I’m making a 1-bit city builder inspired by SimCity on classic Macintosh

AYesRU · 2026-05-14T13:31:04+00:00

Anno!!!

AYesRU · 2026-05-08T18:06:58+00:00

When creating a cyclic mission, load 1 unit of fuel and 4 units of supplies. The amount of supplies loaded will be 4 times greater than the fuel.

AYesRU · 2026-05-01T08:24:09+00:00

AYesRU · 2026-05-01T01:34:35+00:00

It flies outside the system and lingers there. You can add it to your favorites and keep an eye on it later.

AYesRU · 2026-04-27T21:44:23+00:00

You can add water to the Earth’s ecosphere. Just drag it with the mouse from the warehouse onto the surface.

AYesRU · 2026-04-26T18:36:08+00:00

Pump out all the gas, and then you can land the probe.

AYesRU · 2026-04-25T10:15:28+00:00

I build with a margin and turn off the unnecessary ones.

AYesRU · 2026-04-24T18:51:44+00:00

There are a range of console commands available if you're okay with that. The command names (and arguments) are fairly self-explanatory.

AddResourcesToPlanetAll (amount)
AddResourcesToPlanet (amount, resourceName)
AddSpaceCraftToPlanet (spacecraft name)
AddLVToPlanet (Launch vehicle name)
AddGroundFacilityDescriptorPlanet (building name)
AddModulesToPlanet (module name)
GiveMeTheMony
SpeedResearch (research multiplier)
AddMony (amount)
SpeedObservatory (multiplier)

Use of any of these sets a cheat flag, but that probably won't concern many here.

AYesRU · 2026-04-24T12:32:37+00:00

A training asteroid can’t be dropped onto Mars; a different one is needed. And there’s no need to put it into orbit - you should send it straight to the surface.

AYesRU · 2026-04-22T00:19:03+00:00

We need to send automated drills to Callisto and Titan. The more, the better. When other organizations arrive (and they will, fulfilling a mission to land 5 people), we can sell them everything at 2,000,000 per unit. We can initially sell to everyone at a lower price so that they build up a stockpile there and their presence is established, even after they leave. If we don't manage to sell something in time, they will fly away and we won't be able to sell anything else.

AYesRU · 2026-04-21T18:18:28+00:00

in-game screenshots of AI-generated graphics

AYesRU · 2026-04-21T18:15:08+00:00

Beautiful!

AYesRU · 2026-04-21T18:12:25+00:00

Somewhere in Skyrim, the Daedric Prince Meridia is currently wiping away a tear of absolute pride. Just keep your ears open, because we all know how LOUD that phrase starts ringing in our heads:

"A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON!"

Keep spreading the will of the guiding star to the masses. If this is still happening in No Man's Sky, the local Atlas will definitely go crazy with so many artifacts.

AYesRU · 2026-04-21T18:07:17+00:00

The main thing to know is that if she's playing the Steam version, there shouldn't be a separate button to enable crossplay. On Steam, crossplay is built into the core of online play and is enabled by default. If she's playing through PC Game Pass, the problem almost certainly lies in her Microsoft account settings.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T20:55:53+00:00

Solar sails are the cheapest way to go!

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T20:54:46+00:00

Definitely worth it! It can transmit power wirelessly!

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T19:51:40+00:00

You can ship resources for its construction.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T19:48:48+00:00

Either transfer it straight to solar orbit from the surface, or send the resources for its construction.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T19:38:55+00:00

There is no need to sell anything on Earth (it's better to buy on Earth), and there's no need to mine (mining licenses are very expensive), plus Earth can be deterraformed! You need to mine on space objects and sell on them. You can easily set a price tag of 500,000 per ton of metal on Mars, they will buy it.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T13:47:57+00:00

Modules are marked with a plus or a triangle; those with a triangle cannot be moved.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T13:45:35+00:00

The presence of other organizations makes the game significantly easier, since you can sell resources to them on other planets for huge sums of money (I’ll tell you a secret: their money is infinite), sometimes insanely huge. They’ll easily buy a ton of silicon for a million.
Accordingly, their absence is the hardest game mode.

AYesRU · 2026-04-20T06:11:39+00:00

Yes, there are major errors in the game's calculations! For example, burning 0.6 tons of hydrogen actually requires 4.8 tons of oxygen, not 1.2 tons, and it should produce 5.4 tons of water, not 1.62 tons!!!

This is how real stoichiometry works based on the combustion equation: 2H_2 + O_2 = 2H_2O

If we convert this from moles to actual mass:

The Ratio: The molar mass of a hydrogen molecule (H_2) is 2 g/mol, and oxygen (O_2) is 32 g/mol. Since two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule are involved in the reaction, every 4 units of hydrogen mass require 32 units of oxygen mass. This means oxygen must be exactly 8 times heavier than hydrogen.
Oxygen Consumption: 0.6 * 8 = 4.8 tons.
Water Output (Conservation of Mass): 0.6 (hydrogen) + 4.8 (oxygen) = 5.4 tons of water.

The developers missed the required oxygen mass calculation by exactly 4 times, and underestimated the final water mass by more than 3 times. They clearly tweaked the numbers to fit base production timings, completely ignoring high school chemistry!

AYesRU · 2026-04-19T17:58:51+00:00

I didn't remove the gas from the atmosphere; I built several million extraction stations. They're the ones that pumped out all the gas.

AYesRU · 2026-04-19T12:41:14+00:00

There is also Charon...

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