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Planetbase is a strategy game where you guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. . In the game you play the role of the base architect and manager, telling your colonists where to build the structures they will need to survive. You will have to ensure that they have a constant supply of oxygen, food and water to stay alive. . You will get them to collect energy, extract water, mine metal, grow food, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient base in a harsh environment, where you are always one step away from total failure. . . Even if the game is not intended to be a simulator, all the mechanics are plausible, and based on what the expected challenges of establishing a colony in an new planet would be. . Features:. Four different planets with different conditions and increasing difficulty. . . . . . Harness solar and wind energy (if available) in order to power the base's structures.. . Grow hydroponic Vegetables and synthesize Vitromeat to feed your population.. . Mine and produce raw resources, process them, manufacture goods, and establish a production chain.. . Carefully manage the colonist immigration flow to ensure you have
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Planetbase is a base builder on uncolonized planets
Planetbase is a base builder on uncolonized planets. If you like building sims and space, you're likely to enjoy this game. Now for the nitty-gritty. The Good
- Graphics4.0
- Gameplay4.5
- Story4.5
- Value4.5
I really wanted to like this game
I really wanted to like this game. But the AI is horrendous. You don't fail in this game by lack of strategy, supplies or natural disasters. You die from the AI refusing to do anything. There is no way to force someone to do a task. You can set a high priority on something, but that just means that they might eventually get around to doing it. O2 generator broke? well give them a few days and then they will consider fixing the vital piece of equipment set to high priority with the repair supplies sitting next to it. yep, any day now they will get it up an running again..... any day now..........
- Graphics2.5
- Gameplay2.5
- Story2.5
- Value2.0
Losing your Colony is down to you, the player - Don't come up with excuses, you just mis-managed it
Losing your Colony is down to you, the player - Don't come up with excuses, you just mis-managed it. I can take any of the 4 main scenarios beyond 600 colonists - yes 600 of the little blighters. it does take time though and it might mean the odd restart if you're just beginning... Complaints I've read: #1. a specific colonist type "stops working" - Answer: usually, just adjust your manufacturing limits. #2. The land can't be deformed - Yes it can - not to any major degree, but it can be in some areas - again it just takes some patience and THOUGHT.. #3. This fun one - Enemy Visitors - If you build your landing pad far enough away from an airlock, you'll have time to shut it down and set off the alarm siren to get everyone in Except the enemy who will eventually die from asphyxiation. Juggle the airlocks if you have to - you might occasionally lose a colonist, but hey, you're not on Earth are you?? I'm much older (68) than most who play this game and I can say , generally, the trickiest times I've had is on some of the workshop challenges. It is a fun game. EDIT:- It is now 6 years on from my review and I'm playing it again for the umpteenth time.. Nothing has changed my opinion....
- Graphics4.5
- Gameplay4.5
- Story4.0
- Value4.5
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