Best Beginner Upgrades in Mine a Planet — Get Rich Fast (Roblox)

Getting rich in Mine a Planet is mostly about buying the right upgrades in the right order, not grinding the wrong stat. This illustrated walkthrough follows a July 2026 beginner tips video (observed footage) and ranks what to spend cash on first: fleet stats (Cargo, Mining Speed, Planet Ore Value), Drone Luck once Drone Rolls caps, personal gear (Jetpack before Laser Pistol), then mid-game boosters and alien pets. Every price is read from your screen — Skydog Games has not published a cost table.

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   Prioritise Cargo and Mining Speed on the fleet boards

   The creator's first cash sinks are the holographic boards near your dock — not the Robux sidebar. In observed footage the most important early stats are Cargo and Mining Speed; Dock Platforms and Dock Storage matter more after you unlock the second floor. Each board shows the current level, the next tier, and the cash price on a yellow tag — read your screen and buy whichever unblocks income first.

   

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   Save for Planet Upgrade when ore value tiers unlock

   Planet Upgrade raises your Ore Value multiplier (e.g. x6 → x7 in observed footage). The sign shows the next tier and a cash price on your screen — often billions at mid-game. The creator calls this one of the most important long-term upgrades, but warns beginners not to rush it if cheaper fleet stats still have open tiers.

   

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   Cap Drone Rolls before pouring cash into Drone Luck

   Early on, spend on Dock Platforms and Dock Storage to place more drones — the footage shows a 1 → 2 platform upgrade and a storage bump for a few hundred thousand cash. Once Drone Rolls hits its cap (the creator notes a level-six ceiling in their save), shift spare cash to Upgrade Drone Luck for better roll odds.

   

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   Discard weak drones instead of hoarding fleet slots

   Open your inventory and walk to the Discard bin in the hub. The creator throws away an Epic-tier drone they are not using rather than keeping a full roster of weak units. Freeing slots lets you equip rarer drones that earn more per ore — check each drone's sell value and mining stats before you discard.

   

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   Buy timed boosters at the Gear Shop sparingly

   The blue Gear Shop sells Normal Batteries (short mining boost) and Clean CPU chips (remove a mutation from a drone). The creator treats these as temporary performance spikes, not permanent upgrades — save jellyfish-tier chips for your best drone later, because removing a mutation does not refund the item.

   

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   Faint roaming aliens, then throw an Alien Ball

   Roaming aliens (e.g. brain-rat style pets in observed footage) appear in the hub. Damage one with your Laser Pistol until the catch prompt appears, then throw an Alien Ball from your hotbar. If you wait too long the alien despawns — the creator stresses beating it first, then catching immediately.

   

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   Upgrade Jetpack before Laser Pistol or Drone Kit

   At the yellow Upgrade stall, the Upgrades menu lists Jetpack (ore carry cap), Laser Pistol (mining speed on foot), and Drone Kit (deployable follower drones). The creator upgrades Jetpack first for beginners because it raises how much ore you can carry while manually mining; Laser Pistol is mainly for fainting aliens.

   

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   Deploy Drone Kit followers for extra damage

   After upgrading Drone Kit, hold a drone from inventory and press Deploy to place follower drones that attack alongside you. Higher Drone Kit levels unlock more deploy slots (the footage shows two active followers at level three). Use them for extra mining damage while your main fleet works the dock.