Outposts

[carassius]

Please explain how they are supposed to work. Can I only build one? How can I build more than one?

[Dallas]

Basically you research the tech then build an "Outpost Depot" in your colony. Then it lets you create a settler from an existing Specialist. This settler then is available on your world map and you can then move them to any sector on your map. Once in that sector you have the option to create an outpost that will provide research, or attract new settlers for your colony, or scavange from available resources in that sector etc. What you can do is dependent on what is available in the sector. You can create an outpost for every sector but only one per sector.

[Ruffio]

You create settlers from your specialists. Over time you recruit more specialists or get free one with new people coming to your colony.

If it's engineer ones you mean, you need to build a new engineer depot for each one you create. As the building get consumed when the engineer is created.

[carassius]

Still not clear. Do I need an depot for every outpost? Or is one depot the hub for all the outposts? Also, what resource would be useful for the engineer? have not seen anything yet.

[Dallas]

One depot is all you need as it's where you convert your specialists to settlers who you then send out to create the Outposts of your choosing. Don't confuse this setup with the main quests Engineering outposts which are a different system altogether.

[carassius]

Thanks! I finally figured out that the specialist needs to be in the colony to start, is then converted to a settler, and then sent out into the world. Can't convert the specialist out in the world.

[Dallas]

Originally posted by carassius:

Thanks! I finally figured out that the specialist needs to be in the colony to start, is then converted to a settler, and then sent out into the world. Can't convert the specialist out in the world.

That would actually be a useful thing, to be able to convert the specialist out in the world. I wonder if they could add that to a future update?

[carassius]

I am ok with the way it is now. I just found the process confusing -- a few more words of instruction would have been really helpful.