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Sunday, 1 May 2016

GJ - Day 5 - Opinion

I had no idea as to anything bold to randomly do in the game, so what I did was start the game fresh and try to add as much as I could without thinking about my choice.

20 minutes into the game this is what I have gotten. I have created a mine, base pad, canteen, a bio dome, a water extractor and water tank, a dorm, a solar panel and two wind turbines, two power collectors and i was in the process of building a process plant.

In this photo I actually haven't added anything more, just stuff on the inside. I am though facing problems with power as I have so many buildings now.

In this, I'm still in the process of building more on the inside. Half of my buildings keep running out of power still.

last photo of progress I made and I have added on a factory and a processing plant and a bar. I still did not figure out how to fix my power problem but I survived during the nights so I think it was only a minor problem. In my opinion this game is super fun. You have to figure out a strategy to build a good colony. This game is very realistic which makes your brain think. One thing I did not like about the game is that there could be a lot to do around the base and the workers would just stand around. For example, my vegetables needed fixing and my people were starting to starve and the worker would just be standing around not helping.

Friday, 29 April 2016

GJ- day 4- plan

My plan for today is to not die more than two times. I have to rebuild everything but I plan to grow a lot of food, start a mine, make more people come to my colony and overall start a really good colony. Yesterday my colony grew quite a bit but I didn't have time to use my telescope, grow a lot, create a mine etc. I faced a problem of my people dying, but I have a feeling I can fix that today. That was my only problem yesterday so my plan for today is the same. I don't have a photo but today I added on a telescope, security room, and a mine. Then I also added a bar and fitness area

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

GJ-day 3 -review

It took me five tries before I finally survived a night. It wouldn't have taken me this long if I had not forgot to build the airlock. First, I built the oxygen generator, water extractor and the solar panel. Next, I built the airlock and the power collector and wind turbine. These are mandatory to survive a night. I then started building the dorm and the canteen, which are next on the most important scale. I've added a few more things like the sick base, bio lab, lab, control center and a telescope along with things on the inside. I feel as though I am more conservative than aggressive with my choices because I want to survive longer. Other than survival, in this game my goal is to get as many people in my colony and the base to grow and grow. I have not had many milestones yet aside from my people dying from lack of oxygen when I forgot to build the airlock. I enjoy this game a lot, it makes you think of what your choices and consequences can do and if you don't do one thing right all your people could die. This really makes you think. Strategies for this game is quite simple, don't die. My choices for this game has lead (so far) my people to survive. Although food was running low at one time so I was quite afraid they might die. This shows how my choices can consequence my people greatly.

In this photo a sand storm was going on, but this is the progress I have made today.

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

GJ-day 2- preview

This game is very intense. To create a good working colony you must first start building the base. Starting with the oxygen tank. This is SUPER important as your workers need oxygen to survive. Then start creating other things like a solar panel (for energy in the day time), a water extractor, a food canteen, and a dorm. You add things inside as well to survive. for example, beds in the dorm. Other important things to add is a bio lab (to grow food), a lab (help create medicine etc.), a sick room, and wind turbines. This is the beginning of a good colony. Next and last, build a mine for ore and create a landing pad for others. Here is my beginning. (tutorial)

The tutorial, in my preference was better than the walk thru. During a tutorial, you can play the game to see how it works and it might help you remember how to use it. While watching, it can be hard to know how or when he did something and like me I would have to pause every second. I wouldn't do anything different yet as I have only done the tutorial as well as I have done nothing wrong yet. i don't have any tips yet but in my next post I should have begun building my base.

Friday post April 22nd

HOW TO MAKE A CAR IN DOSBOX

step 1: get into dosbox

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon (chrome app store link)

Step 2: using dosbox

How to build the car: It is fairly easy to build a car. To work on the mechanical part of the car just click the m key. It will then give you different options to choose from and to go to the other options use the left and right key. To see the other options (for example different engines) use the up and down key. If you want to work on the body of the car, just click B. if you want to go back to the main menu just hit the esc button on your keyboard.

to test the car: To test the car Hit the T key. This will take you to another menu with a W- wind tunnel test and an R-road test. the wind tunnel just tells you how the wind sound is during driving. The road test determines how the car works while driving and how much speed the car can gain.

how to save a car:On the main menu click the S. This will take you to another menu, click the S key again. Type in you file name and then it is saved.

Monday, 25 April 2016

GJ-DAY 1- reveal

Steam has this new game out called PlanetBase. Looking at the trailer it looks like a great game. During the trailer it shows the player going to a planet (I believe mars) and creating a colony. They make this colony of people and have to survive disasters like meteors and intruders, make their own food, find water and create energy, etc. This game is basically a strategy game where you help guide a bunch of people on a new planet. You (the gamer) play the role of the manager as well as the base architect telling the others where to build the base making sure that your people have enough food, water and oxygen as well to survive. The people will have to create energy, grow food, find water, mine metal, manufacture some work bots and create a stable base to live in. There are four different planets to choose from, based on levels.