did the game release?

The 8th of May, 2020 on Epic Games Store; Steam on the 13th of May 2021, and Xbox Game Pass for PC and Xbox on the 23rd of November 2021

#### Where can I buy it?

Epic Games Store

Steam

Xbox Game Pass

## Future Plans

#### Will you be adding controller support to the PC?

We have no plans to implement controller support for PC at the moment

#### Is there multiplayer planned?

No. We've got no plans at this stage to add multiplayer to Before We Leave - we're a very small team and multiplayer is an enormous challenge, especially when it hasn't been designed with multiplayer in mind from the beginning.

#### Since Before We Leave is coming out on Xbox and Game Pass, does that mean it’ll be coming to other storefronts and consoles?

Maybe. We’re not sure yet. Sit tight, and we’ll give you an answer at some point - probably sometime in 2022!

#### Who created the Xbox version of Before We Leave?

Team17 and DO Games! Since we’re such a small studio, we definitely couldn’t have done it without them. We give them our thanks!

# Gameplay-related Questions

## General Questions

### I've run out of research! What can I do?

Best thing to do is go and explore more islands and planets! Ancient Technology Deposits are finite, at least until late in the game, so you'll need to find new ones. Also check that you don't have an "lost" research sitting in your Libraries, and be sure to ship all your research into one place!

### I've just colonised a new planet, but I've run out of tools! How do I get more tools?

On standard difficulty, demolishing a building yields all the resources you used to build it. Try demolishing some tool-requiring buildings.

### A whale has just killed all my Peeps on an island / planet! How do I repopulate?

Fear not! You can use a trade ship / trade spaceship to manually load Peeps onto the ship, and move it over to the empty island / planet.

### My Population isn't growing on an island

Make sure you've built a School on your island to get more Peeps, and make sure they have a place to live.

### I can't build <building unlocked through research>

In order to construct anything except the basic few buildings, you need to build a Library on each island.

### I need Power for my Iron Smelter and Toolsmith on the first island. How do I get it?

Make sure to repair your Ruined Generator.

## Xbox-specific Questions

### I'm having a hardware / account issue with the Xbox version. Who can I contact?

For those sorts of issues it's better to contact the team that created the Xbox version, Team17, through this link.

### How do I switch between planets?

Press Left Trigger twice, or press and hold Left Trigger until you are completely zoomed out, then press it again. Once in the space view, you can use the Dpad to switch between planets.

### How do I repair the spaceship? I have all the resources but it's still greyed out!

You need 50 ADULT Peeps on the island before you can repair the spaceship, so as to prevent a massive population problem when you launch it!

### How do I rotate the camera?

Hold down the Left Analogue Stick and move the Right Analogue Stick.