Learn how to gather, manage, and utilize raw materials and basic resources like Metals, Polymers, Water, and Concrete in Surviving Mars to build and sustain your colony.
This section covers the essential raw materials and basic resources required for survival and expansion in Surviving Mars. Understanding how to acquire and manage these resources is crucial for establishing and maintaining your colony.
- Metals: Found as surface and underground deposits. Mined directly by Drones or via Extractors. Essential for construction.
- Polymers: Found as surface deposits. Mined directly by Drones. Used in construction and manufacturing.
- Water: Found as underground deposits. Requires Extractors. Vital for life support and certain industrial processes.
- Concrete: Gathered from terrain. Requires Extractors. Primarily used for building structures.
- Rare Metals: Found as underground deposits. Requires Extractors. Crucial for advanced technologies and high-tier buildings.
Deposits have grades (very low to very high) that affect production rates. Extractors may also produce Waste Rock, which needs to be managed by Drones and dumped in designated sites.
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