The Last Colonies - Sci-fi TBS/RP - OOC / Always Open

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hmm, okay. Well let's see.

Modules:
1) Geo-Scanner: Needed for landing at your site, so necessary.
2) Housing Pods: Essentially a must-have to avoid rampant anti-Health and Happiness.
3) Mining Pod: That Coastal Region doesn't produce Metal, so having one of these is quite necessary. Also useful for getting up an early Manufactory if you want to go that route.
4) Laboratory: Handy for getting an early Tier 1 tech, optimally the precursor to Petrol production.
5) ???: Maybe more Housing Pods, to help you Think your way to Petrol production. Alternatively a Hydroponics Farm. You'll have only 2 Free food to work with in Coastal, which makes expansion past ~6 population difficult to support without a Farm.

Thank you. I think hydroponics would best suit my situation in the ???? Area.

Probably a wise call. The lab will get you to Geology easily enough, and from there the next tech is just enhanced production.

[Harkback Union]

If you already get a lab, I suggest going for Industrial Core instead. HIPs may be expensive, but on the long run, they are far more efficient then the manufactory. Petrol can wait till later.

[Harkback Union]

Caines, do you still want the gov'nor to take care of things?

[Cainesland]

Caines, do you still want the gov'nor to take care of things?

Yes please. However intermixing philanthropist gov with industrial governor to improve productivity if need be would be fine.

Edit: I just realized how necessary a solar panel is. If I was to go with g-techs suggestion is run a energy deficit. As I get 3 food and 2 energy from the coast and all.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Caines, do you still want the gov'nor to take care of things?

Yes please

Edit: I just realized how necessary a solar panel is. If I was to go with g-techs suggestion is run a energy deficit.

Nah, you should be fine. You only need E for your Hab and Hydro, a -2. Coastal puts out 2. Just put two folks in your mine, or swap out your hydro with a Mine every few Quarters and you'll be fine.

[Cainesland]

Yes please

Edit: I just realized how necessary a solar panel is. If I was to go with g-techs suggestion is run a energy deficit.

Nah, you should be fine. You only need E for your Hab and Hydro, a -2. Coastal puts out 2. Just put two folks in your mine, or swap out your hydro with a Mine every few Quarters and you'll be fine.

You can swap out starting modules?

[Harkback Union]

Nah, you should be fine. You only need E for your Hab and Hydro, a -2. Coastal puts out 2. Just put two folks in your mine, or swap out your hydro with a Mine every few Quarters and you'll be fine.

You can swap out starting modules?

Till the gov starts working, fine.

[Cainesland]

You can swap out starting modules?

Till the gov starts working, fine.

What I mean is, you can switch them out every couple quarters? I wanted to clarify what g-tech said.

[Harkback Union]

Till the gov starts working, fine.

What I mean is, you can switch them out every couple quarters? I wanted to clarify what g-tech said.

Of course not.
Things could get very silly then.

[Cainesland]

What I mean is, you can switch them out every couple quarters? I wanted to clarify what g-tech said.

Of course not.
Things could get very silly then.

Ok, thank you.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Nah, you should be fine. You only need E for your Hab and Hydro, a -2. Coastal puts out 2. Just put two folks in your mine, or swap out your hydro with a Mine every few Quarters and you'll be fine.

You can swap out starting modules?

Haha no, what I mean is you'll have both a Hydro and a Mine, and only one spare energy. Just run the Farm regularly, and switch the energy to the mine whenever you need more metals.

[Cainesland]

Is my starting module change clarified? Or no?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Is my starting module change clarified? Or no?

*shrug*

Take a Solar Array if you want. You won't need it immediately though.

[Cainesland]

Is my starting module change clarified? Or no?

*shrug*

Take a Solar Array if you want. You won't need it immediately though.

Is the lack of a lab a huge disadvantage? If it is not, then I might go with hardbacks suggestion.

[G-Tech Corporation]

*shrug*

Take a Solar Array if you want. You won't need it immediately though.

Is the lack of a lab a huge disadvantage? If it is not, then I might go with hardbacks suggestion.

Well, having a Lab essentially means you get a free Tier 1 tech. Being able to build Plantations or Heavy Industrial Plants right out the gate is very useful. Or, in your case, being able to build Petroleum facilities in the first 5 Quarters.

Edit: Which reminds me, should we slow down Hark? Two quarters a day, to allow more detailed RPing as people deal with the sudden population influx?

[Harkback Union]

Is the lack of a lab a huge disadvantage? If it is not, then I might go with hardbacks suggestion.

Well, having a Lab essentially means you get a free Tier 1 tech. Being able to build Plantations or Heavy Industrial Plants right out the gate is very useful. Or, in your case, being able to build Petroleum facilities in the first 5 Quarters.

Edit: Which reminds me, should we slow down Hark? Two quarters a day, to allow more detailed RPing as people deal with the sudden population influx?

Indeed, that's what I suggested.
I'll make a post about pop growth mechanics soon. Basically, If you had low health in eariler quarter, you'll get less pop!

[G-Tech Corporation]

Well, having a Lab essentially means you get a free Tier 1 tech. Being able to build Plantations or Heavy Industrial Plants right out the gate is very useful. Or, in your case, being able to build Petroleum facilities in the first 5 Quarters.

Edit: Which reminds me, should we slow down Hark? Two quarters a day, to allow more detailed RPing as people deal with the sudden population influx?

Indeed, that's what I suggested.
I'll make a post about pop growth mechanics soon. Basically, If you had low health in eariler quarter, you'll get less pop!

I thought population growth was optional. Or was I reading that wrong?

[Harkback Union]

Indeed, that's what I suggested.
I'll make a post about pop growth mechanics soon. Basically, If you had low health in eariler quarter, you'll get less pop!

I thought population growth was optional. Or was I reading that wrong?

It is optional, but is also limited.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I thought population growth was optional. Or was I reading that wrong?

It is optional, but is also limited.

Ah, yes, I understand that. So we should grow if we can, because time is of the essence.

[Harkback Union]

It is optional, but is also limited.

Ah, yes, I understand that. So we should grow if we can, because time is of the essence.

Yes, and because Eventually, Industrial growth will surpass population growth and thus you'll be in big shortage of it, especially once wars kick in.

[Harkback Union]

Actually, the reason why I'm not yet done with shy's turns is the dilemma of higher pop vs more advanced Technology.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Ah, so HE extracting and whatnot is now a tech? Did you decide what Xenofungus is going to produce?

[Harkback Union]

Ah, so HE extracting and whatnot is now a tech?

It always was meant to be.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Ah, so HE extracting and whatnot is now a tech?

It always was meant to be.

Figured as much. Would've been nice to know before I sent colonists off to the region though Any word on an Xenofungus/Wasteland rebalance?

Also, Pac, I'm pretty sure you need workers to run the Light Factory.

[Pac Kindom]

It always was meant to be.

Figured as much. Would've been nice to know before I sent colonists off to the region though Any word on an Xenofungus/Wasteland rebalance?

Also, Pac, I'm pretty sure you need workers to run the Light Factory.

time to re work