Okay, as you guys probably know, I’ve been building a lot of surface bases these days, so I’ve though to create a thread where I post them all, not only to showcase the bases themselves, but to expose my current colonization schema, before moving on to another planet. Don’t worry, I ‘ll make this thread as short as possible.
So, let’s get started:
Earth:
• International Space Station (ISS): The oldest of my orbital stations, and the one that I feel proud the most. Its in a 400 km height perfectly circular orbit. Built with Base Game only. It houses 7 people.
Moon:
• Tranquility Station: A small lunar research station made with base game parts only. Its in a 15 km perfect circular orbit. Used as a headquarters for the lunar colonization team. It houses 5 people.
• Armstrong Base: My first ever lunar base. Built originally with Base Game only, then expanded recently with new DLC modules to increase its crew capacity and production. Its main objective its research. Its designed for 20 people.
• Aldrin Base: Winner of a medal in the SFS Original Design Contest. Its designed only for 10 people. The outward domes are greenhouses, while the inner ones were converted into crew habitats. At this day, this is may only pure Base Game surface colony on the game (All the others have been upgraded with DLC parts).
• Collins Base: My last lunar base. Keeps only some few modules from the original Base Game design. It is now a mega base, designed for 20 people, between scientists and colonists. It was upgraded recently with DLC parts, just like the Armstrong Base.
That concludes our Earth Tour. We also have the Earth-Moon satellite network, which I will proximately relocate with Horus’ calculated resonant orbits.
Mars:
• Sagan Spaceport: Winner of a medal in the SFS Original Design Contest. Built with Base Game only. It is the headquarters of the Martian colonization and a gateway to the outer planets. It’s in a 150 km height circular orbit. Its designed for 15 people. I feel really proud of this station. Its is my best interplanetary station.
• Base 01 Mars – Curiosity: The first of my modern Mars Bases, located on the top of the Olympus Mons. It is the highest surface base on the solar system (in my game). It is designed for 15 people.
• Base 02 Phobos – Spirit: Originally designed as a Phobos mobile base (concept that didn’t work, by the way). It houses Ion probes designed to operate in the low gravity of Phobos, with over 5000 m/s of delta V. It is designed for 20 people.
• Base 03 Deimos – Opportunity: Designed to house a large crew of 15 people on the low gravity and anaerobic environment of Deimos. Houses only 1 probe. It was a dual launch base, launched with the EC6, brought to Deimos with the SCV.
• Base 04 Mars – Sojourner: It is a single launch Mars Base, brought here with the EC6. It houses a crew of 25 people, and it is the biggest of my Mars Bases. Totally independent from the rest of the world, it is capable to produce food for a larger population and to supply any of the other bases in case of an emergency. It has a nuclear reactor (stored in the structure to the right of the garage), which makes it capable to survive the large Martian sandstorms.
• Base 05 Mars – Viking: Is also a single launch Mars Base, and the last of my permanent settlements on the Red Planet. Designed for a crew of 25 people that came here with the base. An escape vehicle will be added soon. Creates a lot of lag…
All that’s left to show is the Martian Satellite Network, which I won’t show on this post because I need to move them to resonant orbits.
Well, that’s it. That’s pretty much I have to show. No comes the other part of this thread:
I have done with the Moon and Mars… where should I go next?
There are two choices: Venus and Jupiter (Europa). I honestly can’t decide between these two targets, cause honestly Venus is my favorite planet, but Europa is my favorite moon (I’m not saying they are the best). They both will present their own challenges, and I’m sure they both will entertain me and keep me busy for a while. So, please vote on the poll above.
That’s all. Thank you for reading till the end
So, let’s get started:
Earth:
• International Space Station (ISS): The oldest of my orbital stations, and the one that I feel proud the most. Its in a 400 km height perfectly circular orbit. Built with Base Game only. It houses 7 people.
Moon:
• Tranquility Station: A small lunar research station made with base game parts only. Its in a 15 km perfect circular orbit. Used as a headquarters for the lunar colonization team. It houses 5 people.
• Armstrong Base: My first ever lunar base. Built originally with Base Game only, then expanded recently with new DLC modules to increase its crew capacity and production. Its main objective its research. Its designed for 20 people.
• Aldrin Base: Winner of a medal in the SFS Original Design Contest. Its designed only for 10 people. The outward domes are greenhouses, while the inner ones were converted into crew habitats. At this day, this is may only pure Base Game surface colony on the game (All the others have been upgraded with DLC parts).
• Collins Base: My last lunar base. Keeps only some few modules from the original Base Game design. It is now a mega base, designed for 20 people, between scientists and colonists. It was upgraded recently with DLC parts, just like the Armstrong Base.
That concludes our Earth Tour. We also have the Earth-Moon satellite network, which I will proximately relocate with Horus’ calculated resonant orbits.
Mars:
• Sagan Spaceport: Winner of a medal in the SFS Original Design Contest. Built with Base Game only. It is the headquarters of the Martian colonization and a gateway to the outer planets. It’s in a 150 km height circular orbit. Its designed for 15 people. I feel really proud of this station. Its is my best interplanetary station.
• Base 01 Mars – Curiosity: The first of my modern Mars Bases, located on the top of the Olympus Mons. It is the highest surface base on the solar system (in my game). It is designed for 15 people.
• Base 02 Phobos – Spirit: Originally designed as a Phobos mobile base (concept that didn’t work, by the way). It houses Ion probes designed to operate in the low gravity of Phobos, with over 5000 m/s of delta V. It is designed for 20 people.
• Base 03 Deimos – Opportunity: Designed to house a large crew of 15 people on the low gravity and anaerobic environment of Deimos. Houses only 1 probe. It was a dual launch base, launched with the EC6, brought to Deimos with the SCV.
• Base 04 Mars – Sojourner: It is a single launch Mars Base, brought here with the EC6. It houses a crew of 25 people, and it is the biggest of my Mars Bases. Totally independent from the rest of the world, it is capable to produce food for a larger population and to supply any of the other bases in case of an emergency. It has a nuclear reactor (stored in the structure to the right of the garage), which makes it capable to survive the large Martian sandstorms.
• Base 05 Mars – Viking: Is also a single launch Mars Base, and the last of my permanent settlements on the Red Planet. Designed for a crew of 25 people that came here with the base. An escape vehicle will be added soon. Creates a lot of lag…
All that’s left to show is the Martian Satellite Network, which I won’t show on this post because I need to move them to resonant orbits.
Well, that’s it. That’s pretty much I have to show. No comes the other part of this thread:
I have done with the Moon and Mars… where should I go next?
There are two choices: Venus and Jupiter (Europa). I honestly can’t decide between these two targets, cause honestly Venus is my favorite planet, but Europa is my favorite moon (I’m not saying they are the best). They both will present their own challenges, and I’m sure they both will entertain me and keep me busy for a while. So, please vote on the poll above.
That’s all. Thank you for reading till the end
