ChinaSide Tycoon Guide: Getting your business off the ground
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OverviewChinaSide Tycoon puts you in charge of your own shipping business — hire staff, process orders, open a factory, and survive police raids as you grow. This guide walks you through starting out, expanding your operation, and handling the trickier parts of the game.
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Getting your business off the ground
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When you first load in, your priority is staffing up. You have several roles to choose from. Once workers are in place, start accepting and shipping orders to generate your first income.
- Hire staff choose from packers, photographers, forklift drivers, and security to get your operation running.
- Accept orders take incoming orders and begin moving cargo through your setup.
- Shoot QC photos use your photo tables to photograph products and pass quality checks.
- Ship hauls complete the packing and dispatch process to earn money from each order.
- Build your star rating handling orders well raises your rating and grows your following.
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Expanding with a factory
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Once profits start stacking up, a factory is a powerful upgrade you can make. Producing your own inventory means you control your supply. Combined with a larger workforce, your order capacity grows.
- Open a factory to start manufacturing your own products and cut reliance on outside stock.
- Add more employees to handle a higher volume of orders.
- Grow your star rating and follower count to attract more orders over time.
- The business earns money even while you are offline, so your operation keeps running between sessions.
Handling police raids
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Raids are a recurring threat you need to plan for. It depends on where you are and how much cash you have on hand.
Crates and redeem codes
CheckCrates are opened for a random reward each time. Redeem codes are a separate system: each code can only be used once, some have expiry dates, and the game distributes new ones through its group. As of October 19, 2026, nine working codes were being tracked.
- Open any crates you collect the reward is random.
- Find the code input spot in-game and enter codes as soon as you get them, since they can expire.
- Never try a code twice once used, it will not work again.
- Join the game's group to get new codes and update news as early as possible.
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Glossary
Glossary- Packer
- An employee role responsible for boxing up cargo from incoming orders.
- Forklift Driver
- An employee who moves and loads goods around the warehouse.
- QC Table
- A station where you photograph products to complete quality checks on orders.
- Star Rating
- A measure of your business's reputation that rises when you handle orders well and grows your following.
- Crate
- A box you can open for a random in-game reward.
- Raid
- A police event where you must either escape or pay a fee.
Common questions
FAQDoes the game earn money while I'm offline?
Yes — your business keeps generating profit even when you are not in the game.
How many players can join one server?
Up to six players can play together in a single session.
Do I have to pay the fee every time police raid me?
No — you can choose to flee instead of paying. Whether escaping or paying makes more sense depends on your position and how much cash you have available at that moment.
What is the point of joining the game's group?
Group members receive update news and rewards, and they get access to new redeem codes.
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