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 • Luxury items are produced at the rate of one unit per turn per factory, and are distributed in Commercial structures. Distribution of luxury items is the primary means of manipulating the morale of your colonists, and Commercial structures draw luxuries at a rate of one per turn as long as there are luxury units available. You must choose which luxury items you wish to produce, from a list that includes fuzzy dice and wax lips.
+**Surface Factories** build four basic products:
+• Road Material is a combination of dense and sturdy components used to form a durable roadbed on a bulldozed surface. Road Material is produced at the rate of one unit per turn per factory.
+• Fuel Cells, used to power robots, are produced at the rate of one every 10 turns. Fuel Cells die after 200 turns of use. Each Fuel Cell takes two mass units of storage, so you can store 50 of them in a warehouse.
+• Trucks, used to move resources from the mines to the smelter, are produced at a rate of one every five turns.
+• Robots are manufactured in the Seed Factory when you arrive at your new home, but a regular Surface Factory can build the full range of robots, including the new types you’re able to develop through scientific research. A factory can produce only one robot type at a time, which you select, and can build them at the rate of one every five turns. Robot storage at a Surface Factory is limited to 10, after which production stops until the robots are deployed or stored in a warehouse. Warehouses can store 20 robots with fuel cells.
+In addition to these Surface Factories, there are five “special” factory types. Each produces one type of product. Note that the [[outpost_1:structuresdetails#terraforming_facility|Terraforming Facility]] is only available after suitable research has been performed.
+The [[outpost_1:structuresdetails#agricultural_dome|Agricultural Dome]] produces food. Each dome produces 10 units of food per turn, assuming the dome receives enough resources per turn, and any research resulting in a new food source increases the amount of food produced. The storage available at a dome is 1000 mass units, after which dome food production is shut down until the stored food is consumed. No other storage for food is available. One unit of food feeds 10 humans per turn.
+The [[outpost_1:structuresdetails#smelter_ore_processing_facility|smelter]] processes ores into pure, useful resources. In the smelter, ores produce half their weight in processed metals, and minerals lose nothing. Fusion elements are also processed at a one-to-one ratio. One entire transported load of ore is processed in one turn, after which the processed resources are shipped to colony Storage Tanks to become available for use. Smelter storage is limited, so processing will cease if maximum storage capacity has been reached.
+The [[outpost_1:structuresdetails#chap_facility|CHAP (Closed Habitat Atmospheric Production) Facility]] produces a breathable environment for most of the colony structures. This differs from the Terraforming Facility, which allows an atmosphere to be generated for the entire planet. One CHAP is sufficient to generate the breathable gases for a large colony, but having multiple CHAPs reduces the likelihood of losing your atmosphere production capacity in the event of a catastrophe.
+The [[outpost_1:structuresdetails#spew_facility|SPEW (Sewage Processing and Environmental Waste) Facility]] recycles basic wastes and building materials from structures you’ve chosen to destroy. Recycling improves morale and enables you to reuse resources. Recycled buildings produce MPG (Multi-Purpose Goo), a special synthetic that can be used to replace any other resource required to maintain the functional status of an existing structure.
+Terraforming Facilities are generated through extensive scientific research. They allow you to create a breathable atmosphere on certain planets. Success with terraforming has a significant positive effect on the morale of your colonists.
 ===== Mining =====
+In //Outpost//, the mining of local resources is necessary to the survival of your colony. Each planet type has a different composition of ores, reflected in the value called Planetary Hostility. If you select a planet with a high Hostility rating, the offsetting characteristic of the planet will be a greater abundance of mined resources. On average, any mine will have a mixture of ores, with life support, metals, and minerals being most common, followed by fusion elements (see the chart on page 31). In general, Metal Ores A and Minerals A are more common than B-grade ores, which are more common than C-grade ores.
 === Gathering Resource Information ===
+You can gather information about resources on your planet in several ways.
+From orbit, your starship will provide pertinent but basic information about the hostility level of your new planet, surface mineral deposits indicating reasonable mine locations, and basic planetary data. The AI will then generate landing Site Maps with the red dots that indicate potential mine locations.
+You can launch a geological surface penetrator from orbit. The AI will then provide you with the maximum digging depth for your miners and diggers, an estimated total number of mining locations.
+Explorer robots investigate potential mining sites identified from the starship. Explorer robots will also mark any potential mining locations with a red dot.
 === Mining and Processing Ore ===
+Mines will produce ore for 100 to 400 turns, depending on the digging depth of the planet. If the storage maximum of 500 units is reached, the mine will shut down temporarily, but otherwise production from an active mine will be continuous. See the section on transportation for more information about moving mined resources.
+When mined ore reaches the smelter, production of processed ore begins. Metal ores will generate processed metals at a ratio of two to one; minerals and fusion elements are processed into purified minerals at a rate of one to one.
 === Mined and Processed Resources ===
+Several categories of resources must be mined for survival. For simplicity’s sake, //Outpost// resources are grouped. They are:
+  * Precious metals extracted from mineral ores by smelting.
+  * Raw resources shown with an “ore” prefix, such as OreMinA.
+^ GROUP ^ PROVIDES ^ CONSISTS OF ^
+| Metal | Building materials | OreA, OreB, OreC, OreD, MetalA, MetalB, LetalC, MetalD |
+| Fusion | Reactor fuel, other fuel | OreFusionA, OreFusionB, OreFusionC, FusionA, FusionB, FusionC |
+| Mineral and Precious Metal | Raw materials such as gold | OreMinA, MoreMinB, MoreMinC, MinA, MinB, MinC, PrecA, PrecB |
 === Other Resources ===
+Besides mined materials, other resources are generated by your colonists. These are:
+  * Food, produced in Agricultural Domes. Production is enhanced through scientific research.
+  * Luxury Items, manufactured in your light manufacturing facility, and distributed in commercial facilities.
+  * Population, which is increased by, well, the population. Morale level affects the rate of reproduction.
+  * Power, which is created by the Seed Factory and the other power facilities.
+  * Breathable Atmosphere, which is created by the CHAP for your buildings.
+===== People =====
+One of your goals should be an ever-increasing population. Another is to keep this population contented so that they will be productive and not creep off in the night to the rebel colony. A good rule of thumb is to keep them reproducing, especially in the beginning.
+During the first 60 turns on your new planet, the fatality rate will be high. Realistically, however, this hardship will produce a human race which is tougher than it was. Morale will drop when people die, just as it will rise when a birth occurs. Reproduction will take place at a tremendous pace: during the first 60 turns, your colonists average six children per couple, although low morale will cause a lower birth rate and higher mortality rate.
+After the first 60 turns, reproduction will drop to four children per couple. When birth and mortality rates have stabilized at a lower level, you can begin making plans for the long-term growth of your colony.
+===== Power =====
+The colony’s ability to expand and thrive depends in large part on access to, and exploitation of, available sources of power. You can generate power through several means:
+^ POWER SOURCE ^ PROS ^ CONS ^
+| Fuel Cells | Simple, immediately available | Limited to robots |
+| Geothermal Energy | Cheap, clean | You may not find a fumarole |
+| Seed Power | Immediately available | Extremely limited |
+| Solar Power Satellite | Generates up to 2000 | No more than two receiver arrays per satellite |
+| Tokamak Fusion Reactor | 1000 units of power per turn, efficient | Requires maintenance |
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 ==== Storage ====
-==== Transportation ====
-=== Trucks ===
-=== Monorails ===
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