Defining the future: designing our tech tree
Among the colonists who have left Earth for an intrepid life on Mars are the world’s best scientists, engineers, and doctors. Once your first colonists arrive, they will immediately get to work doing what they do best: research. Your colonist’s discoveries and inventions will go a long way towards helping to transform Mars into a new home for humanity.
But as the world’s first super-intelligent Artificial Consciousness, you may be wondering... why would AMI even need colonists to perform research? The ISA built this in as a fail-safe mechanism in order to prevent AMI from reaching the Singularity. In short, it’s a symbiotic relationship: you need the colonists and the colonists need you.
The beginning of the Technology Tree in-game.The tech tree is where you can direct your colonist’s efforts and select new upgrades for your colony. As you complete projects and discover new technology, your base will be able to grow to new heights by utilizing bleeding-edge sciences. Build a hyperloop to transport materials and workers across the planet at lightning speeds, discover new ways to provide efficient power, and much more!
A newly completed hyperloop for optimal interplanet transport.It’s difficult to predict where the world will actually be in 100 years. We’ve dug through a myriad of talks and papers to get a sense of where we’re heading according the leading experts. “Physics of the Future” by Dr. Michio Kaku was particularly interesting to read! Here's one quote from the book: “By 2100, our destiny is to become like the gods we once worshipped and feared. But our tools will not be magic wands and potions but the science of computers, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and most of all, the quantum theory.”
The Perseverance in 2020...Humanity has gazed upon Mars in fascination and wonder across the ages. The surface of the Red Planet is covered with those past forgotten missions. As your colony grows, you’ll find old friends like the Perseverance and Pathfinder! We’ve included all of the present-day Martian missions in the game and placed them using their projected destinations. We’ve also imagined future missions that we've added into the game.
...And the Perseverance much, much later! Building a Research Outpost on the Perseverance’s location in-game!This isn’t the first time the mission to colonize Mars has been attempted… but you can use those past failures to prepare for a better future. Once you discover a past mission or failed colony, you can build a research outpost that allows your colonists to survey the area. Research outposts boost your colony’s science production and may also uncover just the thing you need for a scientific breakthrough! After completing their survey, your researchers will send along a report that tells you what exactly they found in the ruins. Discover forgotten secrets, learn from the past, and secure your colony’s future.
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"We'll be making history with this mission. If things proceed according to plan, who knows how far ahead we'll bring humanity." -Elya Valentine
"I mean, we're living in sealed bubbles and depending on technology that could fail at any minute. What's riskier than that?" -Elya Valentine
Did you know? You can see AMI in our key art! This satellite that orbits Mars houses their "physical body."
"Mars is littered with abandoned missions. I have to focus on my own mission, so we don't turn out like one of those." -AMI
"The idea of depleting Mars' resources does not seem right to me." -AMI