Report displays

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The buttons shown below, which are located at the top of the Command Pane, call up various report displays.

Factories

A report on how many manufacturing facilities you have and what items are currently in production at each. (You may also press <F> to see this display.)

Labs

A report on how many research facilities you have and what projects are currently under way. (You may also press <L> to see this display.)

Resources

A summary report on all of your colony's resources. Detailed reports on each resource are available from here. (You may also press <R> to see this display.)

Communications

A log of messages received from your Savant-series computers, as well as chat messages received in multiplayer games. (You may also press <C> to see this display.)

Space

A report on all satellites and starship components launched. This report is not available until you have reestablished a space program. (You may also press <P> to see this display.)

Game

A menu leading to mission objectives, loading and saving games, preferences, help, etc. (You may also press <G> to see this display.)

Table of contents

1 Factories Report 2 Labs Report 3 Completed Research Reports 4 Resources Reports 5 Communications Report 6 Space Reports 7 Game Options

Factories Report

The Factories report lists all of your colony's factories and their current status. You may click on a factory in the list box to select it, then click the DETAILS button to see the Status display for that factory. The up and down arrow buttons scroll through the list box if you have a large number of factories.

Labs Report

The Labs report lists all of your colony's laboratories and their current status.

You may click on a lab in the list box to select it, then click the DETAILS button to see the Status display for that factory. The up and down arrow buttons scroll through the list box if you have a large number of factories. The COMPLETED button changes the Command Pane to show a list of all research topics that your colony has finished studying.

Completed Research Reports

The display below lists all of the research topics you have completed. Click any item in the list box, then click DETAILS to see a description of the results of that research. The up and down arrows move you through the list box a page at a time. The CURRENT button returns you to the list of laboratories and their current projects.

The Research Summary gives you a detailed description of the results of your studies. The top of the description reveals any new structures, vehicles, research topics, or structure or vehicle improvements made available by this project. The up and down arrows scroll you through the list box. The COMPLETED button returns you to the list of completed topics; the CURRENT button returns you to the list of laboratories and their current projects.

Resources Reports

The Resources Report shows brief summary information about all of your resources.

• Colonists indicates the total number of Colonists in the colony.
  • Available Workers shows the number of Workers who are not assigned to operate structures.
  • Available Scientists shows the number of Scientists who are assigned neither to operate structures nor to research.
• Morale Level refers to the current value of Morale within the colony.
  • Trend indicates the direction in which Morale has moved recently.
• Power Use shows the amount of Power used by all non-Idled structures, and the amount of Power generated within the colony.
• Unpowered Structures indicates the number of structures that are Disabled because of a lack of Power.
• Food Stored shows the amount of Food in storage at the colony.
  • Production refers to the amount of Food being produced at all Agridomes in the colony.
• Common Metals indicates the amount of Common Metals in storage at the colony.
  • Mines shows the number of Common Ore Mines Active within the colony.
  • Smelters shows the number of Common Ore Smelters Active within the colony.
• Rare Metals refers to the amount of Rare Metals in storage at the colony.
  • Mines shows the number of Rare Ore Mines Active within the colony.
  • Smelters indicates the number of Rare Ore Smelters Active within the colony.

NOTE: Rare Metals information is not displayed until the colony has developed technologies that produce Rare Ore and Rare Metals.

Detailed information is also available for each of these resources. To see a specific resource report, click on the resource in the list box, then click DETAILS. You may also double-click on the resource in the list box, or use the following key combinations:

<Alt+C>

Colonists report

<Alt+M>

Morale report

<Alt+P>

Power report

<Alt+F>

Food report

<Alt+N>

Common Metals report

<Alt+R>

Rare Metals report

Communications Report

Incoming chat messages are shown in green. Red messages are from your Savant computer. The number at the beginning of each message indicates the time mark at which the event occurred. The current time mark is displayed at the top of the display. You may select some red messages to make the Detail Pane and click JUMP to center the Detail Pane on the location to which the message refers. (Pressing the <Spacebar>, even when this display is not showing, will take you to the location of the latest message, if appropriate.) Messages to which you may jump include:

• Your vehicles or structures are under attack or have been destroyed.
• Your vehicles have completed a task, or were unable to complete a task. These tasks include repairing, bulldozing, building structures, building Tubes or Walls, and surveying Mining Beacons.
• Your factories have completed production or your labs have completed a research project.
• A disaster has occurred or is expected, or the Blight is approaching the colony.
• Reinforcements have arrived.

The ALLIES/CHAT button, available only in multiplayer games, takes you to the display shown below. The up and down arrow buttons scroll you through the message list if you have a large number of messages.

This display, available only in multiplayer games, allows you to select which of your opponents will receive your chat messages, and with which opponents you will ally. When you ally with someone, four things happen. First, your vehicles will not fire on theirs unless you specifically order it. Second, they will be able to see all of the mining beacons that you have surveyed. Third, they will always be able to see your vehicles in their Mini-Map, even if the vehicles have the lights turned out and are in the dark. Finally, they will be able to see the status lights on your structures, so they will know which of your structures are Active, Idled, and Disabled.

NOTE: If you ally with another player, it does not mean that they are allied with you.

Space Reports

These two displays report the status of your space program. The Satellites display, which appears when you press the Space Report button, indicates the type and status of each satellite you have in orbit. (At the beginning of the game, the only satellite in orbit is the disabled Communications Satellite, which cannot be repaired.) The STARSHIP button calls up the Starship display, which reports on the status of each starship component - either Researched or In Orbit. The STARSHIP button is not available until you have begun your space program. The SATELLITES button returns you, of course, to the Satellites display.

Game Options

The Game Options display gives you controls for the operation of the game.

• MISSION OBJECTIVES shows you the Mission Objectives display.
• ONLINE MANUAL opens the help file for Outpost 2. In single-player games, this button will pause the game, allowing you to look at the online manual without concern about the progress of your game. However, in multiplayer games, play will continue normally, so use this button with caution.
• PREFERENCES shows various game settings you may change, including music, sound effects, game speed, etc.
• LOAD GAME allows you to load any previously saved game. (Available only in single-player games.)
• SAVE GAME allows you to save the current game in progress. (Available only in single-player games.)
• END MISSION allows you to leave the current game. You will have varying options, which depend on whether you are playing a single-player or multiplayer game.

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