Futuristic The Frontier: A Space Western Chat Club

[MrThe]

Thanks for looking over my character capMARVELOUS

 

[capMARVELOUS]

Thanks for looking over my character capMARVELOUS

No problem, my dood. He looks good now.

 

[MrThe]

I was just reading the Main Chat. From the beginning. Then I'll do my post.

 

[MrThe]

Gonna be a while though.

 

[capMARVELOUS]

Gonna be a while though.

Take your time.

 

[MrThe]

I finally finished!

 

[MrThe]

I posted

 

[capMARVELOUS]

I posted

And you did a very nice job of doing so. I'll see if I can throw some action your way.

 

[MrThe]

I actually edited it a bit just now. I'm heading to the crash site.

 

[MrThe]

Whoo! It feels good to be added to the roster.

 

[MrThe]

Whenever I read about the Colony Babylon I can't stop thinking about this song.

 

[MrThe]

Oh yeah, that reminds me. Is Babylon also at the poles? You said that most human colonies are at the poles but I wondered if any were in the volcanic caves? I remember them finding caves near a volcano and scientists saying that it could be a possible location for a colony. Although they are close to the equator so it might be hard to get water unless they found ice in the caves. Caves of Mars Project - Wikipedia

 

[capMARVELOUS]

Oh yeah, that reminds me. Is Babylon also at the poles? You said that most human colonies are at the poles but I wondered if any were in the volcanic caves? I remember them finding caves near a volcano and scientists saying that it could be a possible location for a colony. Although they are close to the equator so it might be hard to get water unless they found ice in the caves. Caves of Mars Project - Wikipedia

In this game, colonies are mostly located about the border to the ice caps. The poles are uninhabitable for humans, but a clan of Khodai lives there. Some colonies are located further south, about where those caves would be, including Capernaum Colony which I still have not created yet.

 

[MrThe]

I might try to find some different weapons for Lazarus. I feel a bit underpowered. Everyone else seems to have much larger calibers.

 

[MrThe]

Nah, they look too cool to get rid of. Though he might get a third gun.

 

[MrThe]

Do you think you could make Zion? I mean since we are doing a lot of Biblical Names here.

 

[capMARVELOUS]

Do you think you could make Zion? I mean since we are doing a lot of Biblical Names here.

In the future, yes.

 

[MrThe]

You know what, I'd actually like to have Lazarus found it. So maybe much later. If it's ok with you?

 

[MrThe]

So how much cash do you think a Martian Trucker would have? I figure he wouldn't be rich but he wouldn't be dirt poor either, but I don't really know how much Credits that would equate to.

 

[MrThe]

So does anything grow on Mars or is it all shipped in from Earth? Like are there greenhouses where they grow crops? And if nothing is grown how do Martians make money? Like what are the resources and industry that makes Mars profitable to colonize?

 

[capMARVELOUS]

So does anything grow on Mars or is it all shipped in from Earth? Like are there greenhouses where they grow crops? And if nothing is grown how do Martians make money? Like what are the resources and industry that makes Mars profitable to colonize?

Due to the presence of water on Mars, farming is possible, and it is done in "Greenhouses," special buildings filled with the pressure appropriate for growing plants, crops, what have you. (But farming hasn't really been touched yet in this game.) Other methods of earning money on Mars include transportation, construction, and aiding the militiamen by bringing in bounties in exchange for Human Standard Credits (HSC). Those three jobs are some of the more lucrative career choices for Mars' human inhabitants, right before casino operation and straight-up theft.
As for the Khodai, they raise special mushroom-type crops and basically space bison that have adapted to Mars' environment. More on that can be read about in their own dedicated Lore page.

 

[MrThe]

Is there any Mining on Mars?

 

[capMARVELOUS]

Is there any Mining on Mars?

Yes. Mining is done, due to rumors of special minerals in Martian soil. Most of it is done for frozen water, though.

 

[MrThe]

What about Iron? That is what makes the Martian Planet Red after all.

 

[capMARVELOUS]

What about Iron? That is what makes the Martian Planet Red after all.

True. Iron mining is less common right now, because Martian iron comes in small bits, and there's currently no efficient way to smelt it and turn it into construction materials. So what is mined is shipped off to the Moon (which is far more advanced at this point) to be turned into steel there. Once better smelting technology becomes available on Mars, then iron mining will increase.
Keep in mind, the Martian settling is just starting out.