That leaves several planets in a mess without the amenities the more advanced missions planets get unless those automatically open on under-served 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: > Nah, doesn't work that way. Remember, each planet is a new planet being built > from scratch. You'll of course have access to hospitals parks and things once > they're unlocked, but each planet starts from bare earth. You're basically > terra forming the planet, so each time you need to start from scratch. > > As you advance, you'll find housing units hold more people by default, as do > warehouses, but you still need the same 3 units of food per colonist no matter > how many your housing units hold, so there's always need for lots of food, > which sometimes is a challenge. Sometimes I've had to cheat, especially on > the planets where there's a per minute income requirement. > > Build multiple commercial buildings, and have them all set to 5 minutes, > you'll need three of them to generate the whole 1500 per minute most missions > of that type require, but once that's happening, the mission goals are > technically met, even though you've not really accomplished the real goal of > that actual income. It's a hack, and I try hard not to use it, but sometimes, > I just can't manage to get to the required population levels required for the > proper amount of income. > > There's other times you'll need to have a warehouse hold one product, then > switch it to holding another one, because of how the planet is designed. On > those missions where you need x number of items in the trade port, and you > don't have enough room to build extra warehouses that are close enough to the > trade port. It can become quite the balancing act, but it's all worth the > rewards once you do complete one. > > > On 1/3/2023 8:27 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > 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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