planetbase Rovers

[jvanderr]

One thing I feel is missing from the worlds of Planetbase are rovers (think the vehicle Matt Damon drives around in the film The Martian)

There could be several advantages of using rovers:

1. Faster travel time between interior and exterior buildings (for repairs/construction far from the main base.)
   
2. Resisting or negating the effects of several natural disasters (Sandstorms, Blizzards, and Solar Flares.)
   
3. Possibly allow colonists in a rover to carry one extra item (eg. two piece of Metal being moved by one engineer to build a Water Extractor.)
   
4. Additional Oxygen supply
   
5. Coolness factor.
   

I suspect rovers would have to be slightly expensive and use Spares as upkeep, to offset their advantages. Here are some possible examples:

1. 3 Metal, 3 Bioplastic, 1 Superconductors
   
2. 1 Metal, 1 Bioplastic, 3 Superconductors
   
3. 2 Metal, 2 Bioplastic, 2 Superconductors
   

Seeing as you could not have the rover's just cruising around the interior buildings, running down your colonists, they would require a bay that counts as an exterior building. This building could require an engineer to operate (much like a Mine), and the vehicles could be parked in front of the building for easy access. Positioning them near an Airlock would be required to maintain their efficiency.

I hope this or something like this makes it into the game! >.<

[NeoRider7]

The idea is very cool! This greatly diversifies the game!
But I am afraid that this rather laborious task may turn out to be. I wonder what mod developers will say.
Below I will come photos of Rovers.
A) Rover from the Martian with Matt Damon movie:
1) link1
2) link2
3) link3
4) link4

5) link5-Big1 Big2, Big3

6) link6-Giant_Trailer
7) link7-Trakker
8 ) link8-RoverRV900_and_many_items
9) link9-florent_lebrun

B) There are a lot of options for rovers here:
Mars Rovers: (many rover options)

C) These rovers should be much easier to draw:
1) Tesla Cybertruck on Mars
2) rover-BBI
3) long-rover
4) Concept art for The Martian by Oleg Zherebin
5) MARS - rover - Oscar Cafaro - 01, For National Geographic
6) MARS - rover trailer - Oscar Cafaro - 02, For National Geographic
7) audi
8 ) Mars 9 Rover, Igor Sobolevsky
9) Roberto Robert - Mars Rover
10) NASA Unveils Mars Rover Concept
11) Atlas
12) Easy rover

Edited March 13, 2020 by NeoRider7

[NeoRider7]

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