jsc29
Active Member
I read in another post that the Mars colony disappears after a player ages up into SAAB. However, wouldn't this cause a problem because with no colony, there is no way to get credits. To explore a Mars region for ore one has to pay credits. So, it could happen that I player is unable to get Mars ore anymore because they run out of credits. Since Mars ore is required for research in both SAAB and SAV and possibly SAJM also, it appears that a player could be trapped in SAAB forever with no way to age up. Is that true?
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In the answers below they don't really exactly answer the question. The answer is that you cannot get trapped because in Space Age Asteroid Belt and above the players get access to different "synthesizer" production buildings that can produce each of the goods from Space Age Mars, including Mars Ore. So, for example, there is a Mars Ore Synthesizer. Because it is a lot easier to produce Mars Ore using the campaign Map, it is advisable to collect as much as will be needed before aging up to SAAB. So, just to be perfectly clear here: when you age up to SAAM you will LOSE YOUR ABILITY TO GET CREDITS because your Mars Colony goes away. Without the colony and the credits, you will no longer be able to explore for Mars Ore on the campaign map when your credits run out and your only way to get ore will be to make it with a synthesizer, which you will not want to have to do.
-----------UPDATE
In the answers below they don't really exactly answer the question. The answer is that you cannot get trapped because in Space Age Asteroid Belt and above the players get access to different "synthesizer" production buildings that can produce each of the goods from Space Age Mars, including Mars Ore. So, for example, there is a Mars Ore Synthesizer. Because it is a lot easier to produce Mars Ore using the campaign Map, it is advisable to collect as much as will be needed before aging up to SAAB. So, just to be perfectly clear here: when you age up to SAAM you will LOSE YOUR ABILITY TO GET CREDITS because your Mars Colony goes away. Without the colony and the credits, you will no longer be able to explore for Mars Ore on the campaign map when your credits run out and your only way to get ore will be to make it with a synthesizer, which you will not want to have to do.
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