I never got that far in the game, but would be surprised if once capabilities built up by research don't open up those original planets for future upgrades that are now possible. Put another way it would be nice if all planets had hospitals and parks and other amenities that make life better on those planets.
Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) . On Tue, 3 Jan 2023, Travis Siegel wrote: > The thing is, you don't really need to get back to the planet once you've > completed the mission goals. You don't even need to get to your ship. Just > click on a new planet, and it will prompt you to move to the new location. > > I don't know why you couldn't go back to a previous planet, but there's really > no need to do so. > > I'll see if it's possible when I complete my current mission, and let folks > know. > > On 1/3/2023 1:57 AM, Michael wrote: > > Think that?s part of the problem, I completed all mission goals, but I had > > no idea I wouldn?t be allowed to go back to the colony. > > So, is that the case? I can?t get back there? > > Thanks > >> On Jan 2, 2023, at 7:33 PM, Travis Siegel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Unless you completed the required missions on the planet, you should have > >> no problem getting back to it. > >>> If it says your ship is landed there, just tap on it. It will tell you > >>> your ship is there, then just tap details, then it will give you all the > >>> planet info, with a continue button at the end. Tap that, and you're back > >>> on the planet. > >>> > >>> That's all you need to do. > >>> > >>> I've never tried going back to a planet after the missions have been > >>> completed, so no clue if the game allows it or not, though I see no reason > >>> why it wouldn't. > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 1/2/2023 6:47 PM, Michael wrote: > >>>> Thanks Travis, for that nicely detailed response. > >>>> The screen I am facing now is where I could look at my ship and I can see > >>>> that I can explore another space, but I can?t get back to the last planet > >>>> I colonized even though it tells me my ship is currently landed on this > >>>> planet. any help? Any hints? I?m kind of at a loss I can?t get back to my > >>>> colony well I guess once you complete the mission it doesn?t let you back > >>>> to the colony? > >>>> Once again, thanks for any help or input, I?ll get the hang of this, I > >>>> promise. Lol > >>>>> On Jan 2, 2023, at 3:35 PM, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> It works on android too I played it on android first but now use an > >>>>> Iphone. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> > >>>>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > >>>>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > >>>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > >>>>> > >>>>> . > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023, Travis Siegel wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I play it on the iPhone. I have no idea if it's available on > >>>>>> other > >>>>>> platforms or not. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 1/2/2023 4:18 PM, Matthew Chao via groups.io wrote: > >>>>>>> On what operating system will this gtame work? Thanks.--Matthew Chao > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 1/2/2023 3:43 PM, Travis Siegel wrote: > >>>>>>>> You don't need a hydroponics plant for each warehouse, but > >>>>>>>> usually > >>>>>>>> you'll need 2 or 3 per warehouse. Each one produces a certain > >>>>>>>> amount, and > >>>>>>>> you'll need to check how much food is rolling into the warehouse, > >>>>>>>> then how > >>>>>>>> much is rolling out per minute. That's how you maintain your > >>>>>>>> population. > >>>>>>>> If yours are yoyoing then it's because you're getting enough food, so > >>>>>>>> another one is showing up, then they're eating the available food, > >>>>>>>> then it > >>>>>>>> isn't here anymore, so one dies off. You'll need to balance food > >>>>>>>> production with population. It gets easier (or harder depending on > >>>>>>>> your > >>>>>>>> point of view) as you complete some of the research tasks, since > >>>>>>>> those can > >>>>>>>> give you increased production or storage on various buildings. In > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> beginning though, (especially since you don't have a lot of > >>>>>>>> completion > >>>>>>>> rewards) you'll need to have probably 3 hydroponics per housing unit, > >>>>>>>> since > >>>>>>>> typically one housing unit holds between 50 and 100 population, > >>>>>>>> depending > >>>>>>>> on whether it's next to an industrial zone or not. Your population > >>>>>>>> needs 3 > >>>>>>>> units of food for each unit of population, so you'll need 150 units > >>>>>>>> of food > >>>>>>>> incoming to the living quarters for a 50 population building, and > >>>>>>>> obviously > >>>>>>>> 300 incoming for a 100 population building. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> That gets harder as you increase the size of the residences, but you > >>>>>>>> can > >>>>>>>> increase the output of the hydroponics too, so it all balances out. > >>>>>>>> You > >>>>>>>> should be doing research constantly until you have researched > >>>>>>>> everything > >>>>>>>> you can. I don't know if it's a bug, or if there's a piece of the > >>>>>>>> game I > >>>>>>>> haven't found yet, but there's 11 items I still have to research, but > >>>>>>>> they > >>>>>>>> don't show up on my research list, so nothing to do about those. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> You'll also want to pick up your reward every day, just click on the > >>>>>>>> prize, > >>>>>>>> and it's transferred into your inventory, and then you can use it on > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> planet you're currently on, or save it for another one, it's up to > >>>>>>>> you. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 1/2/2023 8:14 AM, Michael wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Okay so do you think I should have a farm and a warehouse for each > >>>>>>>>> living > >>>>>>>>> quarters I build? > >>>>>>>>> I?ll also leave the game to idle while my population has a chance to > >>>>>>>>> grow. > >>>>>>>>> So far I have a total number of 59 people, although, it fluctuates > >>>>>>>>> back to > >>>>>>>>> 58 and then goes back up to 59, but doesn?t seem to get much beyond > >>>>>>>>> that, > >>>>>>>>> so I?ll leave it be for a while. > >>>>>>>>> Thanks again for your help. > >>>>>>>>>> On Jan 2, 2023, at 5:23 AM, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Leave the game on your phone say for a week then check back in. > >>>>>>>>>> You > >>>>>>>>>> should have more money generated by your colonies and their > >>>>>>>>>> production by > >>>>>>>>>> then. It takes them time but it does happen. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used > >>>>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>>>> defense of liberty: > >>>>>>>>>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > >>>>>>>>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I feel like I?ve come to a halt with the game, as I can never seem > >>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>> get enough money to do things now > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Outlook for iOS > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > >>>>>>>>>>> Jude > >>>>>>>>>>> DaShiell <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 2, 2023 1:45 am > >>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Galactic colonies > >>>>>>>>>>> When arriving at a planet for the first time and landing you get a > >>>>>>>>>>> very > >>>>>>>>>>> tight view of that planet. Taking off again then landing again > >>>>>>>>>>> gets your > >>>>>>>>>>> ship orbit time around the planet and that's how your exploration > >>>>>>>>>>> starts > >>>>>>>>>>> to expand. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used > >>>>>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>>>>> defense of liberty: > >>>>>>>>>>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > >>>>>>>>>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Got it. Now, I'm doing a long term task in the commercial > >>>>>>>>>>>> complex, am I > >>>>>>>>>>>> best > >>>>>>>>>>>> doing short term tasks if I am short of money? > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/01/2023 23:46, Travis Siegel wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Because you haven't explored the entire planet. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I already told you that to get more exploration space, you need > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to go > >>>>>>>>>>>>> back > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to space then enter the planet again to expose more of the map > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to be > >>>>>>>>>>>>> explored. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Just click on the button (first on the screen that says space > >>>>>>>>>>>>> map). > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Then > >>>>>>>>>>>>> find the planet your ship is on, and click it again, click > >>>>>>>>>>>>> details, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> then > >>>>>>>>>>>>> continue. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> That will put you back on the planet, with more area to explore. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> That's all there is to it. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/1/2023 6:34 PM, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why would it tell me? I need crystals to produce computer parts > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> when > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can?t seem to find any, and I have explored all the planet as > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> far as > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tell? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1 Jan 2023, at 11:28 pm, Travis Siegel <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You don't connect the factories to the ore extractor, you > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connect > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ore extractor to the warehouse, then connect the warehouse to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> factory. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You need to be careful though, because to voiceover, the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planet > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looks > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a single long line going on and on, but to sighted folks, it's > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actually a > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> square block, so you need to be aware of that, because as you > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proceed > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more complicated layouts you'll need for future missions, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you'll > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there are times you build something, and even though according > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> voiceover, it's right next to the thing you want to connect it > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reality, it's on the other side of the square, and so out of > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> range > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connection to be made. Just something to keep in mind as you > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> progress. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/1/2023 5:47 PM, Michael wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey guy?s, i?ve just recently started playing galactic > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> colonies, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> colonizing my second planet, I?m trying to connect my factory > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ore > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> extractor, but the only connections lead to the warehouses, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> help? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I?m > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confused why that?s happening. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The other situation I?m having is to complete the mission > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> status > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mission goals is to increase population 75 but I don?t have > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> superior > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kits for the living area. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So far I only have 20 energy cells, it takes 100 energy cells > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buy > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starter kit with all the superior kits that I need, and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that?s > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gonna > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some bucks which I?m not willing to do at this point. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any help would really be appreciated, you guys are always > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there for > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lol > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> , > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 1, 2023, at 1:38 PM, Travis Siegel > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The missions change for each planet. Chances are there's > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only no > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crystals, because you haven't explored enough of the planet > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yet. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After you explore all of the available squares, then leave > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interface > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the planet, (I.E, go back to space), then open the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planet > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squares will be revealed. You'll find crystals that way > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eventually. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/1/2023 2:22 PM, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey guys, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I now play galactic colonies, and the mission is asking me > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sell > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer parts, but there is nowhere to extract crystals on > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planet, does the mission stay available if I try it > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhere > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> else, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> does anyone know? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lindsay Cowell. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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