RC vehicles

RC Vehicles or Rovers are used extensively throughout the game, providing the remote controlled workforce needed to maintain the colony along with their smaller counterparts, drones. On the PC version RC vehicles can have orders queued by holding the ⇧Shift key.

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.

Rovers specific to a certain sponsor can be unlocked by other sponsors via the Global Support breathrough.

RC rover	Uses	Requirements	Research upgrades
Commander	Control Drones Recharge Drones Deploy packed Drones Repair malfunctioned Drones Comes with 4 Drones	None	Rover Command AI: Drone capacity increased from 8 to 20
Generator	Control Drones Recharge Drones Deploy packed Drones Repair malfunctioned Drones Comes with 4 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 up to 30 stored resources Harvest surface metals and polymers deposits	None	Rover Command AI: Automated Mode unlocked Transport Optimization: Transport capacity increased by 15 and deposits are harvested faster
Dozer	Landscaping Transport up to 85 waste rock	Green Planet DLC (Dozer Rover tech)
Harvester	Ship up to 36 stored resources Harvest surface metals, polymers and concrete deposits	Space Race DLC (Blue Sun Corporation)
Constructor	Ship up to 42 stored resources Harvest surface metals and polymers deposits Construct buildings	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
RC Safari	Takes tourists on safari to up to 10 waypoints to gain Satistaction Waypoints near domes, wonders, vistas, rock formations and decorations increase the bonus	None	None
Driller	Harvest underground deposits (wastes 50% of the deposit)	Space Race DLC (Russia)
Experimental Prototype	Shoot down Meteors Protect against EsoCorp Experimental Prototypes	Marsgate Mystery

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