Is it me or Space Station really pointless?

[AldouzTek]

Ok it look cool, but the resource needed to expand is just too much grinding and only tier 1 category.
Or is there some upgrade or quest to up the tier? If not I rather expand my base in Barren Planet lol

[Mr.ShyGuy]

Eh from what I know space stations are just a resource sink to make a good looking base.Only perk is properly an more accessible mech workshop(you can easily set it up right next to the teleporter you start with). As for tenets making a colony on a barren planet would give you more control over what buildings you make only for a third of the resources used to build up a space station. Though some people can make some impressive looking space stations.

[kbrayaquar7]

With the mod, Threatening Space Stations, they're useful. A custom configurable space station of threat level 6 (so good tenants, rather than crappy ones) can make a very good colony that has space for everything you need. But vanilla they only have threat level 0.

[kbrayaquar7]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1611842122&searchtext=threatening

[AldouzTek]

Originally posted by Mr.ShyGuy:

Eh from what I know space stations are just a resource sink to make a good looking base.Only perk is properly an more accessible mech workshop(you can easily set it up right next to the teleporter you start with). As for tenets making a colony on a barren planet would give you more control over what buildings you make only for a third of the resources used to build up a space station. Though some people can make some impressive looking space stations.

Indeed, I expand my space station with long horizontal glass corridor think it glass corridor and how cool if I can grow plant along the corridor and it works.
Now I plan to expand my space station into Farming Space Station ha ha ha...
Because it doesn't make sense farming in Barren planet, it's Barren for a reason xD

[AldouzTek]

Originally posted by kbrayaquar7:

With the mod, Threatening Space Stations, they're useful. A custom configurable space station of threat level 6 (so good tenants, rather than crappy ones) can make a very good colony that has space for everything you need. But vanilla they only have threat level 0.

I see, but I try play vanilla atm, maybe later I try play with mod, thanks

[MortVent]

I tend to make them into farms, with storage for crafting. Maybe adding a vendor tenant.

though planetary bases are easier to build, upgrade, and have other benefits.

[Noodlesocks]

It's one of my biggest gripes with the game. They kept adding new features but a lot of them ended up going no where in particular.