Hello everyone, my name is Boyan Ivanov and I'm another lead designer of Surviving Mars. With only a day to release I want to take the time to talk to you about the research in Surviving Mars and how it allows us to make every playthrough feel and play differently.
The Basics
Some of you have already seen our research screen in previews and let's plays. There are 5 tech fields - Biotech, Engineering, Robotics, Physics and Social as well as a secret field that contains the most awesome techs in the game, but more on that a bit later... You can queue up techs from the fields for research. Each tech has a cost in research points which are generated gradually from different sources. Every time you research a tech in a given field a new one will be unlocked in that field. You can start researching and planning your progress through the tech tree the moment you arrive on Mars. Your sponsor will provide you with a basic research point production back on Earth (unless you are playing the Church of the New Ark) and you can even outsource additional research by spending some funding. However, the main way to generate research points is by building research buildings on Mars.
Eureka!
Exploring the Martian environment plays an important role in research, especially early on. As you scan the surface of Mars you will find anomalies which can be analyzed by Explorer rovers. There are different types of anomalies to find - some will provide research points and help you research techs faster; others will unlock new techs providing you with a wider choice of techs to research; some will trigger events where you'll have to make a choice.
You can read the full dev diary here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/dev-diary-7-for-science-by-boyan-ivanov-from-haemimont-games.1079418/
Surviving Mars
Haemimont Games
Paradox Interactive
2018-03-15
Strategy Singleplayer
GameBillet
6.63 /
€
Game News Posts 112
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Very Positive
(15388 reviews)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920 
The Game includes VR Support
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Surviving Mars: Project Laika
Surviving Mars: In-Dome Buildings Pack
Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond
Surviving Mars: Mars Lifestyle Radio
Surviving Mars: Revelation Radio Pack
Surviving Mars: Future Contemporary Cosmetic Pack
Surviving Mars: Martian Express
Colonize Mars and discover her secrets, with minimal casualties.
Welcome Home! The time has come to stake your claim on the Red Planet and build the first functioning human colonies on Mars! All you need are supplies, oxygen, decades of training, experience with sandstorms, and a can-do attitude to discover the purpose of those weird black cubes that appeared out of nowhere. With a bit of sprucing up, this place is going to be awesome!
Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research new possibilities and utilize drones to unlock more elaborate ways to shape and expand your settlement. Cultivate your own food, mine minerals or just relax by the bar after a hard day’s work. Most important of all, though, is keeping your colonists alive. Not an easy task on a strange new planet.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Main Features:
Building a sustainable colony in space:
Building on a planet not fit for human life challenges you to build a smart, functional colony. Bad planning isn’t about traffic jams, it’s about survival of your colonists. You really don’t want rolling blackouts in a city constructed in a place without oxygen.Individually simulated colonists:
Each colonist is a unique individual with problems and strengths that influence the needs and behavior of the other colonists. Things can get really interesting if your chief scientists develops alcoholism after one too many long nights in the lab.Futuristic Space Dome construction:
Retro-futuristic super structures housing colonists, factories and commercial buildings with their own “neighborhood personality.” Create colonies that value science over everything else, while tired workers drink their pay away at a local bar, or attempt a utopia among the stars.Exploration of Mars’ secrets:
Inspired by the classic sci-fi of Asimov and Clarke, Surviving Mars holds many secrets. During each playthrough players may encounter one of Mars’ individually crafted mysteries. Uncovering these secrets might bring your colony great fortune, or terrible ruin. What is that sphere that manifested itself outside colony HUB B, and is it friendly?Randomized research tree:
Combine static and random research through experimentation, which allows for a different experience for each journey through the game. Attain new scientific breakthroughs by exploring the uncharted terrain of Mars's surface.Unique retro-futuristic aesthetic:
A sleek, modern take on the bright futurism of the 1960s. A time of exploration and adventure.Expansive mod support:
Craft your own fantastic buildings, parks or even a mystery to share through Surviving Mars’s extensive and convenient modding tools. Share your finest creations with the community to build the perfect society.- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 x64 or newer
- Processor: 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 4.5 (GeForce 600/AMD Radeon 7700 or higher) with 1GB of video RAM
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 x64 or newer
- Processor: Fast quad-core CPUsMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 970-level GPU with 4GB of video RAM
- Storage: 6 GB available space
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