RE: Sixty-four Pixel Colonists
01-03-2018, 02:06 AM
TURN 2
Construction Drone: IDLE
Compact Scouting Drone: ANALYZING REGOLITH (Complete!)
REGOLITH ANALYSIS:
Regolith in this area is composed of andalusite, dolomite, and trace clay minerals.
The biologist and geologist get in a minor argument over whether some of the readouts indicate the presence of organic compounds. No firm conclusion is reached.
The ansible crackles to life!
![[Image: map_2_cropped.gif]](https://www.deepwatercreations.com/SixtyFourPixelColonists/A/2/map_2_cropped.gif)
A quick poll of the colonists decides that the asteroid's new name will be "Big Rock in the Sky" or "BRitS" for short.
The colony's artist and engineer put their heads together to draft up some plans for a hypothetical mine, but the engineer quickly realizes that it will be hard to formulate a concrete plan without a better understanding of the local rock composition. There is a rock formation to the west of the colony, as well as a larger rock structure to the northeast. Perhaps the scouting drone should be sent to one of these structures for a closer look?
While that project is on hold, the artist convinces the other colonists to let them start an art project on one of the uninhabited prefab shelters. They steal some time on the algae tank to manufacture 1 unit of red biopaint, which they use to repaint the shelter's white surfaces. (-1 Food Production this turn) The other colonists agree that red isn't very attractive, and that white was better. (+0 Morale) The artist is unperturbed - it was an experiment, after all.
The biologist spends some time researching hydroponics. They begin research on a Simple Hydroponics Vat (1 Turn to Blueprint Completion). Of course, that won't be much use without something to grow, and the GFP only saw fit to provide the colonists with algae samples. You can use the ansible to send a message to GFP asking for seeds in the next drop shipment, if you can spare the power. It'll be a while before anything they send can reach you, though.
In the meantime, you might want to consider building another Compact Algae Tank to help your colonists sustain themselves in the short term. (Building information updated with build prices - see first post, or below.)
The colonists debate the benefits of building a laboratory or a common room. They conclude that a laboratory would be very welcome, but that it will take time to plan (1 Turn to design blueprints for a Simple, General Purpose Laboratory). A common room, on the other hand, would be easy, since they can just scale up the blueprint for a Prefab Shelter. It won't be much - essentially just a pressurized, air-filled box with some simple chairs and a table - but it will give them a nicer space to socialize, eat algae-burgers together, and have community meetings without all needing to squeeze into a single prefab shelter. Only problem is, it'll take 25 plasticarbon units to build, which is more than you have right now. You'll have to dedicate the algae tank to growing plasticarbon instead of food. (Added to buildings list)
Food Consumed: 10 Units
Food Generated: 3 Units
Total Food: 13 Units
THE NUMBERS:
BUILDING INFORMATION
Construction Drone: IDLE
Compact Scouting Drone: ANALYZING REGOLITH (Complete!)
REGOLITH ANALYSIS:
Regolith in this area is composed of andalusite, dolomite, and trace clay minerals.
The biologist and geologist get in a minor argument over whether some of the readouts indicate the presence of organic compounds. No firm conclusion is reached.
The ansible crackles to life!
Galactic Frontiers Project: Colonist Outfitters Department Wrote:DROP POD EN ROUTE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. KEEP AN EYE OUT.They must have launched that while you were en route to the asteroid, or it could never get here so quickly.
ETA: 1 TURN
A quick poll of the colonists decides that the asteroid's new name will be "Big Rock in the Sky" or "BRitS" for short.
The colony's artist and engineer put their heads together to draft up some plans for a hypothetical mine, but the engineer quickly realizes that it will be hard to formulate a concrete plan without a better understanding of the local rock composition. There is a rock formation to the west of the colony, as well as a larger rock structure to the northeast. Perhaps the scouting drone should be sent to one of these structures for a closer look?
While that project is on hold, the artist convinces the other colonists to let them start an art project on one of the uninhabited prefab shelters. They steal some time on the algae tank to manufacture 1 unit of red biopaint, which they use to repaint the shelter's white surfaces. (-1 Food Production this turn) The other colonists agree that red isn't very attractive, and that white was better. (+0 Morale) The artist is unperturbed - it was an experiment, after all.
The biologist spends some time researching hydroponics. They begin research on a Simple Hydroponics Vat (1 Turn to Blueprint Completion). Of course, that won't be much use without something to grow, and the GFP only saw fit to provide the colonists with algae samples. You can use the ansible to send a message to GFP asking for seeds in the next drop shipment, if you can spare the power. It'll be a while before anything they send can reach you, though.
In the meantime, you might want to consider building another Compact Algae Tank to help your colonists sustain themselves in the short term. (Building information updated with build prices - see first post, or below.)
The colonists debate the benefits of building a laboratory or a common room. They conclude that a laboratory would be very welcome, but that it will take time to plan (1 Turn to design blueprints for a Simple, General Purpose Laboratory). A common room, on the other hand, would be easy, since they can just scale up the blueprint for a Prefab Shelter. It won't be much - essentially just a pressurized, air-filled box with some simple chairs and a table - but it will give them a nicer space to socialize, eat algae-burgers together, and have community meetings without all needing to squeeze into a single prefab shelter. Only problem is, it'll take 25 plasticarbon units to build, which is more than you have right now. You'll have to dedicate the algae tank to growing plasticarbon instead of food. (Added to buildings list)
Food Consumed: 10 Units
Food Generated: 3 Units
Total Food: 13 Units
THE NUMBERS:
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BUILDING INFORMATION
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