more encouragement for base building

6 votes

Currently, there is no real reason to build a full base. I got everything unlocked and the PTs fully upgraded with a few planters, threshers, and furnaces. The only things I actually automated were research core production, fuel pellets and blasting charges.
I put together a series of changes that I think would encourage base construction and automation.
-double repair requirements for doors
-increase the level up requirement for the PTs x100 for LIMA x1k for VICTOR x 10k for X-RAY and x100k for the elevator
-have door near the elevator require the elevator to be powered on rather than repaired
-research tree has all base machines and recipies unlocked with the 1st or 2nd PT level. Have additional levels unlock upgrades, like the multiblast
-have three levels for power line and monorail length with each level doubling the previous.(25-50-100)
Other than the research changes, everything could be a difficulty setting, and the research is only to minimize base rebuilds.

Read by dev Suggested by: Tisaku (25 Jul) • Upvoted: 09 Sep • Comments: 1

Comments: 1

15 Aug
Tisaku
As an alternative to mucking with the elevator room door, just switch the stack size 2, mole 9x9 and mole 12x12 flatten modules with the three machine power trim 3 units.
The mole upgrades especially should be moved, as the use for a larger mole area is to make building a base easier. The base that, if you made one at all, would already be up and running by the time you get the elevator up and running.