Scrap
Mechanic

Start with a low, wide four-wheel platform. Use the Connect Tool to verify every bearing and engine connection, add steering only after the wheels spin correctly, and change one part at a time when testing.

Secure food and basic materials first, establish repeatable crafting, keep an uncomplicated transport vehicle working, and expand farming only when you can defend the raid pressure it creates.

Treat each moving assembly as a small module: define its input, verify bearing direction and range, test it alone, then connect it to the next logic stage. This prevents one reversed bearing from looking like a whole-system failure.