Getting off the planet

[MNinJapan]

In the first mission , do I have to wait for the orbital radio from the spawning mission late game or is there a way to build it and get rescued? Also, is there any other way to get off the planet without waiting a decade?

[Ralesk]

It's very possible to get everything done for leaving the planet much earlier than one decade. I think the only way to get it is the mission though.

[MNinJapan]

Fair enough. I'm probably too impatient for these sandbox, base builder games (tried farthest frontier as well). I guess the aim is to build a community, develop good relationships, enjoy the habitat and have the occasional annoying scorpion sting; why would anyone want to leave?

[Cotaks]

Originally posted by mninjapan:

Fair enough. I'm probably too impatient for these sandbox, base builder games (tried farthest frontier as well). I guess the aim is to build a community, develop good relationships, enjoy the habitat and have the occasional annoying scorpion sting; why would anyone want to leave?

Simple, you crash on an alien planet, so you want to go home.

Do the expeditions to scout the area, then once you got it build the station. You can leave in like year 3 if you know how to play, so there is no long sandbox mode if you keep aiming for leaving the planet. But if you want to stay that is an option as well.

[MNinJapan]

Cool, good suggestion and sounds like a plan.

[Ralesk]

Or of course you could just enjoy the new place far from the worries of the rest of the world :D It's not technically necessary to finish the crash scenario.

If that doesn't appeal to you though, the trading scenario might. Or even the military outpost one.