Building Starsand Station

Building Starsand Station is a main quest in the Island Life progression that unlocks the fast travel bus stop network across Starsand Island. It becomes available after reaching the Island Pro rank in the Island Life phone app and completing the Starsand Port Construction quest for Marston. This quest requires cooking Soup Dumplings for the construction crew and gathering construction materials for Railway Worker Yang.

Quick Reference

Prerequisites

1. Reach the Island Pro rank in the Island Life phone app.

2. Complete the Starsand Port Construction quest (help Marston build the Maritime Bureau at Half-Moon Bay).

This quest typically triggers about one week into gameplay, after the player has progressed through the initial Island Life milestones.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Step 1: Talk to Solara

Find Solara at or near the Community Center (she is usually there in the mornings). She explains that the island needs a train station and directs you to find Railway Worker Yang near the beach.

Step 2: Find Yang

Locate Yang near the beach at the station construction site. Speak with him to learn what materials and supplies are needed.

Step 3: Cook 4 Soup Dumplings

Yang asks you to feed the construction crew. Cook 4 Soup Dumplings and deliver them to Yang. The recipe requires the following ingredients per serving:

Cook the Soup Dumplings at a Campfire or Gas Stove. The Soup Dumplings recipe is unlocked by completing the New Finny Roommates quest, or it can be purchased from Aureleaf Kitchen.

Step 4: Deliver Construction Materials

After feeding the crew, Yang requests the following construction materials:

Deliver all materials to Yang to complete the quest. The station will be built and the bus stop system becomes available.

Rewards

After completion, see the Bus Stop Reconstruction guide for details on repairing all 10 bus stops and unlocking full fast travel across the island.

Crafting Station Requirements

Make sure you have the following crafting stations built and upgraded before starting this quest:

Tips

• Stock up on Flour early. Even if you are not pursuing the Farmer profession, grow Wheat and make Flour in advance. It is needed for this quest and many cooking recipes.

• Use Fertilizer II to speed Wheat growth. Fertilizer II (found from NPCs or in caves) reduces Wheat growth time to about 2 minutes, saving significant time.

• Build multiple Cutters. Softwood Planks are one of the most-used materials in the game. Running 2-3 Cutters in parallel saves a lot of time.

• Iron Sheets require Cutter II and Furnace II. Make sure you have progressed far enough in the Crafter profession or Zerine's shop to unlock these upgrades before starting.

• Soup Dumplings grant the Forest's Gift buff (chance to recover ammo and find ore chunks), making them useful beyond this quest, especially in the Moonlit Forest.

Known Issues

• Quest keeps restarting: Some players have reported the quest reactivating after completion, with an "ask what's wrong" variant appearing days later. Completing it a second time resolves the issue.

• Flour bottleneck: Players who focused on crafting or exploration without developing farming may get stuck without Wheat. Use Fertilizer II as a workaround to grow Wheat quickly.

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