RC vehicles

RC Vehicles are used extensively throughout the game, providing the remote controlled workforce needed to maintain the colony along with their smaller counterparts, drones. RC vehicles can have orders queued by holding the ⇧Shift key (this feature is not available on console version).

RC vehicles are initially only brought from Earth but can be constructed by drones once the Rover Printing technology has been researched. Each RC vehicle costs 20 Metal and 10 Electronics. (RC Safari also requires 10 Polymers.)

RC rover	Uses	Requirements	Research upgrades
Commander	Control Drones Recharge Drones Deploy packed Drones Repair malfunctioned Drones Contains 4 Drones (more drones can be assigned)	None	Rover Command AI: Drone capacity increased from 8 to 20
Generator	Control Drones Recharge Drones Deploy packed Drones Repair malfunctioned Drones Provide 30 Power to the grid during daytime	Space Race DLC (China)
Seeker	Control Drones Recharge Drones Deploy packed Drones Repair malfunctioned Drones Provide Sensor Tower bonuses while idle	Space Race DLC (Europe)
Transport	Ship stored resources Harvest surface Metals and Polymers deposits	None	Rover Command AI: Automated Mode unlocked Transport Optimization: Transport capacity increased from 30 to 45 and deposits are harvested faster
Harvester	Ship stored resources Harvest surface Metals, Polymers and Concrete deposits Has 20% greater initial capacity than a Transport (36; optimizes to 51)	Space Race DLC (Blue Sun Corporation)
Constructor	Ship stored resources Harvest surface Metals and Polymers deposits Construct buildings Has 40% greater initial capacity than a Transport (42; optimizes to 57)	Space Race DLC (India)
Explorer	Investigate Anomalies	None	Rover Command AI: Automated Mode unlocked Explorer AI: Generate 100 Research per Sol but lose efficiency with multiple Explorers Explorers Base bonus Collaboration loss Net bonus Extra 1 100 0 100 +100 2 200 20 180 +80 3 300 60 240 +60 4 400 120 280 +40 5 500 200 300 +20 6 600 300 300 +0 7+ +100 +50 +50 +50
Driller	Harvest underground deposits (wastes 50% of the deposit)	Space Race DLC (Russia)	Rover Command AI: Automated Mode unlocked
Dozer	Landscaping	Green Planet DLC (Dozer Rover technology)
Experimental Prototype	Shoot down Meteors Protect against EsoCorp Experimental Prototypes	Marsgate Mystery
60px RC Safari	Takes tourists on Safari Waypoints near domes, wonders, vistas, rock formations, and many other sights increase the satisfaction bonus tourists get from the safari.	None	None

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