![]() Cold Waves appear with a short warning period and also may be a seasonal event in areas of Mars flagged as being especially cold.Water Towers are frozen during Cold Waves. Cold Waves last several Sols, increasing the power consumption of vehicles, Drones and many field buildings.The low-density Martian atmosphere allows for rapid and dramatic temperature drops - drops so low, that all field buildings have to spend increased amounts of electrical Power to keep from succumbing to the cold. This, however, is subject to change when a weather event known as a Cold Wave appears. Although humans can't withstand the Martian cold outside Domes (not without protective gear), most of our machinery is designed to function effortlessly in the cold. Martian surface temperatures are freezing at best while being extremely cold most of the time. Dust storms can also be a seasonal event, happening routinely in the most high risk areas. The greater the risk the Dust Storm is flagged to pose in an area, the higher the chance is for an Electrostatic Dust Storm to appear.Lightning strikes during such storms can shutdown buildings for a time or drain the batteries of our drones and rovers. Electrostatic Dust Storms are a rare occurrence.Dust Storms suspend air traffic - all shuttles will finish their current courses and then return to their hubs until the storm passes. ![]() ![]() MOXIEs, Solar Panels and Moisture Vaporators do not function during dust storms.Colonies in areas with intense Dust Storms will require shorter maintenance cycles. Dust Storms contaminate all field buildings with dust and can last several Sols.While the wind speeds reached during these storms are not quite dangerous, taking into consideration that Mars' atmosphere is but 1% of Earth's, the sheer amount of dust raised can knock field machinery out of order until fixed.Īnother issue is that Mars's fine dust particles are extremely dry and slightly electrostatic, which can cause damage to our electrical grid if a dust storm with more electrostatic properties appears. Later, Fruit Trees can be grown to produce both Food and Oxygen.Mars is infamous for its large and sometimes quite lengthy Dust Storms which raise so much dust that they can be seen with telescopes from Earth. Get Soil Quality up to 100% to get maximum Food yields, then alternate between high yield crops that deplete Soil Quality and lower yield crops that restore Soil Quality. Three different crops can be grown in rotation. Giant Wheat, Giant Corn, and Giant Potatoes can be grown after researching the Breakthrough Giant Crops. Quinoa, Corn, and Fruit Trees can be harvested after researching Gene Adaption (Tier 3 Biotech) Wheat, Soybeans, and Potatoes can be grown initially.Ĭover Crops can be grown after researching Utility Crops (Tier 2 Biotech). Farms initially have a Soil Quality of 50%. Soil Quality affects the amount of Food grown. Consumes Water depending on crop type.įarms are unlocked by researching Soil Adaption, a Tier 1 Biotech technology.įarms, unlike Hydroponic Farms and Fungal Farms, require no Power to operate. Farm is a Life Support building in Surviving Mars.
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