They are very beneficial, but workforce heavy.
One of the most common mistake I see is lack of understanding how Coal Thumpers works. Resource Depots will take care of that - remember, that you don't have to keep it warm! Sooner or later you will find your storages getting full, and any surplus production will be discarded. It also cuts down the workers travelling time between the piles and a resource drop-place. Second, the building can (and should) be heated, cutting down time when workers walk in the cold, which makes them less prone to sickness. The benefits are multitude! First, you don't need to assign workers to a specific pile. Gathering posts have a sphere of influence, and every resource pile within that sphere will be gathered at by workers put into the post. Understand Gathering Posts and Resource Depots It will take some time to get enough coal for Steam Hubs / research extra heat range from Generator.
Safe some place at the first ring of heat from your generator for the Medical Post. Simply put, people will fall ill and your first medical post might be outside the ring of warmth, making it an issue to heal people up. This one is often not a huge mistake but can be troublesome early on. Simply put, having two faster teams is a bare minimum.ĭon't build only Tents / Bunkhouses in the first circle around the generator at the start of the game! They also often grant you lump sum of various resources and are important for various objective. They are pretty much your only way of getting new people and precious Steam Cores. Research additional Scout team and their Speed as soon as possible (Bonus: If you can handle and man 4 Workshops, an achievement will be unlocked.) But every extra manned workshop speed it up significantly. One workshop research rate is way, way too slow for you to get a handle of all them juicy technologies before the cold gets you. This one is the basic omittance of most new players. Hopefully, these guidelines will help you win your first games. Below you will find a collection of hints and tips that made the game a breeze in its basic form - achievement hunting though requires different strategies and won't be covered here. There are some things that requite an informed red to understand or simple observation to make a conclusion. The game suffers a little bit from lack of proper information handling. With clever planning, beneficial use of scarce resources and some foresight you can get through all fine and dandy, no matter the circumstances. It is not easy to survive the cold and ever-encroaching dread of freezing do death, but alas, all is not lost.