Hello Everyone,
Welcome to a new [b][url="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509420?utm_source=steam_post_pb1"]Planetbase 2[/url] [/b]dev update (see previous updates [url="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3509420/view/516337874624316081"]01[/url], [url="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3509420/view/543369627969783121"]02[/url], [url="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3509420/view/491584577841660966"]03[/url], [url="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3509420/view/509603414731129038"]04[/url])
A ton of new features this time around, development is progressing at a good speed, the first few hours of the game are already [i]fully playable[/i].
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New Covers
We've been adding more detail to the structure exteriors, to make them more interesting and different from each other, we've added new [i]cover[/i] [i]textures[/i], and new props like [i]skylights[/i], [i]tanks[/i] and other [i]details[/i].
[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/10221286/dae73eb2401bd9604c06b07fa690df86c29092ed.png"][/img]
Algae Farm
Here you will be able to grow [b]algae[/b] to feed your colonists. This will be one of the many sources of food in the game like [i]vegetables[/i], [i]insects[/i] or [i]vitromeat[/i].
[img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/b9e53717af7dd7aaaff707358ce2e518c9fdf22d.png"][/img]
Toilets and Treatment Plant
This will be new mechanic in Planetbase 2: colonists will use the toilets, where they will "produce" [b]Organic Waste[/b], that you can then process in the [b]Treatment Plant, [/b]to make it into [b]Fertilizer[/b], that you can then use to grow plants in the [b]Bio-Dome.[/b]
[carousel][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/27dc2a08db2c8d34a0b47a9a0c744180f3f267f9.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/2ea53abb1477cf9db7fc5a20842a3c9b58304e7b.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/b316d1560208e42b9243ca886fae2e0cff648624.png"][/img][/carousel]Fusion Reactor
This completes the full array of power generation structures in the game, this is on top of [b]Solar Panels[/b], [b]Wind Turbines[/b], [url="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images//45544288/e2cf97c4138ac73c6ee9567d8e029452f508c276.png"]Geothermal Plant[/url] and the [url="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images//10221286/fd691335646f96c3df5873a982ae917706e94ddd.png"]Nuclear Reactor[/url].
[carousel][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/2fb89df9254f2d38e2d61c48c5ced3d40c641372.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/1cdc3bde7bed3af8d151ac7222fc37504b658b44.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/be4e288ad8fd8485ae7b5efad4bf0cce7405090a.png"][/img][/carousel]Bar
This is the place for the colonists to relax after a hard day of work. The new Bar has some new additions as well like [b]Sofas[/b], [b]Decorative Lamps[/b] and [b]Neon Signs[/b].
[carousel][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/e3d9b9bdd4a07be366a290b85a23e7960225fd75.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/a2f20c542d52a6b485257cd17dc94724755e35cd.jpg"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/ffffc8350ef0103f961099728bfbffabd8fe7056.png"][/img][/carousel]
Lab
The Lab is making a comeback, but with 3 new research components: [b]Medical Research Station[/b], [b]Biological Research Station[/b] and [b]Astrophysical Research station[/b]. Here your colonists can perform [i]basic research[/i], which can be used to generate development for new [b]upgrades[/b], or [i]commercial research [/i]which generates credits.
[carousel][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/5d059616fe642dfc1055f1a829257c50a3d7f5d6.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/2e5823732a4bf58bed6991198c415d24f03c27a0.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/28ebd6a45e635dcbb83a639b9eb424d0e967b0f2.png"][/img][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45544288/22defed21e8e94b811771ce44bfb71958272228c.png"][/img][/carousel]And what's next?
We are working on more new features:
[i]Propellant Manufacturing[/i]: Produce, store and use [i]Rocket Fuel.[/i]
[i]Trade[/i]: New improved trade mechanics.
[i]Automotive Plant[/i]: Build your own vehicles.
[i]Nuclear Refining Facility[/i]: Refine raw minerals into nuclear fuel.
And a lot more!
You can [url="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509420/Planetbase_2/"]wishlist[/url] if you want and [b]let us know[/b] what you think in the [url="https://steamcommunity.com/app/3509420/discussions/"]forums[/url].
Martiño.
