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7up at 09:49, 16 September 2024

2024-09-16T09:49:01Z

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	=General=		=General=
	==How do I report a bug?==		==How do I report a bug?==
	Follow the instructions here: [[Bug Reporting]]		* Follow the instructions here: [[Bug Reporting]]
	==How do I change the hotkeys?==		==How do I change the hotkeys?==
	From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.		* From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.
	==Where can I find screenshots?==		==Where can I find screenshots?==
	Any screenshots you capture in postcard mode can be found in the following locations:		* Any screenshots you capture in postcard mode can be found in the following locations:

	===Windows===		===Windows===
	''%userprofile%\appdata\LocalLow\Codebyfire Ltd\The Colonists\Screenshots''		''%userprofile%\appdata\LocalLow\Codebyfire Ltd\The Colonists\Screenshots''
	=Gameplay=		=Gameplay=
			==The screen’s gone black!==
			* Try pressing [H] to reset the camera to your colony ship
			==What is the basic way to start the game after playing mission 1 and 2?==
			* Most colonies require the same basic buildings to start with. Place a few Residences, a Well, a Food building, a Lumberjack and probably a Forestry. Then you'll soon need a stone Surface Mine and a Workshop.
			==I've run out of stone and can't expand to find more!==
			* You are always able to build Level 1 versions of buildings even after you unlock Level 2. So even if you run out of access to stone you are always able to expand using a Level 1 Watchtower and mine using a Level 1 Surface Mine to continue your colony.
			* You are also able to dismantle buildings that used stone during construction to recover those resources.
			==How do I find more resources?==
			* Try pressing [M] to view the entire map. Of course you will have to expand your territory to find some of those resources.
	==Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?==		==Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?==
	This means a carrybot is blocked from placing the resource they're carrying at a road post because the road post is full.		* This means a carrybot is blocked from placing the resource they're carrying at a road post because the road post is full.
	==~~I've run out of stone and can't expand to find more!~~==		==How do you prevent road blocks later in the game?==
	~~Even after you've upgraded to Level 2 Watchtower you are still able to build Level 1 Watchtowers which do not require stone. You can switch~~ the ~~level~~ of the ~~building you're placing using~~ the ~~tabs at the top of the construction panel:~~		* Managing roads and paths is one of the strategy aspects of the game. Review how to use [[Roads_and_Paths\|Roads and Paths]] and [[Transport Rules\|Transport Rules]] to set up the most efficient connections.

Stlnegril9 at 23:50, 12 April 2021

2021-04-12T23:50:41Z

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	==How do I change the hotkeys?==		==How do I change the hotkeys?==
	From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.		From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.
			==Where can I find screenshots?==
			Any screenshots you capture in postcard mode can be found in the following locations:

			===Windows===
			''%userprofile%\appdata\LocalLow\Codebyfire Ltd\The Colonists\Screenshots''
	=Gameplay=		=Gameplay=
	==Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?==		==Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?==

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2021-04-12T23:39:54Z

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=General=
==How do I report a bug?==
Follow the instructions here: [[Bug Reporting]]
==How do I change the hotkeys?==
From either the main menu or the game menu, you can select Options and then Key Bindings.
=Gameplay=
==Why do my bots have red exclamations above their head?==
This means a carrybot is blocked from placing the resource they're carrying at a road post because the road post is full.
==I've run out of stone and can't expand to find more!==
Even after you've upgraded to Level 2 Watchtower you are still able to build Level 1 Watchtowers which do not require stone. You can switch the level of the building you're placing using the tabs at the top of the construction panel: