Giving menial tasks to computing devices frees up colonists for other duties. Heavy machinery like Extractors will greatly boost your production but require both constant maintenance and large amounts of Energy to extract Metal, Plastic and Concrete. Picking through construction materials by hand will only take you so far. A Large Solar Panel can also fold itself to protect its panels during catastrophes and a Large Wind Turbine towers over most other colony structures. High-end production and entertainment buildings require large amounts of Energy to function, which makes creating bigger power plants necessary. Street lights require Energy to function. Street lights make the colony a much nicer place to live even during long dark nights. Repurposed Battery Racks can hold a decent charge and keep things running even when Energy production has halted. Producing Energy without storing it can be a recipe for disaster. The Mechanic Shop converts it into mechanical Parts, which are required in advanced construction and item creation. Scrapper's side product, Junk is useful and even valuable for those able to recycle it. Both can be found by scavenging locations in the World Map. Solar Panels and Wind Turbines provide clean Energy in small quantities but require advanced materials such as Parts and Components to be built. Getting the power back on is a major step toward rebuilding civilization. Chef Training unlocks the Mess Hall, where cooks prepare large amounts of Meals for hungry colonists. The smell of freshly baked Bread can have a surprisingly large effect on morale.Ī Mill grounds Wheat into Flour, which is then turned into Bread at the Bakery.įeeding a large number of people requires discipline and organization. Placing them on Fertile soil grants an extra production bonus.Įven in the aftermath, people crave a bit of luxury. Medium and Large Fields afford bigger harvests, feeding even the largest of colonies. Bore Wells are drilled as deep as required to tap into water reserves, which allows placing them on any soil type. Insect Farms function similarly to Fields but provide steadier Food production and an alternative to Meat.įind new types of insect eggs to bolster yields even further.Ĭlean Water can be hard to come by, especially in dry climates. Post-apocalyptic societies must find new and more efficient sources of protein.
Although, greenhouses are very fragile and prone to physical damage. They can function even through a Nuclear Fallout, providing security in food production during more difficult times. Greenhouses shield the crops from the elements.
Logging Camp produces Firewood which Cookhouses and some other buildings need to operate. Cookhouse is also a gathering place where colonists come to share a warm meal together. The Cookhouse creates and distributes nutritious Meals prepared from raw Food ingredients. Science is what takes your colony from mere survival to reclaiming what was lost.Īvailable technologies Food Communal EatingĬookhouse and Logging Camp boost food production in the colony.
The further down the tree a particular advancement is, the more it costs, so always keep an eye on Museums, old Radar Stations, Observatories and other valuable locations while exploring the World Map.
"Exploration" improves your efficiency and possibilities on the World Map."Security" adds more options to keep your people safe and sound."Colony" adds more options to shelters and the general comfort of the colony."Production" increases production capabilities and unlocks new structures."Food" offers both improvements to production speeds, completely new forms of cultivation and even breeding alternate Food sources.Science Points can be spent in the Tech Tree, which is divided into five parts. The higher your Specialists' Research skill is, the faster they can find all the usable knowledge a location has to offer. The locations with valuable knowledge can be searched for Science Points which, unlike other resources, are immediately available to the colony. Fragments can still be recovered from various locations on the World Map to aid the colony. In the aftermath, much of mankind’s knowledge was either lost or outright destroyed.