Where is the option to spawn more units?

[Spearhead]

Playing through the tutorial and my space marines died but it doesn't say where you can produce more marines. Can someone take a screenshot where to press it?

[hedgewitch]

You need to build the apothecarion building, the icon in build screen with UP arrow on it

[Spearhead]

Originally posted by hedgewitch:

You need to build the apothecarion building, the icon in build screen with UP arrow on it

Ah right thank you, I was reading the descriptions and nothing was clear lol. Maybe am just potato.

[Antari]

Apparently there's no way to build new marine units?
No buildings in the inventory seem to produce new units in the first mission.
The frikkin' environment kills off the marines easier than the aliens!
How does one go about replacing the marines?

[Jey]

Did you build your base?
If you look at the top left, you should see two actions

The first one is to create your city. The other is to create a Fortress of Redemption.

Once you built your city, click on it twice.
It should display a menu to the left, with what the city produces, and its current buildings.

One of the buildings, the Orbital Relay should provide you with several actions : They are to build your buildings.
One of those building's icon is an arrow pointing to the top. It is named the Apothecarion and is the one that allows you to build more infantry.

Click on it and then choose the tile where you want to build it. Wait a few turns (between 3 and 12, depending on your game speed), and then you'll have a new building that can produce Tactical Marines (and more units later once you researched them).


"I can't build any building!"
Depending on where you put your city you may not have a building emplacement available.
In this case, you need to first claim a tile (the uh... like... Fire thingie? It should be the only lit up action in the orbital relay list of actions).

After a few turns (between 1 and 4 depending on your game speed), you will control a new tile, where you will then be able to build a building as per above.

"Nope, still can't."
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Ok, you took a Wire Weed tile. Those tiles need to be cleaned up before you can build anything on them.

To do so, look at the Orbital Relay actions again. There is another action to the right of the claiming tile action. Its icon is a circular saw with a tree. Click on it and then target the tile you claimed which should be covered in shiny pink-ish weeds.

After a few turns (between 1 and 4 depending on your game speed), the tile will be cleaned and you will then be able to build stuff on it.


"Nope, still can't."
You're a lost cause. I have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue what you're doing wrong, but I suggest uninstalling the game and never coming here again. Obviously you're cursed to never be able to play the game.

[SovietPowerlifting]

1. Build city
2. Build Apothecary
3. Build Tactical Space Marines
4. Wait

[Antari]

Thanks Iffu, will try that.
The game does not make intuitive as to what building can build what.
Will give it a go!

[Falaris]

I... had a bit of a laugh at than one, Iffu. Have you been in customer service? :D