Dome-Dependent Structures

These buildings are constructed inside domes and are crucial for colonist life, work, and well-being. They provide housing, services, and specialized workplaces.

• Living Quarters (Apartments, Living Complexes, Smart Homes):
  • Function: Provides housing for colonists. Different types offer varying capacities and comfort levels, impacting colonist morale.
  • Requires: Colonists to occupy.
  • Tip: Ensure enough housing to prevent homelessness, which lowers morale and productivity. Upgrade to higher-comfort housing as your colony grows.
• Infirmary / Medical Post / Medical Center:
  • Function: Provides medical care, improving colonist health, reducing sanity loss, and treating illnesses.
  • Requires: Medics (colonists).
  • Tip: Essential for preventing outbreaks and keeping colonists productive. A well-staffed medical facility improves overall colonist well-being.
• Grocer / Diner / Restaurant:
  • Function: Provides food services, improving colonist morale and comfort. Higher-tier options offer greater comfort.
  • Requires: Shopkeepers/Service Bots (colonists).
  • Tip: Place strategically within domes to minimize travel time for colonists. Ensure a steady supply of Food.
• Farm (Hydroponic, Fungal, Open-Field):
  • Function: Grows Food for the colony. Hydroponic Farms are standard inside domes. Fungal Farms are efficient but produce lower quality food. Open-Field Farms are outside domes but require specific breakthroughs and terraforming.
  • Production: Produces Food.
  • Requires: Botanists (colonists), Water.
  • Tip: Prioritize food production early to achieve self-sufficiency. Diversify food sources to prevent reliance on a single type.
• Research Lab (Basic, Advanced, Science Institute):
  • Function: Generates Research Points, advancing your technology tree and unlocking new buildings, vehicles, and capabilities.
  • Requires: Scientists (colonists), Electronics (for some labs).
  • Tip: Early research is vital for unlocking advanced buildings and technologies. Focus research on areas that address your colony's immediate needs or long-term goals.
• Factory (Polymer, Electronics, Machine Parts):
  • Function: Produces refined resources critical for colony expansion and maintenance.
  • Production: Produces Polymers, Electronics, or Machine Parts.
  • Requires: Engineers (colonists), specific raw materials (Metals, Water, Waste Rock), Power.
  • Tip: Build these factories as soon as you have the colonist workforce and raw materials to support them. Self-sufficiency in these goods is key to sustainable growth.
• University / School:
  • Function: Educates unspecialized colonists into specialists (Scientists, Engineers, Botanists, Medics, Geologists, Officers).
  • Requires: Educators (colonists).
  • Tip: Essential for training the specialized workforce your advanced industries and research facilities will need.
• Arcology / Mega Dome:
  • Function: Late-game, high-capacity living and working spaces. Arcologies are massive, self-contained domes. Mega Domes are larger versions of standard domes.
  • Requires: Significant resources, advanced technology.
  • Tip: Plan for these structures in your late-game expansion to house large populations and specialized industries.

Vehicles & Automation

Vehicles are essential for exploration, resource transportation, and maintaining your colony's infrastructure. Drones are your primary automated workforce, while Rovers provide specialized functions.