Prepare to go deep with Surviving Mars: Beyond and Beyond
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Hello Martians!
I’m Liz, director of product marketing at Surviving Mars at Paradox Interactive. Get ready, because today we take you where no Martian has gone before!
Down and beyond is the next expansion for Surviving Mars and the first for the game in over two years since 2019 Green Planet! During this time, we launched a lot of ideas about what’s next for Surviving Mars. As we brainstormed content, one of the key questions that rang in our heads was not, “What can we do?” but “Where can we go?” Once we focused on ways to expand players’ horizons beyond the surface of Mars, the possibilities were suddenly endless.
I’d like to give you a quick breakdown of some of our favorite places, features, and mechanics that are being added to Surviving Mars with Down and beyond.
Since players have already mapped the surface of Mars, we thought of other means of exploration: ways in which we can introduce mystery and continue the sense of discovery. Immediately exploring caves and lava tubes is something that was initially highlighted as the perfect next step for colonization. Not only can players discover more about the Red Planet through exploration, but the underground locations provide protection against some surface hazards, such as meteorites. However, their settlers can also fall victim to natural hazards such as landslides and even mental ailments that come from long-term occupation of tunnels, including loss of sanity from lack of sunlight.
One of my favorite features in Down and beyond, and something that came to us early in development, was the idea of being able to mine passing asteroids. Asteroid mining creates an additional level of strategic play. Players who need to calculate the risk and reward of mining: Stay on the asteroid longer to mine more resources, but risk staying too long and will lose your colonists and tools when the asteroid leaves orbit. There is an autoload feature, which will cause the rocket to come out automatically when the asteroid goes out of range, but the weight limits on the payload mean that players will often not be able to bring everything they extract. Manually managing asteroids will reward the most resources, but requires the most time and attention. It’s a strategic conundrum and I’m excited to see the different ways players approach it.
To unlock all these exciting exploration features, we have added the Recon and Expansion research tree. This tree unlocks access to underground exploration and asteroids, as well as the tools needed to go on those walks, including all the fun things like reinforced vehicles, buildings, and upgrades. This not only streamlines the exploration process, but interlocks previously unrelated features to expand the player’s abilities.
Another feature we added that helps build the intrigue and mystery of Mars are Mini-Mysteries (we were pretty literal when it came to naming). These Mini-Mysteries are small quest lines that require you to complete objectives to unlock advancements, technology, colonists, research points, and other surprises. We felt that these mysteries added another level to exploration and allowed for more rewarding progressions, rather than just collecting materials or XP.
Well, there you have it! We wanted to give you an overview of some of the features we are most excited about. Surviving Mars: beyond and beyond now available in the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S.
Surviving Mars: beyond and beyond
Interactive Paradox
$ 19.99
The era of colonization is over and a new era of exploration has begun. You just scratched the surface of Mars, now get ready to go further and further! Key Features Back to Basics – Expand your colony into caves and lava tubes below the surface. Players can use existing structures or specific underground buildings to build a base for exploration. Expand with caution, potential landslides can destroy everything. Run Your Own Business – Players can now go beyond the surface and beyond the red planet for resource extraction. Construct special rocket-powered buildings to mine resources, including exotic minerals and data samples, from passing asteroids. Don’t stay too long or the asteroid will go with your things! Branching Paths – Recon and Expansion research trees unlock additional buildings, vehicles, upgrades, and locations. They will also unlock asteroid mining and tunnel colonization.
Surviving Mars
Interactive Paradox
$ 29.99
Colonize Mars and discover its secrets, with minimal casualties. Welcome home! The time has come to reclaim the red planet and build the first working human colonies on Mars! All you need is supplies, oxygen, decades of training, experience with sandstorms, and a positive attitude to discover the purpose of those strange black cubes that appeared out of nowhere. With a little sprucing up, this place will be amazing! Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, investigate new possibilities, and use drones to unlock more elaborate ways to shape and expand your settlement. Grow your own food, mine minerals, or just relax at the bar after a hard day’s work. However, the most important thing of all is to keep your settlers alive. It is not an easy task on a strange new planet. There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you. Key Features: · Build a Sustainable Colony in Space – Building on a planet that is unfit for human life challenges you to build a smart and functional colony. Poor planning is not about traffic jams, it is about the survival of your settlers. You really don’t want continuous blackouts in a city built in a place without oxygen. · Individually Simulated Settlers: Each settler is a unique individual with issues and strengths that influence the needs and behavior of other settlers. Things can get really interesting if your lead scientists develop alcoholism after too many nights in the lab. · Construction of the futuristic space dome: retro-futuristic superstructures that house settlers, factories and commercial buildings with their own “neighborhood personality”. Create colonies that value science above all else, while weary workers sip their pay at a local bar or attempt a utopia among the stars. · Exploring the Secrets of Mars: Inspired by the classic science fiction of Asimov and Clarke, Surviving Mars holds many secrets. During each game, players can find one of the mysteries created individually by Mars. Uncovering these secrets could bring your colony great fortune or terrible ruin. · Random Research Tree: Combines static and random research through exploration, allowing a different experience for each journey through the game. Gain new scientific breakthroughs by exploring the unexplored terrain of the surface of Mars. · Unique Retro-Futuristic Aesthetics – A sleek, modern take on the brilliant futurism of the 1960s. A time of exploration and adventure.
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