Commander profile

Commander profiles are descriptions of the leader of the mission. Each commander profile offers a bonus (almost all of them permanent) as well as early access to a technology. During Story Bits certain commander profiles have additional options for tackling issues.

Profile	Bonuses	Early access tech	Difficulty bonus	Requirements
City Mayor	2,000 M additional starting Funding Buildings require upkeep less often	Mars Nouveau	-30%
Inventor	Drones are gradually optimized to work and construct faster until Sol 100	Autonomous Hubs	+10%
Oligarch	Fuel production increased by 25%	Arcology	+10%
Hydro Engineer	Start with a Water deposit revealed Domes consume 25% less Water	Water Reclamation	+20%
Doctor	Minimum Comfort required for birth lowered by 15	Stem Reconstruction	+10%
Psychologist	Colonists recover 5 additional Sanity while resting in their homes	Behavioral Shaping	+10%
Politician	All Funding gains are increased by 20%	Martian Patents	0%
Futurist	Breakthrough techs are researched 30% faster	Autonomous Sensors	+30%
Ecologist	Service Comfort of Decorations increased by 10	Hanging Gardens	+10%
Astrogeologist	Start with a Rare Metals deposit revealed Extractor production increased by 10%	Deep Scanning	+20%
Rocket Scientist	Start with an extra Rocket	CO2 Jet Propulsion	+20%
Medical Researcher	Medical buildings grant Research points	Microgravity Medicine	+20%	Sample Mod in /ModTools/Samples/Mods/Medical Researcher
Geo Engineer	Seeds import cost reduced by 50% Bonus Prefabs: 2x GHG Factory, 2x Forestation Plant	Designed Forestation	-20%	Green Planet DLC
Space Miner	Asteroid Lander cost reduced by 50% Bonus Prefabs: 2x Recon Center	Micro-G Mining	+20%	Below and Beyond DLC
Spelunker	Colonists gain Sanity underground instead of losing it Bonus Prefabs: 1x Elevator, 2x Drone Hub Extender	Underground Dome Construction	+20%	Below and Beyond DLC
Transport Tycoon	Tracks construction cost halved Bonus Prefabs: 2x Small Station	Large Stations	+20%	Martian Express DLC

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