Stalled Marsgate End-game Colony

[Tavior]

I have so much resources it isn't funny. I have two wonder already completed. I did the bore hole one because rare metal is difficult to get on this map and not enough of them to justify more than one or two humanless outposts.

Also I got very lucky and manage to somehow "create" a biorobot that is survivor, fit, and celebrity?! Why hello Jeff Probst long lost cousin.

I had the same issue with water originally so my colony population stay very small and nearly all in one location. As a consquence I was nearly immune to Marsgate rover attacks, even was late on unlocking missile turrets, especially if you look at the terrain and the terribad pathing not using tunnels. All 4 hostile marsgate rover is patrolling where my mouse highlight is at far left.

Timeline and you can tell how long it has been since the attack start. I am out of patience at this point. Any time I try to get a missile turret closer to the rovers they just instant kill my RC rover so I can't get missile coverage. Heck even if I get unlucky they might actually strike a RC rover going north from my base in the lowest part where the metal deposit is. So as a result stalemate for a long time. I can supply power to either tunnel end but I can't get rover to build missile turret. I supposed I could land a rocket and use that to build the turret but that is a colossal waste of money and would be out of reach from my rocket fuel supply area. Nevermind that I started with one and sometime ago finally manage to get two rockets going.

Event list beware storyline spoiler.

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[MontharKragan]

Wait until they run out of power or get damaged by a dust devil or meteor, then go build the missile turrets.

 

[Lord_Reavous]

I'd be concerned that they might have infinite power. I would build the tunnel, rather than risk landing a rocket with little way to support them. At least with the tunnel, you could fortify the entrance and the exit fairly easily--in the event of attack. If you build a defense outpost via rocket, that won't be an option.

I think the Marsgate event is a bit buggy as well, I had two spawn on patches of land on a cliff, and another pair spawned in an inaccessible area (without a tunnel). I had to use the rovers I co-opted to take those out.

 

[Tavior]

Wait until they run out of power or get damaged by a dust devil or meteor, then go build the missile turrets.

Nope they have infinite power and this area has 5 rating for dust storm AND electrical storm both.

I have yet to see them run down. Those 4 rover are from the second wave which don't ever break down. Nearly all of the rover that would have broke down already did a long time ago.

I'd be concerned that they might have infinite power. I would build the tunnel, rather than risk landing a rocket with little way to support them. At least with the tunnel, you could fortify the entrance and the exit fairly easily--in the event of attack. If you build a defense outpost via rocket, that won't be an option.

I think the Marsgate event is a bit buggy as well, I had two spawn on patches of land on a cliff, and another pair spawned in an inaccessible area (without a tunnel). I had to use the rovers I co-opted to take those out.

Already built tunnels, one in north and one in south, and I have power network connect to both tunnel for power defense if need. The problem is having a rocket land where I can't supply fuel directly to them... Maybe with shuttles but my fuel supply is limited with one rocket auto-launching back and forward.

 

[MontharKragan]

When I played this mystery the enemy rovers ran out of power several times.

 

[Tavior]

They never did. They just patrol non-stop. You can tell it is patrolling at the moment because of the tiny icon beside those rovers.

 

[spannbeton]

i just used hijacked rovers to kill them all