Concrete is made by building Concrete Extractors on regolith deposits found all over the Martian surface. It is a basic building material and is used in a wide range of building types.
Background[]
On Mars, water is a rare and difficult to obtain commodity. As such, turning the Martian regolith into traditional, water-based concrete was deemed impractical early on during the planning stages. Luckily, Mars is rich in another element with which a different type of concrete can be made - sulfur.
Sulfur-based, waterless concrete is literally the foundation for every aspiring Martian city. Concrete Extractors placed on spots rich in sulfur in the Martian soil dig up the sulfur-rich regolith and store it as a ready to use mix. It is later transported and heated by the drones on construction sites, turning it into strong and enduring concrete.
Building material[]
The following buildings require concrete as a building resource.
Name | Category | Cost |
---|---|---|
Network Node | Infrastructure | 50 |
Shuttle Hub | Infrastructure | 10 |
Tunnel | Infrastructure | 80 |
Atomic Accumulator | Power | 5 |
Fusion Reactor | Power | 40 |
Power Accumulator | Power | 3 |
Wind Turbine | Power | 4 |
Electronics Factory | Production | 10 |
Fuel Refinery | Production | 5 |
Machine Parts Factory | Production | 10 |
Metals Extractor | Production | 20 |
Polymer Factory | Production | 10 |
Farm | Life Support | 8 |
Fungal Farm | Life Support | 10 |
Water Extractor | Life Support | 6 |
Basic Dome | Dome | 80 |
Medium Dome | Dome | 150 |
Mega Dome | Dome | 300 |
Oval Dome | Dome | 150 |
Apartments | Homes, Education, and Research | 35 |
Living Quarters | Homes, Education, and Research | 10 |
Martian University | Homes, Education, and Research | 30 |
Nursery | Homes, Education, and Research | 10 |
Research Lab | Homes, Education, and Research | 15 |
School | Homes, Education, and Research | 25 |
Science Institute | Homes, Education, and Research | 30 |
Smart Complex | Homes, Education, and Research | 15 |
Smart Home | Homes, Education, and Research | 5 |
Art Workshop | Dome Services | 10 |
Casino Complex | Dome Services | 40 |
Diner | Dome Services | 10 |
Electronics Store | Dome Services | 10 |
Grocer | Dome Services | 10 |
Infirmary | Dome Services | 15 |
Security Station | Dome Services | 15 |
Spacebar | Dome Services | 15 |
Arcology | Dome Spires | 80 |
Hanging Gardens | Dome Spires | 40 |
Medical Center | Dome Spires | 30 |
Sanatorium | Dome Spires | 50 |
Water Reclamation System | Dome Spires | 50 |
Artificial Sun | Wonder | 200 |
Geoscape Dome | Wonder | 400 |
Mohole Mine | Wonder | 400 |
Omega Telescope | Wonder | 400 |
Project Morpheus | Wonder | 200 |
Space Elevator | Wonder | 400 |
The Excavator | Wonder | 100 |
Alleys | Decorations | 4 |
Fountain | Decorations | 4 |
Garden | Decorations | 4 |
Lake | Decorations | 3 |
Projector Lamp | Decorations | 1 |
Small Alleys | Decorations | 2 |
Small Fountain | Decorations | 2 |
Small Garden | Decorations | 2 |
Statue | Decorations | 1 |
Stone Garden | Decorations | 4 |
Maintenance material[]
The following buildings require concrete as a maintenance resource.
Name | Category | Cost |
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Basic Dome | Dome | 1 |
Apartments | Homes, Education, and Research | 3 |
Living Quarters | Homes, Education, and Research | 1 |
Nursery | Homes, Education, and Research | 1 |
Art Workshop | Dome Services | 1 |
Diner | Dome Services | 1 |
Electronics Store | Dome Services | 1 |
Grocer | Dome Services | 1 |
Infirmary | Dome Services | 1 |
Security Station | Dome Services | 1 |
Spacebar | Dome Services | 1 |
Hanging Gardens | Dome Spires | 4 |