I will try that in my next game, I've lost over 1000 colonist to a combination of meteor strikes and six going rampant.
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I will try that in my next game, I've lost over 1000 colonist to a combination of meteor strikes and six going rampant.
Soldato
Ahh....
I was looking tonight my medium dome (first on planet didn't bother with small), how beautiful it was, and then a whole meteor event on top of my base.
It smashed the dome around 10 times. (took some amazing screenshots from inside the dome). Even wiped out a third of my solar panels, lol.
Can you imagine 106 people seeing those use rocks smashing on the glass? Ofc some didn't bother and run to the nearby Casino. lol.
Anyhow. I was just experimenting with everything tonight and found out that if you have good supply of metal, solar panels and small batteries is the way to go.
Cheep and cheerful. Tried to operate a fusion reactor, and it does need the tech to keep the workers number reduced otherwise ain't worth.
It needs too many workers, and even a medium dome with 4 apartments (100+ workers) isn't enough to supply also the people and run two factories (electronics double shift), research lab, mine (double shift rare metals), farm and a polymer factory.
In addition to the essentials. Casino, diner, grosery, infirmary and the apple store
Also is the sheer amount of electronics maintenance it needs. 3!!! A single electronic factory cannot keep up, for something that produces around 180 power.
36 solar panels are better
or 10 Stirling generators. I double shift polymer factory can even create stock....
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My first mystery has started! Oh, and I shot down my first meteor 
I agree, wind turbines are expensive in terms of parts needed. Batteries can keep you going overnight. Fusion reactor is decent, but like you say, only if you reduce the number of workers. The atomic accumulators are a strong battery replacement.
Edit: Just got Martian Copyrights
Ahh....
I was looking tonight my medium dome (first on planet didn't bother with small), how beautiful it was, and then a whole meteor event on top of my base.
It smashed the dome around 10 times. (took some amazing screenshots from inside the dome). Even wiped out a third of my solar panels, lol.
Can you imagine 106 people seeing those use rocks smashing on the glass? Ofc some didn't bother and run to the nearby Casino. lol.
Anyhow. I was just experimenting with everything tonight and found out that if you have good supply of metal, solar panels and small batteries is the way to go.
Cheep and cheerful. Tried to operate a fusion reactor, and it does need the tech to keep the workers number reduced otherwise ain't worth.
It needs too many workers, and even a medium dome with 4 apartments (100+ workers) isn't enough to supply also the people and run two factories (electronics double shift), research lab, mine (double shift rare metals), farm and a polymer factory.
In addition to the essentials. Casino, diner, grosery, infirmary and the apple store
Also is the sheer amount of electronics maintenance it needs. 3!!! A single electronic factory cannot keep up, for something that produces around 180 power.
36 solar panels are better
I agree, wind turbines are expensive in terms of parts needed. Batteries can keep you going overnight. Fusion reactor is decent, but like you say, only if you reduce the number of workers. The atomic accumulators are a strong battery replacement.
Edit: Just got Martian Copyrights
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Now I am a bit confused here. The first Metal Extractor I tried to place told me off for not having a dome. But the second one, seem to be fine. Pictures of it in the spoiler. Is this a miss from the devs or is it suppose to be that, dome needed for the first metal extractor and once you activated it with the Extraction AI, the game recognize you having it and further ones can be built without a dome near by ??
First Extractor, wont let me place it.
Second Extractor, sure go ahead matey, no problem here !
Second Extractor, sure go ahead matey, no problem here !
What's your Mystery ??My first mystery has started! Oh, and I shot down my first meteor
I agree, wind turbines are expensive in terms of parts needed. Batteries can keep you going overnight. Fusion reactor is decent, but like you say, only if you reduce the number of workers. The atomic accumulators are a strong battery replacement.
Edit: Just got Martian Copyrights
Yea, wind turbines are expensive but effective due to they working all the time. I was lucky in my first play through and got the Eternal Fusion breakthrough, which meant no workers for the Nuclear Fusion's and they worked at 150% Efficiency !
Had a funny thing with that research in my first play through though. Got it rather late so cost 20,000 research points to make for the 2,000M you get from it. I also got the Martin Patents, which is similar as the MC but you get a lower amount, 500M. But, for me it made better sense to use the MP then the MC, since the MP "only" cost me 4,500 RP, so running that 4 times for 2,000M cost me 19,000 RP. So, in the end when needed founding I was doing one MP, normal research, another MP, normal research and so on, worked out quiet well in the end.
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What's your Mystery ??
Yea, wind turbines are expensive but effective due to they working all the time. I was lucky in my first play through and got the Eternal Fusion breakthrough, which meant no workers for the Nuclear Fusion's and they worked at 150% Efficiency !
Had a funny thing with that research in my first play through though. Got it rather late so cost 20,000 research points to make for the 2,000M you get from it. I also got the Martin Patents, which is similar as the MC but you get a lower amount, 500M. But, for me it made better sense to use the MP then the MC, since the MP "only" cost me 4,500 RP, so running that 4 times for 2,000M cost me 19,000 RP. So, in the end when needed founding I was doing one MP, normal research, another MP, normal research and so on, worked out quiet well in the end.
Not sure at the moment - I have a meteor incoming in 9 days from a nearby belt. Fortunately my base is already covered by lasers.
Some of the breakthroughs are incredibly helpful, almost make or break. I can see why people put time and effort into scanning the map.
Lots of people saying that this research is an exploit, but it depends when you get it I guess.
Soldato
Now I am a bit confused here. The first Metal Extractor I tried to place told me off for not having a dome. But the second one, seem to be fine. Pictures of it in the spoiler. Is this a miss from the devs or is it suppose to be that, dome needed for the first metal extractor and once you activated it with the Extraction AI, the game recognize you having it and further ones can be built without a dome near by ??
First Extractor, wont let me place it.
Second Extractor, sure go ahead matey, no problem here !
Huh. I will check the code. Maybe drop a bug report here with screenshots and save game.
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/surviving-mars-bug-reports.1003/
Gotcha, your Mystery sounds more interesting then mine was !
Yes, some of the breakthrough are very helpful. My first one was Extraction AI in my 2nd playthrough, and it was a breakthrough tech I never got in my first playthrough. And Martian Copyright could be an exploit if you get it as you said, early enough and have some luck with getting alien artifacts (reducing the research points further), and the 10% less research points per tree. Then you can basically outsource for 10,000 RP for 2K, for almost no cost.
Ok, will try and figure out how to upload the save games to them then.
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Gotcha, your Mystery sounds more interesting then mine was !
Yes, some of the breakthrough are very helpful. My first one was Extraction AI in my 2nd playthrough, and it was a breakthrough tech I never got in my first playthrough. And Martian Copyright could be an exploit if you get it as you said, early enough and have some luck with getting alien artifacts (reducing the research points further), and the 10% less research points per tree. Then you can basically outsource for 10,000 RP for 2K, for almost no cost.
I definitely got lucky. I got MC early and already had a 10% reduction on the tree. Haven't used it yet, but I could do with a research/cash boost at the moment. I wonder whether down the line they nerf it in some way, although I doubt it is at the top of their priorities.
Still really enjoying this. Will build up my current colony and then will go for a more challenging start I think now that I have more of an idea of what is going on (so far have only had high dust storm/devil maps with a few meteors - have never had a cold snap). I can see me getting a fair bit of replayability out of this.
I like that meteors bring in research opportunities sometimes.
I don't seem to have many deep mines on my map, but some of them are crazy. 100k water in one.
Nearly had a huge crisis last night when my water suddenly ran out. Fortunately I already had access to another source. For some reason I decided to churn out a load of fuel forgetting that it was eating up my water supply.
Soldato
Gotcha, your Mystery sounds more interesting then mine was !
Yes, some of the breakthrough are very helpful. My first one was Extraction AI in my 2nd playthrough, and it was a breakthrough tech I never got in my first playthrough. And Martian Copyright could be an exploit if you get it as you said, early enough and have some luck with getting alien artifacts (reducing the research points further), and the 10% less research points per tree. Then you can basically outsource for 10,000 RP for 2K, for almost no cost.
Ok, will try and figure out how to upload the save games to them then.
It's easy, use the upload file button. Lol.
As for the outsourcing is not efficient if you have the tech where Explorer rover gives 100rp per Sol. For 2billion you buy 5 explorer rovers giving you 500 rp per sol until the end of the game. So in 20 Sols they pay up.
I know, I done the post.
We'll see if there be a reply though !
Ok, restarted the India map, the normal resources are the same, and in same location on the plateau at least. The breakthrough tech I got on the plateau was different though, so no Extraction AI there, for now. Was hoping if it come I could see if still same problem with it not being able to be used the first time around without having a dome. Will see if I continue or not.
Soldato
What are the graphics like in comparison to Cities Skylines, also performance?
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Performance is not very high (I would say a 1/4 of Cities) because there is obviously a lot less going on than in Cities Skylines due to the nature of the game. Graphics are decent, nothing special, but not terrible either. Performance and graphics are appropriate for the game imo.
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Not very high? As in crappy performance?
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Requirements not high. Uses a mere fraction of my 4770k and 1080ti. Runs well, can't imagine anyone having a problem. In game music stuttered a bit for me, but I have Spotify on anyway, so I switch it off.
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Today's patch notes, yes the research exploit is gone (and haven't used it ever, since money isnt an issue if planned correctly with PDX or Russia start).
(and haven't used it ever, since money isnt an issue if planned correctly with PDX or Russia start). No performance is good.
Soldato
The guy pick Europe with total 190% difficulty map trying to make "single rocket challenge"?
For p sake. He should get Paradox or Russia and do it. Lets see then how the lady sings.
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Edit: nope, thats fixed. Should greatly help having people work in their specialist field!
Oh, and the research 'exploit' is closed, darn. Kind of eliminates the point of them being repeatable.
Oh, and the research 'exploit' is closed, darn. Kind of eliminates the point of them being repeatable.