My first working platform that has now taken me to my first two planets!
After the sad fate of Space Boat which went through the asteroid field like pudding through a cheese grater, and Space Boat II which did not have enough production capabilities to ward off wandering asteroids at Fulgora, the Space Boat III worked perfectly.
With the ability to travel safely and refuel and rearm itself in orbit around any of the starter planets, it is now running autonomous supply transport between Nauvis, Fulgora and Vulcanus without needing any oversight.
At some point Iβll have to make a platform with bigger storage and stronger production capabilities so it can travel faster, but for now it does a solid job. :)
I started a new game for Space Age, so Iβm still building my first base and havenβt reached space yet.
Are the walls purely for aesthetics, or do they help?
They are there on the odd chance that a small asteroid manages to sneak past my turrets. A smashed wall is easily replaced, but a smashed part of infrastructure is disaster.
Cool, good to know walls defend against asteroids. I donβt see walls on a lot of platforms. Iβll keep that in mind when I get to space, thanks!
Yeah, Iβve considered adding them, but I decided not to. Each space platform you add is more weight, and if youβre getting hit at all that means you needed more turrets and/or ammo. Adding walls, in my opinion, is submitting to the fact your design failed. Iβd rather use the space for solar panels and make sure I never get struck by an asteroid.
So far this philosophy has worked well. My first ship was moderately successful, though it didnβt have enough solar to produce more ammo than it consumed at Fulgora (it needed redisigned slightly, but Fulgora constantly has asteroids so it died there). My second barely gets enough power, though not enough to produce as much fuel as Iβd like.
Basically, you could use the space that are walls to instead not need them. Thatβs my choice, but itβs a decision you need to make. Walls definitely have a purpose in space, but itβs one Iβd rather design away than rely on.