Surviving Mars
80 Achievements
0-1h
GOG
In the Service of Humankind
Play as India and have 5 Domes before Sol 100
1.7%
How to unlock the In the Service of Humankind achievement in Surviving Mars - Definitive Guide
jkb3057
TrueAchievements
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Hi - This was one of the quicker achievements in Surviving Mars that I have come across so far. You need not provide the domes with water, oxygen, or power if you are just going for the achievement. Here was my approach to get this done in around 30 minutes by sol 16:
Play as India like the achievement says. I played as rocket scientist as the class to have a 4th rocket, but ended up not using it. I brought 1 drone hub, 1 RC rover, and as many machine parts and concrete as I could fit on the first rocket. Choose a landing spot with high amounts of concrete and metal. I found a spot that was 100% available to build to make sure I had room for the domes, but that was not a constraint (just makes it faster/easier). Once I landed, I sent rocket 2 with 40 polymers ( you need 8 per dome X 5 domes), another few machines parts, an RC transport to help move materials around.
Proceed to build the drone hub in a central location for maximum coverage so the drones can work. Power it with a solar panel or wind turbine. Proceed to build 1-2 concrete extractors (power them as you so choose) to get your supply of concrete going. You need 320 concrete in total for the 5 domes. You also need 80 metal, so have your drones or RC transport mine that and move it near where you will build the domes.
You can queue up all 5 domes at once, and then sit back and wait for your drones to finish their work. Just make sure that either the RC rover or the drone hub has coverage for the materials and the dome locations. If you want to further speed up the process a little, you can send rockets 3 and 4 with whatever supplies (metal or concrete) that you need.
Play as India like the achievement says. I played as rocket scientist as the class to have a 4th rocket, but ended up not using it. I brought 1 drone hub, 1 RC rover, and as many machine parts and concrete as I could fit on the first rocket. Choose a landing spot with high amounts of concrete and metal. I found a spot that was 100% available to build to make sure I had room for the domes, but that was not a constraint (just makes it faster/easier). Once I landed, I sent rocket 2 with 40 polymers ( you need 8 per dome X 5 domes), another few machines parts, an RC transport to help move materials around.
Proceed to build the drone hub in a central location for maximum coverage so the drones can work. Power it with a solar panel or wind turbine. Proceed to build 1-2 concrete extractors (power them as you so choose) to get your supply of concrete going. You need 320 concrete in total for the 5 domes. You also need 80 metal, so have your drones or RC transport mine that and move it near where you will build the domes.
You can queue up all 5 domes at once, and then sit back and wait for your drones to finish their work. Just make sure that either the RC rover or the drone hub has coverage for the materials and the dome locations. If you want to further speed up the process a little, you can send rockets 3 and 4 with whatever supplies (metal or concrete) that you need.
6 Comments
Excellent guide. I was able to get this by Sol 12 using your method and the fourth rocket with more supplies. Thanks for the help!
By Thai J on 26 Mar 2018 01:28
Fantastic guide! Got it on Sol 10.
First rocket: removed Water Vaporators and added two Stirling Generators. That's enough to power two Drone Hubs and two Concrete Extractors. Second rocket: landed with Polymers. Third rocket: landed with metals. Rest of the metals came from surface metals in my landing site. Fourth rocket was just for kicks and I sent just concrete to finish a little faster.
A small tip - build your domes OFF your power grid, otherwise the power drain will disrupt the Extractors.
First rocket: removed Water Vaporators and added two Stirling Generators. That's enough to power two Drone Hubs and two Concrete Extractors. Second rocket: landed with Polymers. Third rocket: landed with metals. Rest of the metals came from surface metals in my landing site. Fourth rocket was just for kicks and I sent just concrete to finish a little faster.
A small tip - build your domes OFF your power grid, otherwise the power drain will disrupt the Extractors.
By Fuzzy Bear Hugs on 17 Apr 2018 01:13
Komrade_Dusty
TrueTrophies
TrueTrophies
You don't need to actually have anyone living in the domes. What I did was shuttle in supplies and build 5 basic domes. I had it done by sol 20.
yewjhin
Pick India as your mission sponsor when starting a new game. When playing as India, all building costs are reduced by 20%. All you have to do is build and populate a starting Dome, secure sufficient Concrete and Metals then just build 5 Domes anywhere.