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The Martian Frontier

Real-time co-op survival strategy · By IBOL

First Post

A topic by IBOL created Feb 27, 2016 Views: 377
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Developer (1 edit)

Hi, I'm the developer, and I just want to make the first post here.

Feel free to ask questions or make comments, etc.

The Martian Frontier is made especially for the Patriots Solar System Competition.

https://www.patriots-ttc.org/solar-system.html


Here is some information about what the different stations in the game do:


HYDROPONICS BAYS
+ Used to grow Vegetables
+ Produce Oxygen
+ Eaten as Food
- Consume Water
- Consume Energy


ALGAE BEDS
+ Used to grow Algae
+ Produce Oxygen
+ Used To Make 'Meat' in Bio-Synth
- Consume Water
- Consume Energy


SOLAR PANELS
+ Produce Power during the day
- Get dirty in dust storms
- Have to be cleaned


BATTERY
+ Stores Power
- Must be repaired, consumes Parts


HVAC
(Heat, Ventilation, Air Conditioning)
+ Warms your base
- Consumes Power
- Must be repaired, consumes Parts


LAB
+ Scientific research for bonus points


BIO-SYNTH
+ Makes 'Meat'
- Consumes Algae
- Consumes Power
- Must be repaired, consumes Parts


WATER TANK
+ Holds your water reserves
+ Can consume power to recycle waste water
+ 'Electrolysis' consumes water and power
to produce oxygen
- Must be repaired, consumes Parts

BEDS
+ When crew get tired, come here to sleep


FRIDGE
+ When crew get hungry, come here to eat
- requires 2 Vegetables
- requires 1 'Meat'
- requires 50 Water


EXERCISE
+ Restores crew fitness when weak
- Consumes Oxygen
- Consumes Water


REFINERY
+ Make Material by consuming rocks
+ Make Soil by consuming rocks
+ Make Water by consuming ice
- Consumes Power
- Must be repaired, consumes Parts

MACHINE SHOP
+ Make PARTS by consuming Material
(PARTS are used to repair all machines)
+ Make Solar Panels, consumes Material

ROVER CONTROL
+ Can be used to gather Rocks
+ Can be used to gather Ice
+ Can be used for Science (bonus points)
- Must be repaired, consuming parts


AIRLOCK
+ Used to go outside!
+ Used to clean dust from solar panels
+ Used to install new solar panels
- Consumes Oxygen


OXYGEN
+ Produced by growing plants
+ Produced by electrolysis
- Used by all crew every second
- More is used when people move
! Run out and it's GAME OVER!

WATER
+ Produced by melting Ice
+ Produced by recycling waste water
- Consumed by plants
- Consumed during meals and exercise


HEAT
+ Keeps crew from freezing to death
- Consumes Power
! Run out and it's GAME OVER!

POWER
+ Machines need Power to operate
+ Produced by Solar Cells
- NOT PRODUCED AT NIGHT
! Run out and the lights go out!