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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. | ||
== | ==How do you prevent road blocks later in the game?== | ||
* 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. | |||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 16 September 2024
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.
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
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?
- This means a carrybot is blocked from placing the resource they're carrying at a road post because the road post is full.
How do you prevent road blocks later in the game?
- Managing roads and paths is one of the strategy aspects of the game. Review how to use Roads and Paths and Transport Rules to set up the most efficient connections.