Space Elevator question. Is there a point to anchoring multiple carbon nanotubes?

[SgtSweetieBelle]

I've done this project five times[i.imgur.com] now in hopes that it'd help speed up the Martian Defense Network and Magnetic Dipole Shield projects, but I can only run one of each at a time, and only see one EL-## project on my list at a time[i.imgur.com]. Is this normal? Is it even possible to run multiple Elevator-needed projects at once?

I am not looking forward to having to repeat this step one by one 30 times...

[ICBM]

I did, Martian Defense Network and Magnetic Dipole Shield projects back to back using 2 elevators

could the be engaged in other projects like nitrogen

[SgtSweetieBelle]

using 2 elevators

You can make multiple elevators? I'm not seeing any option to do so. I'm just seeing an option to add more carbon nanotubes to my existing elevator.

could the be engaged in other projects like nitrogen

Nitrogen uses Spaceports, not Space Elevators.

Also, I have absolutely no other projects running right now[i.imgur.com]. All of my Spaceports are empty. But I've anchored five Carbon Nanotubes to my Space Elevator and it's not expanding its ability to run multiple projects concurrently[i.imgur.com].

[ICBM]

Originally posted by SgtSweetieBelle:

using 2 elevators

You can make multiple elevators? I'm not seeing any option to do so. I'm just seeing an option to add more carbon nanotubes to my existing elevator.

could the be engaged in other projects like nitrogen

Nitrogen uses Spaceports, not Space Elevators.

Also, I have absolutely no other projects running right now[i.imgur.com]. All of my Spaceports are empty. But I've anchored five Carbon Nanotubes to my Space Elevator and it's not expanding its ability to run multiple projects concurrently[i.imgur.com].

nitrogen can be used done at either.


the answer is, you've not built a space elevator yet, you need to do all 12 tubes to be able to place ONE elevator. it depolyes similiarly from the bottom of the screen like the lander

[SgtSweetieBelle]

Yeah, and I did do that deployment. Are these carbon nanotubes supposed to be for a second elevator or something?

[ICBM]

12 tubes per 1 elevator

[mreed2]

You have made 5 out of the 12 launches required to build a single space elevator.

Once you've completed all 12, you'll be given a special icon (in the bottom middle of the screen -- same place the "New Landing Site" button appears, when you have on of those) to allow you to place the ground terminus of the space elevator.

Once that is placed you will be able to start the end-game special projects that require the use of a space elevator (and only these missions -- it can't be used for the other missions).

You can repeat the space elevator mission as many times as you wish, getting a new space elevator to place for every 12 such missions that you complete, and each completed space elevator can be used to launch additional end game special missions.

Note that the end game special missions themselves must be completed multiple times before they complete themselves, so you'll have plenty of time to setup additional space elevators while waiting for the end game special missions to complete.

[ICBM]

Originally posted by mreed2:

You have made 5 out of the 12 launches required to build a single space elevator.

Once you've completed all 12, you'll be given a special icon (in the bottom middle of the screen -- same place the "New Landing Site" button appears, when you have on of those) to allow you to place the ground terminus of the space elevator.

Once that is placed you will be able to start the end-game special projects that require the use of a space elevator (and only these missions -- it can't be used for the other missions).

You can repeat the space elevator mission as many times as you wish, getting a new space elevator to place for every 12 such missions that you complete, and each completed space elevator can be used to launch additional end game special missions.

Note that the end game special missions themselves must be completed multiple times before they complete themselves, so you'll have plenty of time to setup additional space elevators while waiting for the end game special missions to complete.

thats what i thought, but in the 2nd image he has made 8/20 Matian Defense Network. so i got confused & gave up

[mreed2]

Maybe he completed one space elevator, then started a second?

[SgtSweetieBelle]

Originally posted by mreed2:

You have made 5 out of the 12 launches required to build a single space elevator.

Once you've completed all 12, you'll be given a special icon (in the bottom middle of the screen -- same place the "New Landing Site" button appears, when you have on of those) to allow you to place the ground terminus of the space elevator.

Once that is placed you will be able to start the end-game special projects that require the use of a space elevator (and only these missions -- it can't be used for the other missions).

You can repeat the space elevator mission as many times as you wish, getting a new space elevator to place for every 12 such missions that you complete, and each completed space elevator can be used to launch additional end game special missions.

Note that the end game special missions themselves must be completed multiple times before they complete themselves, so you'll have plenty of time to setup additional space elevators while waiting for the end game special missions to complete.

Originally posted by mreed2:

Maybe he completed one space elevator, then started a second?

She, and yes, that's what it ended up being. I had already completed the first elevator and didn't realize that the projects were for building a second space elevator. I thought they were to expand the "project capacity" of my first elevator. I wasn't even aware you could build more than one.

Thanks!