Exterior buildings

Buildings

Exterior buildings

Domes

Dome buildings

Wonder

Salvage & Prefabs

Exterior buildings are placed outside Domes. Buildings that require workers must be placed within the working area around a Dome and colonists will lose Sanity when operating them.

Recharge Stations, Solar Panels and Stirling Generators can be placed inside Domes as well although there is little benefit to be worth it.

Maintenance: Each building starts with 0 maintenance points. When the counter reaches 100, the building breaks down and must be repaired by the drones at the expense of the defined materials. The time to accumulate the 100 maintenance points is ???.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure is the backbone of the colony. RC vehicles and Rockets can also be constructed by drones via the building menu once the required technology is researched.

Building	Footprint	Construction Costs	Operational Needs	Maintenance	Description	Requirements
Drone Hub	4 hexes	12 8	3	1	Controls Drones and allocates them to different tasks. Recharges Drone batteries. Comes with 4 drones upon building the hub, up to a maximum of 20 drones can be assigned. With Drone Swarm (Robotics), the hub starts with an additional 2 drones and the maximum is raised to 100.	Drone Hub (Robotics)
Recharge Station	1 hex	1	0.2	None	Recharges Drone batteries.	None
Sensor Tower	1 hex	1 1	2	1	Boosts scanning speed, especially for nearby sectors. Extends the advance warning for disasters.	None
Tunnel	? hexes	80 20 30	None	None	The tunnel entrance and exit can connect power and life support grids at different locations and different elevations. Rovers and drones can travel along tunnels to reach places they otherwise couldn't.	None
Landing Pad	? hexes	10	None	None	A dedicated landing site that protects nearby buildings and vehicles from dust during Rocket landings and takeoffs.	None
Trade Pad	? hexes	10	None	None	Offers resources for export to other colonies on Mars. Rival colonies will send trade offers only if import and export resources are set. Accessible only for Rockets belonging to other colonies. Nearby buildings and vehicles are protected from dust during landing and takeoffs.	Space Race DLC
Shuttle Hub	7 hexes	10 15 10	10 1	1	Houses and refuels Shuttles that facilitate long-range resource transportation between Depots and resettling of Colonists between Domes.	CO2 Jet Propulsion (Robotics)
Triboelectric Scrubber	1 hex	15 5	1.8 - 12.8	1	Emits pulses which reduce the Dust accumulated on buildings within its range. Range can be adjusted from 3 to 8 hexes. Increased range draws more .	Triboelectric Scrubbing (Physics)
Subsurface Heater	1 hex	15 5	1.6 - 40 1	2	Increases the local temperature in cold areas and protects nearby buildings from Cold Waves. Range can be adjusted from 3 to 15 hexes. Increased range draws more power, approximately 2.38 power per range.	Subsurface Heating (Physics)
MDS Laser	1 hex	15 5	10	1	Destroys any falling meteors in its range. Has a short cool-down between shots.	Meteor Defense System (Physics)
Defensive Turret	1 hex	10 5	10	1	A laser-targeting defense structure. Protects nearby buildings from meteors. Can attack enemy vehicles at extreme range.	Marsgate Mystery
Light Trap	? hexes	10 5 5	1	1	Uses Water to create a potential target for Wisps. The Wisps will be held inside during the night.	St. Elmo's Fire Mystery
Power Decoy	? hexes	10 5 5	10	None	Traps a single Mirror Sphere.	Spheres Mystery
The Elevator		80 20 10	10	1	Can transport vehicles, colonists and resources between the surface and the underground of Mars.	Below and Beyond DLC Low G-Shaft Tunnelling (Recon & Expansion)
Drone Hub Extender		10 3 5	2	1	Boosts the range of a single Drone Hub or Drone Hub Extender allowing drones to work a larger area.	Below and Beyond DLC Drone Hub Extenders (Recon & Expansion)
Recon Center		30 10 15	15 1	4	Generates Recon which leads to detection of Asteroids we can visit and various smaller discoveries. Deep Space Scanning (+50% Recon, +10 Consumption) Cost: 7	Below and Beyond DLC Recon Center (Recon & Expansion)

Power

Power buildings supply Power to the colony. Output is measured in units per hour.

Building	Standard costs	Output	Maintenance	Description	Requirements	Upgrades
Solar Panel	1	2	0.5	Generates Power during daytime. Closes during Dust Storms. Protected from Dust while turned off. Active from 0600 to 2200, producing 32 total power per sol.	None	None
Large Solar Panel	3	5	1	Generates Power during daytime. Closes during Dust Storms. Protected from Dust while turned off. Active from 0600 to 2200, producing 80 total power per sol.	None	None
Wind Turbine	4 1	5	0.5	Generates Power. Increased production during Dust Storms and at high elevations.	None	Polymer Blades (+33% Production) Cost: 2
Stirling Generator	10 5	10 (closed) 20 (open)	1 (opened only)	Generates Power. While closed the generator is protected from dust, but produces less Power.	Stirling Generator technology	Plutonium Core (+50% Production when open) Cost: 4
Fusion Reactor	30 15 15	200	3	Generates significant amounts of Power but requires Workers from a nearby Dome.	Nuclear Fusion technology	Autoregulator (reduces workplaces by 2) Cost: 10 Eternal Fusion (no longer requires Workers and operates as 150 Performance) Cost: 10
Power Accumulator	2 2	20 (from storage)	1	Stores Power. Amount of Power supplied is limited by the battery's max output.	None	None
Atomic Accumulator	5 5	100 (from storage)	2	Stores Power. High capacity and max output, but charges slowly.	Atomic Accumulator technology	None
Power Cables	1 / 5 hexes	–	–	Connects Power producers and consumers by establishing Power grids.	None	None
Power Switch	1	–	–	Can be manually activated to cut off the Power supply.	None	None
Large Wind Turbine	8 2	10	1	Generates Power. Increased production during Dust Storms and at high elevations.	Colony Design Set DLC	Polymer Blades (+33% Production) Cost: 2
Solar Array	40	40	3	An advanced solar array that generates Power during daytime. Does not produce Power during Dust Storms. Requires less maintenance than regular Solar Panels, but can't be closed.	SpaceY Space Race DLC	None
Advanced Stirling Generator	25 10	40 (closed) 80 (open)	2 (opened only)	Generates Power. While closed the generator is protected from dust, but produces less Power. Heats the surrounding area when opened.	International Mars Mission Space Race DLC	Plutonium Core (+50% Production when open) Cost: 4

Production

Production buildings extract or produce resources and are the only way for a colony to become self-sufficient. All constructed buildings will show their predicted production when clicked. All extractors can only be placed on a deposit and contaminate nearby buildings with dust.

If the Colony Design Set DLC is installed all extractors have an additional visual variant.

Building	Standard costs	Base production	Maintenance	Operational needs	Requirements	Upgrades	Additional Effects
Metals Extractor	15 5	20 Metals	2	5 12 Geologists	None	Amplify (+25% Production, +10 Consumption) Cost: 2 Fueled Extractor (+30% Production, Fuel Consumption) Cost: 5 Magnetic Extraction (+50% Production) Cost: 5	Extractor AI Metals and Rare Metals Extractors can work without crews at 50 performance. Nano Refinement All extractors continue to extract small amounts when their deposit is depleted.
Rare Metals Extractor	15 4	7 Rare Metals	2	5 12 Geologists	None
Concrete Extractor	5 2	20 Concrete	1	5	None		Nano Refinement All extractors continue to extract small amounts when their deposit is depleted.
Automated Metals Extractor	20 4	12 Metals	2	10	Japan Space Race DLC
Waste Rock Processor	9.6 2	3 Concrete	1	Consumes 10 per (stores 20 ) 5	Waste Rock Liquefaction technology	Amplify (+25% Production, +20 Consumption) Cost: 5 Factory AI (+20% Production) Cost: 5
Metals Refinery	15 2	3 Metals	1	Consumes 10 per (stores 20 ) 5	India Space Race DLC
Rare Metals Refinery	20 3	3 Rare Metals	1	Consumes 10 per (stores 20 ) 10	Brazil Space Race DLC
Fuel Refinery	4 4 5	12 Fuel	1	5 1	Low-G Hydrosynthesis technology
Concrete Plant	10 1	30 Concrete	1	5 1	Russia Space Race DLC	Amplify (+25% Production, +10 Consumption) Cost: 2 Magnetic Extraction (+50% Production) Cost: 5
Polymer Factory	10 5 5	9 Polymers	2	10 1 Consumes 1 per (Stores 5) 18 Engineers	Low-G Hydrosynthesis technology	Amplify (+25% Production, +20 Consumption) Cost: 5 Factory AI (+20% Production) Cost: 5 Automation (reduces workplaces by 2) Cost: 5
Drone Assembler	15 8	Manual production	1	10 9 Engineers Consumes 1 per Consumes 5 per Biorobot (with The Positronic Brain)	Drone Printing technology		Printed Electronics Construction costs are instead of .

Life Support

Life Support is necessary for the immediate survival of the colonists.

Building	Standard costs	Base production	Storage capacity	Maintenance	Operational needs	Requirements	Upgrades
MOXIE	4	3	–	2	2	None	Magnetic Filtering (+50% Production) Cost: 2
Oxygen Tank	3	10 (from storage)	100	1	–	None	Storage Compression (+50% storage capacity)
Large Oxygen Tank	9	50 (from storage)	1000	3	–	Mega Storage technology Colony Design Set DLC	Storage Compression (+50% storage capacity)
Water Extractor	6 2	5	–	1	5	None	Amplify (+25% Production, +10 Consumption) Cost: 2 Fueled Extractor (+30% Production, Fuel Consumption) Cost: 5 Magnetic Extraction (+50% Production) Cost: 5
Moisture Vaporator	2 5	1	None	2	5	Moisture Farming technology	Hygroscopic Coating (+50% Production) Cost: 2 Vector Pump (+100% Production) Cost: 5
Water Tower	3	10 (from storage)	100	1	None	None	Storage Compression (+50% storage capacity)
Large Water Tank	10 30	100 (from storage)	1000	3	–	Mega Storage technology	Storage Compression (+50% storage capacity)
Pipes	1 / 5 hexes	–	–	–	–	None	Superior Pipes (instant construction) Cost: Free
Pipe Valve	1	–	–	–	–	None	None
Fungal Farm	10 10 3	6	30	1	10 2 0.5 6 Botanists	Low-G Fungi technology	Automation (reduces workplaces by 2) Cost: 10 Superfungus (+50% Production, +100% Consumption) Cost: 10
Outside Ranch	20 10 3	based on Breed	300	1	10 9	Project Laika DLC	None

Research

Main article: Research

Research buildings produce Research.

Building	Standard costs	Base production	Maintenance	Operational needs	Description	Requirements	Upgrades
Low-G Lab	6 4 4	400 per sol	1	5 6 Scientists	The first operational lab provides a permanent 20% tech cost reduction to Physics and Biotech research fields.	Europe Space Race DLC	Research Amplification (Physics) required for Amplify (+25% Production, +10 Consumption) Cost: 2 Zero-Space Computing (Breakthrough) required for Zero-Space Computing (+25% Production) Cost: 5

Storage

Storage buildings can hold a certain amount of resources, allowing for a more efficient distribution line. Deconstructing them does not require it to be emptied first and any stored resources will simply be dropped on the ground. Storages require the Automated Storage technology and 10 Metals and 3 Machine Parts to build while also consuming 1 Power and 1 Machine Parts. Other buildings are free and available from start.

Type	Storage space	Hexes size
Universal Depot	30 of each resource, except Seeds	3
Depot	180	2
Storage	4000	10
Dumping Site	105 Waste Rock	7
Large Dumping Site	285 Waste Rock	19

Outside decorations

Outside decorations have only one purpose - to improve the aesthetic of the colony. Banners will always display the logo of the selected Sponsor instead of the colony logo. Aside from the Beacon, Decorations do not consume any Power or Maintenance.

Building	Standard costs	Description
Beacon	3 Concrete 1 metal	Make the Martian night a little brighter.
Small Monument	3 Concrete	"One small step for man..."
Large Monument	5 Concrete	"...one giant leap for mankind."
Obelisk	10 Concrete	People fantasized about pyramids and obelisks on Mars once. Now we build them, just because we can.
Small Statue	3 Concrete	"In honor of the founders of Mars."
Medium Statue	5 Concrete	"Space: the final frontier..."
Large Statue	10 Concrete	"We are an impossibility in an impossible universe."
Small Banner	1 Metal	"We are proud to have our flag here, on the red planet."
Banner	3 Metal	"We are proud to have our flag here, on the red planet."
Wide Banner	5 Metal	"We are proud to have our flag here, on the red planet."

Terraforming

Terraforming Mars is accomplished largely through the construction of these buildings.

Building	Standard costs	Consumption	Maintenance	Terraforming per Sol	Required technology	Upgrades
Small Lake	10 Concrete 5 Machine Parts	0.5 Water	Based on Water parameter	+0.01% Water (when liquid)	Lake Crafting	Lake Vaporators: Lakes no longer consume water
Lake	20 Concrete 5 Machine Parts	1 Water	Based on Water parameter	+0.03% Water (when liquid)
Large Lake	30 Concrete 5 Machine Parts	1.5 Water	Based on Water parameter	+0.05% Water (when liquid)
Huge Lake	50 Concrete 5 Machine Parts	2 Water	Based on Water parameter	+0.1% Water (when liquid)
Forestation Plant	10 Metals 5 Electronics	10 Power 1 Seeds	1 Polymers	+0.01% Vegetation	Martian Vegetation	Growth Stimulators
Open Farm	15 Concrete 5 Metals 3 Machine Parts	1 Power 10 Water 1 Seeds	1 Metals	Based on Crop	Domeless Farming	Dry Farming
GHG Factory	15 Concrete 15 Metals 10 Machine Parts	10 Power 1 Fuel	2 Machine Parts	0.05% Temperature (0.25% when below 25%)	Greenhouse Mars	Amplify (+50% Terraforming, +20 Consumption, cost: 5)
Carbonate Processor	200 Concrete 50 Metals 50 Machine Parts	50 Power 1 Waste Rock	2 Machine Parts	+0.4% Atmosphere	Carbonate Processor
Core Heat Convector	150 Concrete 100 Metals 50 Polymers	50 Power 10 Water	2 Polymers	+0.4% Temperature	Core Heat Convector
Magnetic Field Generator	250 Metals 50 Electronics	100 Power	10 Metals	-0.2 Atmosphere loss	Magnetic Field Generator

Wonders

Wonders are also exterior buildings.