Hello Everyone,
This is our third dev update (see updates 01 and 02).
We've been ramping up the art production and implementing more new features over that last few months. This is some of the stuff that is now in the game:
Geothermal Plant
The Geothermal Plant will be a secondary, but very reliable power source.
You will have to scan the world for underground heat, using people or drones. Once you find a source of heat you can place the structure on top of it.
This will be typically away from the base, so you will have to build the connections to it.
You then monitor the plant from the Control Center.
Bio Dome
The Bio Dome is making a comeback, but with some important changes.
Plants now require Fertilizer, that can be created from Organic Waste or also from Sulfur from the planet surface.
New selection of vegetables that makes more sense
There will be other food sources like, Insects, Algae or Synthetic Meat.
Processing Plant Components
We've been modeling some of the Processing Plant components:
Steel Processor and Plastic Processor: These are similar to Planetbase 1, they convert Iron Ore and Starch to Steel and Plastic.
Glass Furnace: This is a new mechanic for Planetbase 2, you have to mine Silicates from the planet soil, then process them into Glass, which you will then use to create transparent domes.
Gym
We are introducing a new Fitness stat for colonists.
Due to the low gravity environment and in order to stay in shape to perform the colony tasks, people will have to be making use of the Gym, especially Biologists, Medics and Engineers as Workers already perform physically demanding tasks.
Canteen
We've created a new component here: the Fridge, that will allow you to store food.
And a lot More
The game is coming along very nicely, and you can play it for a few hours already.
See other random stuff in the game:
For the next update will cover the exciting topic of waste management.
We will be publishing more info every couple of months or so, for more frequent updates you can check out Reddit, X or Bluesky.
Thank you for your support!
Martiño.