When a human doesn't have a job, they'll automatically take on any job that's not been assigned yet, which is pretty handy. Directing humans is simple enough, you select a colonist's avatar and then click on the object you want them to interact with, whether that's a controlling machine, cleaning up blood, or transporting resources from the ship into the cargo bay. Space RaceĪfter an hour of playing, everything slowly comes together, and as long as the crew follows my orders, it looks like we'll be back at the fleet in no time. Everything is clearly labeled and easy to find, not hidden in layers of menus like the sins of so many other management sims. Since Starmancer is still in Early Access, a more in-depth tutorial could be on the cards, but much of the game's system is intuitive because of its visuals. I explore the ship with nothing to do until I eventually get so frustrated that I start looking for a way to pass the time and discover the fast-forward button to make time go faster by accident. When one of my colonists first goes to mine a planet, they're gone for ages.
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The ship's AI K.A.T gives you goals to complete but little information on how to achieve them, leaving you to work things out for yourself.
I also like learning how all systems are interconnected, but the tutorial is pretty hands-off in a bad way. You can freely place wires to connect everything together, but they're hidden neatly under the floor keeping your spaceship looking slick. I particularly like the electricity system that powers the machines-you first need to buy a battery and then generate an electrical current using a treadmill that a colonist has to run on, like a hamster in its wheel. Making steps towards becoming self-sufficient is a must and, once unlocked, you can grow your own crops with wheat seeds and build a water filtration machine. You start with limited supplies, a timer counting down the time until you run out of food and water. As you unlock more technology from the research tree, you can begin to build all kinds of machines.
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