Typical Klei: an insanely addictive game.

A pretty difficult game until you get the hang of it. I was growing very frustrated at some point because my troops were seemingly doing absolutely nothing of value when I reached a certain progression. The duplicants would just run around like headless chickens, forgetting to power the oxygen generator, food machine, and generally just puking their guts out and breaking stuff.

So here are the main two pro tips:
- duplicants need a lot of oxygen. Don't grow your colony too much until you're 100% positive you can generate enough in a short amount of time.
- duplicants are not good at deciding what to do. Assign them to very specific tasks, e.g.: one builder, one cook, one delivery guy.

Once you have the tasks balanced out, the game is actually very rewarding. You'll make slow progress, but everything will run smoothly. The game systems really do work once you've figured them out.

Typical Klei: an insanely addictive game. A pretty difficult game until you get the hang of it. I was growing very frustrated at some point because my troops were seemingly doing absolutely nothing of value when I reached a certain progression. The duplicants would just run around like headless chickens, forgetting to power the oxygen generator, food machine, and generally just puking their guts out and breaking stuff. So here are the main two pro tips: - duplicants need a lot of oxygen. Don't grow your colony too much until you're 100% positive you can generate enough in a short amount of time. - duplicants are not good at deciding what to do. Assign them to very specific tasks, e.g.: one builder, one cook, one delivery guy. Once you have the tasks balanced out, the game is actually very rewarding. You'll make slow progress, but everything will run smoothly. The game systems really do work once you've figured them out.