Colonization: Primary Port Choices & Costs

[spam]

Popped in to look at some specifics and thought I would share:

There are four types of primary ports in order of cost: Outpost, Coriolis, Orbis and Ocelleus, some of which have their own variants. Currently the stats for Orbis and OCelleus are identical (AFAIK).

Outpost variants spcialize in Commercial, industrial, criminal, civilan, Scientive, or Military each of which provide different buffs to the system.

Starports (Coriolis, Orbis, and Ocelleus) do not appear to specialize, but the buffs from Orbis and Ocelleus are stronger than those of Coriolis.

WARNINGS

• This is opening day beta info from one sample system and is subject to change
  
• Costs will also vary from system to system so view these numbers as approximations for planning purposes
  
• The Coriolis below totals 53,723 commodities, the system I claimed with a Coriolis uses 70,589 commodities. They system I actually claimed was quite nice, the sample system I gathered the data from was just ice balls.

Primary Port Details:

Material	Outpost	Coriolis	Oribs/Ocelleus
Water	621	1609	6436
Copper	218	644	2576
Aluminum		10055	40220
Food Cartridges	94	242	484
Semiconductors	58	161	322
Power Generators	19	65	130
Computer Components	50	145	290
Ceramic Composites	497	1207	4828
Insulating Membrane	311	644	1288
Medical Diagnostic Equipment	13	25	50
Titanium	4843	8205	32820
Fruit and Vegetables	50	145	290
Polymers	497	1046	2092
Superconductors	100	282	561
Water Purifiers	38	105	210
Non-Lethal Weapons	13	25	50
Liquid Oxygen	1553	3781	15124
CMM Composite	3912	11261	45044
Steel	5588	14076	56304
Max Landing Pad	Medium	Large	Large
Initial Pop Increase	varies	1	5
Security Change	varies	-2	-3
Wealth Change	varies	2	7
Develepment Level Change	varies	2	8
Facility Economy	varies	Colony	Colony
Max Population Increase	varies	0	1
Tech Level Change	varies	1	6
Standard of Living Change	varies	3	5

Edit: Clarification, for outposts, the system buff depends upon the outpost type. Starports do not appear to be specialized.

Edit 2: You have 4 weeks to deliver the commodities for your station. Doing the math, if using a T9 or Cutter, it would take at least 24 trips to deliver commodities for an outpost, 69 for a Corriolis , and 185 for an Orbis or Ocellus. No mater how you cut it, that is a lot of space trucking.

Edit 3: WARNING: The starting base location is fixed, so look carefully at the system map of your colonization target to see where it will be placed before committing.

[Planewalker]

What is this:

Max Population Increase	varies	0	1
Tech Level Change	varies	1	6
Standard of Living Change	varies	3	5

Anyone know?

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

What is this:

Max Population Increase	varies	0	1
Tech Level Change	varies	1	6
Standard of Living Change	varies	3	5

Anyone know?

As you add stuff it changes things like population, tech level, security, etc.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

What is this:

Max Population Increase	varies	0	1
Tech Level Change	varies	1	6
Standard of Living Change	varies	3	5

Anyone know?

No...

I'm assuming you get a random number within a specified range for your population once you've set up your first station.

Probably starts with E/D rated gear in outfitting (if available), basic ships like sidewinders and haulers if there's a shipyard and so on.

Basic facilities and loads of mess all over the concourse to start with, gets more services and becomes tidier as the SoL goes up.

But that's all just guesswork.

[spam]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

What is this:

Max Population Increase	varies	0	1
Tech Level Change	varies	1	6
Standard of Living Change	varies	3	5

Anyone know?

For outposts, the system buff depends upon the type of outpost.

[Planewalker]

"Population increase" is the most interesting one, because that looks like it is dynamic factor based on how many stations and locations players decide to install/build.
(unless it is a singular station-based factor in which case idk)


Interestingly enough, there was talk with fdev years ago about maybe letting the BGS colonise new systems; i specifically remember it because we talked about how to determine population amount, and look where we are now. :D

Originally posted by spam:

The buff depends upon the outpost type.

Buff to what? XD

[Koopa]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

Buff to what? XD

The buff to security/economy/tech level, science outposts raise tech, pirate outpost raises wealth, military raises security.

[frumple]

They did add a Colonization guide to the Codex. It's decent though lacking in specifics.

Some developments can lower standards/security.

[InsertCoin]

am too poor to even start this, oh well

[akneebreeated]

How much time do you have to supply the starter port with all the resources needed?

[Ralle]

where to get 10k+ CMM Composites? Thats nearly impossible even with teamwork.

[akneebreeated]

Originally posted by Ralle:

where to get 10k+ CMM Composites? Thats nearly impossible even with teamwork.

Best I can do is 171 lul

[nZ RaifalM3n]

They really need to lower and balance things. Most of us are single players.


CMM required quantities should be at least 40% lower for a balance. The trips, the costs, the distances. The time. I mean ♥♥♥♥.... the supplies are limited and there are so many players.

[nZ RaifalM3n]

Originally posted by EnlightenU:

They require you to complete everything in 4 weeks or you lose it all. I dont play enough to complete that.

Imagine almost finishing in the last day and you can t find 500 or 1000 CMM. You loose it all lol

[Ralle]

I´m okay with the grind - no problem to deliever 13k alu. But CMM is simply unfair. There is no station within 300LY that has more than 200 in stock. Thats rediculous. The demand has to be lowered segnificant.

[Macaronis]

Maybe I missed the obvious but what happens to the supplies you gave if you fail to meet the requirement to build? Do you get it back?