How Surviving Mars—Paradox Interactive and Haemimont Games’ clever twist on the city-building game — celebrates its third anniversary today and gets a new life in the form of a new developer (Abstraction Games). a new expansion which will arrive later this year and there will be two new updates (one free tourism update and one paid update) building packages). And did I mention that the game itself is free?
Go to the Epic Games store, where you can buy the basic version of Surviving Mars for the low price of nothing. You have until 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 18 to take advantage of the deal, at which point the price will likely go up again to the usual $ 30. You don’t want to miss it: I’ve spent 44 hours of my life transforming Mars into a habitable environment and I think I haven’t even scratched the surface of what the game offered.
And if you really spend some time in the game from then on, you can also pick up their expansion packs at a discount:
But you don’t need them to get started. You will spend a lot of time discovering how Mars infrastructure works in your few gameplay steps. Consider grabbing expansions once you’ve optimized a plan and are ready to take on more twists and challenges; otherwise, if you give up because Mars is a pretty hostile environment, you won’t get money.
The first mods you’ll want for Mars
Speaking of, Surviving Mars supports modding, and there are a few you’d like to consider, even for your first game. This is very easy to do if you buy the game on Steam; otherwise, you’ll want to use the game’s change manager or Nexus Vortex modification manager to keep track of everything, as the Epic Games store does not natively support game modifications.
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I would play it again — and I probably will, once the new expansion has dropped / if I ever get tired of the Dyson Sphere program — here are the modifications I would use on Mars:
Most of the ChoGGi work quality mods: ChoGGi has released a lot of different mods for Surviving Mars, and some of them won’t make any sense to you unless you’ve played the game a bit. Once you’re ready to start modifying, I would first check the quality of life collection; modifications that will enhance your gaming experience without letting you be fooled. You still want to some a kind of Martian challenge, right?
Still, you can get started this, which disables the annoying “Welcome to Mars!” voiceover when you start a new game. I this, which provides you with a small drone flying near you to keep you company. Mars can be set alone (at least at first).
He Pause while loading mod is also great, in case you want to start the game and step aside for a coffee or a bio break while it loads. I also like the Best zoom distance mod, which allows you to shrink much more than the game allows you by default. It is ideal for basic planning or if you just want to sit back and admire your work. While you’re at it, grab the NASA logo mod, so you can enhance your rockets with a brand-safe image.
If you really want to transform your game, take a look Silva mods collection. Some of these new buildings and modifications feel a bit tricky, so I recommend going there after having some “hard” games, also known as “suffering your first attempts to survive on Mars when you don’t have any idea of what you’re doing. ”Once you’ve gotten past that point and really start worrying about your stats, such as a change Infobar More information can help you really optimize your Spartan Martian life.
Drone charge rebalancing it’s a great way to automatically assign your mechanical assistants to areas that need more help and away from those that don’t. (You’ll get what I mean once you’ve played the game a bit and found yourself manually with tedious busy jobs like this). Less clicking to get a massive supply, too, and live the easy life on Mars. What reminds me, you’ll want best Martian radio stations listen, too.