Mission sponsor

Sponsors are the nations or organizations that fund the initial Mars expedition, provide a base amount of research and pay for rare metals. Different sponsors use different color schemes for their buildings. However the color scheme can be changed at any point in the Command Center menu.

If the Space Race DLC is installed all sponsors except the one selected for play can found a Rival Colony.

Summary of Sponsors[edit | edit source]

Each sponsor has unique traits that provide various bonuses. If the Space Race DLC is installed each sponsor also has access to a unique building and vehicle.

Sponsor						Traits	Unique Vehicle	Unique Building	Difficulty	Requirements
International Mars Mission	$30,000M	200	300	$25M	4	Colonists never get Earthsick Food supply from Passenger Rockets increased (x10) Rockets synthesize Fuel Start with a Self-Sufficient Dome prefab	Zeus Rocket	Advanced Stirling Generator	0%	None
USA	$8,000M	100	300	$25M	3	Periodic Additional funding ($500 M every 5 Sols)	Zeus Rocket Advanced Orbital Probe	Megamall	+40%	None
Blue Sun Corporation	$10,000M	100	100	$30M	2	Can buy Applicants with funding Additional rockets are significantly cheaper Probes can discover deep Rare Metal deposits Bonus Tech: Deep Metal Extraction	RC Harvester	Corporate Office	+50%	None
China	$8,000M	200	200	$25M	3	Passenger Rockets carry 10 additional Colonists Applicants are generated twice as fast	RC Generator	Tai-chi Garden	+60%	None
India	$7,000M	150	100	$24M	3	All building costs reduced by 20% Bonus Tech: Low-G Engineering	RC Constructor	Metals Refinery	+90%	None
Europe	$6,000M	100	400	$22M	2	5 extra starting technologies Gain funding every time a tech is researched Gain double if it's a Breakthrough tech	RC Seeker	Low-G Lab	+110%	None
SpaceY	$6,000M	75	200	$20M	5	Drone Hubs start with additional Drones 50% cheaper advanced resources	Dragon Rocket	Solar Array	+130%	None
Church of the New Ark	$4,000M	120	0	$20M	1	All Colonists have the Religious trait Birthrate is doubled Hydroponic Farms performance reduced by 50 (drawback)	Ark Pod	Temple Spire	+170%	None
Russia	$5,000M	100	200	$22M	2	Fueled Extractors upgrade is free Fuel Refinery prefab costs 50% less Bonus Tech: Fueled Extractors Rockets have extended travel time (drawback)	RC Driller	Concrete Plant	+180%	None
Paradox Interactive	$4,000M	75	100	$24M	1	Discover more Breakthrough Anomalies Researching a Breakthrough grants Applicants Rockets require more fuel to launch (drawback)	Jumper Shuttle	Game Developer	+200%	Paradox account linking
Brazil	$9,000M	100	100	$35M	1	Colonists grant funding when they arrive on Mars Passages cost no resources and are constructed instantly Colonists suffer no penalties when using passages to work or visit connected domes 5 free Large Supply Pods	Large Supply Pod	Rare Metals Refinery	+100%	Space Race DLC
Japan	$6,000M	50	100	$20M	1	Rovers and Drones - cost and weight lowered by 50% Exploring a sector grants 500 research points All specialists perform better (+10 performance) Applicant generation reduced (drawback)	Wasp Drone	Automated Metals Extractor	+170%	Space Race DLC
Terraforming Initiative	$8,000M	100	100	$24M	2	All Terraforming techs are 50% cheaper for research Forestation Plants do not require Power Can import RC Dozers from the start Bonus Tech: Interplanetary Projects Bonus Tech: Martian Vegetation	None	None	+100%	Green Planet DLC
Idiocracy	$4,000M	100	0	$25M	3	All colonists have the Idiot trait No Sponsor research' No technologies are unlocked at start No pod	None	None	+90%	Sample mod

Mission Goals[edit | edit source]

Each Sponsor has a set of 5 goals which grant various rewards once accomplished.

Sponsor	Goals	Reward
International Mars Mission	Have 30 Colonists on Mars	1 Basic Dome prefab
	Have a Martianborn Colonist	5 free supply pods
	Build a Machine Parts Factory, a Polymer Factory and an Electronics Factory	30 Engineer Applicants
	Generate 3,000 Research points per Sol	30 Scientist Applicants
	Have 10 Martianborn Specialists	1 Mega Dome prefab
USA	Analyze 5 map Anomalies	100 Sponsor Research
	Research 10 technologies	5 free supply pods
	Generate 2,000 Research points per Sol	1 Mega Trigon Dome prefab
	Research 5 Breakthrough technologies	3 Genius Applicants
	Deep scan 30 Sectors	2 Hawking Institute prefabs
Blue Sun Corporation	Spend $5,000 M Funding	2 Stirling Generator prefabs
	Export $2,000 M worth of Rare Metals	1,000M
	Have 5 Smart Complexes	5 Celebrity Applicants
	Have 20 Colonists with the Tourist Trait	60 Tourist Applicants
	Generate $10,000 M within 5 Sols	10,000 Research points
China	Produce 100 Food	100 Applicants
	Have 50 specialists	30 Drone prefabs
	Have 300 Colonists on Mars	2,000M
	Have 40 Colonists with all needs about 70	1 Medium Dome prefab
	Have 8 operational Domes	10,000 Research points
India	Construct a Dome by the end of Sol 5	4 Moisture Vaporator prefabs
	Produce 50 Polymers	25 Drone prefabs
	Have a total of 200 Buildings	1,000M
	Have 4 Domes with Spires	8,000 Research points
	Convert 1,000 Waste Rock to useful materials	2,000M
Europe	Research 5 Physics technologies	1 Triboelectric Scrubber prefab
	Have 20 Scientists	3 Genius Applicants
	Have 2 Hawking Institutes	1 Network Node prefab
	Have 50 Martianborn Scientists	New Rocket
	Generate 10,000 Research points per Sol	3,000M
SpaceY	Generate 100 Energy	1 Atomic Accumulator prefab
	Refuel a rocket the same Sol it lands	15 Drone prefabs
	Research 8 Engineering technologies	20 Workaholic Engineer Applicants
	Analyze 7 Planetary Anomalies	2,000M
	Have 3 Biorobotics Workshops	10,000 Research points
Church of the New Ark	Produce 50 Food	1,000M
	Have 10 Founders at 90 Comfort	100 Sponsor Research
	Have 20 Martianborn Colonists by the end of Sol 50	3 Saint Applicants
	Produce 40 Electronics	New Rocket
	Have 120 Colonists with all needs above 80	3,000M
Russia	Discover 8 underground deposits	8 free supply pods
	Produce 50 Concrete in a single Sol	4 Apartment prefabs
	Extract 200 Metals from an underground deposits	2,000M
	Have 3 extractors working at 160 Performance	+40% price for Rare Metals
	Deep scan 50 Sectors	10,000 Research points
Paradox Interactive	Research 2 Breakthrough technologies	5 free supply pods
	Land a Colonist on Mars by Sol 15	1 Jumper Shuttle Hub prefab
	Analyze 30 map Anomalies	New Rocket
	Construct a Mega Dome	10,000 Research points
	Research 9 Breakthrough technologies	3,000M
Brazil	Land a Colonist on Mars by Sol 15	4,000 Research points
	Export 60 Rare Metals by the end of Sol 30	10 free supply pods
	Have 4 Domes with Spires	1 Fusion Reactor prefab
	Have a Dome connected to 3 other Domes	3 Celebrity Applicants
	Have a Dome with more than 200 Colonists	3,000M
Japan	Have 6 Sensor Towers	15 Drone prefabs
	Build a Machine Parts Factory, a Polymer Factory and an Electronics Factory	1 Martian University prefab
	Have 40 Martianborn specialists	200 Sponsor Research
	Deep scan 100 Sectors	1 Mega Trigon Dome prefab
	Produce 2,000 advanced resources	2,000M
Terraforming Initiative	Research 8 Terraforming technologies	100 Sponsor Research
	25% Temperature terraforming progress	2 Small Lake prefabs
	35% overall terraforming progress	10,000 Research points
	60% Water terraforming progress	New Rocket
	Construct a Capital City	200 Enthusiast Applicants

Additional Logos[edit | edit source]

Regardless of which mission sponsor is chosen, any colony logo can be selected. For example, the mission sponsor could be India while the colony logo is Brazil. In addition to the 13 mission sponsor logos (and Idiocracy), there are 15 more logos that can be chosen instead.

Mars Express
Voyager
Final Countdown
Serenity
Mr. Handy
Curiosity
One Small Step
Mars U.
Family Values
Brussel Sprouts
Biorobot
Don't Panic
Space Communism
Colonization Effort
Red Target

Summary of Unique Vehicles[edit | edit source]

Unique Vehicle	Sponsor	Benefits
Zeus Rocket	International Mars Mission & USA	Increased rocket payload (70,000 kg)
Advanced Orbital Probe	USA	Scans 5 sectors at once
RC Harvester	Blue Sun Corporation	Transporter rover that can harvest concrete from regolith deposits
RC Generator	China	RC Commander that can generate power as a solar panel
RC Constructor	India	Transporter rover that can construct buildings
RC Seeker	Europe	RC Commander that works as a sensor tower when stationary
Dragon Rocket	SpaceY	Has smaller cargo capacity (40,000) but is faster and requires less fuel
Large Supply Pod	Brazil (Space Race DLC)	Special supply pod that can carry more cargo (20,000)
Ark Pod	Church of the New Ark	Special supply pod that carries 12 passengers
RC Driller	Russia	A special rover that can extract resources from underground deposits but wastes some of the deposit
Jumper Shuttle	Paradox Interactive	Faster shuttles that use parabolic trajectories
Wasp Drone	Japan (Space Race DLC)	Faster Flying Drone

Summary of Unique Buildings[edit | edit source]

Unique Buildings	Sponsor	Benefits
Advanced Stirling Generator	International Mars Mission	Generates power and can protect from Cold Waves
Megamall	USA	Service building that satisfies most interests
Corporate Office	Blue Sun Corporation	Employs workers and generates funding
Tai-chi Garden	China	Small exercising garden, visitors recover small amounts of Health and may become Fit
Metals Refinery	India	Slowly converts Waste Rock into Metals
Low-G Lab	Europe	A research building that is built outside domes and reduces the cost of Biotech and Physics techs
Solar Array	SpaceY	A large cluster of solar panels that have lower maintenance cost but are vulnerable to dust storms
Rare Metals Refinery	Brazil (Space Race DLC)	Turns waste rock into rare metals
Temple Spire	Church of the New Ark	A service spire that satisfies Social interests and restores Sanity to visitors
Concrete Plant	Russia	An automated extractor that produces concrete without the need of a deposit but consumes fuel
Game Developer	Paradox Interactive	Produces games which grant funding depending on their success
Automatic Metals Extractor	Japan (Space Race DLC)	A metal Extractor that doesn't require a workforce