Oxygen Not Included

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A quick search didnt reveal a thread on this, I know that these sorts of games have a good following on OCUK , so wondered if anyone had seen this one yet from the people who made Dont Starve.

 
With Dont Starve, they released the multiplayer version, Dont Starve Together. I wonder if they will release an Oxygen Not Included Together too.

Having a lot of fun with it, its quite different from Dont Starve and there is quite a bit to do even for it being an Alpha. Brilliant animations, the little guys have such character
 
Here I am at Day 28... (shortly after this, everything went pear shaped, as a few got really stressed out and started throwing up all over the floor, which in turn stressed out everyone else)

 
Must admit, I am thoroughly enjoying it, its only alpha still but given that they added so much to Dont Starve as it went through alpha/beta etc, I firmly believe they will do the same with this.
 
This does look interesting... Is it really 'Rimworld meets Don't Starve' or more a case of 'Don't Starve in Space'?

I've played Dont Starve but havent played Rimworld, so take it with that factor in mind. In ONI there is a little more of a focus on digging and machinery, getting your plumbing and wiring connectivity laid out correctly etc than there is in Dont Starve.

Dont Starve was more about building a base for your single character whereas ONI is more about managing multiple characters and construction. Whether that makes it sound like a hybrid of the two, I couldnt say, given that I dont know much about Rimworld.
 
Dont know if this was new in the latest upgrade or not, but found something a bit odd in a game today. Way off from the start point, in a toxic area, was a table and chairs , with a fruit bowl on the table and some floors made of individual kitchen/bathroom like tiles.
 
It's really well done. There's a lot of unusual solutions to things. I've fully automated my bathrooms to clean waste water without using any automation or fresh water. Super efficient closed loop that actually produces more water than it uses.

Stuff like that makes the game worthwhile.

Its really a brilliant game, as so many of the KLEI Entertainment titles are, I have several hundred hours played on ONI now and like you say there are so many solutions to things, yes you can look around on the web and find things to build but the sheer scope to come up with methods of your own is huge. The physics and science behind the game mechanics, whilst not 100% accurate, are close enough that you can come up with very realistic systems. The closed clean water loop is a great system and I use something similar (I also use a closed loop system for producing unlimited quantities of polluted water) , once you can get closed clean water and closed dirty water running and then get a system set up for producing unlimited quantities of oxygen you have a good foundation for getting started on rocket building
 
I'm actually struggling with heat dissipation, so I haven't yet wrapped my head round a SPOM. Today I've done Hatch Ranching for the first time with the intention of giving my dupes 100% BBQ for the Morale boost. Up to 8 dupes on Cycle 80 ish which is my most reserved attempt yet.

Running low on Algae so trying to decide of I'm going to SPOM or head out and try Slime Reclamation.

Theres a critter which creates slime, cant remember which one it is and havent tried ranching them for decent quantities yet. Hatchs are good for both food and coal. Early heat can be handled reasonably well, or at least contained, with the insulated walls and tempshift plates, I havent really needed a SPOM yet until around cycle 150-200.
 
Whats the actual target in this?
There doesn't seem to be a completion condition, you just keep building till you get bored?

It's just an endless building sim?

Like a lot of survival games (which is essentially what this is), the goal is whatever you decide it to be. Perhaps you set yourself a goal of surviving for 500 days, maybe you set yourself a goal of managing to get off-rock in a rocket. Whatever your own personal aims are.
 
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