Oil Tycoon! guides
Every Oil Tycoon! guide on this wiki, grouped by what you are trying to do.
New players
- Beginner guide: what to buy first — the buy order for your first hour and the traps that eat your cash.
- Money guide — income routes, product values and the payback order that matters.
- Release date, developer and facts — launch date, player counts, who builds it.
- Codes (and what to do instead) — there is no code system; here are the real +10% bonuses.
Running the line
- Production hub — the chain, the three numbers to watch, and the order that keeps the line honest.
- Production chain — oil spill to barrel to gas canister to cash.
- Workers — well, drill, rig and farmer: what each automates.
- Product values — what crude, gas cans and fuel actually sell for.
- Offline production — what keeps running while you are away.
- Early upgrades — costs and buy order for the first tier.
Factory and progression
- Factory guide — input-to-profit layout and limiting stages.
- Factory upgrade costs — full price list, checked against the live game.
- Asphalt factory · Permit office
- Rebirth, the CEO door and perks
- Upgrade tier list · Budget calculator
Exploration and secrets
- Exploration hub — the six secrets, the mine, fishing, the race and the map route.
- All six secrets · NPC locations · RoTexas map
- Mines and diamonds · Beanstalk race · Fishing · Time trial
Finishing the game
- Both endings — how each one is reached and what differs.
- All 10 badges with clear rates — live data, not guesses.
Suggested order for a first playthrough
- Beginner guide — get the line running.
- Money guide — pick your income route and automate it.
- Rebirth guide — rebirth once, which unlocks the late-game zone.
- Exploration — sweep the map for the six secrets while workers run the plot.
- Endings — do Ending 1 first, then replay for the True Ending.
FAQ
Where should a new player start?
With the beginner guide: buy the first dropper and conveyor, extend the path before upgrading, talk to Miguel, and hire workers before you leave your plot.
Which guide covers the endings?
The endings section — the endings index compares both, and the Ending 1 and True Ending pages give the step-by-step for each choice.
