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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 Thu, 5 Jan 2023, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > Hi guys, I have lots of living quarters built, but yet my colonist level > keeps dropping and I?m trying to get up to 290 colonists. What am I doing > wrong? Yea at ya r woo so so at > > Sent from Outlook for iOS > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Travis > Siegel <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 7:27 pm > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Galactic colonies > I don't know if you can start from scratch or not, but probably, because > I have two phones, and each one has different levels, (one at 7, the > other at 20), so just deleting the app and redownloading it will > probably do the trick. > > > > > > On 1/3/2023 12:49 PM, Lindsay Cowell wrote: > >> How do I start from scratch if I want to? > >> > >> Lindsay Cowell. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > >> Jude DaShiell > >> Sent: 03 January 2023 15:02 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Galactic colonies > >> > >> 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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